lots of fun. It was lovely to see Patrizia and Claudio again they had flown over from Rome especially for the party too. I think Stella was a little overwhelmed by it all but she certainly loved tucking into her birthday cake and also eating the cake of one of her little friends too!The next day I picked Mum up and we went off to Stansted and flew off to Spain where we surprised Julie with a visit - she nearly had a heart attack when I walked into her office and asked if she fancied going out for dinner!!!! We had a lovely dinner at the Hyatt in La Manga with Julie, Pedro and Pedro's parents Miguel and Milagritos and his sister Mila. A really wonderful night, delicious food and more presents!!!! Back to the UK the next day and three days with Ben, Clarissa and Stella. On Thursday night we joined up with Kevin who was giving a speech in the New Zealand Rugby Ball which was located under the Eiffel Tower during the World Cup in 2007 and is now under Tower Bridge and being used as publicity for New Zealand and the next World Cup in NZ in 2011. It's a fantastic venue and they showed a 360 degree film in the top of it, it was really amazing, plus Will Martin sang a couple of songs, including one of my favourites "So Far Away". A lovely dinner at Pont de la Tour afterwards with all the family together - a rare occasion. The on our separate ways again, Bex and I back to Auckland and Kevin off up to Grasmere. Just before we left for Heathrow on the Friday night, Stella took her first 4 steps!!!!
Stella standing up and just before she took 4 steps
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