Home Made=Love

I love making.
Kenzi had a Birthday party to go to on Saturday.
Friday we went searching for something. I have got to say that I hate plastic...and it's so expensive!
We found a little cooking set that was on sale for $5.
We cut and primped and prettied.
In the end it was beautiful, and Miss E loved it.

Swim like a Bigger Fish...Swish, Swish

Con Con Library had his swimming carnival today.
He dressed in red and was excited and ever so nervous!
He swam in Freestyle and Backstroke. He got 3rd in both.
He had to then swim in the relay.
They got a 4th.
Proud, proud, proud.

Our Melbourne Trip - in pictures and no order

The carousel and the op shopped dress....oh and the cute kid!

That floating head kills me ever time....our favourite Melbourne boy and his amazing Mummy.
Back - off I have the baby and you are not getting him! Geelong foreshore.
Myer Christmas windows......long line and a boy treading on Cal's toes! Clara and the Nutcracker were all worth it though.
The eyes! 2 cute kids.
The beach pools in Geelong are awesome....cold but awesome.
How cute is this kidlet?
One very beautiful house...sold and slept in. Ta for sharing your first night with us!
Early, early flight....big smiles because we were excite about our holiday.
Even 10 year olds can wear party crowns when they fly!

We had a great time. Connor wrote about it on his first day back at school. He will have to post here, but it cracked me up that the highlights of his Melbourne trip was the MCG, Langlan and op shopping! Got to totally love a boy who tells the whole world that he is an op shopper!
Thanks Cal and Andrew and Langlan for having us, feeding us and cuddling us. We loved it so much we are coming again in May!

Swim like a Fish...Swish, Swish

The Pobjie Academy for Young Ladies is back in full swing. (Connor's wrist is fine as well - turned out to be a good way for freaking his Mum out!)
Yesterday we had our first ever home schooling swimming carnival. There were about 150 people there, and Kenzi had a ball. She went in every race....with a big smile on her face.
She did good. 1 first, 2 seconds, 1 third.

The Best Plans....

Today is Wednesday. On any normal Wednesday during term time Pobj would go off to work (this happened), Connor would go off to school (this did not happen) and Kenzi and I would library visit with friends and learn and create (most if this did not happen)

Instead today we had a doctors visit and an x-ray visit...all in the blistering 41 degree heat of our car without aircon! Connor hurt his wrist on Monday and I told him to suck it up and be brave (he can be a little bit whinny when it comes to minor ailments!) However this morning it was swollen and very sore.

Connor is a bit in love with our doctor - she is so fun - and so he didn't mind her prodding and pocking. Kenzi even gave her the bracelet she was wearing - yep she is a great doctor! She had us toddle off to have an xray, because if it is a break that is a pretty easy fix, plaster for a while and all is well. Other alternatives will take longer or are just a little scary (so we will not go there)

Apparently, because she did not call tonight it must not be a break - so we will wait and see if the swelling goes. If it does than we tack it up to the boy going to extreme measures to stay at home...or visit our cute doctor! If not, back to the drawing board.

Oh, and just so you know Kenzi and I made flowers this afternoon....no maths involved, but a whole lot of fun!

Guest Post by Student from the Pobjie Academy for Young Ladies

My First day at Miss Lulu's Year 2 class.

She taught me how to sew on felt with a sewing machine and how to do cross words.

Her voice sounded a bit like Hagrid's from a Harry Potter book that Mummy read once.

I did three and a half cross word puzzles. One nursery rhyme one was a bit funny.

I took pictures of Miss Lulu and my cross words.

Hello Girls

I'd like to introduce you to the 3 newest members of our family: Mildred, Penelope and Keith. They're our chookens that we got on Thursday. I got them from a family who live on 60 acres on the edge of Geelong and love country music so much that they send baby presents to Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban every time they have a kid. I put the country music radio station on for them on the drive home so they wouldn't miss living with their previous family. I think they liked it because they presented us with an egg only a few hours after they'd settled into their new home. PS Keith is a girl although we often refer to her as a he. And she wasn't named after Mr Urban but Penelope Keith from The Good Life.

A short peek-a-boo....

to let you know i will be back soon.

Happy BIrthday Emi!

We found this special birthday barbie cake with your name on it and put it on here to wish you a sparkly, pink birthday! We hope you have lots of fun, and get to eat lots of cake!

Birthday smooches, Andrew, Calli and Langlan

For Frida

We all love you so much

Our hearts are broken with yours

Meals and muffins don't stay fresh in the mail

We are all praying and crying with you

We are here when you need to talk or a shoulder

All our love your sisters & family- too far away

We love you to the moon & London & Back

xxx

Happy-Snappy Birthday!

Miss Kenzi,

We hope you have a fantabulous birthday!

Loads of love and smoocheroonies,
Andrew, Calli and Langlan xxx

Seriously Awesome

There are a few things that I am finding seriously awesome today. In no particular order:

• The blog being blogged while I wasn't blogging. I've loved jumping on and seeing my sisters and their kids and boyfriends and lives (often from the stolen internet at the Mac store, thanks Mac!). Thank you sisters, especially Linny, your posts have rocked! They've made me laugh, tear up and grin at what an awesome family I have.
  
• Carrots from our garden. Not planted by me, thanks to Mrs Slade for being such a great gardener.
• Last night's dinner of grilled vegetables with rosemary and garlic on garlic and olive oil spaghetti. Again, thanks to Mrs Slade for her wonderful rosemary plants that I can just wander out and grab a sprig from for dinner.
• Friendly neighbours that collect our mail, pop in to tell us we've left our car lights on, stop by for a chat, invite us over for dinner. Coolio.
• Friends visiting from Amsterdam. Some already been and gone, but more coming. Yay!
• Hanging the washing outside with Langlan rolling around on the picnic blanket, and eating the grass.
• A seriously awesome husband who can fix broken ovens. That's big time awesome.

Tuesday is a good day to be alive!