We have been enjoying a fast paced two weeks with Scott's parents in town. We're really sad to see them go. I wonder how many days Henry will wake up and ask if it's okay to go knock on Dada and Gigi's room ("GiGi...Dada...knock?") or will ask when they are coming to play with him (Dada coming?....Gigi coming?") Alas, we'll have to rely on reliving the great memories to assuage his sadness when we say that they have gone home. Besides hanging out with Henry helping him to hunt for butterflies ("buffer-fee-ey?"), his new favorite activity, playing basketball (He's learning how to catch the ball and shows such a proud sense of accomplishment whenever he does, rightfully so!), kicking around a ball (his latest move is dropping the ball in front of him and trying to kick it on the bounce), reading his new dinosaur books that Dada gave him, or learning Bangla from him, they also went on many adventures. They ventured about 1.5 hours from our house to attend a USA vs Bangladesh WOMENS cricket match (did you know USA had a womens cricket team?), toured around hectic Old Dhaka with Scott's colleague, ate wonderful Bangladeshi food at a few of Scott's colleague's houses, went on a lunch time boat cruise, went on a work related 2.5 day road trip with Scott, enjoyed some Thanksgiving festivities, helped make mango sorbet from our last stash of frozen mangos from last summer.... Of course we took photos of a bunch of the fun:
Henry celebrating their arrival. He discovered balloons at our neighbors birthday party and fell in love. I'm surprised that when they pop he doesn't get too upset. Just runs off to get another one.
Dada and Gigi lugged a basketball hoop with them and set it up their first day. Henry thought that pointing out all the pictures of balls on the big box was enough fun let along opening up the box to discover more treats.
Going immediately for the ball
And trying to shoot it anytime there was some semblance of a "hoop"
Gosh guys - can you work faster?
The lunch time boat cruise was a lot of fun. We rented the boat with a family we're friends with and their friends who were in town from Vancouver. Since we were on the river during the day there was tons of activity which we tried to capture:
The wooden covered boat was our luxurious one...
Typical riverside scene
Water taxi - notice the man sitting on his motorcycle
Big, busy water taxi stand
Ceramic supply man
A fisherman
A garbage dump. Notice the rickshaw dumping out garbage. Usually a team of younger boys walks around and collect garbage then walks it out to these sites
Henry at the helm
Henry on the roof hanging out with Kirin
Passerbys
Looking for dragon flies...
Phyllis, Bob, and Henry were the only Merrills to participate in the Dhaka Turkey Trot even though i helped to organize it because I LOVE Turkey Trots but happened to have a meeting come up at the last minute. They had a great time. Happily the winners of the rickshaw art we had painted in Old Dhaka were excited with their prizes.
And finally for this blog entry, one of Phyllis in the field on the road trip:
2 comments:
Hi:
I enjoyed reading your blog. As a Bangladeshi who has been living in the USA, for 13+ years now, since finishing high school (out of that 6years in Richmond, VA where I currently live) I am always looking for stories of people living in Dhaka or Bangladesh, so I appreciate your blog. Keeep 'em coming and best wishes to you and your family.
Hi Becky and Scott! Took a little work break to get caught up on your fun adventures of late. I can't believe how tall Henry is...no wonder he's loving the new hoop! Hope you're all doing well & enjoying fewer bloody cows of late! =) Radha
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