Fairy Fun

Today was a beautiful spring day in Melbourne.

Warm (24 degrees). Sunny. A light breeze.

The perfect day to play outside.

This afternoon, Grace decided to be a fairy, and dance around the garden. She found her fairy skirt and wings, and wore her fairy slippers inside her normal shoes.

Not to be outdone, Charlotte dressed up in a skirt and lei I found. (A new fairy costume is hiding in the gift cupboard until her birthday).

Grace danced with the freedom and abandon of a happy little three-year-old girl.

A born performer, she also enjoyed hamming it up for the camera.

Charlotte has three eye teeth coming through at the moment, and is a little more subdued than normal. At first she stayed close to me and just watched Grace.

But it didn't take long for her to get into the spirit of things, and she was soon flashing her megawatt smile.

After a string of cold, wet weather it's lovely to be outside again. The next few months should be a lot of fun!

Sorted!

Before having children, I was aware that parents accumulate a lot of things, including toys. But I hadn't realised what a big deal clothes are.

Children grow out of clothing so quickly, and often it is still in good condition (especially the smaller sizes). You keep it for the next child, and soon storage becomes a big issue.

I am about to give birth to my third daughter. Which will mean three little girls ranging in size from 0000 to 5. Which in turn means a lot of clothes.

For the last few months, it has all been stored on the spare bed to be sorted out and stored appropriately. This is what it looked like (quite a way through the process, too!):

A big pile of laundry, and numerous nappy boxes waiting to be emptied.

Well, I'm pleased to say, the task is virtually complete! There is one laundry basket of clothing that remains to be sorted, but everything else has been put away in labelled boxes, or in the drawers of the child who will wear it.

This is what the spare bed looks like now:

Much better for Mum to sleep on!

And, thanks to a big pile of plastic boxes and some labels, this is what the wardrobe in the spare room now looks like:

Some of the boxes are overflowing a little.

A sight that makes me feel very good.

I'm not sure how long it will last like this, but at least it is a good start. Maybe the nesting has kicked in just a little?