kate and graeme

I know I promised this to some of you awhile ago. To be honest, I started writing it about 2 months ago, but never got around to finishing and posting it. Anyway, I tried to make a wishlist thingy online, but it just wasn’t working for me the way I felt it should, so I decided to give you this little list of guidelines instead. Use them as you will.

Lily loves music.
She adores books and has even stopped trying to eat them… almost.***
There are already plenty of stuffed animals in our household.
Lovingly handmade (by you, or someone else) is always appreciated in our family.
Quality second-hand stuff is just as good as new.
If you want to buy her clothes, please be aware that she wears cloth nappies (so she has a big butt) and is pretty big for her age.
We are trying to refocus all areas of our lives to quality over quantity.
We would rather things that don’t require batteries.
We’re not anti-plastic, but do love things made of natural materials.
While pink is good, so is red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple…
Please remember Lily is only a year old.

Above all, it really is fine if you just get (or even better, make) a nice card with a thoughtful sentiment - she’s not going to remember turning 1, but she will enjoy looking back at things like cards when she is older.

***EDIT: The list of books we own is now up - you can get to it from the link up there on the right, under Pages.