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The little man came down to the grassy area outside my work, so Philip and I popped downstairs for a coffee and to hang with the G monster for a few minutes. These photos are a bit of a combo effort - Philip (who usually takes photos of weddings) took them on my camera, and I did the computer tweaking at home after work: .
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Two elephants enjoying a splash in the river at the Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage (there were another 80-odd elephants just around the corner)
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Bunky and his mother take a walk along the beach in Galle
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It started ok, but went downhill rapidly. The photos speak for themselves. .
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A bit of weekend randomness (although admittedly there are a few photos from today in here as well): .
Left: George and Rachel with pals Rory and Alexander | Top right: Concerned about something... | Bottom right: Sticks are awesome toys
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Top left: In the bath tonight | Bottom left: Storytime with Rachel yesterday | Right: Avoiding Mummy's kiss in the elevator
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It's been a while since the George's last bathtime photos - although now that he can stand up in the bath, I had to be a bit more discerning about which photos I uploaded. Parts of him that used to be pretty well hidden are now... slightly less well hidden when he's standing up and moving about (I think you know what I mean). Nevertheless, here are a few shots of his lordship... .
Yup - this is what unwound curls look like
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A slightly disapproving parting look for Daddy
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. A comparison I only thought about after seeing JDog's comment on yesterday's post...
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. A collection of iPhone photos from Sunday - we wandered down to the grassy area at Cyberport and let Bunky tear around and eat grass (the usual routine). Ok, so maybe not a lot of grass eaten this time - the focus was on teaching him to go down the little concrete steps backwards. He's still not crash hot at it, but he's getting there:
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And one for the "Only in Hong Kong" file. This "cordoned off" area was just outside the supermarket. I did look up at the ceiling to see if there was a leak or something, but nope - nothing out of the ordinary up there. The mind boggles at the thought process of whoever set up this cordon:
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Michael and Andres came to visit us for a few days - they arrived on Wednesday (kicking Katy and Sam out in the process) and left about half an hour ago. We had a great time catching up with them, and they seemed to enjoy their time in Hong Kong (I assume they weren't lying about it...) We took them to one of our favourite places, Bistro Manchu in Elgin St, Soho - great food as always:
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Michael and Rachel
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Andres
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Crikey the food at this place is good
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We were going to go for a bit of a wander around the streets, but Rachel suggested that we all head up the Peak Tram to try and get a look at the city. Although the tram ride was awesome (it's the world's steepest incline for a cable car), the city was shrouded in a thick fog - and we saw pretty much nothing...
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Walking through the deserted wet market on the way to the tram. That's Andres in the foreground, with Rachel and Michael just ahead of him.
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Andres' reflection in the window of the tram on the way up
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The fog at the Peak was ridiculous - Michael, Rachel and Andres were about 5 metres from me when I took this photo
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Not a lot else really - George coped admirably with the second wave of visitors and happily destroyed any Lego towers that Michael or Andres dared to build.
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Naturally, I'll leave you with a few photos of his majesty:
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Storytime with Rachel. Note the super casual crossed legs.
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He still hasn't worked out how to get into the kitchen, thank goodness.
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Rachel took this photo of the little man this morning - it seems he has developed a bit of a crush... on himself: .
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And on a completely unrelated note, I stumbled across this graphic this morning. Having sat through annoying unskippable (loud) movie previews and pointless FBI warnings many, many times over the last few years, this is a nice reminder of why people are reluctant to fork out for DVDs these days:
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Modelling the birthday hoodie that Aunty Kristine and Uncle Josh gave him a few weeks ago. In the full length photos, he is (of course) dancing to the soulful tunes of Handy Manny, the Spanish Disney Tool Guy. .
Don't look too closely at this photo. You might see his "morning hair dreadlocks".
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"Let's see... do we have all the tools? Come on tools - LET'S DANCE!" (Seriously, G's tool truck actually says this. Someone at Disney is on crack)
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Yes George, another photo. Smile or you don't get any lunch.
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Nothing much to report other than the weather being horrible and Bunky having a bit of a cold. Here's a compilation of random photos from the last few days (I'm still working out how to edit photos properly with Aperture, so forgive me if the colours look a bit wonky). .
Clockwise from left: The gorgeous flowers from Aunty Kristine and Uncle Josh, George inspecting the contents of his toy box, George about to give the sleeping cats a rude awakening...
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Rachel and George on our walk down the hill this morning
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L: George watching a bit of TV from the comfort of Rachel's lap / R: Ben hanging out on top of the kitchen cupboards
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Hong Kong parks: It's all about having fun
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What? The City of Las Vegetables?
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What could possibly be keeping George's attention? He's absolutely fascinated with something: .
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...silly question. He is of course admiring himself on the computer screensaver:
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Some other random photos from this morning:
Getting a closer look at... himself
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Just chilling, leaning on the computer chair
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Standing, with a little help from Rachel
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And finally my favourite photos from the morning - see what happens when he finds sheepskin....
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The one person eating machine had a fun day today - morning was the usual "how many lego blocks can I fit in my mouth" shenanigans and then we headed down the hill to play on the swings and slides in the yukky polluted Hong Kong air. Rachel had to head out at lunch, so it was boys' morning at the apartment. I had heard that George had been eating enough to feed a rugby team, but I hadn't seen him lunching for a week or so. Seriously, the boy can eat.
In the presence of his daddy, George ate two sausages, part of an avocado, some cheese, a load of yoghurt, some blueberries, some strawberries, some milk and a bit of pear. I was gobsmacked at the amount of food that disappeared down his waiting gob.
In the afternoon I ended up taking him downstairs where the children of the building tend to congregate. He's a bit young to really do anything apart from eat a toy and crawl around watching the big kids, but he had a great time cuddling up to his favourite golden retriever, Trostsky.
It's almost dinnertime here, so I'll leave you with a few photos of the Bunkmeister and his mummy down at the playground.
But... before I go - HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUNTY JACQ! (Each of those words is a separate hyperlink, by the way...)
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A few more random photos from around and about the house - we did actually get out this weekend, but apart from the photo that Sam took yesterday, I haven't got much to show for it. Ooops. .
Ben having a tough old time on Sunday afternoon
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The little monkey in the lounge this morning. Whenever he spots something made of sheepskin or anything that vaguely resembles a pillow, he drops his little head, puts his finger in his mouth... and has a little rest. It really is the cutest thing ever.
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In the bath tonight - playing the "throw toy out of the bath and look pleased with myself" game
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He covers quite a lot of ground during bathtime...
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This photo was taken by little Sam Binnington - aged 3 and a bit (we had lunch with him and the rest of the Binnington Clan on Ssaturday, and I let Sam take a few photos with my camera): .
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He did a pretty good job, huh?
Also, looking at the sheer awesomeness of my afro, I'm guessing my next haircut isn't too far away - although I could probably blame this one on the wide angle lens.
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Just a few photos from the last few days - the weather has been a bit rotten, so we haven't really ventured outside at all. I did end up buying myself a cheap softbox and lightstand yesterday, so I might start being a little bit more adventurous with lighting (I might have to get poor little George some sunglasses). .
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