Now Beatrice has finished school and we have some time for the two of us trying to catch up on things that she has missed. We went to the library on Monday and it was a very different experience compared to the visits with the boys. Yesterday I took her to the Mozart exhibition that we had seen with the boys. Mia and Alex came along and we had a great time. It was so much more appropriate for their age and they could enjoy a lot more of the activities - like trying to write with a feather - and learn something actually. Then we had lunch - Beatrice her traditional chicken-rice - and a coffee and we got back running from the bus stop just in time to meet the boys school bus as it arrived at the gates. That was a tight timing.
Beatrice had her 1st Taekwondo lesson yesterday at last. She was not keen to go as she had to go by herself. It was only because I promised her a big golden star that I got her on this bus. However it was a whole different girl who returned with a wide and proud smile. She had made friends with the other kids and earned her first yellow strip on the belt. And I must say the star chart has worked wonders with her - doing a lot of things without a moan and always looking for ways to help at home in order to earn some more happy faces. For the boys the effect is limited. Karl is keen to get some happy faces and does his chores when we stand in front of it and count in the evening but Raoul couldn't care less.
Also the boys had their second TKD lesson on Saturday and seemed to enjoy it. However Raoul was being his good old self and gave the instructor a hard time. Although it was more in a joking mood so there is hope.
On Sunday we went to see the dragon boat race which is a big yearly event with many countries and many many local teams participating. Lots of expat teams as well. It was quite good fun to watch it with the drums banging and pretty boats with dragon's head and tail. We are too few to set up an "Estonian dragons" team though. Afterwards we went to the East Coast Park that we hadn't seen yet. It covers the whole eastern coast of the island and is nice for bicycling. There were people swimming as well. But looking at all the thousands of ships anchoring right outside, I don't really know if I want to swim there. People go there even camping for weekends. Also there is one quite funny attraction - waterskiing on a lagoon while strapped to lines that hang in the air and pull the skiers around and around. They use something that looks more like a snowboard with boots and everything. There were some young kids going around and the more skilled ones used the little "mountains" built in the water to demonstrate jumps and turns. I have never seen anything like that.
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