Baking Days

Abby and Mama had their first baking day yesterday (it was rainy and windy outside). I did not have a kid apron for her so I put one of those half aprons on her (adult size). She looked so cute and loved it. She really seemed to enjoy it, adding stuff to the bowl and mixing. Yesterday we made cookies from a kit she was given at Christmas and today we made chocolate chip cookies. It was great to see her have so much fun with it all. I will have to make it a regular feature. I am sure that her Dada won't complain as he gets to share in the rewards!



Adding some water



Mixing the dough before rolling



Holding the shape she cut out



Enjoying the fruits of her labour



They taste great!



Chocolate chip cookie day



Are we having fun?!



While Mama finished of the oven stuff and clear up Dada and Abby played a new game with all the empty drinks bottles we have that are waiting to be recycled. Ten bottle bowling. It was great she would through the ball the first time but if any of the bottles were left standing she would take the ball and run up to them and knock them down instead of throwing the ball like the first time.

Easter 2009

We didn't do anything to special for Easter weekend but on the Sunday we let Abby get into some treats that her Grannie and Grandad left for her and her Mimi and Pappy sent for her. In the afternoon we had her first egg hunt in the living room. She found and collected the eggs like she had done it before! I think like her mama and Dada she can smell out chocolate!

In the Morning......







In the Afternoon.............

Day at the Park

Hi folks. It's been a long, long time since I posted anything here. Deborah does a great job of keeping you all up to date, so I generally leave her to it. But, I she's been encouraging me to write something, updating you all on what I'm doing. I'll try to do that later this week.
Today saw me do a few things for the first time in quite a while. We went out, together, as a family to a country in the sunshine! Abigail got to play on a big swing (a big deal, as our local big swing is "broke", and the little swing in the garden is now too small to be exciting, or so it seems!). And got my camera out and took pictures. Easy now!


So, I think this picture sums up it all up. In the park, on the swing, a picture taken by Dada.

P.S. If the colours in the picture look a little funny, it's just because I did something else for the first time in many moons; took a picture with overly-harsh lighting and made it look (IMHO) a little more pleasant on the eye.

P.P.S. What happened to my baby??? How can she be looking so grown up?!?!?