A few photos from George's Wednesday playdate - these photos were taken by Karin (Sophia's mum). George decided that trousers were sooooo uncool, so he slipped out of them mid-playdate. Sneaky little beggar: .
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A few random phone photos and a pre-breakfast window stare
A few completely random photos from my phone: .
I took this in near darkness - it's Ben and Poppy on the back of our couch. Surely this can't be comfortable for poor little squashed Pop?
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I couldn't resist - this is from one of the toilets of the Cathay Pacific plane we flew on over the weekend. Is "choke" really the word they were looking for?
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This is from this morning - it looks posed, but I promise it wasn't. I just wanted Rachel to hold still, and for some reason they both ended up looking out the window. It doesn't take much to get George's attention (birds, ships, pieces of toast and random dust particles are all rather exciting to him), but I'm not entirely sure what Rachel was looking at...
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Random Singapore photo
This one was a bit unexpected - Robin, Paddy and I went to pick up the pizzas on Saturday night, and since they don't have a car - and delivery would have taken 90 minutes - we ended up walking to the pizza place. I took my camera along and ended up getting this shot of traffic on Scotts Road. I completely forgot about it until just now, and while Rachel watched "Private Practice", I tweaked it a little (bumping the contrast up a little) and gave it a black border on the top and bottom sides (for some reason I think street scenes look better with the borders - it's a personal thing). Finally, the black part on the top right was just begging for a caption. So here you are: .
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Morning monkey face
Not exactly sure what his face in the first one was for. In the second he was deep in concentration, wondering whether he could actually get the little yellow tag on his trousers into his mouth (answer = yes). .
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Singapore
On Sunday night we got back from a fantastic long weekend in Singapore - Bunky was pretty good on the flight over (although we had a few tense moments due to a delay in feeding him), but he was pretty sweet for the rest of the flight. Ditto on the way back - a bit scratchy to start with, but after dinner and a nice long nap (during which his Mummy watched a few trashy episodes of "Gossip Girl"), he was in great form at the end of the flight and during the landing. Bedtime was seriously late thanks to some slow baggage handling (he didn't get to bed until around 10pm) but that of course didn't stop his lordship from his usual wakeup shenanigans at 6:45am (a deep and meaningful discussion of world politics with his bedmate Flat Ted). I took a pile of photos and have posted few below - I would have liked to have taken a bit more time sorting and editing them, but I have already started receiving not-so-subtle messages regarding the absence of photos of George over the last four days.
The photos probably require no explanation - they are mostly of Paddy, Bella or George. I also took a few at the outdoor market where Kirstie occasionally sells clothes. We went there on Saturday morning, and naturally Rachel couldn't leave without buying his majesty a few little bits and pieces (including what she now calls his "Yoga Pants").
Thanks to the Challis clan for being such fantastic hosts, yet again.
Oh - and before I go... Happy Birthday to Uncle Sam in London! Hope you have a great birthday and we trust that Aunty Katy will spoil you rotten.
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Happy Birthday Granny B!
A few quick photos of the little man, who had a tough day yesterday (a slightly elevated temperature combined with a massive sense of humour failure...) .
Posing on the window seat. Daddy's mental note - taking a photo of George in white pyjamas sitting on a white cushion with a white backdrop is a pretty stupid idea
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On the phone to Granny B for her morning birthday telephone call
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Might not be much going on here over the next few days, as we're off to Singapore for a long weekend (flying out tomorrow morning). Hopefully George is ok on the four hour day flight, but I guess we have the overhead lockers as a fallback position.
Just kidding. Sort of.
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Humpty Dumpy got cold tootsies
It's a bit colder out here in Hong Kong (or perhaps our blood has just thinned over the last five years), and it's time for the winter woollies to come out. Unfortunately, George got caught a little short on the sock front - plenty of shoes, but no socks for kicking about the house with (unless he can squeeze into his "up to one month old" socks). As a result, he had a curious pair of Eskimo-like laced socks this morning - while showing them off, he managed to do a Humpty Dumpty impersonation:
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HIs greatest discovery of the morning was that if the laces were untied, he could lean forward and eat them. He's so smart. Anyway, here's another from this morning - check it out, FOUR teeth. He's like a little can opener with an afro:
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We're so hot
Taken on the computer just before we went out for dinner for Rachel's birthday last night: .
