Little Baker

We can't find Goldfish in Australia so we decided to make our own healthy cheese snack. So with whole wheat flour, oatmeal, olive oil, and proper white Aussie cheese we made some yummy Kenlyn snacks. We used some crafty cookie cutters and rolling pins that I had bought from a garage sale. :)
Kenlyn loves the crackers and was a good help in the kitchen.

Sunny Day

It's been raining off and on since we've moved to Mudgee. I think in the past month we have had 9 full days of sun. It makes this no car and laundry thing quite a challenge. (since we don't have a clothes dryer)

It was sunny this morning though so Kenlyn and I got out to play group. Kenlyn had a great time and is getting more social every day. She's got the confidence to run around and take whatever she wants, and that's mostly all the other kids snacks and drinks. Today she snagged rice krispy treats, cookies, some sandwich, and several drinks. I try to tell her no, but every time she gets caught she flashes a cheeky smile and all the mums laugh. She's very clever.

After play group she had a great time eating strawberries and Cheetos from sent from grandma/Gigi/Grammy.

Ouch

Little miss Kenlyn is into everything. The poor angel had quite a rough week. Rob and I are on alert just trying to avoid the next tumble.

This week she has:
- Fell down at play group and got a scrape on her face.
- Fell down the stairs.
- Fell off the see saw.
- Rolled off the coffee table.
- Rocked over the rocking chair.
- Burned her hand on the oven.
- Smashed her other hand in the door.

I feel so bad and comfort her immediately. The only problem is that as soon as she feels better (about 2 seconds after a quick cuddle) she usually runs and climbs back up on whatever she just fell off of. I guess she's learning but it's so frustrating. She's just so inquisitive and hard headed. I have no idea where she'd get those traits from.

Fun on the Farm

Kenlyn had a wonderful weekend visiting Nan's farm. We saw all kinds of animals: cows, horses, chickens, dogs, cats, fish, and a few wallabies. She was such a good little helper. She helped water plants, clean up her messes, and she loved feeding the animals. I see a little farm and animals in our future very soon.

We spent Saturday afternoon with some of the other mums and babies that were in our antenatal classes. It was pretty crazy to see how much our babies have grown. Last time we saw these kiddos was when they were just a few weeks old. Now they are all running around and playing. It's so cute!

We also caught up with Robs family at his cousins birthday. Kenlyn had lots of fun and as soon as she got free she was tearing up the dance floor. She's quite the entertainer.

She loves entertaining us with her tricks these days. Her bucket trick is her favorite. Not sure it's good for her noggin, but it definitely provides some good laughs.

Play-Group Fun

On Tuesday Kenlyn and I venture out to a local play group. It's been really great for both of us. There are tons of toys and kiddos for Kenlyn to play with . All the mums have been great company and so helpful at giving me the ins and outs of Mudgee.

Kenlyn is a very curious baby girl. She often watches the older kids and then tries whatever toy they may be using. Today she mastered standing on the scooter. She was thinking about moving her leg to push herself, but the confidence wasn't quite there yet.

She loves the sand pit for sure. Today she managed to steal some yogurt (yes stealing again), get her strawberries all over her then top it all of with a role in the sand. I am sure she's having a great time here. She's our sweet little valentine.

Little Miss Messy

On Saturdays, we walk downtown for breakfast and go to the farmers market. Mudgee has some sort of market every weekend so it works well for our weekly shopping. We have found a produce guy who grows chemical free fruit and veggies. This makes me very happy.

Kenlyn loved the strawberries last weekend, and I guess she decided she wanted to try the plums this weekend. After we got back in the car Rob and I looked back to find her chowing down on a cute five finger discount plum. She was covered in juice, I don't think the gentlemen will mind. He throws in something free every time we've been there.

We also moved into a new place this weekend. We don't have much furniture or anything, but we did buy some sidewalk chalk. All in all it was a good weekend. Kenlyn is happy and more spoiled every day.

Adventures with our Budgie

Sweet little Kenlyn loves her bird, Turcs, so much! She talks to him, waves to him, and blows him sugars every day. Unfortunately, I'm not sure he will be with us for very long. She has figured out how to open the little bird gates!

Last night, I was cooking and realized that I had almost finished a meal and didn't have her little hands tugging on me to pick her up. The only explanation was that she was definitely into something. I peeked around the counter and sure enough... bird seed was everywhere!