Fun Around the House

Here are the latest happy snaps of the Happy Little Girl.

The Activity Station continues to be a favourite as Jess can sit and stand and lean forward and suck on the microphone!

It make both of us laugh!

We have Nudie Time each day to have a break from her nappies.

And of course, it's a good opportunity to catch up on her reading!

During the cold snap a couple of weeks ago we were brave enough to leave the house after three days inside. It was still freezing cold, but the rain had stopped. I rugged Jess up very well!

This is the new mat for Jess to play on on the deck. She seems to like it already.

 

we also have a smaller mat for inside which I think will get good use.

Birthdays Galore

May is always a big month for birthdays in the Pike household, but this year saw a couple of major milestones: Mum's 60th and Lisa's 30th. We had a lovely night at Eynesbury for Mum's party. Jess enjoyed playing with Nanny and Poppy and her big cousins. Abi and Emily were very good at keeping a smile on Jess' face, as the puppets below show.

Abi is behind me here working the puppets for Jess.

Jess thought they were great (and so did Nanny!)

Nappy and Poppy before the party

 The second gathering for Lisa was dinner in the City. It was another lovely night with the family.

Dad's present - a guide book for New Zealand

And of course, the girls

A Deck!

 Another piece to the garden puzzle was added last week. We had a deck and pergola built! It looks fantastic and will be a wonderful asset to the house come Summer. I have already bought a soft mat that Jess can play on outside! We'll grow a grape vine over the pergola to shade the Northern window during the Summer and allow the sun in during the Winter. We're very excited about the having it finished and look forward to having a lot of great times out there.

Before

After

Works begin

the finished product

All done!

 Each evening, we'd take a little stroll around the works with Jess to have a look at how things were progressing.