Happy 2nd birthday Tahlia

After a busy day out on Saturday next it was time to have the family together and celebrate Tahlia's 2nd birthday. I can't believe she is 2!! where has the time gone!! But even saying that it does feel so long ago that we were celebrating her 1st birthday. And she has grown and turned into a beautiful and caring little girl. She is the princess of the family and even has Nathan and daddy wrapped around her little finger. You go girl!

She is a real girl's girl, and loves dressing up "pweety" she says when l do her hair or dress in her a pretty dress. And have a fetish for "shoes", dolls, and hand bags. She got a handbag for her birthday and takes it everywhere. She also love Nate's cars and is always pushing something around the house and be warned if you take her Wags or Dororthy (from the Wiggles)its war.

The birthday girl

We were to have a BBQ/Picnic down at the local park but the weather was too cold and seeing it had been raining the past few days we thought it would be better to have it at home. So it was a BBQ at our house.

Opening presents with mummy, Nathan and Maddy.


Showing Poppy what she got.

We had some trouble trying to think of what sort of cake to make this year for Tahlia. We knew she loved the wiggles but could not find anything we liked for her. I knew l had a cupcake stand that l had not used yet and thought every little girl loves cupcakes. So cupcakes it was.

Here is the cupcakes.

They were white chocolate mud cupcakes, and then buttercream icing some icing was coloured. Then decorated with little stars and butterflies. Nice and easy. Thanks Nige for helping ice and decorate the cakes. Great team effort.

Tahlia blowing out the candles.

She is a bit wary of blowing out the candles and not sure of them. But she did well. We all want to thank those who came and for all the wonderful presents she was given.

Now Monday was the day Tahlia turned 2 and of course as a mother you sit back and remember the day your child was born. I can laugh at it now but l was stressing and hoping she was a girl. As the boys name we had picked was already taken by some friends who had their son two days earlier. Everyone kept telling us we were having a girl and to relax. I also remember sitting around waiting and waiting till l could go to the hosptial at 12noon for the c/section, and wondering why l could have been first off the list and hated having to wait and wait and wait.

Then after you remember about the day your child was born you remember all the milestones and things that have happened from that time till the present time. I can't believe how much she has grown and l guess l can no longer call her my baby. But then she will always be my baby girl, just like Nate will always be my baby boy. Even though when l say that to him he replys " l'm not a baby, l'm a BIG boy". He even told me he was a man like daddy once. Don't you the love the things kids say. They are always a joy.

Anyway back to Tahlia's birthday. It had drizzled most of the morning so we thought it was best not to go anywhere, and anyhow she had all these new toys to play with that the family had given her. We were to give ours to her in the evening with daddy was home from work. So Nate and Tahlia had a ball playing with all her new toys.

Tahlia in her new tent (thanks Aunty Rachel and Aunty Karen) and some of her new toys.


Tahlia and her Snow White doll (thanks Nanny and Poppy).

It's a tradition that the person celebrating their birthday can choose what dinner they would like for that evening. When l asked her answer was "chippies". So we had Roast Chicken with salad and chippies.

Tahlia blowing out her candle.

Now it was time to open her presents that we had given her.

The carebear teddy.

And what every little girl would love. A pram and set all of her own. Looks like she can't wait to get in there and play with her pram and take her baby for a walk to work. Her and Nate usually pack a bag and say "bye we are off to work" as they walk to the front door.

Whats in the box daddy?




Look mummy a baby.


Oh and even a cradle so baby can sleep.





Tahlia thinks baby is quite comfortable in her little bed.

It was quite a struggle to get both of them into their pj's and into bed. How cruel of us to give them new toys to play with and then declare it is time for bed.

And the "little mummy"

Tahlia was certainly not happy with that plan. But in the end she was happy to take her baby to bed and have a bottle so she could feed the baby.

Happy 2nd birthday beautiful girl.