Category Archives: First Year

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anya

Poppy adores Anya. She has now learned to say her name very clearly and calls it out regularly. She howls exactly like a huskie and often ‘talks’ about her to Mummy during the day.

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blucklings

Adrienne’s friend Janine’s sister Mary and family from Wellington came for afternoon tea at the farm. We played with the animals and had turns on Yogi’s mower before sitting in the sun and eating GranJan’s chocolate biscuits.

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singing

Poppy loves playing and singing with Yogi – on the piano, guitar, ukulele or recorder.

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shot

Poppy had her fourth and final meningococcal shot today with her nurse, Gillene. She was very brave, and like her other shots, coped really well without crying and with no discernable symptoms during the rest of the day.

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ayla & poppy at the beach

Poppy’s little friend Ayla spent time on Rabbit Island beach pushing her around the sand at Mum’s group today. They have a lot of fun playing and talking together.

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first marmite

Like any kiwi kid, Poppy had her first marmite sandwich today and seemed to like it a lot!

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11 months old

Poppy has grown in confidence and loves to initiate chasing games with lots of giggling. Here are some faces of Poppy: Clapping hands Laughing Howling like Anya Telling a story Give me a cuddle Watching and learning

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clarksons

GranJan’s longtime family friends, The Clarksons, come to Nelson every Christmas/New Year to camp at Tahuna. We all get together for BBQs and singalongs and to catch up with all the events of the year. This year they met Poppy and we had our New … Read More

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big girls next door

Poppy was invited for a walk to the park with Melonie and Michelle – the big girls next door – while they are on holiday from school.

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backpack

Poppy was gifted a cute Buzzy Bee backpack for Christmas from Barbara and Graeme. She enjoys filling it with her toys and tipping them all out again. Here she is arriving at the farm in her red dress wearing her backpack to give Yogi a … Read More