Passport time again!
13 July 14
In Australia, child passports are valid for only five years. So I recently started the process to apply for new passports for the four girls which includes getting the pictures taken.
We’re not allowed to smile for the passport photos, and so I think it makes everyone look like solemn refugees. Still, it’s nice to have a record of the girls — especially in contrast to their photos from five years ago!

Even though Delaney’s passport is valid for nine months’ longer than her sisters, I decided to get hers renewed at the same time so all four girls are on the same cycle.
Now we’re set for our trip to Europe next month! Last year, I received an unexpected bequest from my deceased grandmother’s estate, and I’m using it to fund our flights and expenses overseas. We’re hoping to visit family members in Beijing and London as well as tour a little bit of western Europe in a campervan.
It’s exciting to plan the trip with the girls, but it also increases their appetite for travel. They’ve already started asking to visit the Statue of Liberty, and all I can say is “at the right time, you’ll see it!”
1 · Heather · 14 July 2014, 07:01
Delaney and Calista could be twins, Aisha looks like you and Brioni has her own thing going on.
2 · Katherine · 14 July 2014, 07:03
I’m sorry for your grandmothers passing- but congratulations on your fresh travels :) When are you all in London?
3 · Anneke · 14 July 2014, 08:05
Beautiful tribe of ladies – love B’s hair – it really suits her I think – cute, pixieish, like she kinda protects the rest look about her? Message to her – you are beautiful!!
4 · Annie · 14 July 2014, 09:54
The two oldest and then the two youngest have the same eyes.
5 · Kristi · 14 July 2014, 10:31
I see similarities in all four girls mouths and noses, but their eyes each look very individual and unique to me. But my favorite similarity is their very pretty freckles!
6 · Maryanne · 14 July 2014, 11:17
Your girls are a real mix of both parents , lovely to see , have a great time O/S
7 · Jessica · 14 July 2014, 16:29
I love the pictures of the four of them like this for comparison. I think that rather than one looking like another in a particular way, they all four look like a set. I feel the same way with my and my three brothers, or with my late Ma and her four siblings – any two together don’t look particularly similar, but with the four together you can see the common themes. Having said that, correcting for the great difference that her relative proximity to babyhood makes still in Delaney’s proportions, maybe she and Aisha are the most similar? Such a gorgeous and powerful looking bunch!
8 · Suzy · 14 July 2014, 18:17
They each have such a uniqueness about them. Yet each also shares something with the other. They are beautiful girls!
9 · Andrea · 18 July 2014, 20:17
I am glad to hear you are coming to Europe. If you are planning a stop in Tuscany let me know! I live in a farm and there’s room for all your moving school!
10 · Iris · 21 July 2014, 14:51
How sad, worn down and malnourished they all look. Those dark circles beneath their eyes speak volumes of iron and sleep deficiency.
11 · Andrea · 21 July 2014, 18:24
Those pictures speak of terrible passport camera. Period. Look at all the other photos and you’ll see healty and happy kids.
BTW, if you stop in Paris, the girls will have the opportunity of seeing the original statue of liberty ;).
12 · Kate · 2 May 2015, 09:09
They are all beautiful little girls. Each has her own look, but at the same time, it’s obvious they are sisters. Aïcha looks the most like you while Delaney looks like Elijah. Hope your trip went well (slowly catching up with your blogs)