I love chocolate!

Aquarium

I love going to the Aquarium - Daddy takes me on my own for "daddy-daughter-time" and every time we go, I get Daddy to take photos of me, and usually in the same places every time :-)
Penguin Posing
With the Nemo fishies
Penguin pose again!!
Diver with the sharks
And again!!!
In front of the sharks
Nemo returns!
The Lindt Easter Bunny!!

I love swimming

Mommy and Daddy say I'm getting really good at swimming now. I'm learning to dive from the edge of the pool, but I can also do forward and backwards somersaults!! Even Oupa says I'm very clever.

School

Sometimes I like my new school, and sometimes I don't. We don't get to play as much as we used to last year, and I don't like that. But my teacher is very nice, and very clever. She knows all sorts of things!

I've made a new friend at school - Mia. I went to her house for a playdate last week. Then, the next day, my aftercare teacher got the days mixed up and told me I was going home with Mia again. Mia's granny took me home with her, and Mommy had to come and fetch me. Mommy wasn't cross with me, but she was very surprised. Until she had spoken to my aftercare teacher, she thought that maybe I had just organised to go home with Mia!

I've also started going to gym with Mommy. I like the gym - I get to play on the climbing wall, or on the Jimmy Jungles frame, or watch TV, or draw, or paint, or do all kinds of things. Mommy goes twice a week, which is a lot of fun!

I've also started having swimming lessons again - but this time I'm with my aftercare teacher. I like swimming, but she makes me swim hard. Still, I'm learning all sorts of fun things - like how to dive. I can now pick up the divers on the bottom of the pool ALL BY MYSELF - no-one has to push me down anymore. The pool is very cold, so afterwards I always have to dress warmly. Daddy comes too - he swims lengths while I have my lesson. It's nice to do something special with Daddy and with Mommy, something that doesn't involve Nathan.

I do love my baby brother, but sometimes he's very annoying - like when he stands in front of the TV, or when he breaks up my puzzle, or when he tries to take my toys. Then I get very cross with him. But he can be very sweet too - like this afternoon when we were jumping on the trampoline and he was copying me. We were jumping, then jumping onto Mommy for a hug, and then falling down on the trampoline again. It was lots of fun!

It's a cousin thing

Last year I got my first haircut when we were on holiday. This year, I got another haircut. This time I also got to have my hair washed. It was nice - it felt like little spiders - very tickly. The hairdresser had a special chair so that I didn't get water in my eyes or my ears!

Mom and Dad say I look like a pixie with my new haircut - that I look very cute.

My cousin and my brother came with me. He was a bit miserable cos he was so tired. Before:

During:

and after:

Before:

And during:

We didn't get an end shot of my cousin's hair, but because her hair is so curly, you couldn't really see too much difference.

Then, for being such good girls, we went to get icecreams while Nathan had a sleep and Mommy got her hair cut.

Tulips from Hamsterdam

Today was my school concert. This is my last concert at this school, cos next year I'm going to pre-primary school!

I had to dress like a cook - see my pretty apron? - and I got to sing 'Tulips from Hamsterdam'.

It's my party!

Now I'm five! I had a wonderful party with my friends. We had my party at SuperChurch, and I had a Beauty and the Beast theme. I dressed up as a Beauty and my cake also had a picture of Beauty and the Beast on it.

These are my friends and some of my cousins.

Here's me with a part of my cake. See my special crown? It is a tiara with feathers and flashing lights on it and it has a big 5 on it. Mommy says that now I'm five I can wear it as much as I like.