"Mummy broke it"

Na it's ok...I'm old enough now to read my own stories...

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"This is only the 654th time I've read 'The Hi'5' book.'..but guess what? - It still rocks!!!!"
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To cut a long story short...Mummy snapped this RENTED Hi-5 DVD while trying to get it out of the case....needless to say - there wasn't much 'celebrating' going on like the DVD suggested!
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I know...I really should be using a spoon...come on Mummy and Daddy, teach me some manners...please!
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What's the best thing about winter?...being wrapped up nice and warm, while sitting next to the heater with a nice...arhh...frozen...ICE-BLOCK!

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Mummy and Daddy trying to look cool..Yeah whatever...this blog is supposed to be about me!

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Sophiexx

Quickie

"My future's so bright...I gotta wear shades..."

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"C'mon lets dance!"

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Sophie enjoying the groovy new bath

- Who would have thought that Ice-cubes would keep her occupied for ages

- "Yeah baby!"

Brad

Yay - The new house!

We finally moved into our new house last Friday - Yay!!!! A BIG thanks to Nana for taking care of little Sophie for 5 big days in the Naki while we moved too...Sophie had a great time there and from what mum says - she was the perfect angel from start to finish.

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The New House

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The Lounge

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Dining and Kitchen

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Our first dinner together in the new place
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Sophie's room upstairs
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Ingrid cooking her man some bloody eggs in the Kitchen
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Sophie checking out the "ManCave" outside.

Lots more to tell you about the new house and the big move - but back to work tomorrow so I'll update late in the week with a full story.

Brad

Only 5 more sleeps 2 go

Hard to believe that we are finally moving in five days. We've spent the past few days packing and getting ready for the big move. Sophie is aware that something is happening (hard not to know I suppose when half her toys and things are in boxes!) and we're showing her pictures of the new house quite a bit too...I'm sure she'll love the new place.

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We took Sophie back to Chipmunks today since she loved it so much last time...

-"You beauty!"

- "This bouncy castle thing Rocks!"

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"Ooh...I like the horse ride too"
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"Bugger that other kid - watch ME go down the slide!"
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"I'll just make sure everyone else can see me in here...yip, they're looking at me!"
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"This is the best part of the day- I made Daddy carry me up 15 times - he even took a video of me sliding down too"
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"More sliding and more VIDEO'S"

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"A quick wave to the camera and then - See ya - I'm outta here!"

Brad

Fun at Chipmunks Playcentre

Yesterday's weather was grotty - so we took Sophie along to a new indoor centre that opened recently in Albany called Chipmunks Sophie had a huge time (unfortunately we didn't get many photo's because the bloody camera died 5 minutes after arriving!)

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This beats sitting inside on a wet day

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"mmm - I'm not quite sure about the boy behind me...I'll pretend not too notice and he might go away"

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Next Friday we finally move into our new house. We've started packing (a little) but I imagine this weekend will be pretty busy It's sounds cliche', but you don't realise how much junk and crap you accumulate over a few years - so we're off to the dump too to get rid of a lot of stuff this weekend.

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I'm going to drop Sophie off at Nana's in New Plymouth next Wednesday and come back and pick her up on the Monday, both Ingrid and I figured, it will make life 10 times easier moving without a 2 year old running around and getting all excited all weekend (+ she'll get to hang out with Nana and Auntie Nicky all weekend which ain't a bad thing either)

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Brad

Tiger Time

Tigertime at Kids Klub today

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Ingrid and I had been a little concerned with Sophie at Kids Klub recently. She didn't really seem to accept the 'over 2's' section to begin with, but now we're happy to report that Sophie is back to her normal happy, 'loud' and cheerful self! - She no longer cries when she goes to KK, and the past couple of days, Ingrid has had to hang around for a good 40 minutes or so when she picks her up, as Sophie has been completely engrossed in some sort of activity or playtime - and she seems to be loving it all over again.

Goodtimes.

Nana posts the blog

I have just had another wonderful couple of days with my Auckland family and was asked to babysit my lovely granddaughter (as if I needed asking) while Sophie's Mum & Dad went shopping.

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Story-time with Sophie

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I don't know who entertained who, I know I had a lot of laughs and lots of cuddles and played with lots of toys, read stories, sang songs, drew pictures, watched her dance while squealing with joy, all made for a wonderful time. I thought I would be entertaining Sophie, but I think it was Sophie that entertained me!. Grandchildren are a great excuse to revert back to one's child hood aren't they? I know that one of life's precious moments is that when your grandchild comes running up to you to give you a big cuddle, especially when she is a little upset, sounds soppy, I know, but it sure does tug at your heart strings.

