The Easter Egg Hunt

Erin participated in her first Easter Egg hunt. I had flooding visions of the many Easter egg hunts that I went to when I was a child. All the kids in the court (and surrounding homes as I was one of them) would gather outside the Jamison's side gate- age order. Eagerly anticipating being the "one", the one that found the coconut. Finding the coconut yielded you the grand prize, a large chocolate bunny. Not that we needed the chocolate but the neighborhood notoriety that came with finding the coconut was priceless. It always helps to boost your court standing. The winner got the first drink of the coconut and for a year you were the "one" to beat next year. Some day I'll revise it with an Aussie twist- perhaps finding an avocado !

Here's a video of Erin zeroing in on a blue chocolate egg- nothing was going to get in her way - not even the little girl blocking access to the prize.

I was very surprised how quickly she "picked-up" (pun intended) on the concept of putting the eggs in her basket and going onto the next one. I thought she would run out and grab the first egg she saw and just sit down and proceed to eat it. Also, we're into wearing necklaces now - she wears one from the moment she gets up.

Right after all the eggs were found Erin was already eyeing another girl's stash and looking to make a move. I think if she could she would have taken all her chocolate. And finally getting to enjoy the fruits of her labour - the chocolate egg.

Easter Eggs

I'm trying to do some arts and crafts at home. What a second, did I say "arts and crafts" ? I just realised how ridiculous that sounds, I don't do arts and crafts, I received a 70 in art !!! I think I better stick with teaching her how to throw a ball. Anyway, I thought we would color some eggs for Easter. From the get go we had problems; it's tough to locate white eggs. Coloring brown eggs works if you like earthy tones and stick with your primary colors, so that's what we did. I had plans of us coloring eggs together - yes first time Mom thinking she can have a 17month old help in the kitchen. So I colored the eggs first and "tried" to have her put stickers on them. I also gave her the task of preparing her Easter basket.

Erin thought the eggs were balls but in the same respect she also tried to eat them - notice the blue "lipstick".

The egg dying didn't go as planned and I had to take them away as she was getting food coloring everywhere. We decided to take a different route with the food coloring and add it to a bucket of water. She had a ball- she played in orange and purple water.

St. Patrick's Day and Trying on Easter Shoes

St. Patrick's day is not as big here as it is in New York. There are plenty of celebrations at your local pub but where are the parades and "Kiss me I'm Irish" buttons" ? I find this strange because there are plenty of Irish here, true Irish. True Irish that moved here in this decade and not century. Anyway, Erin did make a shamrock in daycare and ate some Irish soda bread. Here she is celebrating at home. (she's not drinking the Pepsi !)

We needed to break in her new Easter shoes, she loves shoes (what girl doesn't) but these are a bit stiff. She was clonking around the house looking like Frankenstein so they came off within two minutes. Check out her outfit, nothing matches and she has crazy bed hair.

Speaking of wild hair I'm renamed her "Crazy Hair". Her hair is out of control and I just love it- it's the funniest and I'm not ready to cut it. It fits her personality perfectly and it's become a show stopper wherever we go. Here she is with Paul after she came out of the pool and just towel dried it. Crazy Hair !

Fruit, Transportaion and Dad's Helper

We have become a vegetable free home. Erin has decided to boycott all veggies until the Australian government decides to step in and stop Coles and Woolworths and get behind the vegetable farmers. Pretty advanced thinking for a 17month old ! Actually she just decided that vegetables are not and will not be part of her diet, for now. I have to get creative and sneak them in when I can. However, it's all about fruit. Any fruit, anytime.

We've been missing our lunches at Bronte beach and I think Paul was missing the good waves so we purchased Erin's new mode of transportation. She loves it. Plus a cute towel pic.

Erin has toys that have taken over our TV room so we purchased two storage boxes just to keep them tidy. I think she likes the boxes more than some of her toys. They came flat packed and Paul and Erin had to put them together. She's such a huge help.

Leap Year(Month) Comes To A Close

I need to round out February with some pics that have been piling up. With the exception of about 8 days it rained the entire month. (exception to when Connor and Karen were here- I'll post separately) With rainy days come silly days. Erin gets so bored being in the house for a few days straight so we do silly things like trying on anything that she can get her hands on. Here she is wearing Paul's swim gear after he came back from an ocean race - yes in the rain and his "aussie" hat.

And for some reason she wanted to wear my jacket.

Momma cool and trying to see New York from "Down Under ".

Y VALENTINE'S DAY Y

Reading my card from Grandma and Grandpa

Dress from Grandma

PJ's