52 Memories - Week 50: Christmas tree decorating
Helping to decorate the Christmas tree with a collection of little figures that her grandmo…
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52 Memories - Week 49: Rock drawing
Emma tries to draw with a stone on her favourite rock. Unfortunately, this particular ston…
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52 Memories - Week 48: Smiley and serious
Playing around at home and looking very serious in her first encounter with real cows at th…
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Bilingual toddler at 21 months
At 21 months, Emma is trying to communicate a lot of things, but still mostly using sounds …
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52 Memories - Week 47: Mr Potato Head
Faces of concentration and amusement playing with Mr. Potato Head!
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52 Memories - Week 46: The park
It was a long weekend in the middle of November. I had Monday off so we took a little trip…
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Things to do in Mexico when you're hungry - #6 Nopales
In the latest installment of my series on Mexican food I'm featuring a dish made with c…
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52 Memories - Week 44: Halloween and the Day of the Dead
Clearly, I am still a month behind with my weekly photos... I have to catch up by the end o…
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November Gratitude List
It's December, the last month of the year already! I'm thinking of whether to chan…
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52 Memories - Week 43: Smelly plants
This photo was taken while we were at my husband's uncle and aunt's house - our nea…
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A few of my favourite things #3: 20 months old
Here is a snapshot of some of Emma's favourite things at the moment, in no particular o…
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52 Memories - Week 42
These photos are from a month ago when Emma's godmother and her family came for a brief…
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52 Memories. - Week 41: Eating spaghetti
Some pretty ordinary everyday moments from mid October.
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The Day of the Dead - 7 reasons to experience it
The Day of the Dead is, I think, a pretty unique celebration. Not at all sad and gloomy, n…
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52 Memories - Week 40: Swings and sunglasses
I chose these two images for week 40 to show a playful moment and a serious moment of play,…
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October Gratitude List
Autumn has really set in now. I can tell by the the fact that it's getting dark much e…
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52 Memories - Week 39: This is where we...
These are some of our ordinary moments - some photos I took one afternoon just outside our …
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We love books! #1
"Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself." - Geor…
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I´m Ruth, mum to bilingual preschooler Emma and Baby bump, due in early January! I'm a British expat living in Mexico with my Mexican family. I hope to be able to guide and inspire other parents through their bilingual journey and share my expat experience and my love of Mexican food, culture and a bit of travel too. Our life is a bit messy and disorganised so don't expect anything resembling perfection here!
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