Ella is a tree!
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Lucy milestones
Lucy has achieved a whole heap of firsts since I blogged last. She will be 9 months old next weekend and is so clever :)
Just tonight she clapped for the first time, and I happened to have the camera sitting next to me, so here we are!
She is also now pulling to standing on anything and everything, crawling properly ie on all fours all the time.
She has learnt to blow raspberries which provides hours of entertainment. She got to watch her first TV show and it really took her fancy.
The Wiggles - everyones favourites, no?
She can stand up in her cot, so we get this cute view each time we enter her room after a sleep.
And her first swing on the swing at the park near mums. I have a photo of each of the girls that looks very similar to this!
But possibly my most favourite 'first' of all time is the first time she 'spoke' to me. I love the idea of Baby Signing. We generally work on the important ones, which are more, milk and drink. Later on we add things here and there, but the other girls were verbal pretty early, so the need for signing passes pretty quickly.
So, pretty much since Lucy started solid food, just before and as we hand her food we say 'More? More? You want some more?' tapping our flat palm against our chest. All four of us do it to her each meal time, so it was fantastic this week to see her, eyeing off the food, just out of reach and signing 'more'. Lucky again, as I had the camera right there to capture it.
Pretty clever, huh? Since then she has used it in context many times, even signing 'more' to my dad when he was holding her this morning and he knew to let me know she neede something to snack on. Delightful! and I really recommend it to anyone out there with pre verbal babies. Let me know how it goes!
Just tonight she clapped for the first time, and I happened to have the camera sitting next to me, so here we are!
She is also now pulling to standing on anything and everything, crawling properly ie on all fours all the time.
She has learnt to blow raspberries which provides hours of entertainment. She got to watch her first TV show and it really took her fancy.
The Wiggles - everyones favourites, no?
She can stand up in her cot, so we get this cute view each time we enter her room after a sleep.
And her first swing on the swing at the park near mums. I have a photo of each of the girls that looks very similar to this!
But possibly my most favourite 'first' of all time is the first time she 'spoke' to me. I love the idea of Baby Signing. We generally work on the important ones, which are more, milk and drink. Later on we add things here and there, but the other girls were verbal pretty early, so the need for signing passes pretty quickly.
So, pretty much since Lucy started solid food, just before and as we hand her food we say 'More? More? You want some more?' tapping our flat palm against our chest. All four of us do it to her each meal time, so it was fantastic this week to see her, eyeing off the food, just out of reach and signing 'more'. Lucky again, as I had the camera right there to capture it.
Pretty clever, huh? Since then she has used it in context many times, even signing 'more' to my dad when he was holding her this morning and he knew to let me know she neede something to snack on. Delightful! and I really recommend it to anyone out there with pre verbal babies. Let me know how it goes!
Earth Hour
First things first. Go sign up for Earth Hour - right now. It is next weekend, so hurry!
EARTH HOUR
EARTH HOUR
Thursday, March 06, 2008
An environmental OMG
I don't have the time to do a proper entry on this, but you have to click on this link and read in. You just have to.
http://www.chrisjordan.com/current_set2.php
And I know that my blog is now being read by an assortment of people, so ....
go on - comment! Tell me what you are going to do to help reduce some of these horrific footprints.
Me? No more takeaway coffees or plastic cups or plates. Ever.
http://www.chrisjordan.com/current_set2.php
And I know that my blog is now being read by an assortment of people, so ....
go on - comment! Tell me what you are going to do to help reduce some of these horrific footprints.
Me? No more takeaway coffees or plastic cups or plates. Ever.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Lucy
I had planned on doing a post all about Charlotte today, but Lucy stole the show, I am afraid!
She got very stuck, as she had her hand on some of the kids toys outside and refused to let them go. I ended up having to rush out the front door and run around the back and drag her through. It was very funny!
Also this one is a classic Lucy face.
