Look out world.... she's THREE!!!

Flashback... September 19, 2003 2.37pm Amelia entered the world screaming and pinky purple in colour...















Today.... September 19, 2006 2.37 AM! Amelia wakes up her mum and dad screaming "where is my dummy" in her pink and purple PJ's!


Yes.. today was the day! Well yesterday in New Zealand - Today in Canada and America. Amelia turned three - and she started the day at 6am - WAY too early for any kind of happy anythings... Dad managed to settle her down till 7 when she arose to find a bag of goodies on the end of her bed... screams of sheer delight as she found some NEW princess glass slippers and some bubbles and a ball and some princess books.... there is a theme...
Then out to the lounge where hidden under a sheet were her new worldly treasures.... a bike - a BIG girls bike, a snow white dress and oh the very best gift - A CINDERELLA DOLL - with glass shoes of course.... now not that my child is obsessed with cinderella.... well she is bordering on it.. let me back track...
The previous night Amelia and John (the prince) preformed a small renditition of the famed "Cinderella" complete with the crying at the dress being ripped by the mean stepsisters to the dad having to chase her round the house trying to fit the glass slipper on her foot (the glass slipper had to be carried on the cushion of course) What a giggle she is... note to mum - more outside play - roll on summer.

Then the Aunty's and uncles and grandma and cousin came over for Pizza and garlic bread (and veggies) and more presents were unwrapped -more squeals of delight and more princess things... thanks guys.... your just feeding the habit! She had a great time though and went to bed exhausted....

What fun to be 3 but boy... I think she came with 3x more tantrums and whatnot! ahhhh Now its 3 mins on the naughty chair.... I'm a mean mum.

Anywho... here are some pics to help you enjoy her birthday too.
Oh and more presents to come at the Princess and Pirate party on Sat......SUGAR!!!!!!!
Oh and we moved.... more bout that later!
I love you Amelia and am soooo happy I'm your mama... You are my big girl now with your cheeky grin and your cute sense of humour but you will always be mama's chicken fried rice.....











Ok this has been in draft form for nearly a month - I was having problems downloading pics... and I had to clean my house after the 3 year old party.
Ok so lets do a quick update... Amelia has been 3 for one and a bit months and let me tell you I think she thinks she is 21!!!! She wants to do EVERYTHING herself especially when we are in a hurry and wants to do NOTHING we ask her to do... there are tantrums for Africa and John and I are now renewing the life insurance because if she keeps it up one of us may go off the deep end! She is awake at all hours of the night with requests from I am scared, pray for me, water, bathroom, sirens, fireworks, and the list goes on. So now we are using good old bribary as a last resort... If you can sleep 5 nights withour waking mum and dad up you can go to Butterfly Creek (Her choice) worked once and that was cause she slept in our bed! Arrrggh where are we going wrong... I think I need SUPERNANNY!

Party was good. I was sick again... third year in a row....something suspicious here...Amelia had a ball with her little friends. I made a Barbie Princess Cake... quite surprised myself at my hidden talent... She got more Princess stuff, and some pony stuff... lots to keep her amused but she had a ball. Kids ate, played games, bounced on the bouncy castle and tramp and went home to their lovely mums and dads.

Love being a mum but am thinking I need a holiday from the tantrums and CONSTANT no's! Lord give me strength and wisdom and LOADS of patience... I am so sure Amelia's Dad was like this when he was a kid.... I know I was an angel......