Imaginative play

Anni (with her plastic gorilla and pilot figurine) :
"Don't do that monkey!  Don't hit the man.  It's not nice.
Now you'll have to go to your bedroom.  Say sorry monkey.
Look, you've made the man the cry....... poor man.
Are you sorry monkey?  Give the man a kiss.  Good monkey."

Another example of why we have to be very careful what we say and do around young children......    : )

Dreams

Usually Anni wakes up at around 8 am. This morning she woke at 6 am.  Daddy asked her why she was up so early...
Anni: "Because a mouse ran around and ran onto my bed!"

She repeated the same story for me when I asked her why she had woken so early.   We're pretty sure there aren't any mice in her room and it was just a dream....... but I'll be keeping an eye out just in case!

Yee har~

Mummy: "Shall we go to the library today?"
Anni:  "Books at the library you and me.  Books at the library one, two, three.  Get there what do we see?  Books. Books.  BOOKS!  BOOKS!  BOOKS!  Everywhere we look!!"

Mummy: "Anni, are you ready to go?"
Anni:  "Yep.  All sorted!  Oh, hang on.  I forgot my handbag."  (Mum says, 'Ha ha ha ha ha.')

Hugging Mum and Dad around the neck:

Anni: "I love you guys!"

Mmmm breakfast

Anni Moo went out for breakfast with Nan and Pa this morning. She pretended to read the menu......

Anni: ("reading" the menu) Eggs....toast....lunch....
          Ummm..... I think I'll have the eggs. And bacon and mushrooms. And some juice!

She ate up her boiled eggs and bacon.  Changed her mind about the mushrooms and shared them around.  Left the bread because 'it looks like pizza.'  It was Turkish bread.

Interview with Anni

I really love it when.....watch Playschool
If I could go on a holiday, I would go to........picnic.  I love picnics.
I really like to eat....watermelon
My favorite colour is........orange

My best friends are........Alex and Eloise
My favorite TV show is........Playschool
Mummy is........really watermelon
Daddy is........Andrew
Anni is.........Anni P***
My favourite song.......

A huge achievement (if you're 2)

From Anni:

I've been practicing doing up buttons on a dressing frame but tonight I did up the buttons on my pajamas! All by myself!!
I was very excited because I do like to do things by myself.
Now if only I could tie my laces.......

What a lovely day

Today the sun is shining so I had a picnic outside with my friend Nathan. We all sat outside and ate yummy food and drank nice hot Jasmine tea. I really like Jasmine tea - but not as much as I like Cheezels!!!

I took my shoes and socks off and ran around on the grass. I've been begging and begging to go to the beach and now the weather is warmer I'll be able to go. When Granny gets back from her holiday, Mummy and I are going to go down to the beach house with Granny and I'm VERY excited!!

How lovely

Daddy: I don't think these shoes go with my jeans, they're too formal.... and pointy....
Anni: (Getting a pair of Mummy's high heels) Try these Daddy!

You wanna go where?

Anni: MUM! I wanna go backside!
Mummy: What????
Anni: In my sand pit.

(backyard + outside = backside Who knew?)

The orgins of food

Mummy: Where do apples come from?
Anni: Trees.
Mummy: Where does milk come from?
Anni: Cows' boobies.
Mummy: Where do eggs come from?
Anni: ...ummm.... the fridge?
Mummy: Yes, but where were they before that?
Anni: In a paper bag?

Drawing of Granny & Grandad

Sorry it's a bit faint..... They both have big circle eyes and red hair! Grandad is, of course, the large one and Granny the small one!
Click on the photo to see it more clearly.

What's on the menu

Mummy: What would you like for breakfast?
Anni: Cheerios on toast.

Love of my life

Daddy: (hugging Moo) I love hugs.
Anni: I love chocolate.

A change

You may have noticed that Moo's old blog was having less and less pictures and more and more text...... As Moo gets older I'm starting to feel that I don't want her photos out there for any strange person to do strange things with. So, I've decided to start fresh with a new blog that doesn't have her photo on it.

Maybe not as fun but the real reason I am writing this blog is as a journal of Moo's development. If you are desperate for photos you'll have to email me and ask for them.

x x x