After a late afternoon sleep today Poppy was ready to wait up until dark to go out and see the Christmas lights. To pass the time we made gingerbread christmas trees and stars and iced them. First, we had to shop for all the ingredients because Mummy does not routinely bake! The whole process was …
Category Archives: One Year Old
music class
I was so proud of Poppy at music today – she participated enthusiastically the whole session and sang lots of the words and did all the actions. Her ability to focus on the activities has definitely increased and she is able to maintain that attention span for the whole half hour. I remember taking her …
hips & lips christmas party
Poppy’s friends brought their parents and grandparents to our annual party on Rabbit Island this year…. it was a hot summer day and the bouncy castle was a big hit… in fact, Poppy still wanted to jump even as it was deflating for packing up! Santa was awesome and Poppy had a shy but positive …
christmas ornament
In keeping with tradition, Poppy received a lovely christmas decoration to add to our tree from Gran Jan. She chose it over in Sydney and it’s a real beauty. Poppy tried it out on the tree at the farm before adding it to her last year’s ornament on our tree at home. By the time …
ayla’s 2nd birthday
Alya’s party was a BBQ at her house with Chloe, Poppy and a few of her other friends. Whitnie’s Mum snapped this photo of us and developed it with her roll. It’s a classic shot because Poppy is having a big tantrum at being asked to leave the shower after having a spa with her …
grandpa bill
Poppy’s Grandpa Bill from Madison, Indiana LOOOOVES tractors! Here is a great article about him with his photo on the cover of the local Madison paper. He included the newspaper in with Christmas gifts that arrived today from the USA and are now under our tree.