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On Saturday you turned two. At the serious risk of becoming a broken record - I simply cannot believe how big you are getting. What happened to my baby?
We had planned a party for your birthday - one with lots of family, cousins and little people friends - but, sadly, you came down with a nasty cough and so we had to ask all of the little people to stay away. On the upside, this way you will get to have two parties!
Your first, low-key, party was pretty good. Lots of family made a special effort to be there (Grandma Meg even surprised us by flying in from Darwin in the middle of night!) and you got lots of lovely books, a lovely skirt, a new table and chairs and a brand new rocking horse (because clearly a girl can never have enough rocking horses...). Despite feeling sick, you perked up for the festivities - opening cards and presents, blowing out your candles and sampling a tiny bit of the food. Then, after an hour and a half, you crashed and had a much needed sleep, while the party went on with out you. (Oddly, you did exactly the same thing at your first birthday party and on Christmas day!).
This past month we have been doing lots of creative activities. You have been really into painting - especially with your hands - glueing, and making lots of fantastic creations with your playdough. You are especially fond of turning playdough into food and feeding it to anyone who will cooperate. Recently you have discovered that your animals are especially compliant on this front and so they have been on a diet rich in playdough ever since.
The ongoing warm weather has also meant that we have been spending lots of time outside. This has included quite a number of trips to neighbourhood parks and a bit of time digging in the garden, but mostly we hang out on the deck. Here you can play in your sandpit, ride your bike and gorge on tomatoes. Fortunately, our tomato plants have done really well this year. The funny thing is that, despite this fact, not many tomatoes actually make it into our kitchen... This is because the minute that they turn red you run to the vines and pluck them off - and then pop them straight into your mouth. It is so lovely to see you eating food straight from the garden and it has really inspired me to make an effort to grow even more of our own food this year.
The weekend before last we went camping down at the South Coast. Somewhat randomly some of your cousins (and aunty & uncle) were also at the same camp site with a bunch of other kids (and their parents) and so you had an absolute blast. In addition to having lots of kids to play with, you really enjoyed your first experience of camping. You thought that sleeping in a tent was pretty cool, you loved being outside all the time and you thrived on having so much space to just run around and exist in. We will definitely be doing it again soon.
I am so looking forward to seeing what the next year brings. These first two have been just incredible.
Hopefully your cousins and friends will be able to make it to "Lily's party take two" next weekend. I still have to bake you that "blast off" (AKA "rocket") cake that you requested - and to be perfectly honest, I am really looking forward to it.
love
mama
xox
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