Lizzie's Concert

I got myself a ukulele and had been practicing a few songs this morning. Lizzie did some practice too and wanted to show you her song!

Ekka 2016

I took a weekend trip with the girls to the coast so that we could go to the Ekka with Nan this year. Steve had to stay for work so he got a relaxing weekend to himself (only a little bit jealous!).

The girls did very well and were patient as Nan and I looked at all of the boring things first (cakes, quilts, flower displays, food stalls). Here's some of the more fun things they got up to.

There was a free flower crown stall and the girls got to pick out the flowers they wanted. Here they are under the love tree with their new crowns. 

They went digging for vegetables and found lots of potatoes, carrots, parsnips and sweet potatoes. 

Their favourite cake was 'The Very Cranky Bear' one and they did their best cranky faces. I know for a fact that Lizzie can do a much better cranky face than that. 

We found a baby goat at the animal nursery. Amita spotted one of the sheep pooping and was amazed and disgusted. she said it looked like chocolate balls.

Lizzie and Amita holding a little chicken. Lizzie's started to fall asleep in her hands, whereas Amita's was alert the whole time as she kept picking it up to check out its feet. 

Amita on the big slide. She also had a go at an angry birds game where she used a giant slingshot to try to knock down some pigs. She won a toy snake for her efforts. Lizzie had a go at the clowns and won a jigsaw puzzle. They were both super excited about their prizes. 

Here's the comedy acrobat show we saw. Just after this shot they all leaned forward to fall and just before hitting the ground, rolled out. Lizzie was saying every 5 seconds, 'they're so funnnnny!'

Watching the night time show and eating some dinner. We had been to the showbag pavillion prior to this and Amita picked out the Zootopia bag and Lizzie picked out a giant Shopkins cookie toy. That cookie got dropped on the ground a lot before we left.

She could barely hold onto it properly!

Selfie time. 

Lizzie and Nan. I brought a beanie with ear flaps for Lizzie so that she would be OK with the loud noises but she still kept her hands over her ears for the whole cars and fireworks show. She loved it though! This shot reminds me of one Nan and Amita took last time we were at the Ekka together.

Here it is! 

Sports Day and other Funtivities

Amita had her sports day last week and she's a very fast runner considering how small she is! She came 3rd in her races though they didn't keep track of it for the Preps. Amita had such a good time that when I went to take her home early at 2pm she started crying because she didn't want to leave school. Amita says: it was very good. I had some fun playing new running games and I loved playing ball games. 

Lizzie was a good sport sitting with me and managed to keep herself occupied for 2 + hours.

Here's the girls having fun with the bubble machine. 

A cat lives down the street from us and comes to visit sometimes. Lizzie loves it! She really wants a cat but of course we can't have pets in a rental so this is a great alternative. I don't have to worry about costs or mess and Lizzie gets to pat a cat every so often. 

Lizzie's Birthday

Lizzie is 3! According to her she is now a 'big girl.'

Here is her birthday Interview 

1. What is your favourite colour? Blue

2. What are your favourite toys? Picnic Set, her new Beanie Boo 'Squeaker,' Shopkins, Batgirl Barbie and play-dough.

3. What clothes do you love to wear? Dress-ups: princess, pirate, Supergirl, doctor, Elsa, Emma wiggle - she loves them all!

4. What do you like to do outside? Riding her scooter and playing with bubbles.

5. What do you like to do inside? Wake everyone up and colour-in

6. What songs do you love? Let it Go from Frozen, Once there Was a Snowman and I am a Child of God (she calls this one Jesus Christ God)

7. What are your favourite foods? Weet-bix, hot chocolate, chips, cookies and watermelon

8. Who are your best friends? Amita, Whitney & David (from church) and my cousins.

9.  What do you love to do with your family? Drawing and making a mess.

10. What do you want to do when you grow up? Go to the potty!

11. What are your favourite books? Cowboy Baby, Reading Eggs, Inside Out, Zootopia and Frozen

12. What makes you happy? Eating!

13. What makes you sad? When Daddy is sad. 

14. Where are your favourite places to go? On a picnic

15. What are your favourite tv shows/movies? Lego Batman, Snoopy and Curious George.

16. What is your favourite animal? Cows (she gets very excited seeing them on our way to church), Horses and Cats (there's a cat from down the road that comes to visit us now because she loves it so much).

17. Who is your favourite scripture person/story? Nephi

18. What is your favourite ice-cream flavour? Chocolate

19. Who is your hero? Mmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeee

20. What do you like about Mum? She says prayers. 

21. What do you like about Dad? I like reading books with Dad.

22. What do you like about Amita? She plays with me. 

Lizzie's Birthday Breakfast was a very easy croissant and Up & Go. Amita made her the crown for her birthday so that she could be the 'Queen' for the day. 

 She really wanted a piano cake - I think because of how much chocolate is on it!

She was so excited to get an Emma costume and paints from Gramps, Gramsi, Aunty Tahnee and Uncle Michael.

Amita's Time at the QLD Ballet Camp

By Amita Wroe

I got go to Ballet camp last week. It went for 4 days. I had so much fun. I really love my teachers helping me learn new dances. I got to do some crafting. I made a costume, a mask and a cardboard box stage. We learnt ballet, contemporary and Jazz dance styles. 
When I was at ballet camp I started to get a bit sad because I missed my family but I tried to do stuff that made me happy (she got picked up every day at 3pm so it was just like school). My favourite part of dance camp is that we did our ballet dance to a song from Madagascar 3 - Non je ne regrette rien.

On my last day of camp, there were Mum and Dads, and Grandparents and Brothers and Sisters who had come to watch us dance. Here are some photos that Mum took. (Amita was on the opposite side of the stage that I was sitting at so I couldn't get too many photos without another kid's head or legs in the way!)

Amita Update

Amita has been practicing riding her bike without training wheels and she has done brilliantly! 

Amita has been a really awesome big sister lately. She always tries to make Lizzie happy (even when Lizzie doesn't want to be happy). 

Amita has been getting into face painting. She loves trying to paint Lizzie's face and even draws up a plan first. She usually only gets a little bit done before Lizzie gets bored. This is one of her creations that she calls 'Snowflake Sparkle.' The blue bit on her cheek is a snowflake. 

Amita did this painting to send to her Gramps. She told me it is called 'Harry Potter.' I asked what about this painting makes it Harry Potter? Where is he? 

Amita replied (a bit exasperated), "he's in the blue bit wearing an invisibility cloak Mum!"

Touche Amita ... Touche.  

Lizzie Update

Lizzie has come up with a great new pretend game. She is both a pirate and a doctor. She pretends to slice Steve open with her pirate sword and then fixes him with her doctor tools! Just making sure her doctor practice always has a patient!  

Lizzie riding a skateboard the best way she knows how. Sometimes she'll ride her scooter when we walk to pick Amita up at school. However the footpaths are very sketchy and she has to stop at every crack and pothole to show me. It takes twice as long to get there. 

The interesting places I've found Lizzie asleep lately...

Under her bed on the cot mattress...

In the chair outside her room after giving Hoot a drink of water...

In the chair after Steve had to move it in to her room because she was particularly overtired and refused to sleep anywhere else!