13 February 2011

Can't wait

Can I just say I am so excited to see my parents in 30 days. 
The kids, well they're not so happy that we are first meeting 
Grandma and Grandpa in NZ without them, but we're thrilled about it! :)
But I just can't wait to have them in my house, to spend time with them, to see the kids playing with them...

10 February 2011

London Bus

School holiday fun on the double decker bus around town, otherwise known in our house as the London Bus. Fun!

08 February 2011

No way!!

Okay, this is either unfair product representation, or raspberry yoghurt is not what I thought it was! I promise this was not in my fridge (yoghurt wouldn't last that long in mine!), but I won't embarrass the person who's fridge it was in... hehe :)

07 February 2011

Oh yeah

Daniel: Mum, if you had your own Legos I'd totally play Legos with you.

06 February 2011

Cute thinking, well, kind of...

L: Mum, are you close to dying?
M: No, I don't think so, why?
L: Because you are so much bigger than us, I thought you might be close to dying.
M: I don't really know how long I'll live, but I really hope I'm here lots more years.
L: Why?...oh, because you need to be here to take care of us when we're little!

Yes Laura, unfortunately the game you like to play with me: "I'm-17-living-by-myself-with-my-sister-and-taking-care-of-myself-without-my-mum-but-that's-okay-because-I'm-old-enough-to" is not yet real life...

Gotta love her spunk.

27 January 2011

January

If January is anything to go by, it's going to be a good year.

Ringing in the New Year at Bruny, with good company, a campfire and marshmallows (and perhaps some yummy New Year's drinks...)

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A 10-day family holiday on the Gold Coast. 
Just the 5 of us.
What a novel idea.

Silly on the ferris wheel.

3 trips to Sea World was a hit, 
even for these theme-park averse parents.

Water boat at Sea World: "You will get wet. You may get soaked."
2 very soaked boys, but they got lots of people wet too, so all's fair in water play! (ps i went on it too!)

Penguins. The real ones were cooler, 
but these ones stood still for a photo!

Pelicans. One of the coolest birds.

All in one room - fun! 
(enjoy it while it lasts kids, it may not always be fun to share!) 

Girly time together: hair braids, fingernail stickers, a shared strawberry milkshake and a new dress. Happy Laura. Happy Mum.

Night-time wildlife park adventure.
Yes it's a real snake.

...and a real baby croc.

And of course, swimming. Every day. Often twice. Night swims too! 

Eating. Lots of it. 
Here's D & L practicing with chopsticks. 
Cultured kids, gotta love it.

Our resident toothless shark lost his other top tooth! 

Happy exhaustion. Beautiful.

I've really never had so much fun with the kids on holiday. 
Did not want it to end.

25 December 2010

Christmas

A lovely family Christmas at Bruny.
The weather = average
The people = made up for it

3 kids handing out pressies

Christmas dinner

Beach photo - it is supposed to be summer after all!!

I feel very thankful this year, and every year, to be part of such a loving family. 
But no matter where we are, there's a family to be missed. 
I know how fortunate I am to get to spend alternating Christmases in the US with my family, but I can't help missing them around Christmas.

15 December 2010

Little Gymnast

 A girl after my own heart!!

12 December 2010

Done

There Jenn, technically I blogged every day for a week. :)
See you back here after Christmas!! Haha...

11 December 2010

Funny

Good thing the sickies are funny when you're looking back on them! :)
(laura's fast asleep on the couch after begging for water that she keeps throwing up,  nick is desperately trying to play cars, but can't muster the energy)