Salut de Metz!!!!

JD, Kaa and Stella have been visiting for 10 days.

Among the many pleasures, there was of course the petite réunion de famille in Maizey...

Mamie, Stella, Nathalie and Marie

from left to right:

Charbel, Raymonde, Chazz, Hélène, Jean-Baptiste, Jean-Luc, Catherine, Marie, Jean-Claude, Jean-Dominique, François Joseph (Papi), Annick (Mamie) with Stella, Jean-Philippe, Alice

Tonton Charbel teaches Stella "Les Petites Marionettes"

cousins Chazz and Marie

Catherine and Jean-Luc - JD's godfather, and parents of Marie

We have kept out of the heat as much as possible...

in the pool in Maizey,

in the tub with Marie,

and in the "Pink Pool" in Novéant!

...got some well deserved rest... (here with cousin No.1 Jullien)

...and made some very interesting new friends!

Last but not least, we celebrated some very important events...

June 18th:

Mamie and Papie's 42nd wedding anniversary

and Stella's 5th month

June 22nd:

Jean-Philippe and Nadia announced their engagement!

JD says:

"Ze last Rugiero boy iz now takén!"

Meanwhile in tropical Göteborg...

It is 30 degrees Celsius, and Stella decides to serve herself a well deserved refreshing drink...

The bottle thing... I can do this!

Piece of cake!

But what is the big deal? Can't you see I have mastered this?
My mom seems to think I am beating some world record... Mothers!!

Maybe I could do a little trick, show off some "junior" dexterity...

Talk about advanced motor skills!!
Watch and learn, Mom.


Oops...

But how did this thing work again...

Arrgghh! I blame the design!!!!

Fine. I give up. I was done anyway.

Better than potato!

Jeandéia

Some crazy souls have been suggesting Stellinha looks very much like her Dad...

Really???

Straight run from 1 to 8:30 a.m. !!

Much to talk about...

Stella's good news today is last night's "straight" run!

Milk-free for 7.5 hours!

Midday celebration nap