Chaud, tres tres chaud .....

The weather has turned very, very hot in Noumea in the past week which has meant resurrecting last year’s paddling pool, fruity icy poles and trips to the beach to cool down. Don has been traveling in Micronesia, so Jack and I have been hanging out and trying not to melt. Here Jack and his friend Zara are enjoying their icy treat after dinner.

Guess who turned 3....

Although this news is a few weeks old, I wanted to include some photos from Jack’s birthday party. He turned three and the theme was ‘pirates’ – he had a great time with all his friends and was particularly pleased with his new bike and pirate-ship cake!

Yum, yum – later that night he said to me ‘thanks, mommy, for the great cake!’

The new bike - a flash red BMX

Everyone lining up to ‘walk the plank’

The treasure!