She is a cheery little vegemite. She doesn't really cry that much. I mean, she is hurting herself all the time at the moment - banging her head, falling over things, flipping backwards, just your general run-of-the-mill learning to move type incidents, which always bring a wail of shock. She has caught the cat a few times which hasn't ended well, but overall she is just a happy kid. Loves to watch her sisters do their thing.
She has started venturing further away from us now and we really can't rely on her being on the general vicinity of where we left her nowadays. She is still commando crawling, but today she took 3 knee-steps (?) and she spends a huge amount of time on her hands and knees trying to get it all together.
I had a day yesterday with just Lucy from 9 am until 5pm. It was really lovely and hit me how much I like her. I mean, from the second I saw her (even before) I have been head over heels in love with her, which is no great surprise. But I really like her and like being with her, and we have so much fun! She is wild and cheeky and her personality is just shining. Such a fun age.
It's weird. Babies are just such time guzzlers, between breast feeds (6+ a day at this age), solids prep and cleaning up the highchair and floor (3 times a day), settling (patting, rocking, singing) to sleep for two naps a day plus bedtime, 6+ nappy changes each day etc etc, but I like it all. I really like breastfeeding her, I love watching her try new foods (tonight was squash - she loved it!) I love watching her drift off to sleep. I even like nappy changes! Well, with nappies like these or these or even nappy covers like these why wouldn't you?
Things I like about Lucy
She closes her eyes as I come to blow a raspberry on her belly - she knows my hair is going to get in her eyes.
She giggles till she snorts.
She sees my hand coming in for a tickle and she is in hysterics at the anticipation of it all. I don't even have to touch her.
She gives me a quick glance before she offers a smile to anyone new (or even mum and dad) just to check that I approve of this person.
Her whole body pumps with excitement when she sees the cat. The cat flirts with her too, just out of reach.
She has a funny little laugh when she sees us trying to teach her something new - like waving, or clapping or signing 'more'
The goosey look she gets on her face when both Raff and I are standing next to each other in front of her, her eyes flicking from one of us to the other and back again. She knows she is ours.
When she sleeps in our bed, in the morning when she wakes, she goes from a deep sleep to instantly awake and rolls straight over to Raff and starts patting him on the back 'hello'
The extra speed she gets in her legs when she sees that we have accidently left the big girls door opened, closely followed by the mini-tantrum thrown when I can still beat her to the door and shut it - too many little things to choke on in that room!
My most favourite thing this week is the cuddles she gives my mum :)
She got very stuck, as she had her hand on some of the kids toys outside and refused to let them go. I ended up having to rush out the front door and run around the back and drag her through. It was very funny!
Also this one is a classic Lucy face.
She is a cheery little vegemite. She doesn't really cry that much. I mean, she is hurting herself all the time at the moment - banging her head, falling over things, flipping backwards, just your general run-of-the-mill learning to move type incidents, which always bring a wail of shock. She has caught the cat a few times which hasn't ended well, but overall she is just a happy kid. Loves to watch her sisters do their thing.
She has started venturing further away from us now and we really can't rely on her being on the general vicinity of where we left her nowadays. She is still commando crawling, but today she took 3 knee-steps (?) and she spends a huge amount of time on her hands and knees trying to get it all together.
I had a day yesterday with just Lucy from 9 am until 5pm. It was really lovely and hit me how much I like her. I mean, from the second I saw her (even before) I have been head over heels in love with her, which is no great surprise. But I really like her and like being with her, and we have so much fun! She is wild and cheeky and her personality is just shining. Such a fun age.
It's weird. Babies are just such time guzzlers, between breast feeds (6+ a day at this age), solids prep and cleaning up the highchair and floor (3 times a day), settling (patting, rocking, singing) to sleep for two naps a day plus bedtime, 6+ nappy changes each day etc etc, but I like it all. I really like breastfeeding her, I love watching her try new foods (tonight was squash - she loved it!) I love watching her drift off to sleep. I even like nappy changes! Well, with nappies like these or these or even nappy covers like these why wouldn't you?
