Christmas day

Today we celebrated Christina's first Christmas. The day went off well but I think we all over-indulged on food. My Aunt (Xenia) never stops talking, and the funniest comment was when George C (Gill's dad) suggested we give her Christina's dummy! I couldn't stop laughing. It's the second year without my dad, Laci, but he is always in my thoughts. Z

Our lounge floor was covered with reams of wrapping paper, piles of brand new toys and what seemed like millions of Christmas crackers. Christina loved playing with the Christmas crackers and it kept us entertained watching her throw them around. There is something so magical about enjoying Christmas through the eyes of a child! G 

Extreme close-up

Just look at those eyelashes - enough said. G 

It's party time in the garden.

Little Miss Personality likes to go into the garden. She especially likes going for the stones we have between the paving stones. We try to discourage it but she is so determined. The other photo in the corner with C&G was taken at Mig's house last week where we went for a braai. 

Get ready, set, go!

Christina has just turned 9 months and has started to crawl. We are very excited about this developmental milestone. The problem now is that nothing is safe from her. She loves going for open doors and the toilet seat, so you always need to be on your guard and close doors.Her top two teeth have also started to come out. She likes to bite everything which is quite cute. Little Miss Personality doesn't like it when you take things away from her. 

Aqua time

Christina had her first swim today. We've had a few days of extremely hot weather and the little one just loves the water. 

Superwoman

Little Christina loves to fly. She opens her mouth and gives the biggest smiles to let you know that she likes it. Everyday is special because as she gets older, she interacts with you more and more. Gill and myself call her "Miss Personality" because she lets you know when she wants something.

What's up doc?

Gillian loves this dummy. When I got home and Gillian showed me the photo's I couldn't stop laughing. I refer to this photo as the Naas Botha shot.