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Happy Birthday Rachel!
It's Rachel's birthday today! Here is a photo of George wearing his mummy's hat in celebration (it was taken with her brand new birthday-phone): .
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Oops - I didn't realise you could see my manky foot. Sorry.
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A few more from Saturday
Thought I'd share a few more from the birthday party last weekend, including one of Rachel and George taken before we left for the party: .
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It's not easy being a squeaky pirate
Just a few photos from this morning. Bunky sure showed that squeaky pirate toy who was boss. .
Pirate gets eaten...
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And pirate gets beaten. Poor squeaky pirate.
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George eats hair
We had a lovely afternoon - after George's sleep and video Skype session with his grandmother, we went to the South side of the island and walked from Deepwater Bay to Repulse Bay (a pretty easy 25 minute stroll along the waterfront). On the way back we stopped at the wonderful Coco Thai Restaurant, where Mummy and Daddy enjoyed some spring rolls and some chicken wrapped in pandan leaf, while George enjoyed some rice crackers (he seemed to enjoy them). I didn't take my camera, but got this one of George eating his Mummy's hair just after we came home in the afternoon (I took it on my phone). .
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I did however have my camera when we got home, and managed to take this photo of a rather gorgeous sunset. Sunsets are coming a lot earlier these days - winter is almost upon us (for me that's a good thing, but Rachel doesn't like it as much). That said, it was a mid 20 degree Celsius day to day - doesn't feel like winter at all...
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A few photos from Hugo and Sophia's party
George attended another birthday party yesterday. This one was at a lovely park that we had never been to before - a few minutes up the road from The Peak. It was a lovely afternoon, and George had great fun playing with his mates, eating random plastic toys, and munching on grass. A thoroughly relaxing and lovely afternoon - and certainly a park that we'll be visiting again now that the weather is coming right. .
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My camera takes photos of other little people too
A few from Sarah and Keira's visit a fortnight ago. It was wonderful to meet Keira at last - although the first thing she did when she saw me was burst into tears. Weird. Some adults do that too. Maybe I need to try a different aftershave? .
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The Race
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Boys like toast, you know
. I hate photos of myself, but particularly so when I'm in the middle of chewing something.
.Photo taken by Mummy
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Going, going... gone.
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Another few from Sunday, and...
Clockwise from left: Harry, Bunky bumping heads with Mikey, Bunky pursuing orange ball
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And I simply couldn't resist... a photo of Sarah K and me. I took it when I was showing her how to take photos using the iMac. We're so damned hot.
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Good morning!
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A tiring weekend for the Bunkmeister
The weekend is almost over, and it was a busy one for Bunky. Yesterday he had a bit of a Saturday morning swing session, before an afternoon with Daddy (while Mummy went shopping and doing errands). Not really much photowise, but here is a shot from the swing time:
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We had a quiet night - I watched the rugby with Cam while Rachel and George shot downstairs for the building's Halloween Party (George went as "a small child trying not to wear a shark-shaped hat").
Today we had brunch at Cam and Carolin's - had a great time, and George was in full "show off" mode when it came to his crawling. He also ate like a waste disposal unit, and managed to polish off a few baby-sized muffins after his lunch. Little piglet.
Finally, today we went down to the monthly Pokfulam Market with Alice, Harry and little Michael (the only child in Hong Kong with hair more awesome than George's). If the weather isn't too hot, then the Market presents a nice chance to lie on the grass and enjoy a bit of food and drink under the sun. There were loads of people there this afternoon (certainly more than usual - the slightly milder weather might have pushed the numbers up), and I managed to take quite a few photos of our little group:
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Harry, Michael, and some delicious sunflare
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Clockwise: Harry with the boys, George with "Sophie La Giraffe", Alice with Michael and Harry
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George the Phrenologist examining his friend Mikey (a different Michael with far less hair)
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Clockwise from top left: Alice, Harry and Michael, Rachel with George, Michael looking angry
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That's all from the weekend. It certainly was nice to be taking photos outside for a change. Unfortunately the weather is still pretty warm despite it being November (it's usually perfect weather around now, but it's still rather hot under the sun at the moment), but still - it was nice to be outside all afternoon.
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