Things I like about Lucy
She closes her eyes as I come to blow a raspberry on her belly - she knows my hair is going to get in her eyes.
She giggles till she snorts.
She sees my hand coming in for a tickle and she is in hysterics at the anticipation of it all. I don't even have to touch her.
She gives me a quick glance before she offers a smile to anyone new (or even mum and dad) just to check that I approve of this person.
Her whole body pumps with excitement when she sees the cat. The cat flirts with her too, just out of reach.
She has a funny little laugh when she sees us trying to teach her something new - like waving, or clapping or signing 'more'
The goosey look she gets on her face when both Raff and I are standing next to each other in front of her, her eyes flicking from one of us to the other and back again. She knows she is ours.
When she sleeps in our bed, in the morning when she wakes, she goes from a deep sleep to instantly awake and rolls straight over to Raff and starts patting him on the back 'hello'
The extra speed she gets in her legs when she sees that we have accidently left the big girls door opened, closely followed by the mini-tantrum thrown when I can still beat her to the door and shut it - too many little things to choke on in that room!
My most favourite thing this week is the cuddles she gives my mum :)
Monday, February 18, 2008
We take so much for granted
I was all set to do a post each on all of my girls today, but got distracted online (as you do ...) and came across this site. http://www.goods4girls.org/
It is not something that gets talked about, near thought about anywhere often enough. So many women all over the world every month throwing away piles of plasticky non degradable items. Can you imagine the piles and piles of pads etc out there? Gross, huh?
We are so very lucky in so many ways here in Australia, that this or this just don't need to be thought about.
It seems like an odd thing to do in this day and age. Almost archaic, and dare I say it? Gross. But reuseable sanitary items are the way we need to go.
Do you know how to sew? Give it a go
Or wouldn't know a sewing machine if it hit you in the head? Try these
Make some, buy some, send them here and grab a handful for yourself.
You won't go back, I promise.
It is not something that gets talked about, near thought about anywhere often enough. So many women all over the world every month throwing away piles of plasticky non degradable items. Can you imagine the piles and piles of pads etc out there? Gross, huh?
We are so very lucky in so many ways here in Australia, that this or this just don't need to be thought about.
It seems like an odd thing to do in this day and age. Almost archaic, and dare I say it? Gross. But reuseable sanitary items are the way we need to go.
Do you know how to sew? Give it a go
Or wouldn't know a sewing machine if it hit you in the head? Try these
Make some, buy some, send them here and grab a handful for yourself.
You won't go back, I promise.
Ella
As always, it has been too long between posts. At the end of each day it is surprisingly easy to tell myself that I will have more time tomorrow to blog. Funnily enough that extra time is yet to eventuate.
Today marks the first day of week 4 of Term one. The kids have all settled in to their daily routine. Each day has a fairly consistent outline to it, so we all find staying in the groove of it fairly easy. The one bonus that we have this year is that Ella wants to go to school, in fact she finds school 'fantastic'. So our mornings are very smooth running, as we are no longer fighting to get her in her uniform and out the door.
Her new teacher is lovely. Efficient and kind and available and nice. Ella is having a lot of trouble with the pronunciation of her teachers name, which I never would have imagined. Mrs Hudson - not so hard, right? Well, she was Mrs Hunstman for a while, then Mrs Hutson, which is close, but now it is Mrs Huntston. Oh well.
Ella has grown riduculously tall lately, sprouting a good couple of inches in the few months since she turned 5. She is a long lithe thing. She wants to be a singer, or a musician of some sort. Un-biased opinion of course, but she has a beautiful singing voice and can certainly hold a tune. She has signed up for piano lessons through the school this term and we all look forward to that being fun. She also harbours a secret desire to become a vet, but as a child that has never really voluntarily touched an animal of any sort,I think that may just be a pipe dream.
She is clever and reading up a storm now. She wanted me to take her reading a book the other day, so I have 5 minutes of footage that I will attempt to upload shortly.
