Not many parents let their three year old loose with a $700 camera, but Charlotte has earned our trust in this respect and the pleasure we get from seeing her take on the world makes it worthwhile. The other day we took a break from hanging around (I managed to capture a couple of Charli’s…
Category: Charlotte
Ready for a Harness?
Charlotte says: The playground is getting too easy for this 3 year old! When I am 4 year’s old I will be visiting my Aunty Claire in the UK and she is a really good climber. I’m hoping she’ll find a climbing harness small enough for me as I really want to check out her…
The Wellington Junior Grand Prix
Girls in the Garden
We’ve been undertaking a lot of landscaping to the garden of our new home this summer and it’s all finally coming into place. The girls are enjoying the flowers, the fruits of our labours (Cape Gooseberries, Strawberries and Parsley being top on their list) and we are enjoying a bountiful supply of coriander for our…
Friday Morning Dip
Oriental Bay was like a mill-pond. Not a ripple stirred on the water, apart from those made by the fascinated explorations of children. Sophie was in raptures at the crystal clear water and focused on retrieving pebbles from the seabed and returning them to the water with a satisfying splash. Charlotte is not one to…
Charli the Climber and Nature Lover
Charlotte says: The weather is still beautiful and I am enjoy reaching new heights at climbing. I can’t wait to show Aunty Claire my favourite climbing spots, when she visits me later in the year. Here I am at Princess Bay (a 15 minute walk from my house) and hugging Blacky. The last photograph is…
Playground Fun
Starting Kindergarten!
Charlotte says: I’ve finally started Kindergarten! Here in New Zealand children can start Kindergarten at 3 year’s of age. Three afternoon’s a week I go and play, learn and have fun. I have only just started (at 3 years and 7 month’s old) as I used to be very tired in the afternoon and needed…
Sisters are Hanging Out
When the girls are not hanging out at the kitchen bar, consuming ever increasing proportions of food to fuel their ‘pukus’ (Maori word for tummy), they love to play together at the playground. Sophie has mastered climbing up a ladder and delights in sliding down on her tummy. We recently enjoyed a wonderful trip to…
Playing with Friends
Charli ‘says’: I love to play with friends and now ask Mummy to organise play-dates for me. When my friends are busy then I love to go down to the playground or beach and play with whoever is there. I’m getting so good at sharing now and today I even let a little boy have…
The Zoo
Daddy took us to Wellington Zoo, one of his favourite places to go. We’ve been waiting for the weather to fine up (since December 2006 was the coldest in Wellington for 60 years!). Finally, today, the sun came out (and so did most of Wellington). Charlotte’s highlight: the porcupines. Sophie’s highlight: the chimps. Later in…
Fun at ‘Te Papa’
Daddy’s been let out of the office…
Attention Seeking Trike
Mummy humours my dozen requests a day to, ‘Tell story of how Trike went to scrapyard.’. I then intervene on her story telling with frequent direction to ensure the story is told to my liking. ‘Trike went to the scrapyard [the trampoline] having lost numerous races and was just about to be turned into scrap…
Charli Love Cars!
I am crazy about cars and today we visited The Southward Car Museum.