Juniorette at 10 Months

Our smiley girl is now ten months old and is >this< close to walking. So we went to Clarks for her first shoes.





And started brushing her teeth with her first toothbrush.





We have been spending cold winter days visiting London's museums. Junior and Juniorette enjoyed learning about hexagons at the Science Museum.





We also saw the walrus at the Horniman in Dulwich.



Photo by S


Juniorette is not afraid to assert herself with the bigger girls:



"Yeah, I'm the Captain of the ship. No big deal."



"Ummm, Captain, I don't think you should push that button..."



"Ack! Mayday! SOS! Bail out!"


And she is teaching herself the colours in Japanese.





But one of the funniest things is watching her do things that Junior did at the same age.



Same basket, many of the same toys, same self-satisfied smile.


And waking up to snow was a thrill for all of us. She's too small to play in the snow this year, but it won't be long before she follows in her brother's footsteps. He's her favourite role model.

snowy monday

we interrupt pic of the week to bring you these photos from the snow storm! i had so much fun walking to work this morning. (not so much fun once i got there, but i still think every monday should start with a childlike sense of wonder at the magic of snow. the californian in me still loves big, fluffy snowflakes and heavy boots.)









i wish i could say that this apparent balance problem resulted in a snow angel, but alas, no such luck























today's snow was unusual and brought much of the country to a standstill. having lived in snow country, i think vast portions of the northern - and southern - hemisphere are laughing at us. i'm not alone.