Christmas Day/Boxing Day

We spent Christmas Day with Grandpa, Amanda, Nick, Harrison and Ben. We all went out for quite a civilized lunch at the Sofitel in Brisbane. The children all did really well and behaved beautifully. There was entertainment, a band, a balloon artist and SANTA. As you can see Kate still wanted nothing to do with Santa (poor Santa).
On Boxing Day we headed to the coast and spent more time with the cousins and Nana and Poppy. Ben got a Pirate Ship from Nana. The photo of the boys is a bit "ebony and ivory", Daniel is so fair! Kate also enjoyed sitting on Nana's little chair.
We'll head back to the coast for New Years Eve.

Episode Two

Christmas!! Episode One

Daniel and Kate were lucky to get a TRAMPOLINE for Christmas! Here's some video of Daniel.

Mister Three!

Daniel turned three on 11 December. He now informs us he is a big boy and getting bigger and bigger.
This birthday was a subdued affair. Grandma and Grand-dad were there which was lovely for Daniel. Nana, Poppy, Harrison, Marina, Joseph, Elizabeth, Jane, Madelyn, Lachlan and Jensen all came for a small party. Grand-dad even played the guitar for the children.
Daniel requested a "moon cake". He received some lovely presents, like the soccer net from Nana and Poppy. He was also lucky enough to have a visit the next day from the Mel, Hamish and Annabelle, and then at Family Day Care another party and a pinata. Phew! Busy times when you are three!

Bits and Pieces

Here are a few photos from the last few weeks. Grandma bought Kate a doll for her birthday and Kate loves to give the doll hugs.
Since it's been so hot we have been going to Dad's for a swim. Kate had her first swim and loved it. She's quite the dare-devil and would love nothing more than to launch herself into the water. Daniel had a great afternoon at the Rocks Riverside Park for Jensen's birthday.
We had a visitor to the deck the other night, this lovely green tree frog. I'm not sure where he lives bu I think he was popping by to see if Gobi had left any food for him.

The Big Day

We had aBIG party for Kate's 1st birthday on 31st October. I figured we did one for Daniel so we needed to do one for Kate as well. It was a "Lady Bug" theme, as you'll notice from the photos! Kate was somewhat overwhelmed with the 34 Adults and 22 children who came. It was a lovely afternoon, not too hot and the kids had fun running in the yard and eating lots of sugar! Thankyou all for your lovely gifts and thankyou for all the help I got!!

Kate turns One!

So hard to believe but Kate is now one, the time has flown that's for sure. We had low key celebrations on her actual birthday. We went to playgroup and then had cake and presents in the evening after Marshall came home. Kate really enjoyed the cupcakes and loved her new dollhouse. Daniel gave Kate some new bath toys.

Funny Hats

Hats are always a hit. Kate enjoys wearing Daniel's hardhat, while she eats lunch of course. Daniel and Kate were lucky to get their very own set of Mickey Mouse Ears, thanks Grandpa!

Beautiful Butterfly

This butterfly was quite elusive, but I managed to get a few good photos.

A busy week

The trip was only short but we managed to get alot done. Daniel had a lovely time running around the property. Kate also had a good time minus the running.

Townsville Trip

We have just spent a week in Townsville with Grandma and Grand-dad. Daniel was very excited to be going on a plane, Kate thought it was a good time to catch up on sleep. When we arrived the awful dust had followed us. We saw this amazing sunset on Monday afternoon coming back from crabbing.

The definition of cute

Marshall just told Daniel he looked cute in his train driver's hat. Marshall the asked him "what does cute mean?" Daniel responded with, "when you look me it makes you love me very much". Classic

Playgroup Fun

We have been going to playgroup now for about a year and a half, every Thursday barring illness! Daniel has lots of fun and slowly Kate's getting into the swing of things. Today we had baby animals come for a visit. Daniel really enjoyed feeding the animals, combing their hair and loving them. It was all a bit lost on Kate.

Painting

Looking pleased.

Kate the Two Trick Pony

Kate is now dragging herself around the floor but the tricks are waving and blowing kisses.....

Morning of fun at the Henderson's

We've just got home from a good morning of fun at the Henderson's house. Hamish is into Knights and Robin Hood at the moment and he's now indoctrinated Daniel as well. They had loads of fun running around the yard and attacking poor Stu. Kate and Annabelle were content to watch from the sidelines.