Today I am loving that Poppy is now officially toilet trained!
Poppy was showing signs that she was ready and Christmas was a perfect time as we were on holidays and away on the boat. She loved doing a few ‘bush wees’ when we were at Middleton and at the beach.
We’ve only had a few ‘accidents’ but all in all it has been a very smooth transition. It is so nice to only change (and buy) one set of nappies now. Yippee!
So now she wears:
… and uses one of these!
Mum, it’s rockly rolly!
With this statement, Poppy summed up our recent boating trip perfectly! She couldn’t quite say “rocky” without the ‘l’.
It was our first trip away as a family of four on our little Tagus and we had a fab time but did strike some very windy weather over the four days, hence the ‘rocky rolly’! We bunkered down in the safety of sheltered coves on Bruny Island and had a very relaxing time with our friends.
I ended up ‘jumping ship’ with Poppy, James and Maisy due to the conditions and John, my father-in-law picked us up from North Bruny Island on Saturday afternoon.
Both James and Poppy slept well in their new bunks on board, which was a relief!
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas?
I’m back from a fabulous holiday with my immediate and extended families and ready for another year of The Poppy Files for 2014.
You might want to grab yourself a cup of tea as this post is an epic! I’m sorry about the photo overload, but I have so many to share with you!
On the Sunday before Christmas we drove to Hagley to spend time with my family. As usual, we ate far too much food and were spoilt with amazing gifts:
We then enjoyed seven days away with Nick’s family at a fabulous holiday house in Middleton called Wavestation. We enjoyed all the trappings of the quintessential Australian summer holiday: ham on the bone, prawns, champagne, pavlova, picnic rugs on the grass, boat trips, long summer days and children playing with buckets and spades, riding bikes, scooters and sliding down water slides.
I will let the photos speak for themselves but it was so delightful to spend time with loved ones.
A beautiful Hobart evening, we enjoyed the 9:30 pm fireworks on the water with friends. I was even home in bed by 12:00 am. A very sad state of affairs!
Tomorrow I will share with you our recent boat trip – I don’t want to overload you today! Xx
Little Santa James wishes you all a fabulous Christmas and a Happy New Year (Poppy wouldn’t cooperate for the photo!)
I am going to sign off for a week as I spend quality time with family. Xxx
As per her request, I have made Poppy another skirt for Christmas! She can be camouflaged with our presents under the tree. All things ‘spotty’!
I love to entertain and on Tuesday night my girlfriends joined me for some bubbles and sweetie treats. It felt very festive with the house full of beautiful women, glowing candles, a twinkling Christmas tree and lively chatter. Xx
It’s that time of year again where our old gang get together for our ‘tongue in cheek’ sporting event – the Peter Stuyvesant International! In its seventh year, Saturday the 14th of December 2013 was a decathlon and included the following (well we were two sports short but hey who’s counting?):
The ‘Raqueteers’ (Nick, Alex and Pete) took out the trophy this year and Rob won the ‘Best Dressed’ gong for those pink shorts and that mo!
The highlight of the day for me was seeing Aimee, who is 8 months pregnant giving it her all in the Tug ‘O War! Hilarious. Xxx
Summer in Tassie is synonymous with our famous Pink Eye potatoes! This recipe found in the fabulous Bream Creek Farmers Market – The Cookbook showcases this fine vegetable very nicely.
Source: Bream Creek Farmers Market – The Cook Book
Today is my 500th post on The Poppy Files!
What a wild ride it has been since my first published post on the 25th August of 2011 when Poppy was only four months old. I still love documenting my daily musings, the growth and development of our children and family adventures shared.
Bring on another 500!
Xx
I love our morning cuddles in bed! Have a happy weekend. Xxx
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