October was so full of birthdays, work, travel and (did we mention?) birthdays that this mother is very late with the October news. She is sitting here in Park City, UT in LATE November, still recovering from a 16 hour journey from London to Salt Lake City. But more on that later. Back to October...Can she remember what happened in October...
Zoë got to be Special Helper twice and Flower Helper once in October. And she had a nearly month long celebration of her 3rd birthday. In mid-October, we took the Eurostar to Paris where we had a bunch of friends and family over to celebrate Zoë's birthday, including Mami and Papi from Montpellier, cousine Michele, Tati Lisa, Olivier, Emilien, Valerie, cousins Richard and Brigitte, and great-uncle and great-aunt Gilbert and Gisou. She also got to go on another pony ride, on a carousel and on the big-kid swings.
The celebration continued in London with Zoë being serenaded by her whole class and being presented a birthday book. In the evening, she had her best friend over for more singing and cake. In December, she'll be having a joint birthday party with her friends Tessa, Maya, Ben and Marin.
Favourite phrases: "I don't like [fill in the blank]", "I love [fill in the blank]", "It's night time" (it's dark a lot in London at the moment), "I don't waaaant it", "What's that?", "On ne peut pas toucher la lune", "N'abondonnes jamais!"
Favourite songs: Pirouette Cacahouette, Whoopsy Daisy Angel
Current wardrobe preferences: Doesn't want to wear trousers or anything that's not pink. Leggings are preferred. Doesn't want to wear anything in her hair.
Favourite colour: PINK, PINK and PINK
Favourite foods: Saucisson sec, strawberry and mango ice cream, smoothies, clementines, muesli
Favourite activities: Playing with her dolls, stickers, singing, brushing her own and her parents' hair, picking her nose, blowing her nose, fluffing, seeing and feeding the horses on match days, watching football (aka soccer) and rugby with her papa
Favourite books: Zoë la capricieuse, The Odd Egg
Routines: Choosing her clothes for the next day, having her mum sing "I love my Zoe (Marin, Claire, Cyril, Djembe, Roger, Mims, Papa, Mimi, Bibi, Miss Smyth, Miss Camille, Miss Sari, Miss Monique, Miss Alessia..) my Zoë (Marin, Claire, Cyril, Djembe, Roger, Mims, Papa, Mimi, Bibi, Miss Smyth, Miss Camille, Miss Sari, Miss Monique, Miss Alessia..) loves me, I cherish my Zoë (Marin, Claire, Cyril, Djembe, Roger, Mims, Papa, Mimi, Bibi, Miss Smyth, Miss Camille, Miss Sari, Miss Monique, Miss Alessia..) 'neath the old oak tree."
Milestones: Can now jump with 2 feet, prefers showers to baths, birthmark on thigh is fading
