It’s very quiet right now. It’s 1am and both Jan and Emily are sleeping – Jan cuddling her book and Emily cuddling BBB (first time she’s ever slept with a stuffed animal!). And we are the only people in the house… for the first time… in a long time.

Jan’s parents flew home today. They had been staying with us for the past week which means that Jan and I got to camp out in the office on the jumbo inflatable bed – the same place where Sarah had stayed the week before when she crashed with us after deciding to make the big move from England (via Ecuador) to Spain. Welcome Sarah! It was so nice having them all here. Jan and her mum went to a Catalan tribute to Frank Sinatra concert at Palau de la Música, we took Jan’s dad to Camp Nou to see Barcelona kick Atlético Madrid’s butt, I got Jan and Sarah VIP tickets to the HP-sponsored Andy Somers (of The Police) photo exhibition, and there were countless trips to the park/playground/beach. Not to mention the priceless benefits of having live-in babysitters. Oops, I just mentioned them.

We’ve got a month of silent freedom now before my dad comes to visit. He has stated that he wants to rent a Smart Car, drive to Andorra, take a ferry to Africa, celebrate Thanksgiving in Spain, and spend quality time with Emily. Four out of five of those things are possible. I can’t wait!

Here is a photo of Emily down in Barceloneta with her pushchair that GG got for her to celebrate her 1 year birthday. She loves this thing!

And here is Camp Nou, where Barça plays. It’s the largest stadium in all of Europe.