Welcome to Shangri La. Yes, this little jewel is nestled not far from where we live.
Owned by Doris Duke, a rich heiress, this palatial estate hosts rooms full of antique Islamic art. It is amazing to see how one woman transformed her home from top to bottom. Seriously, there is no corner left untouched. Unfortunately you cannot take pictures inside and the outside is tame in comparison.
And it was way too much fun to have this adventure with these lovely ladies! Thanks Kara for suggesting that we go.
As for B, I have been very slow to say that he has a first word. He does say mama and dada but honestly, it is babble and it has no meaning to him. Sometimes in his babble other sounds come out that sound like words, but again, I don't think he understands what he is saying.
However, last Sunday a whole group of us were in the kitchen preparing for the kalbi feast when someone walked up to Bennett and said 'Hi Bennett.' His little voiced responded very clearly, 'Hi.' Again someone said 'Hi Bennett' and again he said 'hi.' After a couple rounds of this, and now that he has repeated this through the past week, his first word is 'hi.' It is very appropriate for a kid who is only shy when family is in town! And so with his first word in his pocket he and I are off to visit my family, even though I swore I would never fly with him alone again!
6 comments:
good luck on the plane Mel!
Oh, what a fun fun day! Thanks for sharing it with us girls. Have a good trip.
it was such a lovely day. thanks for playing with us!
have a fun trip (and plane ride)!
SUCH a fun day. So glad we all went. Hope your trip goes smoothly.
It really was a great day, wasn't it? We need to lure those girls back here to play more frequently =).
Thanks for the memories - what fun! I am still amazed that we found two empty parking stalls on the street next to each other in china town. Miracles do happen.
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