playing in Kusdasi

The kids hadn’t caught up on sleep yet, but both were up at 7am so excited to explore more.  The weather here is down to the high 50s at night and only up to the mid 70s during the day.  It’s mild weather, but considering the house is not heated and I’m usually here when it’s constantly in the 90s - I was a bit unprepared for the weather.  I hadn’t packed enough warm clothes for the kids.  They were fine in long pants, long sleeve shirt and sweatshirts - but I had only packed three, and Teoman peed on all three today.  They are both potty-trained - but their cousin came over, Batuhan, who is six months older than Teoman and they were too excited to bother with the toilet. 

Teoman asked me all day long when Batuhan was coming, and some point sat on a stool by the gate waiting for him.  I was so tired from being up during the bus ride, non-stop preparation, and then coming and cleaning.  So, when Tomris told me she was tired - I promptly took upstairs and snuggled us both to sleep.  I didn’t nap well because I had to get up for Tuana, and then Teoman had peed his pants again, and I’m not sure what else but Tomris and I went back downstairs eventually and Teoman was on overdrive.  I convinced him to nap too - promising to wake him up as soon as Batuhan came.  He agree as long as abla would snuggle with him.  Zuleyha had been cooking and cleaning all morning.  I have not asked her to do one thing.  She just does things, and does things willingly and seemingly happily.  I would write a book about her if I didn’t find her so unfathomable.  

catching bubbles

Yesim, Hakan’s wife came in the middle of the afternoon.  I woke Teoman up as promised, and Yesim and I went by car to the grocery store.  Hakan and Gokhan had only bought some bare essentials - so we went and did the big stuff: meat, more cheeses, oil, cleaning products, milk, etc.  I left and returned to the store twice having forgot things - but still had to hurry home because Tuana had woken up and was hungry.  Teoman, Tomris, and Batuhan were all playing hard in the garden - going between squealing with delight, fighting, and in Tomris’s case, crying (she’s my drama queen).  

playing with bubble guns

 Tomris peed her pants and I brought her up to the shower while Baba cut the only patch of grass that seems to grow in our yard, and Teoman stood in the walkway waving goodbye to his good buddy.  I showered them both, we had dinner, and still didn’t manage to sleep until quite late - Tomris wanted abla to put her to sleep now.  I think we all prefer Zuleyha.