More good times in Perth

I'm still having fun hanging out in Perth, and it just gets better because more people are even coming over from Sydney and Melbourne to visit me! Here I am with Aunty Barbie. She told me about making bunny ears in people's photos, so of course I had to try it out.

Later we went to the beach together, which was the perfect chance for me to wear this cute little dress she had bought me.

I also brought a net in case we found any fish to catch. We didn't, but we did see lots of jellyfish and cuttlefish and bluebottles, and we collected a few nice shells with patterns on them.

Today was REALLY cool, Nana and Aunty Lee and Alexander picked me up early and took me to a fairy festival in King's Park. It was amazing, we went on a fairy walk and saw a wizard's show where someone called Snottygobble had stolen the wizard's treasure. We got magic potion on our hands that you put on your nose and then you can smell the Australian bush. We made gumnut people with googly eyes and a special magic wand with a star on the end.

There was dancing.

And a fairy sprinkled her special fairy dust on me and Alexander.

We saw a show with a very shy dragon in it. And I even got to pat him. I also patted a real live kangaroo and a goanna. And I saw a baby echidna and a wallaby and other Australian animals that I can't remember.

My day was really, really fun.

Hanging out in Perth

I have had the best week this week, mostly just hanging out with my zia. We have had so much fun together, and one night I even had a sleepover at her house BY MYSELF. I told my mama I wanted to go sleep there, because it was going to be my zizi's birthday the next day and I wanted to wake up with her. I also told my mama not to come and when I rang her in the morning I told her how I didn't cry and I didn't miss her at all. In this photo I am with Zia at King's Park, where we met our cousins for lunch.

This is me with Ella who we met for lunch. She does ballet just like me, cool hey? She showed me some cool handstands and cartwheels in the park, and looked after me.

One day I went out to visit Alexander at his new house "in the bush". I loved it there and we made a great stew together of sand and water and rocks and stuff. I let Xander do all the dirty work. I can't wait to go and stay with him next week.

These are the cupcakes I helped Mama decorate for Zia's birthday.

The only bad news is my noni left today for a holiday in Italy! I come to Australia, and she goes to Italy! How do you like that?!? I will miss her.

Zizi's wedding

Hey, guess what everyone? I am in Perth, for my zizi's wedding! The weather hasn't been that great, but I still managed to make it to the beach one day to collect shells. I've been having so much fun here, enjoying all the people to see and different things to do. But the most exciting thing that has happened is that yesterday my zia got married.

A makeup lady came to do Zizi's and all the bridesmaids' faces, and she said she had found some fairy dust at the bottom of her garden, so she put that on my face too.

I had a very special dress to wear for the big day, and I was so excited when it was time to put it on.

I said that I was the "mini bride" and danced around singing "mini bride, mini bride, mini bride".

We went in a great big limousine to the church and then afterwards to the reception. I loved all the lights and the sparkles and do you know what? They even had TVs in there! I had a drink of fizzy water while all the grown ups had champagne.

We stopped for a photo shoot along the way and I was the photographer's helper. I said that I want to be a photographer when I grow up. I took this photo, so I think I will be quite good, don't you?!?

Of course I had to change into a different dress for the party afterwards. They played fancy music and had special lights and announcements for the bridal party to walk in. I insisted on walking in first and I did it, all on my own, with over 80 people watching me! The problem was that once I got inside I didn't know where to go, so I ran back out to Mama again.

Oh, but that's right, the wedding day wasn't really all about me. It was about Zia Kate and her new husband Pete! This morning I asked my zio how there can be two people and one love. I heard them say that in the church and I just can't figure it out. Oh well, I guess I will understand one day. I do know that my zia looked very, very beautiful, like a sparkly princess.

Here is a photo of my mama with her brother and sister.

I had a really big day and talked to so many people. Sometime after 10pm I decided I had had enough and asked Mama to make me a little tent to sleep in. I went to sleep as soon as my head hit my rolled-up blanket pillow, and stayed asleep all through the partying and the ride home.