Fishing

He's only two years old and he already loves to fish -- Alex, that is, not Bill. Although Bill also loves to fish. Technically Bill didn't catch that fish. It was his rod, his rig and he did cast it but when the line went 'zing' the other fella on the boat grabbed the rod and reeled it in. I'm sure there was some breech in fishermen etiquete there, if they have one. That flathead was a great catch, but we never got to eat it... and that's another story.

Happy New Year

We spent a week camping at South West Rocks. We did lots of fishing, lots of swimming at the beach and lots of doing nothing in particular. Ella ate lots of sand and Alex caught two starfish. Bill caught a few fish including a huge flathead. I managed to read half a book. My New Year's Resolution is to finish that book before next Christmas!

Merry Christmas

It took four tries, lots of tears and promises of chocolate but I finally managed to get a photo of Ella and Alex with Santa. Christmas day was very merry and Boxing day is going to be huge. We have about 20 people coming to a bbq at my parents place -- they have a pool! Merry Christmas everybody.

Painted Baby

We did some painting today. Lots of hand prints, foot prints and a bum print. I have lots of great shots of a painted-up naked baby, but decided that they wern't suitable for publication on the internet.

Alex the Builder

Alex loves building things with his blocks. He did this all by himself. I keep telling people that he's a genius, but no one believes me. Bill was so impressed by Alex's engineering skills that he took took a photo -- it must be a boy thing.

Dancing in the Kitchen

Alex has improved his dance steps since his last boogie moment. Make sure you check out the big finale finish at the end.

Learning to Shave Already?

Here's a good picture of Alex with a fist full of shaving cream. This is the sort of fun stuff we get up to in playgroup as well as lots of painting and collage and generally getting really messy.

Ella, our little fish

Ella loves the pool.

Summer Begins in Brisbane

We spend a lot of time hanging out at my parent's place cooling off in the pool. Ella is a little fish and just loves the water. Alex is a bit more cautious, but once he's in he'll stay in until he's all wrinkled and his lips turn blue!

Happy Brithday to Alex

Alex turns 2. We had a little party on Sunday with a few of his friends and a few of ours. Alex's birthday cake was a replica of his new cubby house which is now fully functional and was 'test driven' by 10 crazy kids at his party.