Prima Ballerina Age 2 years!

We had a busy weekend always good for feeling as though we did something! Saturday afternoon was Isabellas 2nd birthday party with Princess and spider man theme. It was at Gymboree so great for the kids as teacher led with massive obstacle course and great food and games. Charlize went mental and aunty Rieko came along too. We went didn't leave until 6:30pm so she was out like a light! Sunday was gymnastics and duck feeding after and Auntie Rieko came with and enjoyed getting out of bed before 2pm! She stayed the weekend. I promised I would accompany her to a singles party at a friends house but I got some strange looks from the people being 6 and a bit months preggers. Met a couple of English teacher types but absolutely not future partner material for Rieko but fun anyway although there was no good food which had been promised and we hadnt eaten so was starvin!!! Cliff busy working he has been coming to bed all this month never before midnight poor love. Rieko baby sat on sunday so we could go out for a nice valentines dinner I booked a spectacular course menu at ANA intercontinental. Got appetisers, Cesar salad, fritto mista, home made bread, pasta, lobster, steak, chicken, fajitas, chocolate fondue with fresh fruit and ice cream coffee and wine!!! it was a decent 12,000JPY for the both of us and cliff had both my wines so no need for more bottles!!! We rolled out of there and had a nice evening! This week wa Charlizes first ballet class with some of her mates we created a class with a good school in meguro the teacher is a good dancer Rosie and native English speaker and she brought the girls fairy wings which they loved and they are learning a dance to teddy bears picnic as well as plies, good toes naughty toes, jumping and rhythm. She is very imaginative and controls well a bunch of 1 and half to 2 year olds!!! Charlizes is speaking almost like an adult these days some of teh funny things she says and does I must write down before they are lost in space. She talks alot about our upcoming trip to Thailand where she recants the whole tale of how we will take the plane, hail a cab and sip coconut juice around the pool. she loves to hold the big coconuts! She also puts her hands together and says Sawadeeka!!! Just like the Thai ladies have shown her. She tells me I should "go buy it in the shops" whenever she wants something and points to over where nissen is. She tells me everything that happened at school including who cried etc. She pretends to go to work like cliff she packs her backpack and says see ya later mama dada I go to work on my computer alright. When she does a poo poo she always covers her mouth when she is doing it and says errrh smelly it really stinks mum!!! She is really funny the things she comes out with I need to record as she says as I forget all of them. Oh she knows every word to the film Madagascar both 1 and 2 including "when the zebras in the zone, leave him alone!" She loves Jungle book too especially the songs and the elephant march. Her fav songs are still Lady gaga and J Zs New york which we have to play lots..

We went to a cool pop up market saturday morning well first it was the organic market where we got some really nice veggies and fresh eggs then to the gallery where there was a baby fair got some really nice designer boutique top and skirt for just 1000JPY by the Australian designer Obi. Also had a 5000JPY mini fashion shoot with the proffesional photographer who had set up shop. Took changes of clothes for C and because it was a rainy day not many people there so we got an hour to oursleves and some good prints of 2 shots and family portaits. Gonna be sent to Dad for his belated birthday pressie!

I have made good friends with Karen and her daughter Maddie who live over in the funny corm shaped building in motoazabu. She has a good sense of humour and can laugh at herself which is important. They have a lush gym and spa in the building and on tuesday her helper grace has the girls while we run downstairs for a swim. She will deliver baby 2 1 months before me so good to have someone going thru the same body upheavels!!! Going to see Avatar 2 tonite with Cliff as cecelia is babysitting. Off to pack the case for Thailand we leave friday cant wait!!!