Sleeping beauty

Kinder

Having a uniform and bag like the other kids has helped Soren to feel at home at Oasis. He is always happy to go, if not always happy to participate.

Soren's teacher is on the far left, Reuben's on the far right.

I do mornings at language school, so Phil does the drop-offs and pick-ups. He gets to hang out with the mums and they are quite comfortable chatting with him about all sorts of things.

From the beginning, Reuben has been desperate to go to Kinder too, and a spot recently opened up. He goes 8-10am five mornings, and forgets to say goodbye to Phil he's in such a rush to get inside. This photo was taken on his first day. Phil nervously peeked in the window to see how he was going, and Reuben was grinning his head off at him!

Kayu (wood)

Bikes

Most afternoons I go out on the street with the boys, and chat with any neighbours who are hanging around. Soren's the one wearing a helmet.





Abdil adores Reuben, and will do anything for him. He often comes to our gate calling for the boys while they are resting/sleeping in the afternoon.

Abdil, his sister, and neighbour Fita.

Cakes

I have finally, at the ripe old age of 32, discovered the simple pleasure of cooking cakes! I bought myself a cheap and nasty hand mixer, and off we went.

Soren loves to help, even though he has a strong dislike of loud noises.

The boys have noise protection all figured out. We got these earmuffs while adjusting to the early morning noises in Sentani (roosters, call to prayer, dogs barking and motorbikes).

The best bit.

Banana cake: perfect way to get rid of over-ripe bananas.

Reuben and his ridiculous bike

Reuben looks longingly onto the street, waiting to be released. If you think the bike looks a tad ludicrous now, you should have seen it before Philip pulled off the rear-view mirrors, battery-operated cookoo clock, front basket, foot rests, adjustable arm rests and canopy!

The Big Chop

In Indonesia, boys are required to have short hair for school. It was high time anyway, it was starting to affect his vision!

Surrender.

Showing interest.

Unsure.

Not happy, Dad!