A day of firsts...
First family tram ride in San Francisco-
First burger in a San Francisco burger bar-
And first experimentation with blowing and making a wish on the flowers...
2 January 2010
Miro wakes early
And dances and jiggles in happiness
While eating his favourite meal of the day!
1 January 2010
For the first day of the New Year
The family take a long walk from Union Square to Fisherman's Wharf
Eat chowder by the bay
And enjoy stretching our legs
Though the sea lions are nowhere to be seen!
31 December 2009
After more than 14 hours on the plane
Miro falls into a quick, deep and peaceful slumber
And none of us see the New Year
But only the insides of sleepy lids...
30 December 2009
On a wintery Paris evening, Miro and Mamiedou go to Dupleix
Where he plays a last 2009 brroombrroom with his favourite brroombrroom partner...
We'll miss you Mamiedou !
29 December 2009
Miro watches with interest while Mamiedou and Aunty Laurence
Make the kitchen into a functioning French hair salon!
and later looks over the old family photo albums with "Baba"...
28 December 2009
The Paris family plans a birthday surprise for Mummy !
Miro adores the lovingly-prepared, home-made gateau, and eats...
His own,
Everybody elses,
And seconds and thirds.
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 !
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 !
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!
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...
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....
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 !!!
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!)
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!
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