She is thoughful and resposible and looks out for her sisters. She is really in tune with Lucy and could probably look after her perfectly well in my absence.
It is only in hindsight that I really 'get' how hard the last 7ish months have been for her, with starting school (with a less than nice teacher) on top of having an extra sibling added to the family. Her favourite book of all time is "I wish my mother was an octopus' and she likes to quote it to me often.
She thrives on one one one time, so her and I spent a lovely morning on Saturday with just the two of us. We went to the library and then hung out at a coffee shop, reading books on the couch. It was refreshing for both of us. Sometimes in the day to day of getting stuff cleaned and assorted people fed and clothed and washed, I forget to make time just for her. I mean, we read together, but usually while I am cooking dinner, or breastfeeding Lucy, or we start off alone, but end up with me jumping up to save the baby from choking on another small piece of plasticky something or other, or wiping a bottom, or getting some food for the starving masses or whatever.
Hmm, I just went to add in some recent phtos of her, but there are none of her since the beginning of the year, besides the 'back to school' ones that I already posted.
Must remedy that, hey?
I think she is amazing and it is just mind blowing that she will be six this year!
Here is that youtube of her reading. Like I said, it does go for just over 5 minutes, but I did promise her I would blog it for you all ;)
Today marks the first day of week 4 of Term one. The kids have all settled in to their daily routine. Each day has a fairly consistent outline to it, so we all find staying in the groove of it fairly easy. The one bonus that we have this year is that Ella wants to go to school, in fact she finds school 'fantastic'. So our mornings are very smooth running, as we are no longer fighting to get her in her uniform and out the door.
Her new teacher is lovely. Efficient and kind and available and nice. Ella is having a lot of trouble with the pronunciation of her teachers name, which I never would have imagined. Mrs Hudson - not so hard, right? Well, she was Mrs Hunstman for a while, then Mrs Hutson, which is close, but now it is Mrs Huntston. Oh well.
Ella has grown riduculously tall lately, sprouting a good couple of inches in the few months since she turned 5. She is a long lithe thing. She wants to be a singer, or a musician of some sort. Un-biased opinion of course, but she has a beautiful singing voice and can certainly hold a tune. She has signed up for piano lessons through the school this term and we all look forward to that being fun. She also harbours a secret desire to become a vet, but as a child that has never really voluntarily touched an animal of any sort,I think that may just be a pipe dream.
She is clever and reading up a storm now. She wanted me to take her reading a book the other day, so I have 5 minutes of footage that I will attempt to upload shortly.
She is thoughful and resposible and looks out for her sisters. She is really in tune with Lucy and could probably look after her perfectly well in my absence.
It is only in hindsight that I really 'get' how hard the last 7ish months have been for her, with starting school (with a less than nice teacher) on top of having an extra sibling added to the family. Her favourite book of all time is "I wish my mother was an octopus' and she likes to quote it to me often.
She thrives on one one one time, so her and I spent a lovely morning on Saturday with just the two of us. We went to the library and then hung out at a coffee shop, reading books on the couch. It was refreshing for both of us. Sometimes in the day to day of getting stuff cleaned and assorted people fed and clothed and washed, I forget to make time just for her. I mean, we read together, but usually while I am cooking dinner, or breastfeeding Lucy, or we start off alone, but end up with me jumping up to save the baby from choking on another small piece of plasticky something or other, or wiping a bottom, or getting some food for the starving masses or whatever.
Hmm, I just went to add in some recent phtos of her, but there are none of her since the beginning of the year, besides the 'back to school' ones that I already posted.
Must remedy that, hey?
I think she is amazing and it is just mind blowing that she will be six this year!
Here is that youtube of her reading. Like I said, it does go for just over 5 minutes, but I did promise her I would blog it for you all ;)
Monday, January 28, 2008
Photo as promised
of our Lucy sitting up. She finds it so hilarious, as do her sisters. The world must look so different up right.
For Christmas Ella received a very cool Lego set.
