dos abuelas

Broome is 'home' now, but it's also a long, long way from 'home'.  For six months of the year we can get a direct flight to Brisbane (one per week) or Sydney (two per week) and we can be back 'home' in a mere four or five hours.  For the other six months we might as well be in a different country as getting 'home' is an all-day flying adventure.

We feel that distance more now with Little Bird, and not just because the prospect of seven-and-a-half hours flying time with an eight-and-a-half-month-old (plus an hour or so spent in Perth airport between flights) is a bit like the prospect of an all-day visit to the dentist.  But more we feel it because we see our little one growing, learning, and changing so much in between our visits to family and friends back east.  We're really glad to be building some close connections in our hood here, but we really miss all you people and would love to have her growing up surrounded by your love.

So we're so glad for all the visitors we've had here, and especially that Little Bird's grandmas have both had the chance to come and visit recently for some slow Broome family time and to keep building their relationships with our little girl.