My new hat!

Mummy has found a hat for me that makes me look like a little lamb. It is complete with cute little ears!

My Noah's Ark

I love my Noah's Ark. It makes lots of noise. It seems to be a hit with all the kids that come over and even the adults seem to like playing with it.

Gwen

Gwen came to visit me and see my house. She is like my adopted Great Grandma!

Miffy's in town

Mummy and I met Miffy at the lake the other day. We went to the cafe and played at the playground. Miffy had so much news. She's an aunty now! It was nice to see her but now we have to wait until Christmas for her to come back!

Daddy takes me swimming

Daddy took me swimming for the very first time the other Saturday. I normally go swimming with Mummy. He was very impressed with my paddling and kicking! I can propel myself along and I know to close my eyes and shut my mouth when going under the water. Daddy and I had a great time.

Ladies that lunch

When Mummy met Kate for lunch the other day I got to be a big girl and sit in a highchair at a cafe for the very first time. Normally, I just sit with Mummy!

Shell's Birthday

Shell came for lunch today! It was her birthday on Friday so Mummy and I made her a mini chocolate chip muffin cake with marshmellows. We got to wear party hats and sing Happy Birthday. She's off to holiday in Bali so we won't get to see her for a couple of weeks. Why is everyone leaving us?

Pirongia Nature Walk

In the weekend Mummy and Daddy took me on a nature walk! I got to go in Daddy's backpack. I thought all the trees were pretty cool but I especially like the water in the streams. Soon I'll be able to identify all the NZ native trees.

Izzy comes to stay!

My friend Izzy came to stay for 5 nights. She was so fun to play with. Her Mummy and Daddy are taking her away to live in the UK. I think she'd prefer to stay in NZ with me and my Noah's ark.

Mummy and I tried to sabotage their plans by arranging a volcano in Iceland but unfortunately they still got on the plane and left. Boo! I am going to miss Izzy lots and Mummy is going to miss Aunty Janey. We're counting down until they return for a holiday in 2012. In the meantime we're trying to convice Daddy that we need to go to London to visit as well as for a shopping trip!

Hanging out with Granny

I love my Granny. She spoils me rotten and loves playing with me. Last week she came for a bbq at my house and then on Saturday I got to go and play at her house.

Rainbows

Our house has lots of louvres which create rainbows around the house when it's sunny. I think they look very pretty.

I've started terrorising the cupboards

I've found Mummy's plastics cupboard and I think it's great fun. The other day Mummy cleaned out the pantry so I thought I'd take her lead and pull everything out of the plastics cupboard. She let me go for it as it seemed to keep me busy and I was having a ball. Daddy got home to chaos!

I'm a little doll

My cousin Vinne came over the other day and she thought I was just like her doll. She wanted to give me cuddles and kisses, which was very sweet. She's 5 months older than me but I'm catching up to her quick. Soon we'll be able to play lots of games together.

Hamilton Zoo

Today I went to the Zoo with Mummy, Aunty Sarah, Mackenzie and Alex. We got to see the baby rhino, which I thought was pretty cute. I also liked some of the brightly coloured birds and the monkeys.

Cute pics of Bella - 7 months

Two policemen

I am borrowing a little policeman from Granny! He is my favourite toy at the moment. The other day Will finally came to visit and he's a real policeman. I was pretty excited to have 2 policemen!

New toys!

Mummy and Daddy have bought me lots of new toys lately. I've been borrowing some of Izzy's toys but she's going back the UK soon. Mummy and Daddy have also bought themselves a new toy - an entertainment unit. Finally, I can get my toy box back as the TV has been balancing on it for many months now!

Kate comes to visit from London

Kate came back from London to visit me the other day. She took the bus down from Auckland especially to see me and Mummy and Daddy's new house. I thought she was great. She had pink toe nails that I could chase.

Michelle's Birthday!

Shell had her 30th birthday party the other day. It was lots of fun. There was an adventure race where you had to do lots of activities in teams. Mummy and I completed the mini golf task on our first try while everyone else seemed to struggle. We had lots of fun watching people scramble across the pool and get saturated. The egg throwing and catching resulted in a lot of mess. Shell is such a good organiser! Here's a picture of me wrapped up nice and warm enjoying the bbq.

My christening

I was finally christened on Easter Monday. Uncle Geoff and Aunty Janey are my godparents. We had a little church service at St Joseph's church then we invited people back to our house for morning tea. I wore a pretty white dress and they tipped water on my head! Aunty Sarah made me a yummy cake. I got spoilt with some nice gifts including a pretty bracelet, a Noah's ark, a bowl and some great books.

Our holiday to the Blue Lake - Part 3

On holiday Mummy and Daddy took me to Paradise Valley Springs. They had lots of animals including a lion cub called Chase that I could pat. Mummy said I needed to be gentle with him and not pull out his whiskers.

I really loved feeding the farm animals especially the goats, donkey and horse. I squealed with delight and did a lot of flapping to show I was extra excited. The goats even let me pull their ears!

Our holiday to the Blue Lake - Part 2

When we were on holiday, I had to bath in a big green tub! I got to go on the trampoline which I thought was the best thing in the world. I continued to enjoy pulling Daddy's nose and giving him lots of slaps! It means I love him really. I even tried to brush his teeth! We got some steamy hot pool and boiling mud and even soak our feet in a big warm bath!

Our holiday to the Blue Lake - Part 1

Mummy, Daddy and I went on holiday to the Blue Lake in Rotorua last week. We stayed in Grandad's caravan. It was so much fun that Mummy didn't want to come home. It was cold at night but really nice and sunny during the day. I got to go swimming in the lake and go on lots of bush walks. Daddy did some mountain biking and running too.