She’s so very tiny. Sometimes I forget because her personality is growing so large!

Seeing her look out at the huge blue ocean and dip her tiny toes into the salty water for the first time took my breath away. She seemed fearless and confident but so vulnerable and small as she toddled across the sand. Squeals and giggles as the waves rippled into shore and chased her back along the beach.

Each day is so full of newness. Things she’s never seen. New sounds, smells and textures. Her pointer finger was in overdrive at the beach! I wonder what she thinks of it all? Sometimes she seems overwhelmed with excitement in her attempt to process all the world has to offer. In her world, even simple things like ‘helping’ me unpack the groceries one by one, become big adventures which elicit trills of delight!

It feels like such a giant responsibility to be sharing these moments with her. Protecting her, helping her grow, learn and discover life. It’s an honour and a joy that has far surpassed anything I could have dreamed.

More images from Eloise’s first seaside adventure can be viewed —-> here.

Look at my little girl! I’m having a proud Mummy moment. Rohan and I finally bought a digital SLR camera to play with, A Nikon D50. I am so excited! We took it for a whirl over at Montsalvat in Eltham. I am thrilled with the results (especially considering we didn’t really know what we were doing or indeed what the camera can REALLY do!). More photos can be seen over at Eloise’s blog. She had a wonderful afternoon. The fairy dress even seemed to make her walk differently! You could tell she felt very special.

OK, so to a true ‘coffee geek‘ this would be all wrong. But it’s just the way I like it including the addition of some extra indulgence (currently sipping ‘Swoon’). I admit, my ‘milk frothing’ abilities still need a little fine tuning and my coffee ‘art’ is a bit skewiff. But hey, give me a break and let me have my espresso fun!

It’s raining here and I am taking a little moment to ponder my next move. The whirlwind that is Eloise has a cold so has been particularly clingy (read: whingey) this morning, so while she has her nap I am just kicking back sneaking in some ‘me’ time.

As an aside, years ago I added some coffee cup rings to a project I was working on with a cafe/coffee theme, but the client thought it ‘devalued the product’ so I had to remove them. I am just not good at ‘clean’ and simple!! That’s the beauty of this little place…I can ‘devalue my product’ as much as I want!

Ahhhh!! The silence is broken! ‘Me time’ over…