Thursday 23 October 2008

The top photo was taken at the weekend - we went to stay with Charly & Greg at Omaha, which is about an hour north of Auckland. We had a wonderful time, and Charly even managed to get Lauren in the sea! The next photo was taken at the park - I think Lauren was the only child wearing sunnies! The next photo was taken at Ambury Farm a couple of weeks ago - Lauren really enjoyed the animals, and they seemed to like her too! The fourth photo was taken last week when the two of them were sitting playing together. Lauren is constantly talking to Ella, telling her how beautiful she is, and she often gives Ella kisses, which makes Ella smile.

The final photo was taken about 4 weeks ago and was the last day that Lauren wore nappies! She decided to change her dress into head gear, and spent about an hour walking around like this! Dave was working in the garden, which is why Lauren has her hammer in her hand! So she is now toilet trained, and it's gone really well. I'm sure my thighs are thinner with the bending down that I'm doing, so am trying to look at it positively!

A month today will be Lauren's 3rd birthday - am not too sure where the time has disappeared to! She will then hopefully by attending homebased childcare for one day a week, allowing me to spend more time with Ella, or at least that is the theory!