The Big Slide at Codornices Park

As usual, the parents were much more fearful than their daughter, who insisted on going alone.



She did let Mama and Papa go with her before we left. After watching the older kids use cardboard, she grabbed some cardboard and went down the smaller slides with it. She tried small pieces, big pieces, holding on, not holding on - whatever it takes to get that extra burst of speed.

Her own sense of style

Aside from her unique approach to haberdashery (she also enjoys wearing (clean) pull-up diapers on her head), this picture shows a key element of Palomi's personal style: one pink and one yellow sock. Every day.

Hangin' in the Village, part II

Today involved a lot of lounging. The perfect activity on a hot day.

Hangin' in the Village

Abi, Owen, Ben, Venezia, and Palomi



Ben is never happier than when he has airplanes:

Palomi and Owen

A Day of Tricycling

A Visit from Uncle Sujay

Making faces with Sujay:

We have yet to figure out the story behind Palomi's "clown face."

Uncle Sujay is an expert at horseplay:







And he brings presents! (Palomi knows Elmo as "Red Frog"):