Happy Birthday Eilish

Eilish turns 12 today. Happy Birthday Eilish!

We are having a quiet celebration tonight as both kids have swimming lessons after school. Eilish has decided to be very patient and wait until Gary gets home before opening her presents. I have had an order placed of home made pizza with chicken, cranberry and brie for dinner with creaming soda to drink. I think I can manage that.

The weather has been beautiful lately and looking set to get better. I even have the beginnings of a tan, whoopee!

Eilish has planned to have some of her birthday party at a reserve just up the road from us. I have been busy making a Pinata which the kids are going to beat the living daylights out of. Will have to remember to bring the camera, if only to take pics of the people passing by. We have organised a pile of games all aimed to make the kids look really silly in a public place. Should be great fun.

Better go and start making pizza's for now

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Memories

Woo, I am tired tonight. I think I may have walked a bit too far this morning. Oh well, if it doesn't kill you it only makes you stronger. Or just wears your legs out. The sun is definitely putting in more of an appearance these days so it is time to don the shorts and get out in to it. I only hope my shoes and body survive my sudden burst of spring appreciation.

Over the weekend the kids were mesmerised reading over their 'First Five Years' books. Commenting on pictures and laughing over first words etc. Both kids picked one of the things they liked the most out of their books for me to type up.

Connor's book - Age 6 months - Connor just loves it when Eilish talks and laughs with him. It is just shame that she seems to think he is her own personal Weebles Wobble toy.

Eilish's Book - Age 3ish - Eilish woke up one night crying and said to me still half asleep"Mummy, I can't find anything to put in nothing", and then went straight back to sleep.

The pic of Connor in the car was taken about a month after we moved to Adelaide the first time. It is amazing to look at my huge monster now and know that he still going to grow more. Arrgh

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End of a season

Tonight was the last night of rugby training. One more early Saturday game and then we can reclaim our Friday nights. A few of us organised to stay behind after training and support the club in a few drinks (as you do). A great many plans were made (as they are). The first plan is a big get together of all interested rugby families on September 13 to watch the last Tri-Nations match. Connor has found his old All Blacks try scoring flag so we can wave it wildly. All other plans are to follow. lol We have been having family email discussions of late commenting on the usage of fish names. This brought back some happy summer holiday memories for the kids and I. Hence the layout attached. Once again, please click on the pic of the layout to enlarge and you can read the journalling. P.s Chris, we really don't think you killed the fish :)

Book Week

Presenting Indiana Jones and Clarice Bean. It is Book Week at the kids school this week and today the kids all had the option to dress up as a book character. The kids all have a fun day and just before lunch the whole school gets together and does a big parade. The teachers get invovled too and it can be quite fun to work out who some of them are. Connor simply loves Indiana Jones and as he had the hat we had to ome up with the rest. My younger brother Chris might recognise the jacket as he used to wear it when he was little (good old Pumpkin Patch). My mum would have been proud of me. Most of my friends know I don't actually do anything in the way of fixing things sewing, but for Connor's costume I outdid myself. Take a good look at Connor's bag everyone. I HAND SEWED that without a pattern too. Took me for ever but my family is very proud of me and Connor just loves it. Eilish decided to dress up as a character that she really enjoys called Clarice Bean. The books are a bit young for her now but she often enjoys revisiting them. Thanks to 'Nan at the Beachhouse' for buying the first book. The photos are a bit grainy as we were in the wrong light but suddenly remembered to get out the camera as we were heading out the door. Eilish won't be happy that I have posted the last pic but my thinking is that if you ask to pose for a silly pic expect it to turn up somewhere. Leave us some comments please. P.S you may have noticed that I have a link to Eilish's blog. This is a blog she is doing at school and for that reason she is not allowed to post pictures of people on it. We are working around it by doing some intro scrap pages with pics of other stuff. If you visit it please leave her a comment. She will be chuffed.

A quiet moment

Gary is off sailing for the day and I am about to take the kids for a walk into town. Eilish has been invited to a friends circus party and we need to find a present. I hope it doesn't take too long.

While letting the kids have a bit of a sleep in I have been busy working on Eilish's invitation for her birthday. I have deleted certain information for privacy but you get the general idea. Click on the picture to enlarge it and read the quote. Eilish and I both loved it and thought it relevant to her.

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