Kate 08 turns 2

Kate 08 Pretty in Pink

Our beautiful baby girls turned 2 years old today, oh my where has the time gone?  Over the last two days she has been so excited about her birthday. She even went up to Mr Tucker at school and told him "it my birthday" so random and forward.  When we asked her who's  having a birthday she placed her hand on her chest and says "me"

The past two years have been such a blessing from the day she came home from the hospital she has always been little Miss Independant, never liked sleeping with us always likes her space and her own bed.  Took to daycare very easily and moving daycare centres not a bother at all.  Unless she asks for help you don't bother trying to help.  Very particular about who kisses her and she decides who can have cuddles.  For awhile when daddy went to give her a kiss or a cuddle she would tell him "get off me" or "stop that".

Kate is very caring and motherly she is a girly girl loves her babies and dressing up in her pretty dresses.  Kate loves to sing and she quite the dancer.  Her favourite singer is Stan Walker or as she calls him "Stan the Man"  At night she loves story time her favourite stories are Billys Bucket and I Know a Rhino.  Kate loves horses and most days we go and feed carrots to them.  I'm sure she'll like her very own pony one day or we'll just send her to her Uncle Petes and Aunty Cheri who own horses.

My goal for all my children was to have them toilet trained before 2yrs.  However, I have failed miserably with Kate and so the process continues.  I suppose being little Miss Independant she will do it in her own time.

I'm not such a big fan of birthday parties.  I don't mind going to them but I hate organising them. I just get stressed out and I always worry about the food and is everyone having fun.  So I wasn't going to have a party besides she wouldn't even notice. How wrong was I? I'm sure Nicholas planted the seed but she seemed very excited about the thought of having a party.  "My party" My Birthday"  So at the last minute I texted a few close friends to come have cake and juice.

"Happy Birthday to you"

Cake time

Not too close

I did it!!!!!!

Kates friends

Kate had a great time and it wasn't stressful for me.

I look forward to many more years of fun times with baby Kate and thank Heavenly Father everyday for such a beautiful sweet Missy Moo!!!!

Birthday Surprise

Yesterday was my 41st birthday.  As I worked the night before most of my birthday was spent in bed sleeping.  When I woke my husband had organised with Amiee to look after the children (sorry Ange I had no idea but I will be calling on you sooner than you think).  He wanted me to meet him in town so he could take me shopping and out for dinner.  So I dropped the children off and headed to town however I received a phone call from Alice my dads wife.  My dad was in hospital having tests and needed to stay in Dunedin overnight.  I offered a bed and too my surprise they accepted.  So that you understand dad and my relationship is rear (once in a blue moon). I never in a million years would have my dad stay at my house.  What a wonderful birthday surprise unfortunately we never got to have dinner but it was worth missing out just to have dad stay over.  My husband surprise was getting me an i-phone so cool I love it!!!!! Farewell telecom XT and hello vodaphone.

I was a little nervous about dad staying as we never done this thing before.  What would we talk about? Can dad hold a conversation? How would Dave react? What about the children?  Would we be comfortable around each other.  Well the answer to all the above was everything was great.  I went off to work feeling warm and fuzzy. 

Highlights for my birthday: 

• Getting texts from my family mum was the first to text me, followed by my brother Robin
• Actually sleeping without cooking in the heat
• Lots of birthday wishes on facebook
• Amiee made me a cake
• Kate made me a card at Montessori
• My I-PHONE!!!!!
• my dad staying over
• choosing 2 nice shirts for Dave in less than 30mins whilst he was there

Downer:

• getting an unwanted womans cycle (too much info sorry) but the highlights so outweighed the downer.

My dad and Alice left this morning to go home and just as he left he slipped me two purple notes.  It reminded me when I was a little girl dad would have money in his pocket and he would ask us what colour money we liked. Pete liked the blue ones $10 and I like the green ones $20 but the purple ones $50 were my favourite.  Thanks dad love ya

Party Princess

Party Princess

Today we were invited to our friends daughter 3rd birthday party. Kate seemed very excited being her first party she could understand. As usual I was running behing schedule when Nicholas comes running in with the mail he was very excited. I couldn't imagine why someone would be excited about bills but alas it wasn't it was a parcel. It was addressed to Kate08 what could it be? It was sent from Grandma thats always a treat. A surprise it was!!! A very pretty pink dress for Kate08. Kates face lit up with a big smile and the next thing she was pulling off her tee shirt whilst saying take off take off. Perfect timing Grandma especially we were off to a party.

Who will blow up my balloon?

The party was great, especially the location which was a local kindergarten. Perfect for little people. There were lots of treats and a beautiful chocolate bumble bee cake (yummy too) not to mention great friends. Kate and Nicholas had great time.

Pin the tail on the Pony

Happy on the swing

Happy Birthday Nicholas!!!

So Master Nicholas turns 6 today, time sure does fly. The day started off with us all sleeping in, until daddy woke us wanting Nicholas to open presents. At the start we were not wanting to wake up until daddy said the word presents, Nicholas leaps out of bed and as fast as Flash is was down stairs ripping into his first present.

The big truck was exchanged for a star wars Lego as daddy felt it was not grunty enough. We took Nicholas to the Warehouse so he could choose his own present and lucky for dad he got change back from the big truck exchange.

After presents it was off to holiday programme where they made him a big carrot cake and they all sang happy birthday. Then Mrs Pippety Pop came to the programme and she was a magician and made cool balloon stuff. Now because it was Nicholas's birthday she used him as her assistant and they did cool magic stuff.

Pippety Pop Sword

After holiday programme we came home and got ready to go out for birthday tea at the Speights Ale House. We had a great time and ate lots of yummy food. What a great day had by all, especially Nicholas.

Yum Garlic Bread

Bananna Cake

Ready to BLOW!!

"Happy Birthday Nicholas"