more pics from the day out

pics from the day out...

a day out

We have had one of "those" days, mum and zara have been up since 4:47am and it took nearly all day for us to get sorted before we could go out as a family and do family things.

zara is going through one of those i don't need sleep stages, and after waking at 4:47am only had two 45 minute sleeps for the whole day, and when i woke up from my sleep i was in such a foul mood that i woke zara too, which really made mum and dad's day. anyway the reason i was so foul was because i was hungry and even though i told mum and dad i didn't want to eat i really did. fortunately mum was on to it and after a tantrum or two she put my lunch in my new dora lunch box which i finally decided was pretty cool so proceeded to eat.

dora is the new flavour of the day and when we went out this avo i had to have my dora lunch box with me, when we made it to the park cafe and i got to look in my lunch box again i found a banana skin, a couple of stale bits of popcorn and an empty raisin box, totally ripped off.

well we are all tucked up in bed now, zara went to sleep like a flash and i took ages, dad has gone out with uncle kev..... he is very very lucky.... and mum is at home about to watch rumour has it (a chick flick that dad would never watch). we ended up having a wonderful day out, a walk around a new property development which is so far out of our price range it was fun to pretend, a fluffie and icecream at the park cafe, a great play at the park, and a drink and chips at the queen adelaide on the way home. you just never know what the day entails when you get up in the morning, even if it is still the middle of the night.

Thanks Aunty Derr!!!

I quite like the stripey look, aunty fleur has great taste in two year old clothing, not sure that mum could do so well. I put this photo in here because fleur gave me this tshirt last weekend and I want to show her how cool it is. I also wanted the world to see how fabulous my art is. I'll be able to sell this on EBay and fingers crossed make my millions :-)

Around the house in a couple of hours!

Here's a couple of snaps of Zara and I hanging out at home. Zara is really on the move now and keeps me on my toes.

She follows me everywhere, up and down the steps in the hallway, and she doesn't mind going outside either.



When either of us wake up from our sleep we both get so excited to see each other, Zara squeals really loud and thrashes about, if mum is holding on to her she has to hold her very tight.





She has just learnt to clap her hands together is starting to wave which is very cute, especially when mum is trying to put her to bed and she lies there with abig smile on her face waving at her.

She is also pulling herself up on all the furniture and is starting to get brave and let go. Considering she is so small it doesn't really look right to see my wee sister standing up, but
mum assures me it is normal.



She has finally started eating solids too, but only pork casserole and apples, pears and raspberries. Wonder where she gets that fussiness from. Mum despairs!!!





All in all our days here are awesome, we are loving hanging out with each other, we are so lucky to have mum and dad at home with us. Goodness for a minute there it looked like they both might go to work but when mum asked me what i thought i made it quite clear i didn't want mum to work.

Another novelty of living in the UK, the front loader!! While mum dispairs because she always forgets to put something in and can't open the door once its started, Zara loves it, many hours are wasted by the "little one" mystified by the clothes and soap suds going round and round and round.

Welcome Milly the NZ Lamb

My godmother Bridget sent this lamb over for my 2nd birthday. She is called Milly and when my mum isn't looking she likes to eat chips, dip and lollies!!!



I am not really sure how to tell Milly but mum's groceries have just turned up (ordered online from Waitrose) and there is half a NZ lamb in there for roasting. I heard mum and dad talking about how little it is and they were wondering if there would be enough for dinner, I think I should probably hide Milly for the next couple of hours.

No park today... Or yesterday

Well there are no photo's to post today because I haven't been anywhere. Mum and dad are trying to get me to sleep through the night, and as those of you who know me already know thats just not something I am keen on.

For the last week we've talked about it and they know that I am beginning to understand but relentlessly they have walked me back to my bed over and over and over, sometimes over a dozen times a night, and always around the 3 - 4am time. I have to take my hat off to them they have not relented at all and I have not once been allowed in to their bed.

