Nora Turns 4!!!

So my little baby is a baby no longer. She is now officially a little girl and has left babyhood behind her.

Right from the beginning when she started talking about her party she wanted a pink heart cake and everything had to be pink. She knew exactly who she wanted to invite, where the party was to be held and lots of other little details too.

You can read about the party planning here and all about the little dramas and brilliant service I received.

So the day started with opening presents.

Don't you just love those socks. They are thigh highs and from her Granny.

Then once she was dressed and ready for school a quick photo shoot in the garden with her new tent. 

Baby sister also got some funky leggings with an attached skirt from Granny.

I made Nora this beautiful skirt for her birthday last year. You can read about it here. The moment she got home from school she insisted on wearing it because it is her birthday skirt. 

Now on to The Pink Heart Party...

Pink heart cake and cupcakes that were pink inside too, handbag party packs with beautiful butterfly tattoos and as well as beads to make necklaces.

The girls then went on a treasure hunt and each found something fun in the garden.

Pretty girl tattoos.

Cake, candles, presents and birthday wishes.

And so ended a wonderful day that I will always remember.

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Boys are just different!

Boys are definitely just different! 
I have two daughters. Lovely, sweet, pink, gentle girls. I have two brothers but despite my younger brother being 24 years younger than I am I only see him once or twice a year as my family lives in South Africa. So I have little experience of the differentness of boys.

My only real experience is gained from my dog, Grizzly Wingnut Mutt. Yes you read correctly, Grizzly Wingnut Mutt. He got the Grizzly from my father-in-law who said he looked like a miniature grizzly bear when I found him abandoned on the side of the road. He was probably a week old, was covered in over 100 ticks, had a broken tail and weighed 500g! The Wingnut comes from his large ears that stick out of the side of his head and make him look like a wingnut especially when we take him to be shorn in summer.

So back to the point of this post. I got home yesterday afternoon and opened the gate to drive in. When I closed the gate a few moments later all my dogs were inside and excited to see me. A little while later I opened the gate again to let my house help out and it was open for a few minutes. Once I said goodbye to her I saw one of the dogs just outside the gate and I let her back in, closed the gate and then walked back towards the house when I came across THIS:

Question number one: What the heck is that? Ok I recognised it after a moment as the shin and hoof of a cow.
Question number two: Where the heck did he get THAT? It could only have been on our pavement and he found it in the 2 minutes he was outside sniffing around.
Question number three: What on earth prompted someone to feel the need to leave a COW'S LEG on my pavement???

Whenever I called Grizzly's name he would suddenly stop chewing the leg, move slightly away from it and look at me and it as if to say, "I don't know what that is or how it got near me! I'm innocent!'

So now why do I say boys are different? Whenever I open the gate all the dogs have to run onto the pavement and have a sniff around. So both female dogs went out with him but it was he who brought the leg inside and not the girls!

Boys will be boys!!!

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Salt Studios 2012 Drama Extravaganza!

Salt Studios Drama Academy is owned by my very dear friend, Nicole Bekker. Every year she holds an amateur evening where her students get to showcase the various monologues, dialogues, choral items and mimes they have worked on during the year. It is always great fun and lots of entertainment to see little ones from as young as 3 years old up on the stage. This year she held it in a small theatre with professional lighting and music and the performers and audience both had fun alike!

 Pretty flower.

 Hand stand practice.

 Look at me Mom. I can also do a handstand.

 My mom's the gymnastics coach so of course I can do a handstand!

Makeup artist extraordinaire!

 Cellphone corner.

 Words of affirmation from Aunty Nicole for every body.

Do not shake a sparkling water before opening! 

All lined up and ready to go.

 The youngest performers introducing themselves.

 All God's creatures.

 Elementary, my dear Watson!

 My big foot in my big mouth!

 Innocent!

 Coolio!

 Accidental swimsuit model

 Queen of Hearts

 Smash omelette.

 Junk food junkie!

 The height of fashion.

 What? No Prada? Louis Vuitton? Gucci? Nothing...?

 The very Mad Hatter!

Congratulations to all the students.

Those moms, dad, aunties, uncles, oumas and oupas that would like to see all the photos and order prints you can head on over to my website gallery. CLICK HERE

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