Baby Hogga in Chisinau

Amazing how fast kids grow. Just six months ago she was a dark haired, dark-eyed little minx, showing every sign of developing into a raven-haired Latina beauty - and now the eyes have turned green, the hair is showing suspicious traces of blonde and even, believe it or not, red. Hodgson genes again - I hope she missed out on the ones that contribute to body weight ha ha.

We're now living in a rented house in West Berkshire, have started the process of buying a new place and I am settling into a new role with a global Telecomms company. Still high-pressure of course, but I can often work 8 to 5 and then be at home 15 minutes later which is an incredible change and gives me time to play with Lily and try help Marcela with the enormous workload involved in childrearing and keeping the house in order.

These pictures were taken on our recent trip to Chisinau in Moldova - about which more later.