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Going to the park watching Sophie climbing a tree, kicking a ball, waiting patiently for a turn on the slide and running like the wind makes this Nana so proud and happy to be part of her life. She is talking really well now, almost saying sentences. I can almost understand everything she says. She is a such a little darling and it is really hard leaving, but I am really looking forward to seeing her again in a couple of weeks.

Love you Sophie
Lots of hugs and kisses
Nana

Cuddle time with Nana

My day at Motat

"Mummy and Daddy said we were going to see some 'busss' and 'airpanes' at Motat...I got really excited...yay!"

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" I wanted to go for a run around the place...but I had to have some photo's taken first...Oh let me down Daddy I want to run riot!"
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"Hang about...nobody told me there was a park here too...this place rocks!"
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"Yay...The Buses!...I'm going to run up and down between the buses - and I'm going to be shouting out "Yay Buses!" over and over and again..."

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"Oooh...I didn't know the bars were there to keep the little kids out of the displays...oh well..."

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"this is more like it too...I get to drive a big red Fire Engine"

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"Daddy said he wanted to go home...but Mummy and I were having lots of Fun....so we locked him up"

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"I was trying to find the airpanes...so I ran to a bunch of people to find help"

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We finished off the day having a ride on the Earthquake ride...mummy squealed more than I did! - Thanks mummy and daddy I had way-fun at Motat!"

(Check us out here on the ride)

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Sophie xx

Grantz comes to stay!

Last weekend Grantz came to stay. We had pretty good weather all weekend so we got to hang out at the beaches and parks for quite a lot of the weekend which was great. Sophie got lots more pressie's for her birthday from Nicci which made her day too!

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Happy times at the beach with Grantz

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Sophie trialing out for the NZ scoccer team...
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...then off for a spot of sandcastle building
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I'm not sure what this is...but Sophie wanted some!
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Now that Sophie has turned two, she has been shifted out of the 'under 2's' section of Kids Klub and put in with the big kids. I wish I could say that Sophie loves it...but sadly she isn't enjoying it as much. Normally she'll get really excited in the morning when Ingrid mentions 'Kids Klub', but lately her bottom lip has been dropping and she's been saying that horrible two letter word whenever it's mentioned ....'NO'. The teachers have been trying to slowly integrate Sophie into the older section, but sadly, she is by far the youngest in there, as most of the kids are 3-4 years old and thus, obviously, far more developed than our little Soph.

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Still, she absolutely loves playing outside while she's there, but is struggling with the structured systems they have in place while they're all stuck inside, and when it's raining of course...she's far too little to be told to sit down in a semi circle and sing 'nursery rhyme's' or to read stories with the other kids etc. It's not all complete doom and gloom though, a few of her younger buddies she's made friends with are about to cross over to the 'over 2's' and will join her in the next few weeks which should make her happier, and to be fair, it's going to take Sophie a little while to adjust to new people and the new systems they have in place, it's just sad seeing Sophie looking a little lost and confused, and spending a lot of time hanging out by herself while she's there because she's too young to communicate with the older and more boisterous kids.

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Happy times at home though - Sophie getting excited becasue she's about to go 'spinning'
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Sophie after seeing an Elvis Music video on TV
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Check out here to see Sophie's latest craze!

Brad

Mumma Day, Birthday's and a new house!

Wow, where to start...the past 7 days lots has happened!

• Sophie turned 2 years old
• We had all the family up for the weekend celebrating it
• Ingrid had a birthday
• We had a big night out at the radio awards
• We finally sold our house
• 2 days later we bought a new house
• Ingrid has been crook all week
• We all celebrated "Mumma's day" and took Ingrid out for breakfast
• We sang "Happy Birthday to Sophie (view here )

"Happy Mumma's Day" - Sophie has been repeating 'Mumma day" over and over for the past 48 hours...(I think she thinks it's her birthday all over again!)

Check out Sophie's new bike!

Lots of presents...she was spoilt rotten

One of my favourite aunties..."Shell"

Look at my groovy new table and chairs!

Quick family shot on Sophie's 2nd birthday

Check me out!

Yay I'm flying!

Another one of my favourtite auntie's made this for me...Aunty Nicki - Isn't she clever!

I was even allowed to cut the cake myself

Damn...this cake is GOOD!

Not sure about this though...now that I'm 2, they said I have to start earning my keep and clean up?

Bugger the cleaning - lets just have fun and play!