updated pic

I can't believe i haven't posted anything here for nearly a year! Well that's what happens when you loose your camera in a foreign country.

This pic is pretty recent and as you can see Nyah is as cute as ever.

Sal and I did a joint parenting course recently and it was really good. Janet Poulsen is an extraordinary women who has followed a passion for children's development all the way back from teaching high school, to primary school, kindergarten and now teaching parents so she can get to the kids as early as possible. After so many years of teaching and research the course is so good and the results are just great. It just works and the kids love you for it! The biggest thing I learned was about developmentally appropriate parenting. Every parent should do it!

She's an incredibly good and easy kid.. and she really is a kid now. She loves to read books, can read her own name and all the numbers, loves pink, fairies, Dora the explora (we went to see her at the magic cave and she wasn't interested in seeing father xmas again.. only Dora) and is just starting to enter the world of real imagination. Can't wait to read her the faraway tree series! She loves animals as all kids do, loves being outside, swimming and playing at the beach, flying kites, puzzles and games, friends and family. I'm not sure if she's spoilt.. being an only child and getting loads of attention at both houses. I think so but she doesn't act it.. I guess we'll find out.

She has a great sense of humour and fun and knows what she wants without being hard to manage. I like to think we've done a good job with her but i also think that she's naturally a happy personality.

Most of the time when she comes over on the weekend we go out to the beach, up to "Nana and Gradpa's" or go do something. The rest of the time we play games, play puzzles on the computer or jigsaws, read books or do jobs around my flat. She loves to help out.

Hopefully i'll get some more pictures for everyone from mum's camera soon.