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I can't believe it's been over a week since we landed in Portugal!

After a couple of lazy days to overcome the jet lag, the "race" to meet our closets family members and friends has started. Even though we knew we'll be staying a while, we've missed these people so much that we couldn't wait to hug them all.
I must admit I'm a bit tired of our busy social schedule, but it has been great to meet everyone, get to know the new babies and enjoy some great food and beautiful weather.

My baby niece was waiting for us at the airport and I couldn't believe that she recognised me from the countless skype sessions with my sister. She reached her little arms in my direction when she saw me coming and greeted me with the sweetest smile I've ever seen. I melt every time she says "olá" (hello), her first word. I wonder if I can get her to say "tia" (auntie) before I leave again.
Our 2 year old nephew has grown so much since the last time we've been together one year ago and we're trying to make up for the lost time with him too. He's becoming the sweetest little boy and we couldn't be more proud.

It's the peak of Summer here and we've been blessed with clear blue skies and a warm sun shining every single day. The weather is perfect for ice-creams and long afternoons on the beach and we are now starting to enjoy it all, after the initial rush.
This week is all about relaxing and enjoying Summer, before the big family events that we'll be attending and helping to plan. I'll write about the party decorations I'm helping with soon!

Summer is slowly slipping away, so we try to spend every sunny weekend outside, while the good weather lasts.
We woke up to a beautiful Sunday morning and the weather was perfect for a pic-nic, so we packed some food, joined a couple of friends and headed north to Morisset Park, 100km from Sydney. It had been a while since we'd seen kangaroos and this park is known to be the best spot to catch them in the wild.

It wasn't hard to tell we were in the right place, as we approached the park and we could spot kangaroos casually sleeping on the side of the road. Some curious ones would stick their ears up at the sound of the car, checking us out.
There were so many of them, just hanging around in large groups, and lots of mothers with babies in their pouches.

We found a quiet pic-nic area, away from curious wallabies, and had a nice relaxing lunch, before venturing through the park to meet the locals.

They are so used to human visits that they allow us to come really close and we can interact with them safely.

Note the joey's legs sticking out of her pouch on the left

The couple of seconds when we actually saw the baby's head

10am and I'm melting already. On the way to 39 degrees!
Perfect day for slushies and ice creams!

The weather has been humid and warm and the sun doesn't show up that often.
It's hard for me to accept that this is the Summer I'll get this year. In Portugal, were I came from, Summer started in June and lasted until September with beautiful sunny days and no sight of rain. Hopefully we'll have that kind of Summer here later on too. They say Summer is a bit late this year and it will probably last longer than usual. I can't wait to be able to go for a swim everyday after work, since I'm now living a few steps from the beach!

In the meantime, I'm taking conform in the flavours of the season. There's so many beautiful fresh fruit in the markets now, and cheaper than ever!

So for now I'll get my inspiration from all the colours and flavours that surround me. I'm working on some Valentine's Day goodies that should be in store very soon. Stay tuned!