Veggie Patch Kids

We had some friends over today for a playdate. Joe and Charlotte decided it was time to harvest the cherry tomatoes off my plant. Unfortunately all the tomatoes they picked were green. They also tromped all over the carrots that are trying desparately to grow in my overcrowded vegetable patch. Que sera sera. They had fun - at least it looks like Charlotte did. I'm not so sure about Joe.

Are We There Yet?

I can't type... I'm laughing too much! This is Charlotte on the go-cart with Joe. Mum and Dad took the kids camping and they got to go tearing around the camp ground on these little carts.

Hope She Dosn't Fall Off!

Ella going go-carting with Ruth. Luckily Ruth is a 'safe' driver and Ella didn't need to use her ill-fitting helmet.

Hope the wind dosn't change direction

I don't know where this face comes from, but we see it every now and then.

What Kindy Does To My Kids

It was 'Shave for the Cure' day a few weeks back. If you don't want to shave your head you have the option of colouring it. Did you know that blonde hair will hold spray-on hair colour for quite a while? It's been about 4 weeks since they did this and Ella still has a greenish tint to her locks. Alex has a blue patch on his scalp that won't wash out. It looked terrific, though.

We're Back!

We celebrated a friend's 5th birthday at Wet 'n' Wild on Sunday. The kids had a great time, so did the grown-ups. Alex got to go on some big-kid rides because he's a big kid now.

Christmas Day Games

The kids all got lots of bubble blowing paraphanalia so we took advantage of the last of the sunshine and spent the afternoon hanging out in the back yard blowing lots and lots of bubbles. We also played football, tether ball, t-ball, table tennis, and ten-pin bowling.

Merry Christmas Alex

Now that Alex can read his own name, it didn't take him long to sort through the presents and realise that the biggest box belonged to him. He got a new Hot Wheels track and various new cars and Hot Wheels accessories. Who says boys don't like to accessorise?

Ella Gets A Bike

Merry Christmas Ella. She seemed more impressed with the bike helmet which was adorned with Igglepiggle and Upsy Daisy - characters from In The Night Garden, a favourite tv show.

Before Unwrapping Began

This picture was taken early in the day, before the unwrapping carnage began. Charlotte took a little while to realise how this whole Christmas malarky works, but eventually she realised all she needed to do was pick up a present, take it to Daddy and he would reveal the treasures beneath the paper. A Christmas miracle.