cuppy&bej: 2010

Friday, December 3, 2010

Aldi

It is just amazing what you can buy at Aldi these days...

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Picnic in the park

Eliza turned 11months old last Friday. I forgot to take a photo on the day, but here is some from the following day (27.11.2010) at our picnic in the park at Watson's Bay with friends Jen and Maxi

Eliza gets a cuddle from Max

Eliza and Jen celebrating that summer is nearly here. Nice fangs kiddo!

Beauty in the bath

These photos were taken by the professional photographer in the family. You can see that Eliza is quite the poser already.

Happy birthday Grandpa

We had a family picnic at Beare Park in Elizabeth Bay to celebrate Tim's (Grandpa) birthday.

Great Grandma with Eliza - the first great grandchild

Four generations - Muriel a.k.a. Great Gran (1), Eliza (4),
Catherine (3) and Tim a.k.a Grandpa (2)

Tim and Chris. Don't they looks alike now that they are older and wiser

Party food ..... yum !

We remain great friends with the couples who we met at Prince of Wales (hence Fleur de lys) ante natal classes. We meet for lunch every couple of months. In November we met at Leah and Daan's place in Surry Hills for a great BBQ. The girls played in the play pen while the adults enjoyed lunch - well, that was the plan...

Florence and Ivy hanging out in baby gaol.

Eliza loved the play pen as she had something to hold on to as she did laps.

Kellie (Ivy's mum) talking to Florence, Ivy and Eliza

Leah (the host) with Lily

Leonie with daughter Florence

Yum cha

We went to Yum cha with our friends Jason and Delyse and Ceri and their kids. Yum cha is a great place for kids because its noisey, there is heaps to look at and no one cares whether you make a mess !

Jason with son Oscar and mum Delyse

Brian and Eliza who tried out noodles for the first time

Nanny diaries

Sarah our nanny, and Eliza have been having a wonderful time exploring the neighbourhood and going to some fantastic new places. Sarah emails me photos during the day to let me know what they are up to. It makes me feel as though I'm not missing out on too much while I'm stuck in the office. Here is a selection of photos from the nanny diary in November...

Eliza at Camp Cove

Sarah and Eliza at Holdsworth Community Centre playgroup

Roly poly

Eliza very happy after Sarah took her to Rhyme Time

Eliza at the Holdsworth Community Centre - a playgroup in Wollahra

Sarah can play the piano and so can Eliza !

Tummy time is so tiring ! Eliza having a rest on a rug down at Watson's Bay

Mummy, these cereal bars are so yummy!

Breakfast at Bondi

Brian, Eliza and I met Brian's friends Jim and Lee for breakfast at Speedo's in Bondi. Jim and Lee were visiting from America and just got engaged on Bondi beach a few days before. The rock was impressive but so was Jim's affection for our little treasure.

Brian and Eliza enjoying the cafe vibe at Speedos.

Eliza with her new friend Jim Lewis

Lee, Eliza and Jim

Daddy's long legs

Eliza seems to have grown long legs all of a sudden - something she must get from her Dad.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Sarah

I started back at work on Oct 18th, and luckily we found Sarah who has agreed to be Eliza's nanny. As you can see, the two of them hit it off from the start.

Peepo

Eliza learned to sleep in her pram while we were in Fiji which was fantatic. So we were able to wheel it round to wherever we were at the time and she would have a snooze...

...although not always !

Holidays

This was Eliza's first opportunity to have a swim.
When she wasn't swimming in the pool...

... she was swimming in the sea

or just chilling on the sand.

The Sunset Bar

Brian, Eliza and I had a last hurrah - a week in Fiji - before I started back at work. It was a real holiday - no cooking, no cleaning, no day trips. It was very relaxing.