Since Christmas she has been asking fairly regularly for us to build the Lego house, but it has always been at inopportune times, like at dinner time, or bed time, or while we are in the car to somewhere, or rushing out the door to an appointment, so my usual answer was 'Yep, sure, but not right now. We have the whole holidays to build it'
So of course, I realise on Thursday that the holidays are all but over, so when she asked me as I was walking around with a ridiculously overtired baby and two starving hungry children, contemplating what to cook for dinner at 5pm, I said yes. I strapped Lucy in to the Ergo (Have I mentioned the Ergo Lately? It's my favourite baby thing ever) I found some date scones in the freezer and declared them entree, cut up some apple and banana and started unpackaging the Lego.
It flashed me back to our childhood, constructing castles and spacecraft. I was trying to clue Ella in on the lingo '2by6thinwhite?'
It ended up being a few days effort as everyones patience wore thin after an hour or so at it, and I ended up finishing the last half of the roof all by myself (and loved it ;))
And it can be made in to two other models. I can only find one online. I look forward to demolishing the one we have done and attempting this next one. Maybe when Ella is back at school ;)
Oops, I came back in to plug the site that we bought the Lego from I had been unable to find any decent sets in the shops, but this site had the set for only $55 before Christmas.
For Christmas Ella received a very cool Lego set.
Since Christmas she has been asking fairly regularly for us to build the Lego house, but it has always been at inopportune times, like at dinner time, or bed time, or while we are in the car to somewhere, or rushing out the door to an appointment, so my usual answer was 'Yep, sure, but not right now. We have the whole holidays to build it'
So of course, I realise on Thursday that the holidays are all but over, so when she asked me as I was walking around with a ridiculously overtired baby and two starving hungry children, contemplating what to cook for dinner at 5pm, I said yes. I strapped Lucy in to the Ergo (Have I mentioned the Ergo Lately? It's my favourite baby thing ever) I found some date scones in the freezer and declared them entree, cut up some apple and banana and started unpackaging the Lego.
It flashed me back to our childhood, constructing castles and spacecraft. I was trying to clue Ella in on the lingo '2by6thinwhite?'
It ended up being a few days effort as everyones patience wore thin after an hour or so at it, and I ended up finishing the last half of the roof all by myself (and loved it ;))
And it can be made in to two other models. I can only find one online. I look forward to demolishing the one we have done and attempting this next one. Maybe when Ella is back at school ;)
Oops, I came back in to plug the site that we bought the Lego from I had been unable to find any decent sets in the shops, but this site had the set for only $55 before Christmas.
Friday, January 18, 2008
Ella funnies
Today the girls were playing outside in the cubby house and Ella came inside to ask me if I knew when Nana was getting the air conditioning put in to the cubby.
She just came up to me and asked me how come some food comes up as vomit and some food turns in to poo. So we chatted about that for a while, all of a sudden there was a 'click' in her eyes and she said 'Ahh! So that's why you put your hands there when you do a bow! 'cos it's called your bowel. I get it.'
From Ella - Why did the toilet paper roll down the hill?
To get to the bottom!
Knock, knock
Who's there?
Waiter
Waiter who?
Waiter minute while I tie my shoes
boom boom
She just came up to me and asked me how come some food comes up as vomit and some food turns in to poo. So we chatted about that for a while, all of a sudden there was a 'click' in her eyes and she said 'Ahh! So that's why you put your hands there when you do a bow! 'cos it's called your bowel. I get it.'
From Ella - Why did the toilet paper roll down the hill?
To get to the bottom!
Knock, knock
Who's there?
Waiter
Waiter who?
Waiter minute while I tie my shoes
boom boom
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
and she's off!
How excitement! We have a crawler! Lucy has been moving around for ages, twisting on the spot, inching forward to grab things, but this week she has mastered it. She is still 'commando crawling', but practising up on her hands and knees too, so 'proper' crawling wont be that far away.
