Just because she can

A second Christmas to share

Gabby caps the day off with some slide fun with Daddy while uncle Jordan looks on with envy.
We were looking to feed the ducks here but I think they too were full from Christmas dinner, so we simply enjoyed dusk and the gentle breeze.
Thankfully Gabriella was a big fan of her new shopping trolley. I was happy to find it even came with it's own groceries.
Counting all the big, bright parcels, just for her. What a lucky little bubble.
A very early waking Gabriella perched herself on the make-shift out-door Christmas dining table. Looking rather Boticelli-esq, the little cherub co-ordinates well with the Christmas colours. She was more excited about the white tree than the breakfast that followed. A wise decision. Just saving room for Christmas lunch of course.

It's Christmas!

My little curious cat is in heaven at the Myer Centre in Brisbane with her good friends. A big part of me wanted to let her loose to jump in those sparkling baskets and cause mayhem. I settled for letting her play around with a sparkly purple star. A bunch of mothers and their munchkins all went to the Santa train at the Myer Centre but not all were brave enough to have a turn. Gabriella was very intrigued but needs another year before she'll be heading on by herself. It was a great day had by all nonetheless.

The little bubble playing in the bubbles

My how she's grown!

Grown hasn't she! I know I know, I've missed loads of moments I swore I'd never forget since my last blog. But rather than wallow in guilt over what I've missed, I thought I'd get a mosy on with what I can document.

This photo is now a few weeks old but I think it tells a lot about how much little Gabby's personality is emerging. She does this face a lot. It's sort of her concentration face. She looked up for this photo but she was still focused on working out how to best navigate this slide. This is now very typical of her behaviour, she gets totally lost in the moment. Reminds me a lot of her daddy. The only things to break the spell, is a song. Especially, "Gabriella's here today, Gabriella's here today, lets all clap our hands...Gabriella's here today.. She sings this at least twice a week at swimming lessons and Tumbletastics.. and has been for the past six or so months. It's only now that she starts walking around the house singing versus of it. Gab er t-day, is how she sings it. It's the most beautiful sound Josh and I have ever heard. And, as you can see she's so grown up now. My little chubby onsie wearer has long gone, replaced by, as Josh calls her, "the little human". It's now as if she's a minature version of her adult self. So strange, exciting and a tad sad. Thank goodness for photos.

Getting arty at GOMA Brisbane

Gabriella seemed to really take to the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane. They had this very funky, kid and adult friendly exhibition on Surrealism, which meant loads of cutting and pasting, playing with computers, walking through small tunnels and great opportunities to run off down vast corridoors. We had a blast. What a grown up she is now.