Growing up...

Hola world... Another week closer to Christmas.  It's hard to believe almost a year has gone by since we left Singapore, time really does fly when you are having fun.

This week was a bit hectic, we realised just in the nick of time that Claire's passport had expired in October, and have now applied for a new one...  It made us realise how much she's grown, as she's now up to her second passport, having filled most of the first...

Both girls have grown so much, Keira's chatting non-stop these days, and Claire just can't wait to be a grown up...

Claire recently visited a farm with her preschool.  Here she is milking her first ever cow...

And her preschool classmates.

Over the weekend we went to Matthew's birthday party, where the girls played in the sand, fished and had a generally good time.

Claire spent a lot of time with her 'boyfriend' Akira...

Before wishing Matthew a Happy Birthday...

Just before heading home, the kids joined in a quick sack race...

Before we go for this week, here's the girls with the annual (though first time) Santa photo...

Here's a couple of videos of Claire swimming, getting more comfortable in the water...especially as its warmer now.

And last but not least, Keira just being Keira... This was taken about 5 minutes after waking up and just before going for a swim to cool down on a hot hot day...