A FEW MORE PARTY PHOTOS!

Lots of fun.

Thanks are also due to all those who took the time to comment and help me find a special dress for the party! I love this outfit and think that Alice looks really super in this bright pinky red, hopefully it will still fit for Christmas (I'm not so sure!) as it needs to be worn a good few times - I'll leave you to imagine why (clue - it came from M0nsoon)!!

You've probably noticed that someone else is in nearly every photo with Alice - Pickles Bunny! A smaller Pickles came to meet Alice in China, Alice adores soft toys but Pickles is her favourite 'cuddly'. Children from institutions usually don't like cuddlies, not having had them in the institutions as they are not hygienic with large groups of children. In many aspects of her life and routine, Alice shows signs of institutionalisation (she has a firm routine, she drinks continuously from her bottle until she's had enough, good sleeper, rarely complains, etc) but not with cuddlies, she adores them and has done since the day we met. If you dance a cuddly towards her, she will curl her body over it in a huge hug when it gets to her, pure love!