A happy Wiggles fan

We went to Wiggles World at one of the theme parks a few weeks ago. Alex still talks about it. He's more than a bit obsessed with The Wiggles. Most mornings we play a Wiggles CD and Alex will dance, sing and play his guitar. I have to call him Murry for about an hour (Murry is the red Wiggle who plays the guitar).

Mrs. Potato Head

Ella likes to wear the Mr. Potato Head glasses. In fact, she can be very instant that I wear them too. She gets around the house with the glasses, a hat and a lovely red scarf around her shoulders. She's quite the accessory queen.

It's a Girl

It's all very official now. Yep, we're having baby number three and it's a girl. We've nicknamed her Maggie -- we already have Bart and Lisa and with this next baby we will have completed our Simpsons family! She's due on October 16th which makes me about 15weeks pregnant right now. I'm just getting past some seriously horrible morning sickness and now I begin the transformation into becoming a WHALE. The kids are great, Ella's walking and Alex likes to push her down. Me and the kids are off to a family wedding in north Queensland next weekend. I'll be taking lots of photos so check back in a couple of weeks for another update. Love to everyone. T

Blowin' Rasberries

Ella blows the best rasberries. She'll cruise around the house just making that strange rasberry sound out of the side of her mouth. And of course she thinks she's pretty clever. This video might take a couple of minutes to download, but it's only short and please excuse my fat freckley thigh.

Ella's 1st birthday

Ella had a lovely first birthday. Lots of kids, lots of cake and lots of attention paid to the beautiful birthday girl. Ella shares her birthday with a good friend, Harrison Wey, who also came to the party so we had TWO cakes! Harrison was three. We all had a really fun day. That was some yummy cake!

Down on the farm

My mum and dad took the kids to Uncle Joe's farm for the weekend. They had a ball. Ella got on the horse, brushed away any help and grabbed onto the saddle and mane, ready to go! Alex chased a lot of cows. He got into the chicken coop too, but one of the chooks took a flying leap at him and he decided he'd be better to torment them from outside the cage.

A weekend away

We went away for the weekend. Bill had found a great hotel at the beach and we spent four sunny days and quiet nights just taking it easy. The hotel had a fantastic roof-top balcony with bbq facilities and a big area for the kids to run around. Alex kept wanting to play cricket. Ella got astro-turf burn on her knees trying to keep up with Alex as he ran around.

Tree Schrogs

Bill, being the responsible father figure that he is, taught Alex how to climb trees on the weekend. Thankfully our son has a cautious streak and once he no longer could hold Bill's hand he would decide it was time to come down. I believe this is natural selection at work. Oh, and the 'schrogs' is how Alex says 'frogs'.

Mud Monsters

For Australia Day we went to Anjanette and Richard's place out near Ipswich. They live on the river and have quite a muddy river bank. One kid slipped over and got muddy so the others decided they wern't going to miss out on the fun. Good party clothes be damned! I think next time they will be Naked Mud Monsters. In the picture are Braeden, Lachlan, Darcy and Alex.

Sprinkles for Breakfast

The kids helped me celebrate my birthday early in the morning. We started by singing happy birthday to mummy, then to Ella, then to Alex. After breakfast Alex got the cake sprinkles out of my baking stuff and decided to start the party early. We were on a sugar high all day!