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Author: Charlotte

I’m back from my travels!

May 30, 2004July 28, 2010 Charlotte Leave a comment Charlotte

I’ve been back in New Zealand for three whole weeks and Simba, my cat, told me he’d missed me lots.

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My First Overseas Experience (Part Four)

May 15, 2004July 28, 2010 Charlotte Leave a comment Charlotte, Holidays

I’m here up north in the land of the Red Rose. Lancashire La La La.

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My Christening

May 2, 2004July 28, 2010 Charlotte Leave a comment Charlotte

I was Christened on 2 May 2004 and lots of people came to share my special day.

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My First Overseas Experience (Part Three)

April 19, 2004July 28, 2010 Charlotte Leave a comment Charlotte, Holidays

My Great Grandma comes to visit me and we go to Marwell Zoo.

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My First Overseas Experience (Part Two)

April 10, 2004July 28, 2010 Charlotte Leave a comment Charlotte, Holidays

I went on holiday to Falmouth, Cornwall with Grandma & Grandad Aspinall, Aunty Claire and of course my Mummy and Daddy!

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My First Overseas Experience (Part One)

April 1, 2004July 28, 2010 Charlotte Leave a comment Charlotte, Holidays

I’m a big traveller now. I flew all the way to England and I’ve been to the big City of London!

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I’m a Mountaineer!

March 21, 2004July 28, 2010 Charlotte Leave a comment Charlotte, Walks

I climbed Mount Kaukau with Mummy and Daddy. It was such an adventure.

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I’m the fastest crawler in town

March 14, 2004July 28, 2010 Charlotte 2 Comments Charlotte

I can now crawl at a rate of knots and am busy keeping my mummy and daddy well and truly on their toes.

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I’m crawling and I have a new tooth!

February 29, 2004July 28, 2010 Charlotte Leave a comment Charlotte

There’s a whole new world out there. Dad’s sock draw is more fun than my toys!

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I can say ‘Da, Da’

February 21, 2004July 28, 2010 Charlotte Leave a comment Charlotte

I’ve learnt to say Da,Da – now he’s really wrapped round my little finger!

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Visitors from the UK!

February 18, 2004July 28, 2010 Charlotte Leave a comment Charlotte

I met my Great Aunty Ellen and Great Uncle John for the first time and had lots of cuddles.

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I’ve been swimming

February 6, 2004July 28, 2010 Charlotte Leave a comment Charlotte

I’ve now been swimming twice and I love it lots. Both my Mummy and Daddy have had turns taking me.

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I cut my first tooth!!

January 22, 2004July 27, 2010 Charlotte Leave a comment Charlotte

It didn’t hurt much, thanks to furious chewing on everything I could get my little hands on and yummy rusks..

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Walking on the Wild Side

January 15, 2004July 27, 2010 Charlotte Leave a comment Charlotte


It was a long weekend so I had heaps of fun playing with Daddy. Mummy and Daddy took me to Staglands Wildlife Park, which was amazing.

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