Reinforcements for the Zone Defense

As if our 4 on 3 (4 adults on 3 kids) zone defense wasn't great enough, Doug's grandparents arrived for a six week stay. So until Christmas, we should have 6 on 3 coverage for much of the time. Gabriella has been looking forward to Grandma Ramona's visit since the grandparents saw us in Indianapolis in June. At that point, Grandma Ramona promised to make an M&M cake when she came and visited us in KL.


Funny thing, Gabi hasn't forgotten about that and has brought it up numerous times over the past few months. So when Grandpa Levi and Grandma Ramona arrived no Friday afternoon, we went down to Doug's parents house and it was so comforting to see Gabi & Reeve rush into the waiting hugs of their great grandparents. The M&M cake was quickly on brought up! Over the next few hours, they enjoyed going swimming with great grandparents, playing the board game Sorry, enjoying a meal together, and even playing the fun "On the Farm" game courtesy of Aunt Lynne and Uncle Don. Gabi was so excited when she got money for her cows, and even enjoyed paying taxes when she landed on the appropriate square.

On Saturday morning, we had a delicious pancake breakfast with the whole clan and some more swimming where Reeve accomplished the incredible feat of swimming across the swimming pool ALL BY HIMSELF. We were ecstatic, and it is wonderful to have Grandma Woodward, a former swim instructor from her Newberg, Oregon glory days, as a private swim instructor for our kiddies! Reeve starts swimming in PE for school over the next few weeks, and has been quite nervous about it -- for reasons we don't understand. He expressed more confidence after making it across the pool, so we are hopeful that all will go well.

After a sleepover for Reeve & Gabi with the 4 grandparents (that was a full house), we met at church and then went swimming in downtown Kuala Lumpur, where in the shadow of the Petronas Towers (formerly the tallest buildings in the world), they have a huge park with a free kids wading pool, complete with waterfalls, fountains, and stepping stones. After a meal in the food court overlooking the park (pictured at the top), we returned for a leisurely Sunday afternoon.