Happy Chinese New Year!

They dressed up at Genna's daycare this week to celebrate Chinese New Year

They chose a blue outfit for Genna to match her eyes - so pretty :)

We also had some fun painting at home

It is SO much fun to make a mess!!!

We also went to Manly one day to catch up with our friends Rita (who is due any day now!), Lindsay, Chloe & Louisa

Genna keeping an eye on Chloe

Yummm rice crackers at the beach

Back at home that afternoon - she worked on pulling both toys at once

and dive bombing her sofa

SO fun to climb over the back!!!

She also helped Dada test out his new massage chair

It's A-OK Dada!

Now - push me in my CAR!!!

She also stayed home from daycare one day this week after having a rough night's 'sleep'

sometimes its just nice to relax with Sesame Street

Every time we get in the car she grabs an armful of her friends to come with - this is the usual crowd - Baba, Woof Woof and Baby

Other things....
She loves to tuck her puppy into 'bed' before heading to bed herself. We have a makeshift bed (just for puppy, near her cot) where she lays her down, tucks her in with a blanket and they lays down and kisses and cuddles her before saying SHUSSSSSH and heading off to her own cot to go to sleep. So so so sweet.

She has initiated the first stages of potty training herself! I never thought we'd start this early, but she has started telling me when she has done a 'pee pee' or a 'poo poo.' So we got a couple little potty chairs, which so far she just likes to sit in and use a piece of tissue to 'wipe.' But - its a start!

Australia Day blog to come soon!!

Birthday Celebrations!

I LOVE MY HOUSE!

cutie

Hello Dolly

And 'woof woof'

she does LOVE to put on hand sanitizer - ha ha

check me OUT!

Cool dude with her cool puppy

All dressed up for Granddad's party

80 Cheers for 80 Years!

She didn't notice a clip had been snuck into her hair - she HATES when we put clips in her hair but they are sooooooooooo cute

An amazing bonsai from Helen

Me, Genna & Nanna (Lyn)

The bonsai up close - pretty!

What's this?

>Ohhhh a new electric motor for his boat from us - fun :)

Pretty Lady

Father & Son

Murray & Peter & Helen

and me

and Jocelyn

Lyn & Peter with their friends we had over for lunch

We made a Sunday roast - veggies, lamb, chicken, mushy peas

and Yorkshire Puddings of course!

Jenny & Lyn

Nice Cake!

With Helen who brought the amazing cake

A lovely celebration (Genna was sleeping:)

Finally the little lady got up after a 3 hour sleep!

Snuggles with Baba

Ohhh that chocolate cake on her lips gives it away - she LOVED it - sooooo yummy

It was a great celebration - great to celebrate Peter's birthday together!

18 Months

It has been busy busy around these parts - Murray powerwashed like crazy and got the bricks at the side of the pool to look amazing!

WOW - look at that mold! The power washing really makes a HUGE difference!

This is what happens when you decide to power wash in sandals though - ouch - that's some strong water!

You are my big helper! You LOVE to do what I'm doing - so after I finished sweeping one day, you took over!

One of the words you are really good at saying is tv - ha ha! You run in sometimes and sit on your little sofa and point at it while saying 'tv, tv.' We don't let you watch it often, but now and then its a nice treat to watch the wiggles dance around a bit :) And Dada is the ONLY person you will allow to do this - you won't let me anywhere near your seat! You are SUCH a Daddy's girl lately. You talk about him ALL day and when he comes home you run to him yelling DADA with a huge smile on your face!

We did a big shop at ikea because it was time to get your toys organized - shop shop shopping lady

I think you were pretty happy with the result :)

with some of your favorite friends - Elmo, Puppy & Baba

You also figured out last week how to pull your toys on a string - this puppy is your favorite thing to pull

You also have started wanting to wear your 'bag' (backpack) on the way to the car as we head to daycare and on the walk back to the car when I pick you up

too cute - the perfect fit

You are settling in really well at your new daycare. Its small and you really like the ladies who take care of you and you ESPECIALLY love the cubby house and the bikes - they say you are in and out of that house all day! One thing they do there that's new for you too is eating at a little table and sitting on a chair (you ate in a highchair at the previous place). So some evenings you choose to eat dinner at your own little table at home too!

But sometimes its just more fun to push your chair around!!

You are just developing like crazy lately. Your comprehension is amazing. I can ask you just about anything now and you know what I'm saying. Tonight you saw my glass of water and pointed at it while saying water. So I gave you a sip, then you pushed at me saying 'mama' so I took a drink, then you took another and gave me a big wet sloppy kiss! Ha ha - too cute.

So just for fun - let me see if I can list how many words you say - without prompting (I can't count all the ones you understand but don't say yet - there are TONS of those!)

car (your new word this week - you yell it every time you see a car now)
cookie (also a new word this week)
butterfly
heart
teddy
bunny
baba
mama
dada
tv
more
no
milk
water
feet
eyes
shoes
monkey
dog (also known as a woof woof)
cow
sheep (also known as baaaa)
pool
outside
hot
toast
pasta
peas
nana
cheese
thank you
please
seat
book
up
elmo
roo (for kangaroo)
bag
bath
hello
bye bye
mite (vegemite)

That's all I can think of right now - although I'm sure there are more. So that's about40+?
My smart little monkey :)

Official 1 Year Old photos

We have been really busy & haven't had a lot of time for photo taking, blogging etc.
So here are a few pictures I hadn't posted yet - Finally - Genevieve's official 1 Year photos :)