Wattle Like A Penguin

I tried to get Alex to sing a little song that he learned at kindy. The video is quite dark and Ella has joined in with her version of the song so it's hard to hear the lyrics, but if you listen carefully you'll hear Alex 'put his hand out flat and wattle like a penguin'.

Another Day At The Beach

Another beautiful day, another day perfect for the beach.This is the fourth time this month that we've gone to Paradise Point. The kids had a great day. We've all come home a little bit sun-kissed and rosy cheeked. I think Alex has had enough of sun and sand, though. Today he declared that next time we go to the beach, he's going to stay at home. He also said to me later when we were at home that he likes his house and he likes his toys. Maybe we've been too busy lately.

A Day With The Nortons

Today our friends came to our house for a sleep over. Braeden gate-crashed the party for the day. The kids played outside for ages and when things started to go a bit haywire we all moved inside to play Wii when things went REALLY haywire. Everyone had a great day.

Real Bowling

I've been promising Alex all week that he could go bowling with Grandad on Sunday. So we did. He wanted to make sure it was real bowling and not Wii bowling. He was winning for the first four or five frames thanks to a spare early in the game, but I soon caught up and beat him - but only just. Ella, on the other hand, was more interested in just rolling the ball down the ramp. Anything after that was above her attention span.

The Entertainers

Yesterday, Saturday, we went to Queens Park in Ipswich with some very good friends Debs (mum) and Gus (3 years old). They have an awsome playground and also a zoo with wombats, emus, kangaroos, bilbys and lots of snakes and lizards. We passed a small and empty stage which practically called out Alex's name and said "come and do a show for us, Alex". So he did. Gus, was breakdancing in the background while Alex sang Hot Potato and then Ella made up her own special song and dance. It was very entertaining. We had a great day. All the kids fell asleep on the way home and Ella didn't wake up again until 3am. Thankfully she went back to sleep - eventually.

I didn't get to post this last night because Alex had comendeered the computer while I watched the football. Today we're going bowling - real bowling, not Wii bowling - so I will post another picture tonight. I promise.

They Call Me Aunty Toni

My brother, Damien, and his girlfriend, Choong, had their first beautiful baby boy on Thursday morning. He is about 7lb 12oz and not a red hair to be seen! As you can see, he's gorgeous. Both mum and bub are doing well.

One, Two, Three, JUMP!

We spent the day with the Nortons. This is a picture of my little boy doing big boy tricks. He idolises his friend, Lachlan, who is 6. Alex and Lachlan were jumping from the big trampoline, onto the little trampoline, and then back to the big trampoline. I couldn't watch.

Charlotte's First Steps

She walks! She took her first step a couple of weeks ago and now she will walk across the room -- when she feels like it. She climbs on everything, too. Today Alex and Ella went to kindy so me and Charlotte hung out together for the day. I had my hair cut, cooked a dinner which the kids ate after lots of encouragement (mostly encouraging in a loud, cranky voice), and watched a movie. God I love Wednesdays!

Wearing Nanna's Glasses

We did nothing today, well, nothing that I took photos of anyay. We chatted to Grandma in Canada, we did a bit of gardening, went grocery shopping and got a new battery in our car. My mum came over for the last time before she heads over to Perth to meet her newest grandson on the weekend. During dinner, Alex asked her why she always wears glasses. The easiest way to explain Nanna's 'failing' eyesight was to let the kids look through Nanna's eyes.

Stickers From Daddy

The kids love getting mail and Bill sent some green dot stickers to them. As you can see, they've arrived! I'll be finding green dots on furniture all over the house for the next couple of weeks. Come to think about it, I don't think I took this one off Charlotte before she went to bed! Ooops.