oops...

Apparently there were a few technical glitches in our last post.

It's all fixed now, so you should be able to see the photos.

Sorry about that!

We're home again...

... Actually, we have been home in Albuquerque since last Thursday. The flight was long and none of us got much sleep. Jetlag has been challenging, and the heat in the first couple of days was a real shock to the system. Fortunately, we're almost back to normal.

Paloma spent some time getting to know all of her toys again. (All at once.)

"Cooooollllll!!!!"

Now that we have finished unpacking our suitcases, we have started organising photos and compiling posts for the blog. We will be back with stories of our Australian adventures soon.

stylin'

Remember how we made silly hats last Christmas? How could you forget?! Paloma has certainly not forgotten - she still likes to pull out her hat occasionally, just to dress up and wear it around the house.

She just learned what to do when we say "smile!"

Apparently, this little girl likes hats.

As she was getting ready for bed tonight, she reached into the pyjama drawer and proclaimed, "my hat!"

Yep, that's a hat on her head. 

You may notice that she is wearing her snazzy Ken Done pyjamas (from Auntie Kristin and Uncle Simon). She loves these jim jams!

The hat that doubles as a pair of shorts....

And, she's pretty fascinated by the bag that the pyjamas came in. Obviously, the bag should be worn too.

About to bag Elephant's nose. 

Incidentally, this is not the first time that she has worn this hat. (No doubt, it won't be the last...)

Happy, happy birthday Aussie Grandma!

Dear Grandma -

Mama tells me that it is your birthday today. Have a wonderful day! We wish you a very happy year and we are all looking forward to seeing you in August (maybe we will be together in Paris this time next year?). In the meantime, here are a couple of videos to give you an idea of what happens in the day while we're all at home.

Happy, happy birthday!

Love,

Paloma xxx

1. Everyone helps out cleaning the house. I really like to help hanging out the washing too. Actually, I think I prefer taking it off the clothes horse and giving it to Mama (whether it's dry or not). She tells me that I am very helpful!

 

 2. Papa and I like to spend some time on the weekend making art. He paints and I draw and do other things (sometimes Mama draws too). When I have finished drawing, I like packing up my paints and crayons and keeping everything tidy. (Well, everything except my hair. My hair never stays tidy for very long.)

a brief update

We haven't written anything here since Christmas. Sorry! We have been busy and distracted, apparently.

And now we're having technical difficulties with our camera. Actually, the camera is ok - it's getting photos off the camera and on to the computer that is the tricky bit... Hopefully, we will figure it out soon!

So, here is a round-up of the last couple of weeks:

1. Paloma and I had a week off school/work. We had a fine time, playing with our new toys from Christmas, doodling about in the house, and catching up with one another. We persuaded Howard to take a day off as well and we all went to the Natural History Museum. We really enjoyed the dinosaurs and will definitely have to go there again. And again.

2. We spent new year's eve with George/Uncle Indian, in our cosy little home, around our cosy little fire.

3. We all went to a first birthday party for Finn and Liam - those boys have a lot of energy! It's like visiting a whirling dervish.

4. We all went to a birthday party for George - Paloma had a wonderful time wandering around and exploring the restaurant. Luckily, she is very cute and the other diners didn't seem to mind.

5. We all celebrated Aunt Cathy's birthday! Howard and I enjoyed a day on the slopes at Sipapu with Cathy while Paloma stayed home with Granddaddy. I managed to make it down without breaking any bones. Jim seemed to have a splendid time with Paloma, although he did tell us that he followed her all around the house on her adventures and he walked approximately 60 miles.

6. I helped a student start a new experiment and ended another one. Fun stuff - it was so nice to be out in the fresh air, despite having to crack ice to get our samplers in the water.

7. We packed for our trip to San Francisco! We are leaving on Saturday morning for a couple of days in the Bay City. Our number one reason for going is to get to the Australian Consulate for Paloma's Australian passport, but we are going to take the opportunity to visit some of the Wilson clan, spend some time at the Museum of Modern Art, stroll around Golden Gate Park and eat Dungeness crab (that last one is from Howard). I hope we have time to do it all.

And, I hope our camera is working again soon so that we can share some SF highlights with you soon!

Oh, and one last thing. Paloma is up and walking and exploring and opening cabinets and very curious. So we spent some time over the break baby-proofing some of the cabinets in the house. She was quite intrigued by the drill and enjoyed helping her Papa:

blog list

We know some other clever people who are writing blogs and so we just added something new to the blog - a list of blogs by family and friends (it's in the left panel, you may have to scroll down a little).

Please let me know if you would like to have your blog added (or removed, for that matter). We love keeping up to date with everyone!