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broadgreen house carols

NeeNe and Adrienne were both in the Special Choir at Marsden College so enjoy getting together for a carol sing-a-long at this time of year. Poppy raced up to the front when they asked for a child to come and sing on the microphone – she sang Jingle Bells well enough to win a freshly cooked pikelet with jam and cream from one of the food vendors. There were lots of other wee girls her age to play with and the rain and wind stayed away for a lovely evening. The choir invited all the kids to come up and sing with them towards the end.

hip hop break-up

Breaker Bay in Kaiteriteri was a perfect spot for Poppy’s Hip Hop break up party after a fabulous year of dancing. The kids (and adults) enjoyed the beautiful sea and sand with fun, games & food for everyone.

christchurch trip

We had a fabulous time in Christchurch visiting Ayla and meeting Qing Qing. We stayed in a motel where we met Amy and her lovely kids. We spent time walking the streets of Christchurch contemplating the earthquake damage which was sobering and concerning.

The kids had a fabulous time at the sunny A&P show and having a swim at the gardens. It was also wonderful to meet little Soul, Ayla & Jana’s new brother.

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cupcakes

Poppy entered the Melrose House cupcake competition and put together a complicated design and won a $20 Subway card. Initially we were working on a three-tiered wedding cupcake with white icing, but then decided to go with a Mad Hatter’s Birthday theme and chocolate icing.

2010 portrait

Every year we get our portrait taken at Poppy’s preschool fundraiser. We keep them all in a portfolio and it’s fun to look back over the years at how we’ve changed and grown.

melbourne cup 2010

As we do every year, Yogi & GranJan, Poppy & Adrienne all choose horses based on the relevance of their name to our personalities or interests. This year the line up is:

Poppy: Americain (white, blue strip with white stars, red white and blue striped sleeves and cap)
Adrienne: Precedence (black and white checks, yellow sleeves, black and white cap)
GranJan: Zipping (navy blue, white armbands, white cap)
Yogi: Shocking (black, orange and black sash and cap)

And Poppy WON! GranJan’s horse Zipping came fourth in the race for the third time. Adrienne’s horse came 8th and Yogi’s came 18th!