Now its getting really bad they are starting to threaten me with bribes, the last two nights they have said they won't take me to the park if I get up, but I clearly didn't believe them because I got up anyway. Needless to say they haven't taken me to the park for the last two days even though they have gone stir crazy keeping me within the confines of the house :-)

As this has gone on for over 2 years now and they are starting to get really really tired, I have decided it is time to tell you all about it so you can appreciate just exactly why my mum's crows feet are getting wider and wider. I think she is actually starting to think its time to get some "special cream" for them, so if any of you know of what works let us know!!! Better go, its way past my bed time x

Stepping out...

Stepping out for a sunny sunday stroll
in sunny london,

zara and i hanging out on the steps at home, time for a bit of a girly chat and a cup of tea

In the garden... London Style

Look i got my hands dirty.... we are planting daisys to put around the house, these lovely coloured pots are going on the windowsills at the front

Zara helping out in her usual helpful manner

another excuse to get my hands dirty

now we just sit back and watch them grow

Zara in to the toys

Zara is on her feet now and moving around the furniture. Here she is pulling all the toys out one by one, putting them in her mouth, throwing them on the floor then moving on to the next toy....

Trip to Clapham Common

We took the 37 bus from our place to Clapham Common to catch up with Kare.

It was a very hot day, so hot in fact that I NEEDED an ice cream. It was a bit mean because mum didn't get one for Zara, so we had to share.

I found these awesome shoes (thanks Kare) and believe it or not I am actually very stable in heels.

Another succesful outing in Ole Blighty.....

Lunch in the sun

Zara and I had our first lunch outside in London, the weather here has been awesome

Jolly Jumper - Spot the difference

one of these jolly babies is me the other is zara, I am 4 months old in these photo's and zara is 7 months old...... it all balances out :-)

We are both good jumpers anyway.

Goodbye Grandad

Zara and I are trying to get in to Grandads suitcase so he will take us with him, we didn't fit :-(
It was a very sad day, we had such a fantastic time with Grandad in London, and we wish him a safe journey home.
You can come back when ever you want, there is always room for you at our house
Goodbye Grandad, say hello to Nana!!!

2nd Birthday

Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday dear Katey, happy birthday to me, its my new favourite song and I even get dad to sing it to me at bed time now....

thanks to everyone for all the lovely pressies, I loved opening this year and loved all the books, toys and clothes that I got, still waiting on uncle kev's pressie though :-)

Mum put on a great spread of party food, popcorn is one of my favourites

Grandad helping me open my pressies.... it was so awesome to have grandad there on my birthday, thanks grandad, it wouldn't have been the same without you xxx

look at all these pressies, i was spoilt rotten, thanks everyone!

New gear from Aunty Fleur

Love the funny face mum.

Bridget hope you like my party dress, it fits perfectly now and is a fab dress, mum thinks i will get a lot of wear out of it this summer. Thanks!!

Zara's Easter Egg

Zara getting in to her First Easter Egg, mean old mum wouldn't take the wrapper off for her but she did her best to get in to it ... remembering that she has NO teeth :-)

you have to give her ten out of ten for trying though....

Easter at Cornwall

Grandad and I at Lands End. The weather in Cornwall was AMAZING, we honestly didn't know it existed, check out the beach photo's below, I even made sand castles and Zara paddled her toes in the water.

The aunties and uncles and grandad, Newquay beach

At St Ives beach, with my new bucket...

Uncle Seamus and Zara at Newquay

Zara trying to escape out to sea...

New Hairstyle

Finally my hair is long enough to put in a ponytail, I wore it to the park and my new friends didn't recognise me.

Tower of London

yay i have a ticket to get in to the tower of london



strolling around the very old castle with erin, lucky we didn't get our heads chopped off




dad posing under a very old tree :-0

Carpenter Katey

Sunday stroll through Wimbledon Common

We went to find the wombles, but it is such a big place we didn't find any. Here I am with Dad and Aunty Erin, it is a big slice of wilderness right in the middle of London.