1. Dressed up to go to another birthday party.
2. Having fun?
3. Not really a 'party girl', perhaps.
4. Wrapped in many layers of towels after a bath and waiting to emerge from her cocoon as a beautiful butterfly.
(In the meantime, 'Dada, let's talk about rabbits.')
8. Posing for a portrait with her colleagues.
7. Dino pidjies are the best!
6. 'Mama, are you SURE dinosaurs really ate oatmeal for breakfast?'
5. Pondering.
9. THREE candles this year.
10. Nothing better than a new plastic tiger with frosting on its feet.
11. Working on holiday decorations.
12. Looking satisfied with the result.
16. The lion is reading the the information on the side of the new box.
15. "Oh, cool! A wooden lion!"
14. Wondering what the Solstice Seagull brought this year.
13. Opening our presents Solstice morning, December 2008.