Our grumpy girl

This sweet girl of mine did NOT want to have her picture taken with her Nanna.
She is 15 months old in these photos. Still not walking or talking, but she has a doting older brother to do those things for her.

A touch of knitting

A few things that have kept my fingers warm over the past few wintery months:

Darcy's First Birthday

Cupcakes for afternoon tea:



Lots of lovely presents:


And a roast for dinner:


And she celebrated by walking for the first time just before birthday bedtime. What a sweet little girl we have been blessed with.

A fine motor / pre-scissors-skills activity

Just so that I feel like I'm using my OT education in some way, I set up this Montessori-inspired transferring activity for Jambin, using a silicon muffin tray, a set of plastic kiddie chopsticks, and M&M's. Initially I tried the activity with pom poms, but Jambin was less than impressed. Motivation was SO much higher when chocolate was involved.

Mr Potato Head - in chocolate!!

Feeding the Easter bunny

A well-timed encounter with a bunny, just a few days before Easter, while having a morning tea with some lovely ladies from my antenatal class.

Royal National Park, Sydney

Last weekend we continued our exploration and discovery of the place we now call home, and found ourselves at a lovely little place called Garie Beach, within the Royal National Park. It's a surf beach, but there were some gorgeous litle shallows where the kids enjoyed splashing in the water. I did a bit of paddling, but enjoyed digging my toes into the sand while I knitted.