Babysitting Technique

Scott came home to this scene the other night when I was out... Caleb and his friend Lucas were playing Playstation and had Gwen planted between them, happily watching Snoopy on a laptop. She seems pleased with the arrangement... see her little smile? The boys, on the other hand, have pretty blank looks. Riveting game, I guess.

Modeling?

Not the first thing I would choose for my boys, but when Scott was approached in Carrefour a week or so ago by a women asking if the boys would be interested in modeling, the boys were excited because they heard $$$. Of course in this case, it's RMB, not USD. :-)

Seth had his first chance on Monday. He and our friend Lucas both modeled a large box of sweaters for the photography crew that came to our house. (Sneak peek of my living room curtains in these photos.) I was pleased to have their first opportunity be in our own home, and the woman in charge paid me a little for the use of our place! Caleb and Lucas's brother Lance really enjoyed watching their brothers get made up. The crew spent about 30 minutes fixing Seth and Lucas's hair and applying make-up. They even got their eyelashes curled!
The photographer took about 20 or so pictures of the boys in each sweater, then called out, "Change!" The crew quickly brought another sweater, the boys would change, and then the hair readjusting, fluffing, and spraying had to happen each time before the next round of pictures began.

The photographers let me take as many pictures as I wanted, as long as I didn't use a flash. This one is my favorite... how about that hair?!
The photographers knew minimal English, but I heard "Cool Boy!" a lot, apparently when they wanted a non-smiling look.
On location... at the Liptak house!

We don't know if the kids will have more chances to do this or not, but if nothing else, it's a funny China memory.