More good times in Perth

I'm still having fun hanging out in Perth, and it just gets better because more people are even coming over from Sydney and Melbourne to visit me! Here I am with Aunty Barbie. She told me about making bunny ears in people's photos, so of course I had to try it out.

Later we went to the beach together, which was the perfect chance for me to wear this cute little dress she had bought me.

I also brought a net in case we found any fish to catch. We didn't, but we did see lots of jellyfish and cuttlefish and bluebottles, and we collected a few nice shells with patterns on them.

Today was REALLY cool, Nana and Aunty Lee and Alexander picked me up early and took me to a fairy festival in King's Park. It was amazing, we went on a fairy walk and saw a wizard's show where someone called Snottygobble had stolen the wizard's treasure. We got magic potion on our hands that you put on your nose and then you can smell the Australian bush. We made gumnut people with googly eyes and a special magic wand with a star on the end.

There was dancing.

And a fairy sprinkled her special fairy dust on me and Alexander.

We saw a show with a very shy dragon in it. And I even got to pat him. I also patted a real live kangaroo and a goanna. And I saw a baby echidna and a wallaby and other Australian animals that I can't remember.

My day was really, really fun.

Hanging out in Perth

I have had the best week this week, mostly just hanging out with my zia. We have had so much fun together, and one night I even had a sleepover at her house BY MYSELF. I told my mama I wanted to go sleep there, because it was going to be my zizi's birthday the next day and I wanted to wake up with her. I also told my mama not to come and when I rang her in the morning I told her how I didn't cry and I didn't miss her at all. In this photo I am with Zia at King's Park, where we met our cousins for lunch.

This is me with Ella who we met for lunch. She does ballet just like me, cool hey? She showed me some cool handstands and cartwheels in the park, and looked after me.

One day I went out to visit Alexander at his new house "in the bush". I loved it there and we made a great stew together of sand and water and rocks and stuff. I let Xander do all the dirty work. I can't wait to go and stay with him next week.

These are the cupcakes I helped Mama decorate for Zia's birthday.

The only bad news is my noni left today for a holiday in Italy! I come to Australia, and she goes to Italy! How do you like that?!? I will miss her.

Zizi's wedding

Hey, guess what everyone? I am in Perth, for my zizi's wedding! The weather hasn't been that great, but I still managed to make it to the beach one day to collect shells. I've been having so much fun here, enjoying all the people to see and different things to do. But the most exciting thing that has happened is that yesterday my zia got married.

A makeup lady came to do Zizi's and all the bridesmaids' faces, and she said she had found some fairy dust at the bottom of her garden, so she put that on my face too.

I had a very special dress to wear for the big day, and I was so excited when it was time to put it on.

I said that I was the "mini bride" and danced around singing "mini bride, mini bride, mini bride".

We went in a great big limousine to the church and then afterwards to the reception. I loved all the lights and the sparkles and do you know what? They even had TVs in there! I had a drink of fizzy water while all the grown ups had champagne.

We stopped for a photo shoot along the way and I was the photographer's helper. I said that I want to be a photographer when I grow up. I took this photo, so I think I will be quite good, don't you?!?

Of course I had to change into a different dress for the party afterwards. They played fancy music and had special lights and announcements for the bridal party to walk in. I insisted on walking in first and I did it, all on my own, with over 80 people watching me! The problem was that once I got inside I didn't know where to go, so I ran back out to Mama again.

Oh, but that's right, the wedding day wasn't really all about me. It was about Zia Kate and her new husband Pete! This morning I asked my zio how there can be two people and one love. I heard them say that in the church and I just can't figure it out. Oh well, I guess I will understand one day. I do know that my zia looked very, very beautiful, like a sparkly princess.

Here is a photo of my mama with her brother and sister.

I had a really big day and talked to so many people. Sometime after 10pm I decided I had had enough and asked Mama to make me a little tent to sleep in. I went to sleep as soon as my head hit my rolled-up blanket pillow, and stayed asleep all through the partying and the ride home.

Granddad and Granny Bob are in town!

Some exciting news for me - my Granddad and Granny Bob are in Switzerland! At the moment they are doing a tour of the country, and we met them last weekend in my favourite Swiss town, Lugano. It was very nice to see them because it has been a really long time since I saw them last. I can do so much more now than when I was 2 and I spent a lot of the time showing them exactly what I can do. Luckily for me, they were quite happy to give me LOTS of attention.

Here is a funny version of the same photo, with me and Granddad doing googly eyes at each other.

My Dada took this photo of me when I was jumping around dancing, waiting for the ferry.

Fun at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Last week we went to visit Uncle Anthony in Edinburgh. It was a perfect time to go, well, not for the weather, but because the Edinburgh Fringe Festival was on. There were so many exciting things to see. I saw lots of kids' shows, one with Elmer the Elephant, and another one about Aesop's Fables. There was a scary one called Monster Hits and another one about a giraffe who cleaned windows. Here you can see me jazzing out while I wait for one of the shows to start.





It was pretty busy in Edinburgh so one day we got out of town and took the train to the beach. Mama and I were so happy because we hadn't seen the beach for ages. Uncle Anthony and I collected lots of shells.

I thought you might like this photo. On our last night in Edinburgh, Mama and Dada went to see a show by themselves and I stayed home with Uncle Anthony. I had the best time, doing lots of crafts and then Uncle Anthony let me watch lots and lots of TV. I didn't want to go to sleep, but when Mama and Dada got home I accidentally fell asleep on this table.


