CHRISTMAS!

Its Christmas. Technically its my second ever Christmas but because I was so teeny tiny last year (Mummy says I slept through most of it) this was my first real one.

We had lots of places to go and people to visit. First we saw Poppa and Jenny-Gran and everyone in Daddy's family for lunch at the RSA the weekend before.


Daniel 'helping' me unwrap my presents


With Poppa and Jenny-Gran at the RSA


Showing off my pretty dress (and not so glamorous bib)

With Nana Joy

Reading with Poppa

Then on Christmas Day we had presents at home, then church, then lunch at Nana and Granddads and then dinner with my friend Toby and his brother Sasha and Mummy and Daddy. It was a very busy day and I got a bit tired... but I kept on going even without a nap

Here's some paper Daddy!

Checking out my new puzzles and books.

Here's some more paper!

And here's a teeny tiny bit Mummy...

Me, Mummy, Nana and Other Nana... 4 generations

I am ONE!

I turned one on Christmas Eve. We had already had my party but I still got some presents. Mummy and Daddy gave me a wooden trolley and Daniel gave me some pink gumboots that he picked out himself.

Its been a while since I have been weighed and measured but I am definitely getting bigger. I am pretty good at eating, I am preferring to have real food rather than baby mush. I will try almost anything and eat meat, chicken, smoked salmon, avocado, kumara, potato, carrot, tomato, sundried tomato... my favourite foods are probably strawberries, blueberries, kiwifruit, rice crackers and lamb.

I can say a few words like bird, bye bye, up, Daddy, Mummy, hello. I love birds particularly and spend a lot of time trying to see them out the windows. I love books and pottering around playing with toys. Daniel and I often play chase up and down the hall and it is super fun and makes us giggle.

I am getting more confident around people and love hanging out with Nana and Granddad and Daddy is becoming one of my favourite people. Sometimes if he puts me down I cry. I am crawling at speed and can pull myself up onto my knees and sometimes into standing but its a lot of effort.

Here are some photos of me on my birthday:


The gumboots Daniel gave me (he hung them up too, very helpful)


My new trolley


My first hundred and thousand biscuit

Lets have a little taste...


I am one...

Its my party...

Today was my birthday party. I had a wonderful time. I got given some lovely presents. I got a ball, a dolls pram, some dolls, clothes and books. I was very spoiled. Here are some photos

Some recent photos

Looking at birds at the beach

Washing down the sand with some water!

I am not quite brave enough to venture into the tunnel... yet.


Hello Mummy!

Ta

Playing "Ta" is my favourite game. Do you know how to play?

Waiting for Daniel to give the phone to me

Getting the phone "ta"

Giving it back "ta"

Sometimes Daniel keeps it for a while... I am not sure he really understands how to play.

But he finally gives it back "ta"