27 December 2009


On a lazy Sunday afternoon,
Miro plays with Mummy's hair while she works at the computer...

And snuggles up with cousin Samuel
To watch Cars !



26 December 2009


After a wintery trip to Oulins
Miro catches up on Cuddle Time
With Maman and Baba


25 December 2009


Christmas excitement....

And disappointment !



24 December 2009


At Aunty Anne's Christmas Eve dinner
Miro falls in love with the doughnut cushion
And frequently disappears into it !


23 December 2009


Pere Noel has got nothing on Pere Picarde !

Miro has all his Christmases come at once
When the frozen gateaux arrive
And spends his morning
Delightfully opening the boxes with Mamiedou.


22 December 2009


Miro has more and more moments of going crazy!
This morning he romps all over Mamiedou's bed
And practices using his new word.. Maman !




21 December 2009


Miro all snugged up and sleepy for his morning nap in the pram.



20 December 2009


Miro delights in making noise of the squealing kind !


19 December 2009


On our last day with the Straumanns until... a mystery time and place -

Alice and Noemie play ice spills, and Miro keeps being crash-tackled
By his amoreuse in the snowy Champs de Mars
To his glee... and eventual frustration!


18 December 2009


Second day of beautiful snow in Paris!

Miro goes out to play with giant snowballs,
Look at ducks, and walk in the crunchy grass.



17 December 2009


When Miro saw snow for the first time
(Daddy had collected a handful of it in a little bowl)
Miro thought it was "gateau"...

And his face showed his amazement at the cold!


16 December 2009


Annual 2009 Christmas Photo.
Santa is a lot scarier this year!

(Those drugs he smoked before the photo couldn't have helped...)



15 December 2009


Miro is very proud when he gets to "doh" (draw)
Here he shows us all the bits he has coloured in...
One squiggle for each object!


14 December 2009


No photos while we do gateau !


13 December 2009


On Paris' coldest winter day yet -
A day when Mamiedou sees snowflakes fall against the window outside -
Miro eats like a king at Cafe Constant
And then snuggly, his hands tucked under his blanket by Daddy
Falls asleep while we walk the Seine.


12 December 2009


On the metro, Miro sees
A saxophone and a trumpet make Mummy and Fiona smile,
And fill the train with jaunty music...


11 December 2009


Today, Daddy and Mamiedou take Miro high above Paris
In a big hot air balloon


10 December 2009


Twister Terror


9 December 2009


Miro nearly cries with happiness
When Aunty Christine lets him push
A full tray of Mysteries to the dining table...


8 December 2009


The TGV to Lyon is a good opportunity
For fairing les betisses
Under devious cover of a "headcold"


7 December 2009


Miro is learning to concentrate on the things he loves.
Whether it's clicking Duplo blocks together,
Pushing a truck around the floor,
Or curling on the lounge with Mummy,
Watching "n'importe quoi" on TV and twirling her hair...



6 December 2009


In a week of sickdays, Miro finds steamy happiness
In a warm full bath, with toys, bubbles and taps that turn.


5 December 2009


Miro in Paris likes to go to bed late
And sleep in in the morning...
Sleep and sleep and sleep....


4 December 2009


Miro often pulls Mamiedou out of whatever she's doing
To play with his brmbrms...


3 December 2009


Bathtime is one of Miro's favourite times of day
And the duplo cars, his favourite bateaux.


2 December 2009


The eating of breakfasts becoming thin on the ground
A typical petit dejeuner this week is honeyoats (no milk)
And a lick of vegemite baguette (just the butter!)


1 December 2009


Each night
When Miro has finished eating-

He removes his bib
Starts talking about "gateau"
(and if ignored)
Stands up in his chair
While Daddy and Mamiedou tell him to sit down.

Casse la tete !!!


30 November 2009


Miro in a Mars-Bar Icecream-Induced Halo of Happiness...


29 November 2009


An important lesson to learn at Diane's christening:
Thou Shalt Not Covet Another Child's Chocolate Cake...

(but it was soooo good!)


28 November 2009


I love you, man.

No, I reeeeeally love you....!


27 November 2009


Miro has the Best Day Ever
At the Cite des Enfants.
Water, building outfits and toy mazes.
C'est la classe!


26 November 2009


Fun and games when cousins Lauriane and Finlay come to visit
For risotto in a cosy cafe.

Later, a walk through Tuileries
Is made immeasurably better by the spotting of some work trucks!



25 November 2009


Miro helps choose the secret Kris Kringle names
For our Parisian family Christmas.