She also has learnt to sit unaided. Just like that. Yesterday she would fall backwards or sidewards instantly. Today she can sit and if she starts to tilt, then she puts a hand out to catch herself and can then right herself. I will have to take a photo of her doing it tomorrow.
For now here is a photo of all three of them.
She also has learnt to sit unaided. Just like that. Yesterday she would fall backwards or sidewards instantly. Today she can sit and if she starts to tilt, then she puts a hand out to catch herself and can then right herself. I will have to take a photo of her doing it tomorrow.
For now here is a photo of all three of them.
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
How much longer have we got ...
... before she is on the move?
And yes, you heard right, that was a 'mum' in there !! :)
She started saying dadadada a week or so ago and now it is mumumumum.
I love this age. Life is just sooo good for a 6 month old baby. They love their own company, are happy to concentrate for ages on trying to pick up the contrasting lines on the carpet, are happy with some milk and a few shovels of food over the course of the day, learning constantly. She learnt to get up on her hands and knees today, as Ella was laying next to her saying 'copy me, Lucy, this is how you do it'
The excitement the older two get from her achievements are adorable. They could watch her eat and chew all day long, or drink from her sipper cup, or roll over, or eat her feet.
Perfect.
And yes, you heard right, that was a 'mum' in there !! :)
She started saying dadadada a week or so ago and now it is mumumumum.
I love this age. Life is just sooo good for a 6 month old baby. They love their own company, are happy to concentrate for ages on trying to pick up the contrasting lines on the carpet, are happy with some milk and a few shovels of food over the course of the day, learning constantly. She learnt to get up on her hands and knees today, as Ella was laying next to her saying 'copy me, Lucy, this is how you do it'
The excitement the older two get from her achievements are adorable. They could watch her eat and chew all day long, or drink from her sipper cup, or roll over, or eat her feet.
Perfect.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Half a year ...
The big signal that my baby is growing is that I now no longer provide every skerrick of nutrition. We introduced pumpkin to her this week and I think her anticipation of the food thing was far greater than the actual experience. She has been watching our every spoonful over the last few weeks, complete with mouth opening at the correct time, followed by chewing movements.
So she was absolutely ecstatic to be put in the high chair and then to have a bib around her neck with a bowl and a spoon in reach!!
And then the pumpkin approached the wide open mouth ...
and ...
Tonight we went out for dinner, to the Gawler Arms, and they had roast pumpkin, so she got her first go at finger foods to and enjoyed that greatly. Mushing it between her fingers and such. Only time will tell whether any was ingested or not ...
And she has also started verbalising consonants
She is on the move, too. Not much and not far, but edging around a bit like a little caterpillar!
So she was absolutely ecstatic to be put in the high chair and then to have a bib around her neck with a bowl and a spoon in reach!!
And then the pumpkin approached the wide open mouth ...
and ...
Tonight we went out for dinner, to the Gawler Arms, and they had roast pumpkin, so she got her first go at finger foods to and enjoyed that greatly. Mushing it between her fingers and such. Only time will tell whether any was ingested or not ...
And she has also started verbalising consonants
She is on the move, too. Not much and not far, but edging around a bit like a little caterpillar!
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Merry Christmas and happy birthday
A perfect day. All the girls got about 12 hours sleep and woke at the perfectly reasonable hour of 6:45. They woke up happy and thrilled and proceeded to demolish the load of presents that Santa brought.
Much fun was had by all, including Lucy who managed a bite or two of wrapping paper.
We were at Rosalie's today with a quick stop off at Grandpa Y's on the way.
The day was a glorious 26 degrees. Exactly how you want it. The kids mingeld well and the adults relaxed. It really was perfect.
Santa paid a fleeting visit and Charlotte got to have another cake.
People came and went as they do, too much food was consumed and too much wasn't ...
Christmas morning mayhem
Icecream cake
Ella
Charlotte
Lucy
Everyone!!
