Fraussie Kids

There has been a 6 month gap - no time for blogging as we have been on the move from Emu Park to Ainay to Jerusalem and Oscar has been on the move, crawling around like a maniac, so I haven't had a skerrick of spare time! We have just wrapped up the annual Christmas/birthday crush and started the new year (still plenty of birthdays to come this month - but mostly under control).

So I'll post a few pics here to bring us up to speed, with the hope that now I might have a bit of time to post photos more regularly.

On the flight to Jerooooosalem

The 'steering wheel park' near our new house

Our street - Assael Street (or as some of the local kids call it Arsehole Street). Assael Street is the subject of a book called "A Street Divided - Stories from Jerusalem's Alley of God" by Dion Nissenbaum. All the expats who live on this street buy a copy. I'm not sure we all read it though...

Leo with some new mates

Watermelon on the balcony

Oh what a feeling! we have a new car - 8 seater!! Prado.

Israeli brekky at the First Station

Science Experiments. Leo is a budding scientist. Question for this experiment: will it dissolve?

How to make a rainbow

Make the highest tower from grapes and dry spaghetti.

Leo and Papa in our swimming pool

Mucking around in the backyard

Selfie

Oscar takes a dip

Oscar looking unimpressed in Tel Aviv

In a Tel Aviv hotel. We often had weekend escapes in Tel Aviv, always staying in a hotel. So for a very long time Oscar thought that hotels were called "Tel Avivs".

Oscar finds a mate to hang out with.

One of many massive Ikea expeditions - Leo has passed out

Crawling like a pro

One of the cool dudes on Assael Street - he rides the same motorcycle as Uncle Dane.

At a beer festival in the West Bank

The Wailing Wall

Old City market wares

This shop selling glass baubles was magic. We bought lots of beautiful glass fish here, made from recycled glass. Lots of people got them as christmas gifts.

Fresh Pomegranate juice in the Old City

Deep inside the Church of the Holy Sepulche

Quick bites in the old city - fuchsia food is pickled cauliflower.

Old (city) spice.

View from our balcony to the Mount of Olives

Don't you dare jump in that fountain Leo

Leo and Amaya at the park around the corner.

Leo sporting his great new haircut - with Oscar and Amaya

Leo and Oscar at music class with Jackie

Grand Final day

A delicious beach snack!

Amaya's dad works at the US embassy. They live about a 10 minute walk away. Dionne, her mum is super lovely and we spend a lot of time together. Leo and Amaya get along so well. They are cuties!

At the beach with Grandmere and Papi

At the market. Oscar will grow up to love snacking on raw cabbage. The signs were there early.

At Banksy's "Walled Off" Hotel in Bethlehem.

Tractor going to pray at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Yoga on our rooftop terrace. I try to go several times a week, usually joined by my lovely neighbour Virginia.

Cake Leo and I made for a friend's birthday. We didn't really know them well, but the mum, Claire, hated making birthday cakes so I offered to help out. The birthday girl, Emma loved turtles. She loved the cake and everything was going well until Leo accidentally let loose the helium filled Minions balloon she had been gifted. We all watched it float up up and away in silence. Then Emma burst into tears. I'm not sure Leo was ever fully forgiven!