I wanted to show you this one too. An arty shot I took while we were waiting for the plane. I call it "Family Feet".

A summery day

We're not really sure if has been summer at all this year - there haven't been very many hot days. But a couple of weekends ago there was one and Mama and Dada and me went to Freiburg. We found a cool bar that had sand and hammocks and comfy chairs so we ordered some drinks and just hung out.

Back to Bonn...and Koblenz!

I had the best long weekend this weekend. While my Dada was away listening to metal music, Mama and I decided to take a last minute trip to visit our friends from Bonn. Emilia, who used to live in Bonn, has moved to Koblenz, about 45 minutes from Bonn, so that's where we went first. Here I am with Emilia at the Deutsche Eck, the spot where the Rhine river meets the Moselle river.

Emilia and I had so much fun together, seeing the sights of Koblenz and playing lots at her home too. Emilia was very nice to me and kept giving me presents. I didn't mind that at all!

We had to say goodbye to Emilia on Saturday morning but then we were off to Bonn to meet Carolyn. I was so happy to see her again, as you can see in this picture. I think she liked seeing me too!

Soon enough it was like I had never left and we were walking along the Rhine hand in hand.

Carolyn and I played and played and played. We only stopped for food and eventually sleep but as soon as we could we started playing again. It was so good to be with my German friends and I was very, very sad to leave. In fact I cried and cried when Mama and I got on the train back to Basel. And then I cried again when I got home and realised how much I missed my friends. I hope I see them again very soon.

Some "old" photos

Well, it has been long time since I told you any news, hasn't it? That usually means that I have been keeping my Mama very busy so she hasn't had time to put any photos on the computer! Here are some ones that we have been meaning to show you.


Noni is back home now but while she was still here we had some really good times together. Most of them were on the couch watching Les Miserables for the gzillionth time, but we did go out sometimes to see a bit of Switzerland. This photo is of me in Ascona, a pretty little town on Lago Maggiore.

This photo is of me and Noni at a beautiful grotto we stopped at on Lake Lugano. We had the best meal there - I had yummy penne pasta with butter and parsley and I got it all over my face. They had an outdoor grill where they made delicious chicken for Mama and Noni had the best ever mushroom risotto. The view was very special too. The only problem with this little spot is that a couple of days after Mama found a tick under all my hair when she washed it. Yuck-y! We had to go to the doctor's to get it out because it was a tough little one and it really liked my blood. I was very brave of course.


Here you can see me and Mama at Neuchatel, another beautiful Swiss city on a lake with mountains. How can there be so many beautiful places here?!?


I thought you might like to see this photo that Noni took of me and Mama and Dada getting ready for kindy in the morning. We are not very organised so we are usually rushing to get out of the house in time each day. Here is Mama putting on my last-minute sun cream. Oh, and I don't normally have the pram - I am a big girl now and I was just lending it to a friend. Of course! Sometimes I wish I could still use it though...I keep telling Mama I need a bed with wheels.

A birthday trip to England

This weekend I went to visit my Zio in England. It was my birthday present from him to fly over. It was very exciting because I got to meet his girlfriend Becky. She is pretty cool, especially because she took me to see horses and even gave me a little pink horse with wings.

Here I am with Peter and Becky and Becky's nephew Dan and his pony Gizmo. I liked watching Dan ride Gizmo but I wasn't too sure about having a sit on him myself.

I had lots of fun with Dan though. He had a sleepover at my Zio's house and the next day we went to the pub for a roast dinner together.

On Monday while my Zio was working, Mama and I went to visit our friends Jon and Sarah and Harriet. (Actually, Jon was in Brussels with my Dada when we first got there because they had been listening to metal music together, but he came back and we saw him at night. Pretty funny). I blowed bubbles while I waited for Harriet to finish school.

We walked through the town to pick Harriet up and then I held her hand the whole way home.

I took this photo on the plane on the way home. I liked that we were on top of the clouds.

Ooops - I forgot to say that Noni came on this trip too. We all went to see Les Miserables together on the Saturday at Hinckley theatre. It was very, very good and now Noni and I watch the Les Mis DVD together nearly every day. Sometimes I sound a bit funny singing things like "when the beating of your heart echoes the beating of the drums" as I wander around the house.

Birthdays and surprises!

You won't believe it, but I'm 4 now! And being a 4 year old sure is good. I have had the best couple of days. First, on the weekend, I went to my friend Nepheli's birthday party. I had the best time there, and even got my face painted by a clown!


Next, I had a HUGE surprise. My Noni flew all the way from Australia to be here in time for my birthday! And she didn't even tell me she was going to! She didn't tell my Mama either, and we were both stunned. When I woke up on Monday morning and saw my Noni lying in the bed in the spare room all I could do was shake my head and say "what a funny surprise!"

The day just got better and better because in the afternoon all my friends came over for a party.

We had yummy food and party games and even a ladybird birthday cake.

All my friends sang Happy Birthday to me - first in English, then in Italian, then in French and then in German! It was very Swiss!!! Then my friend Ariane blew out the candles for me, which everyone else thought was very funny. I wasn't so sure. Luckily I got to blow them out myself straight after. Mama and I made this pinata for all the kids to hit.

We filled it up with lollies and little toys and I loved gathering them all up once they fell out.

The next day was my real birthday and I got to have cake all over again at the Kinderhaus with my friends. Then I went to ballet and everyone sang to me there, and at night we went to the sports club for a swim and dinner. Today I slept and slept. Being a 4 year old is hard work!