POD- Valentine

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Projects

Here are some pictures of Josie participating in some of my projects.
Here she is snuggling a half knit owl I am in process of making up for my friend Alia's baby, due very soon.
And, below she is sitting in a bath tub full of newspaper strips I am readying for our worm bin. Since she discovered how cool bugs are in New Zealand, she has had a new found interest in our worms, too. Yesterday she even held one (with a glove on her hand... I can't convince her to touch one bare skinned).

New Zealand trip

Well we are finally home after 3 weeks in beautiful, warm and sunny New Zealand. We had a fabulous time. Josie did really well with all the flying, but her parents were exhausted nonetheless! Josie had a mild illness the first week which made her a bit grouchy, but after that she was really a champ. She loved having all the family around all the time and woke up every morning declaring "Nonno, Mommo!" which are her names for her grandparents.
We most hung around Pauanui and enjoyed the water and the beach, but also made it to the top of My. Pauanui, to the abandoned gold mines near Tairua, out for a couple shopping trips in nearby towns, to Hahei beach near Cathedral cove and swimming in the Tairua river.
I didn't take many photos, but here are a few of Josie. My dad will post a thorough gallery soon, I am sure!

POD

Here a couple shots for today. First, Josie's choice when picking her own clothes. Second, the new sweater I FINALLY finished knitting!

Aladdin pants

Aunt Ang came back from her 3 month trip to India at Thanksgiving. She came to visit us the weekend after and gave Josie some very fancy pants as a souvenir :-).

Santa

Santa? Ummm, no thank you. Santa was at the Edmonds Amtrak station today, and we stopped by, but couldn't get too close.