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.
Category Archives: First Year
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.
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.
first marmite
Like any kiwi kid, Poppy had her first marmite sandwich today and seemed to like it a lot!
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
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 →
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 →




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.