Adam and Eva - Can't wait to share a Christmas with you again :) Then maybe Rachel will stopp calling me the 'yucky one'. Hard to believe from when you guys saw her last, but next Christmas Charlotte will be four - ready to start kindy in the new year :-0
And a touch of video to catch an earful of Charlotte's raucous laugh. She had all the adults to herself for quite a while in the afternoon and certainly enjoyed it!
Happy 3rd birthday my Charlotte.
Much fun was had by all, including Lucy who managed a bite or two of wrapping paper.
We were at Rosalie's today with a quick stop off at Grandpa Y's on the way.
The day was a glorious 26 degrees. Exactly how you want it. The kids mingeld well and the adults relaxed. It really was perfect.
Santa paid a fleeting visit and Charlotte got to have another cake.
People came and went as they do, too much food was consumed and too much wasn't ...
Christmas morning mayhem
Icecream cake
Ella
Charlotte
Lucy
Everyone!!
Adam and Eva - Can't wait to share a Christmas with you again :) Then maybe Rachel will stopp calling me the 'yucky one'. Hard to believe from when you guys saw her last, but next Christmas Charlotte will be four - ready to start kindy in the new year :-0
And a touch of video to catch an earful of Charlotte's raucous laugh. She had all the adults to herself for quite a while in the afternoon and certainly enjoyed it!
Happy 3rd birthday my Charlotte.
Charlotte's party
This year we decided to give Charlotte a proper party. It was all about her and she loved it. We had the usual suspects, plus we were lucky enough to have my good friend Jacki and her children Jarra and Arusha time their visit back to Adelaide just right. Raff's nana and uncle Jim and my close friend Rhiannon and her two girls (who both go to childcare with Charlotte and Sophie) saw us with 11 kids and 10 adults. It was a great day - really cold for a DEcember day with stacks of rain in the morning so our park plans were cancelled. The kids all did their thing and the only concession to a kiddies party was a game of pass the parcel (I don't do 'treats' inside each layer!) and the birthday cake. I won't do lolly bags either :) Charlotte had a good day that very quickly descended into night. All her presents were received that day and it really was all about her. 
The Alien Cake
Birthday girl on bike
The Alien Cake
Birthday girl on bike
Friday, December 14, 2007
More photos!
An online friend of mine took some photos of us while we were in Sydney. I have 'known' her for quite a few years now, so it was lovely to finally meet her. Her photography business is called Cupcakes Photography, with her blog here.
The weather wasn't the greatest, so we were a bit wet and windblown, but the results are lovely.
A couple of natural shots of mum with the girls.
Lucy. Couldn't you just eat her? Yum.
Charlotte
Ella
My family!
Lucy in her favourite place
She managed to get all of us :)
So much colour!
The weather wasn't the greatest, so we were a bit wet and windblown, but the results are lovely.
A couple of natural shots of mum with the girls.
Lucy. Couldn't you just eat her? Yum.
Charlotte
Ella
My family!
Lucy in her favourite place
She managed to get all of us :)
So much colour!
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Saturday, December 08, 2007
Father Christmas
Only 17 more sleeps until Christmas! On Friday after school we went to have the obligatory Santa photo and it was a roaring success. We went to the Myer at Elizabeth and there was no one waiting at all. Charlotte ran straight up to him and leapt on to his lap and asked him 'Can you say ho ho ho?' which of course he did :)
He was a lovely Santa and the girls got to have a nice long chat with him. They both requested 'umm, presents?' when he asked what they would like for Christmas.
I have managed to track down the last 5 years Santa shots, so will post them in order. I couldn't find the 2002 one. Ella would have been 5ish months old and I think we went with Rachel and kids. Do you have a copy Rach?
2003
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2004
2005
2006
2007
He was a lovely Santa and the girls got to have a nice long chat with him. They both requested 'umm, presents?' when he asked what they would like for Christmas.
I have managed to track down the last 5 years Santa shots, so will post them in order. I couldn't find the 2002 one. Ella would have been 5ish months old and I think we went with Rachel and kids. Do you have a copy Rach?
2003
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2004
2005
2006
2007
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