Meanwhile, Bluet

Here is Bluet dressed up for a School trip to the woods (taking her penknife and some hot tea once more; i think here she is waiting for her tea)




And a photo she took of Wilder (I think they bonded a little whilst I was away with Ilona)



And wearing her new hat, given to all the school kids by the local policeman as part of the road safety education program.

We're all going on a summer holiday.....

This week we've been mostly getting ready to go back to the UK for a couple of weeks. We are very very excited; Bluet is especially excited about flying on the aeroplane - I'm not sure she yet understands what fun she will have. And we are very very much looking forward to the British weather, where unlike Houston every day, it is never far far to hot and/or far too humid. Bring on the light drizzle and temperatures where you have to wear a jumper. It will be blissful.

Anyway, before the deluge of photos from the UK, here are a few pictures from the last week or so.

Nice glasses

Bluet helping Dadn shop yesterday

Running around the children's museum

Showering after the pool this morning

Tables

Bluet has recently been sitting on an ordinary chair at our ordinary table to eat. She has also discovered the joys of tables, and the things other than eating that they can be used for, viz:

Card tricks

Playdohing

The coffee table is ideal for doing art

The finished masterpiece

Also bonus pictures of Bluet in her new hat.

Advent Day 15

Today was the day for the big Christmas shop*. We headed down to Bloomingdales, like all good New Yorkers. Up the escalators to the 8th floor, Bluet got to see Father Christmas. Bluet giggled with joy at the brief sight of Santa, but she missed the drama going on to the side, where a somewhat older girl was crying as she did not want to sit on his knee, and would rather have had her photo taken with an Elf.

Then we had pizza for lunch.

And after that and Bluet's nap, a trip to our old standby, Barnes and Noble. It was a little colder, so Bluet had to wear her hat. Briefly.

*Obvs most of our shopping was done over the internet.

Hat

Today when Emily returned from running Bluet tried on her hat, to great amusement