There are so many firsts!

Daddy is very, very excited. He brought a tree out of a box yesterday.
I think he said something about money's worth...

I have a feeling this is going to be fun.

I believe this toy comes with a rather special story.

Ooo, why do you suppose most of the decorations are higher up?

Do you know mum?

Ah well, I guess I'll settle for pulling the wooden ones off until I'm a little taller.

A satisfying noise

Wooden fish. You can eat them or whack them off the metal heater.
Either way they're great.

Tia Margaret's back!

Tia Margaret was away for a while but she's back now.
I was so delighted to see her I gave her lots of big cuddles.

What is there to eat?

Tabitha made this pizza... with ham, pineapple and green pepper topping.

Personally I'm enjoying french toast...

and better yet, a chocolate chip cookie meant for Tabitha. Finders keepers!

Musical Taste

I like music.
I haven't decided my preferred style, it's all good, even when Tabitha keeps changing the tune...

Playing?

I meet any attention from Tabitha with delight, even tough at times she can be a little rough!

Bagheera

This week we have the heavy responsibility of keeping Bagheera happy until Tia Margaret gets back. It starts by finding him and chatting for a while...

Then I know the way to any man's heart!

See - look at that happy boy!

I can do this

Getting up is easy but for some reason mum's been teaching me how to get down.
Why would I want to do that?

Some for me...

Oh, you caught me eating again

This time it's cheesecake

But I'm willing to share

In fact I'm really good at sharing with Oscar.
Apparently he likes tea as much as I do.

In and out

It looks like things are happening in the plant pots.

Mummy hid things under the foil but I could figure out what they were when I rubbed them. The coins were my favourite.

Sponges and brushes. How would you interpret it?

Doctor Tabitha

Daddy was sick recently so I thought I'd help him get better.

A remarkable recovery. Looks like I'm cut out for this!

Finally

The long awaited taste of my toffee apple. Well worth the wait!

Pearly white

I think I might be the only person to have just one tooth. I've had it for a while now but it looks like there are no more coming. So if I've only got one I'd better look after it...

Finding it is a little tricky...

Ah, that's it, you got it dad.

A special party

It's cold and dark outside and we're getting over the cold so it seemed like a good excuse for a party! Strangely the food was hanging where the curtain usually is...

and we weren't allowed to use our hands to eat it!

This is crazy...we have to get the apples out of the water without using our hands as well!

OK, this can't be too hard...

Soaked but I got one

Time to light the sparklers

Fascinating...

...but very dark!

Autumn time

When it's cold outside and piggy wants a picnic what are you going to do?
Have one inside of course!

Pay doh necklaces just don't last very long!

Some nice ladies from America brought us some brown sugar (which we can't get here)...

So we made toffee apples!

Wrapping up warm

It's getting down to about 4 degrees (centigrade) here at night... and we've not got central heating... so we had to go out and buy some cozy clothes for night time...

and during the day
(it takes such a long time to get my fingers in the right places!)

Practicing already

Hmmm, we need a little more variety...

How about I play the tambourine as well? Mummy and Daddy, what are you going to play?

Growing bodies and minds

While Oscar still fits under the TV stand (just)...it really was just a matter of time before Tabitha would realise that hiding under the towels was her very own indoor climbing frame (with swinging action!).

That's not my bunny... WHAT, we have a bunny?!!

Messy boy!

Left to my own devices I can get very messy but I have fun!
(cool how the biscuit sticks to my bib huh?)

Note to self - don't headbutt the spoon before you've eaten the food off it!

This is my new face. I'm trying to teach mummy and daddy that it means I want something...NOW!

Sometimes I have to do it over and over before my point is heard!