Happy Australia Day!

We've started doing letter of the week crafts - Genna enjoyed it :)

At the park before her first dentist appointment - getting some play time in!

No More Pictures Mama! (that's really what she was saying!!)

Decorating the steps

Swiiiiiiiiiiiing

Ahhhh Pure Joy

I LOVE THE SWING!

Her first dentist appointment was awesome. We went in because she fell on our tile floor a few weeks ago, and we just noticed last week one of her front teeth was going grey. I got her excited to go see the 'teeth doctor' and the lady was Great! She talked to her for a bit - asking her her name & how old she is. Then asked her to open her mouth - she did it - and I nearly fell off my chair in shock! She let the lady look around with a mirror, then opened nicely so they could take a photo of the tooth to compare for next time! For being such a good girl they gave her a bag of goodies - a new toothbrush, toothpaste & a little mirror to practice at home :) I'm glad to hear that the nerve in the tooth is likely just dead, but it doesn't really matter as it's a baby tooth. No cavities though - so all good :)

Another HUGE milestone this week - we took the side off of her cot and turned it into a toddler bed!! She loves climbing in and (knock on wood) stays in there once we put her to bed. And now we don't have to worry about her possibly falling out (she was starting to throw her leg over the side of the cot (crib) and it was making us nervous that she might eventually pull herself up hard enough to fall out). This pictures is the morning after her first night in her 'big girl bed' - she had somehow turned all the way around - but still slept great :)

On Australia Day Amelia & Clara came over to swim - Genna was thrilled!!

We had a nice spread for lunch too! Steak, sausage & crab legs + 7 layer & Asian noodle salads :)

Genevieve & Louisa liked sitting at their own little table too

Look I have tattoos!

Shame I have my eyes closed :( Great friends - great times!

Clara, Steve & Amelia

Barry & Rita

Little Rosie having a snack

Genna watching me shell some crab legs

OUCH!

Selina & Amelia with their gorgeous (and SO yummy) pavlova

Genna's first taste of pavlova! (she LOVED it of course :)

Ball pit fun!

With Rosie too :)

Genna & Louisa with lots of stuffed animal friends - in the ball pit :)

In the pool with Dadda

cuddles

Happy Australia Day!

Floating with Mama too

Hold On!

Ahhhhh SO relaxing :)

Such a lovely Day - Go Australia!

The next day we went to the Sydney Aquarium

I see it Dadda!!!

She REALLY enjoyed watching all the sea creatures and asked what each one was called

Jelly Fish!

Giant Sting Ray!

Now THAT is a crab!!

Her favorite display was the sharks!!

That one is HUGE!

WHOA!

She loved seeing the dugongs too (manatees)

Looking down on the water tunnels - SUCH great displays there!

Duh Da Duh Da Duh Da

Exhausted after a big day :)

AND back at home - relaxing with her Disney Princess Tea Party dvd - SUCH a fun day :)

The other BIG news - I feel like we can officially say it now - Genevieve is potty trained!!! We had the 'YES this is it!' moment yesterday at the aquarium. Of course when I asked her to try to go before we entered she refused, and 3/4 of the way through she said HAVE TO GO! So I left Murray with the stroller, put her on my hip and started booking it to the bathrooms. The whole place is a one way maze - so it took ages to get to the end where the bathrooms are (seriously? with all those kids they can't have one half way too???). I just kept saying 'Hold it Genna, don't pee on me!' She did AWESOME - made it to the bathroom - I was SO proud. Big cuddles when we went back to find Dadda too. Our first day outing (other than mini grocery store & park outings) - and she did amazingly well. She has got it down at daycare now too - after nearly 3 weeks of afternoon accidents I told her - look if you have to go, just go. You don't have to go get someone to help, just go in, move the step over and go (I thought maybe it was just too much to go and find an adult and get them to come and help her - even though she loves the ladies in her room). We practice every time I drop her off and pick her up, and they are small so she can totally do it herself. Ever since I told her that not ONE accident - little Miss Independent!! :)

Some Old Sept '12 Park Pics

Murray was cleaning his computer and found these old pics. Fun times at one of our many local parks!

PURE JOY!!

She loves playing shop - a constant entrepreneur. 3 Leaves for 1 stick. If you try and bargain she puts the price UP!........ "hmmmm no, 4 leaves now"

Action shot as she shoots around the bend!

Lovely weekend

After our ridiculously hot Friday 45c (113f) 

We decided to head to the beach on Saturday because it had cooled down to 24c (75f)

Someone was THRILLED with the 'muddy puddle' that this sand ledge had created

Running start

SO HAPPY!

Grabbing sand

AHHHHHHH

Now squish the sand

Fun fun fun

Watching for the next wave

Get ready

And jump!

Running

Ah I have a leach on my leg!

Genna & Dadda watching the bagpipers practice (there was a surf carnival on)

Blurry but cute - Genna calls this 'hanging with Dadda'

Dancing for the first time with her dolly

Dip

Up high

Fun

Listening to Gigi Sally read the princess book

Gently touching her new ballerinas

Cook cook cook

Still LOVING the electric toothbrush - you are REALLY good at doing every bit on your own too!

Notice in the first picture the back of your hair is now straight - first haircut!!!  (other than bangs/fringe). I cut off the mullet like hair you had at the back so it'd be lighter in this summer heat - looks cute too :)

Loving spaghetti - you decided the spoon wasn't fun enough

MESSY!

And a bit of sauce squeeze :)

At the mall we popped by the parents room so you could use the toddler sized potty there (for the first time!!) and make a phone call of course :)

New kitchen!! You were VERY excited

HOORAY! You cook for us every day - here you were making some tea!

Baba's kissing :)

Cook cook cook :)

I can't remember if I wrote this on here a few weeks ago? But we were at the shops and you picked up something and said 'buy it Mama?' I said 'No Genevieve, I don't have any money.' (I never carry cash). You grabbed a credit card out of my wallet and said 'Use this Mama - buy it with this!' LOL!

You love playing doctor lately. Lately in the bathtub you'll take a toy and hold it up to me saying 'You sick Mama, I doctor lady, make you all better! Open your mouth, give you medicine.' It's SO cute :)

I asked you what you did at school today and you told me 'Played in sandpit, had bucket, put sand inside, mixed it! Play with new friend Mila - hold hands, say come see this.' You enjoy yourself there SO much - such a big girl!! You just moved to the older room as of last week (called the 'young preschool' group). You have settled in SO quickly and LOVE all the freedom you have and outside play time. Like rather than having water bottles, they have a jug and a stack of cups and you can go grab a drink of water whenever you feel like it (they also do set drinks at snack and meal times). You have also made a group of girlfriends that you eat lunch with, and just loving being a 'big girl'! You are one of the few who is potty training in your room as well - such a smart lady :)

blowing on your toast (can you tell she likes this dress? she begs to wear it all the time!!)

Posing!

One glove, one pair of tongs

My pink glove!

cuddles

Pick Me Up!

Kisses from Dadda

Dancing outside with Dadda

NOW what should I cook..... hmmmm :)

The other thing you do lately that makes us just melt is spontaneously giving us hugs and kisses and saying 'I love you Mama, I love you Dadda.' AHHHHHHHHHHH