Evie is now sitting, playing with toys, and eating (with her two bottom teeth).

Ella turned six today.
Both her brothers were so sweet to her today. Evan even laid off his new habit of big-brother teasing & spent the day randomly saying sweet things like ”I love you, Ella.” Emmer suprised me with his kindness and generosity: his second-cousin, Richard, had given him two bags of little cars last night […]

I finally met a croc I like!! (On the day I wore the wrong pair of shoes while trekking around Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo.)

It was lovely to visit with Darren’s older brother Ben, and Mel, his wife. They have a lovely home, and two beautiful, affectionate and well-behaved pugs named Elvis and Lola. (It was nice for the kids to be able to have a good experience with friendly pups.)
 
Mel is a great cook and treated us […]