Spring

We welcomed Spring with a bout of illness in the family. Johan was in bed for a good two days for a stomach flu and a few days later, a mild attack of food poisoning. Then last Friday, Yassy came back with a high temperature and that signaled more to come in the following days. Everybody is on the mend now, Yassy just grappling with the recovery stage of her very chesty cough. For me, I'm writing this blog with a fever and a headache. I'm hoping it'll go away this evening because it's Friday ... the husband and I are planning a movie date.

Sera, our little bull, has managed to stay immune to all the viruses around here. She has been doing well. She has really settled nicely into her new school and since three weeks ago, we signed her up for swimming lessons in a nearby school. We had good intentions and she was excited until she realised the lessons were in Spanish. Her first lesson was painful for me to watch. She cried at the start of the lesson, sucked it in for the rest of the 45 minutes and finally had a meltdown at the end of the lesson. Oh gosh, I felt so guilty. I discussed this Johan and we feel that this is just one of the things that she will have to get used to ... I mean, the reality is we are living in a Spanish speaking country. So it was her third lesson on Wednesday and I'm happy and mostly relieved to say she shed not a tear and was smiling throughout the lesson. Phew!

Entonces, que tenga bien fin de semana!

We went to Condesa last weekend. A relaxed neighbourhood with dog-loving yuppies and pretty restaurants.

Oh yes, and 'Cinderella' came to visit the kids at the playground??? Sera made Johan run after Cinderella for a photo!

We lunched at this little cafe that served fresh and organic food. Hah, a true gem indeed! The girls had a packed lunch in the park, so they hung out in front of the TV.

Yassy stayed away from school and hung out with me. Here, we're waiting for Sera's bus

Sera just before swim class. She's wearing the school's swim suit and the swim cap is a must