Hyatt

We celebrated Elijah's 4 mo bday w/ a breakfast buffet @ the Hyatt - yummy! Thx for being born 'Jah ;)

RETREAT!

When J got back from his week & 1/2 in Aceh we had the chance to hang out with folks in Bandung before we all headed into Aceh together - was a good time to reconnect.

Elijah got to hang out in the sink when we first arrived to the hostel & were getting setup - don't feel sorry for him, he had a blast ;)
We went out to dinner at a sweet place overlooking the city of Bandung. Elijah's throne was composed of the chairs there - what a sight!




We celebrated a birthday, made pizza together & even some popcorn (see video below)...good times.

Just the 2 of Us...

Realized I did more clips of 'Jah (what we fondly call Elijah) while J was away than I normally do... Jah's expressing some of his thoughts...can hardly wait 'til we can understand him!

And another one after a bath...know watching an infant wiggle around for most folks isn't that exciting, but the g-parents will love it :)

Animals Aplenty

"Tokay" (some folks call it a "Pakay" )- evidently you can get alot of $ for these lizards...wasn't really interested in catching this guy though right outside our room while in Bandung!




When we visited @ Pak Bandi's we got to see a mamma cat...was thankful for only 1 baby to take care of ;)

While in Bandung...

Elijah's changing station while on the road...floor of the car.
Visiting back with Pak Bandi"s fam...
My job while J was away...update our blog! This pix & video were taken @ an internet cafe we frequented...


Here's little E still sleeping while needing to be changed...

Well, we posted him trying an apple, here his 1st pear.

Bajigur - our fav Indo drink - a hot, sweet drink like coffee but no caffeine :)

Loves his blue blanket - thanks Mom J!

While the Cat's Away the Mice Will Play...

OK, not really play so much but we did have Elijah's first hospital trip to see our friend's father

We also went back to the home where J & I used to live in Bandung & joined the women in aerobics again :) Here's the aerobics teacher - 40+ years old, can you believe it?!

BEC

We spent a couple different mornings at a place in Bandung called BEC (Bandung Electronics Center) for various stuff & captured some pix & videos for fun...here's a couple pix from when we set him up on a couch at the food court:


Elijah was also finding his voice during these few days so we'll post a few videos (this is for his grandparents!)

Oceans Apart...

Ok, actually only 1 ocean was between us (well just Malacca Straits) while E & e stayed in Bandung, J headed into Aceh early...via train, car & plane - here's a couple pix before we parted @ the train station.We hung out @ a cafe while waiting for the train to arrive...

Our 1st time as a family apart for 10 days!

Bandung Zoo

J was sweet enough to go get our home set back up in Aceh while little E & I stayed in our former homestay with our good friends Arief & Poppy in Bandung.  We had a chance to go to the zoo w/ Arief's sister Lia.  Tried Elijah "facing out" for the 1st time in his carrier, the zoo seemed as good excuse as any to try it. :)

I'm a huge fan of monkeys - this one just seemed to enjoy his contemplative stance.
Couldn't decide if folks liked looking at the caged animals more or Elijah!

Discovered the meaning of a new word for me "Galak" - it means something like "evil doer" - so the sign's saying "be careful, he's hateful" - found out what "Galak" meant by reaching out to touch his hand & he responded by trying to jerk me into his cage - so much for my cute ideas about monkeys.

I'm not a huge bird fan but when I see a big weird one like I've never seen before it's pretty interesting - this guy's from Papua, all the way on the other side of Indo. Below is a quick clip of a field trip Indo style & the bear they all were looking at.

Randomness Just for Fun

Gotta love a sleeping baby...

In the process of trying on clothes/hats to decide what we were to take to Indo...this hat made it 'cuz it's cute but he's already outgrown it!

Got a short clip of Jah tasting an apple while we were still stateside...

Carrefour

In honor of our very 1st post we had another photoshoot @ the supermarket in Bandung called Carrefour. For those of you who remember, it was the post w/ all the weird & funny food items....this time we went back w/ Elijah & they had little carseat type things for the shopping carts - fabulous!

Who ever thought "Smakkies" would be so interesting to a baby?!

Hangin' w/ the Friesens

So there's lots of fun places in northern Bandung that folks can go eat, drink, & be merry - enjoyed hanging out w/ the Friesen family playing cards & drinking fruit tea.


Here's Elijah's hangout during dinnertime...

After our tea & cards we headed up to another place called "Gampong Aceh" w/ food from Aceh & a great view of the night lights which we tried to capture on video...

Final Beach Pix

It got a little rainy so we went & visited a family friend's place w/ an awesome view of the beach from a mountainside...



While back in our hotel room, J & Jah had a little bonding time...:)

Good Eatin'

While @ the beach we ate lots of seafood @ a cheap price ... yummy way to get over jetlag!


We're finding creative ways to find places for Elijah when we eat out...like these chairs put together.

We got serenaded by a local band playing a popular song now in Indo...they were actually quite good!

Day at the Beach

So earlier this month we took a quick (7 hr) roadtrip with A & P's family to a beach named Pangandaran & on our way we stopped @ this fun place to eat lunch in little gazebo type settings that overlooked rice terraces...here's one of the kids on the trip (named "Funny" - sweet kid)


The woman pictured here (Bu Uka) helped to raise Arief - she just loves Elijah.

Elijah had his 1st pool experience while @ the beach too - seemed to enjoy it even though he was exhausted!