My Little Chef...

One of the wonderful things about going to a local Playgroup is being able to see the toys that Em likes to play with. She always seems to like the family corner with plastic food, dolls, a toy kitchen a toy oven etc... So one particular day I took a photo of the oven and I showed Rob and said 'Emma would like you to make one of these please!' And the picture above is the result - a very cool, very groovy, painted to match her bedroom oven... She is loving playing with it! Thanks Daddy you're sooooo clever.. Now for your next project... a toy kitchen, a dolls house ummm the possibilites are endless....

New Purchase!

This is Rob's new baby... A 150cc Belladonna Scooter. This has been purchased so that I am free to have the car and do very important Mummy things while Rob rides this to work. It costs a whole $6 to fill up with petrol! Really must think of a name for it - any suggestions... The first few times he rode it I sat at home chewing my nails until I heard he had arrived safely at work - don't fully trust Auckland drivers that are rushing to work! Anyway to date he is enjoying riding it - and of course I'm enjoying having the car (although I have been reminded about the cost of petrol!!)

I had a lovely Mothers' Day yesterday. And major headlines for today is Emma is 18 months old today - I'll write a post soon about what she's up to.

Family Fun Day!

I was so excitied to have the weekend off - that we decided that we would make the most of it by venturing out for a family outing/treat. Thanks Jo, for letting me know about Kiwi Valley cause thats where we headed. It's a farm out West in Henderson with heaps of very friendly farm animals. Emma had a ball saying "ROAR" whenever she could to every animal (thats her favourite animal sound although she does a pretty good chicken at the moment too!) It was amazing having animals that usually run away running up to greet us.. although we had food so I think that was there true motivation! Anyway we had a great morning.

My girlie girl Emma

Decided to take some photos yesterday when wee Emma was dressed in a way I've always dreamed about dressing my little girl... Yep the tights, the clip in the hair, the little jean skirt and then the ultra cute jumper (which I'm pretending still fits from last Winter). And then seeing her like this made me realise just how quickly she's growing up - it seems like only yesterday that we were wandering if she would get any hair and now she has enough for a clip! This photo was taken while she happily sat on her change table with me right there putting some make up on before heading out - Emma loves my make up and is quite content to sit there playing with it - trying to copy me as I put it on - it's very cute. I think I may be raising a girlie girl - nothing wrong with that I say!

Super Sonic Aunty Returns!

This is my dear friend Laura (Laws). She has been working in Afganistan - not a place many would chose to live, but then Laws is a super amazing gal! Willing to make all kinds of sacrifices for other people. I've called her the super sonic woman for years - just cause she's the kind of person who knows how to sew a fancy dress - but she also knows how to catch and gut a fish! We joke that one day she'll have to teach Em to fish. Laws is back in the country for a month and yesterday we caught up for lunch followed by a walk in Cornwall Park. I appreciate our friendship heaps - and I love that when we do see each other it's like we saw each other just yesterday. Looking forward to spending more time with Laws before the end of the month.

A Chilling Walk in the Rain!

Hopefully for those in the UK the sun is starting to shine... Because over here it's beginning to get cold and raining heaps... Of course Dudley needs walking despite the weather - here's a photo of Em as we set out to get wet. She's wearing her brand new raincoat - just needs the umbrella and gumboots to match! Talking of walking - Emma is doing really well now and has been finally favouring walking over crawling for about the last two weeks.


We got soaked in the rain - So here's the after... Emma was all snuggling under the storm cover while Dudley and me were completely soaked through.

And then last night we went to watch the Blues (Auckland) rugby team loose. And guess what it was raining! Thankfully my clever sister in law Nell got us tickets under cover. It was fun being there anyway - can't remember the last time we went to a game...

Happy Easter

Happy Easter to everyone who reads this! We've had a fairly quiet weekend with Janet leaving on Friday (previous post..) and I have to work tonight (boo hoo!) But hopefully you're having lots of fun. This is an example of the easter treats I've made for family this year - copied from the latest Treasures Magazine. Emma enjoyed her marshmallow egg - and guess what she said when she held her very first easter egg?? "Hot" - thats one of her favourite words at the moment. Have a good one and remember the reason....