I picked up Poppy from day care the other day only to find she had transformed into a little “Princess”! She loves her ‘crown’ that she decorated herself and insists on wearing it constantly. There was a slight struggle at bath time the other night when she refused to take it off! Oh dear.
I might need to get crafty and make her a more permanent one like this:
For our parent’s 50th Wedding Anniversary recently, my brother dragged out the old family slides and had them scanned for a presentation during their celebration.
Looking at these ‘old school’ photos from the ’70’s brought back many memories. Memories of the clothes that Mum made for us (including Robyn’s sailor dress below), the dodgy haircuts, the long socks and the new bikes! Classic. x
I made this soup for lunch on Sunday and it was delicious – so here is a classic autumn soup for you to devour:
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I doubled this recipe for Poppy’s cake. Once cooled I then looked at ‘Peppa’ on my computer and played around with getting the right outline. After carefully cutting the cake to get the basic shape of ‘Peppa’ I then iced with a butter icing (using the recipe on the back of the Icing Sugar packet and the Thermomix).
I bought several packets of Wilton Rolled Fondant which I had never used before and to be honest was a little ‘wigged’ out about how to get the icing on the cake. I did find it to be quite therapeutic kneading the fondant and adding the right about of ‘pink’ hue.
Surprisingly I found it more forgiving than the butter icing I used for Poppy’s 1st Birthday Cake as you could mould over any imperfections, and believe you me, there were plenty!
So I was quite pleased with how little “Peppa” turned out. Nick did mention that he thought it looked as though Peppa was smoking. Mmmmm … now you mention that Nick??
PS: Today is Poppy’s friend, Luka’s birthday. Happy Birthday Luka. xx
Here is our little cherub when she was a wee baby and today, Poppy turns TWO! Oh how she has grown. ♥
It is difficult to articulate the joy Poppy has brought Nick and I over the past two years. Seeing her in these photos as a tiny little baby almost feels like she was a different person. This time two years ago I was in a whole world of pain, but it was definitely all worth it when at 10.08 pm she was brought into our world!
I think I have been more excited about Poppy’s Birthday than anyone. We are having a party this afternoon for some of her little friends, and I have been baking and decorating her cake, wrapping her presents and reminiscing about the past two years!
This morning Nick and I went into Poppy’s room singing “Happy Birthday” and she repeatedly pronounced: “Poppy’s Birthday“! She was very happy about her new Mini Micro Scooter and Nutcase Helmet.
This Sunday we are celebrating my Mum & Dad – Ross & Val Gibson’s 50th Wedding Anniversary! What a feat – 50 years of happy marriage!
There have been numerous emails pinging between my siblings to organise a community celebration. Cath took the lead initially with a list of duties to be completed. My duties included designing the invitation (see below), organising newspaper advertisements and writing the speech.
I love these photos and I used to pour over them for hours when I was a child. I also love Mum’s stylish dress (which she made herself) and her classic headpiece and veil. When we were kids we used to put on her veil and dress and dream of the day we would be married! Check out the photographer with his ‘high-tech’ gear in the photo above.
I am looking forward to spending a family weekend together, celebrating such an amazing milestone!
We are ‘all-things-Peppa‘ in the house at the moment and Bron bought Poppy a Peppa Pig and Rebecca Rabbit figurine. Poppy loves them and insisted on sharing her porridge with them!
Today I am loving Poppy’s big smile … even though she does have a trivet on her head and Vegemite on her face! xx
Apologies for the lack of blog posts this week. We currently have our friends Bron and Jerome staying with their two children and have been too busy hosting to do any posting!
On Saturday, Nick and I were honoured to celebrate Aimee and Rob’s wedding at Piermont Retreat in Swansea. We had such a nice weekend together. Poppy stayed with her Aunty Cath in Hobart and we had a leisurely drive up Tasmania’s East Coast (well I was with my ‘rally’ driver husband, but leisurely in the fact that we didn’t have to pull over numerous times to meet Poppy’s needs)!
Aimee looked absolutely stunning as she walked down ‘the aisle’ with her Dad and their whole wedding was a treat! Beautiful people, wonderful scenery, croquet, Jansz and amazing food. We danced until the wee hours – until I could barely walk in my high heels anymore! Congratulations Aimee & Rob. xx
On Wednesday Nick and I spent the day with Nick’s brother Will, his gorgeous wife Tup and their daughter – Maggie, who were visiting from Melbourne. We thought we would provide the girls (Poppy & Maggie) with a good dose of culture and visited the newly refurbished Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery.
Our visit wasn’t as long as I would have hoped due to sleep time demands, but we were able to have a sneaky peek into the ‘new’ museum, and definitely liked what we saw. I can’t wait to go back with more time, and perhaps without our ‘cultured kid’!! (Sorry Pops) xx
The Poppy Files 