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The first request to leave her lips most days - before milk, before breakfast, before cuddles - usually is "pretty dress please mummy"...getting her in pants has become near impossible in fact.
The girl factor has exploded this past month or so - the pinker, the frillier, the sparklier the better in her opion.

Taking part in Jodi's weekly portrait series for 2014.

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On the fifth day of 40+ temps, finding activities indoors to keep her amused and cool became a challenge.  Here she is having a splash in my Grandmother's, her Great-Grandmother's laundry tub.

Taking part in Jodi's weekly portrait series for 2014.

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We took her to the Coast last summer, and not much has changed - she remains terrified of the waves, but in her absolute element amongst the sand.
She stayed buried like this for the best part of an hour, patting and singing loudly about her beautiful mermaid tail.

Taking part in Jodi's weekly portrait series for 2014.

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For the last portrait of 2013, I wanted to re-create as best I could that very first image taken a year ago - best I could given a now fidgety, unwilling subject!  What a difference a year makes - just look at those long limbs, now reaching all the way to the chair's end.

I am so glad I continued with this project all year - although usually posting them late and in batches, it is remarkable and precious to have her growth, adventures and revealing personality documented in such a beautiful and authentic way.  Little slices of our everyday life, treasured memories for years to come.

Taking part in Jodi's weekly portrait series for 2013.



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We visited these amazing Christmas lights as we counted down the days until Santa arrived.  She was in absolute awe, as were we - clad in her pyjamas and wide-eyed in amazement.

Taking part in Jodi's weekly portrait series for 2013.

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Her Daddy designs roads, she likes to build them.  He might be just a little proud of this.

Taking part in Jodi's weekly portrait series for 2013. 

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Quiet play on a very hot day.  Her movements are precise and delicate now, often such the lady.

Taking part in Jodi's weekly portrait series for 2013.