Arrived home last night from our annual ski trip to Sierra Nevada.  We had a wonderful time.  The weather was perfect, our studio flat was bright and fairly spacious although very basic, and best of all, daddy Tancrede had a brilliant, accident free ski.  He had been extremely nervous about his knee as it´s only been 2 months since his arthroscope but it held up beautifully and most importantly pain free.  Unlike today where his entire body is aching and he feels like a very old man.  The down side of a great ski trip! 
Willow had an absolute ball and really loved the snow and skiing.  She had 2 lessons over the weekend and was truly amazing.  Yesterday she went and jumped on the chair lift and her teacher had to race to catch up as they headed off up the slopes.  I was nervous and excited waiting for them to come down, didn´t know whether she would be crying or laughing or could even manage to stand up.  So when she zoomed down the hill to where we were standing, showing off her new skills, mummy and daddy were very proud!  She is still very shy and barely spoke a word to Raphael her instructor but he seemed very patient.
So we are all tired but happy this morning! 

This past weekend we went to visit our friends Mike and Michelle up past Casabermeja. It is always a great trip as it is such a stunning place. And they are great hosts....

Michelle picking almonds

Willow loves to follow her friends Nico and Sasha around

always managed to find something to accessorise with

Early Saturday Morning...

Fully accessorised as the sun comes up...

It's tough being a model....

We had 2 parties in one day last weekend. First there was Jasmine's 10th birthday party where she and her friends serenaded us to all her favorites.

Then it was Max's 2nd birthday, where we were able to cool off...

Here are some from before Willow was sick. Saturday morning out for breakfast in Marbella Port.

Feeding the fish

Poor Willow has been very sick with a virus and I have been by her side day and night for a week. It was so sad to see her beautiful spirit disappear along with her energy and bodyweight. Very worrying too but the hospital kept telling us she wasn't dehydrated which was the main danger in this heat. I was so worried about the fact that she wouldn't eat that I used a syringe to put carrot and honey puree into her a couple of times. Thank goodness all is well now, she is back at nursery as of today and has a good appetite back. So now to clean the house and linen of vomit and bile stains. Pleasant...

This was Willow's attempt at doing her makeup (pre-illness)

And this is her trying out her new big girl pants....

See how big and bonny she was......

This is her now (post-illness)...




Over the weekend I managed to sort out the terrace and make it useable again. It had turned into a tip very quickly with lack of attention by me. So I'm pleased with the result and we now have a lovely space to enjoy again....