Our NZ Holiday

This is where we stayed on our holiday at Windsor Park, Hastings. The girls nicknamed it "the Triangle House"
Feeding the ducks right outside the triangle house.
Ella & Kate enjoying spending time with cousin Danielle.
Ruby and Ella on Grandads scooter.
Ruby, Linda, Ella and Danielle.

HAPPY 6th BIRTHDAY KATE

Hip Hip Hooray. It's a happy day.

Phil woke Kate at 6am as requested by the birthday girl. Opened up a mountain of presents and had a great time playing with each one until it was time to go to school.

Rubilicious!

Some new pics of the divine Miss Ruby

OUR BACKYARD

The Year One's did an item at assembly last Friday called My Backyard. All the children dressed up for the occasion. There were all sorts of animals - platypuses, kookaburras, kangaroos, Tasmanian Devils. Room 2 were flowers. That's my kind of garden.

It was a really dark wet and cold day so the photo is a bit dark.

Fairy Cup Cakes

I had to make 27 cup cakes for Kate to share with her class and teachers tomorrow. Hope they taste as good as they look!

IT'S PARTY TIME!!!

Kate has been waiting an eternity for this day. Her SIXTH birthday party. We had it at Jungle Gym in Willetton and it started at 6pm, which was a novelty in itself. It had been a wet and miserable day all day so by the end of it, the girls were well and truly ready for some action. There was Kate (of course) Ella, Ruby, Jamie, Kayla, Jarrad, Amber, Tayah, Emily, Madison, Max, William, Georgia, Nerissa, Jo-Leigh and Kayla. Unfortunately Drazik and Tiana didn't turn up :(

My Cat Likes To Hide In Boxes ~ and other odd places (!)

Our cat - Gordon Claypot, is the funniest boy. He's got such a personality. He loves water which is pretty unusual for a feline. He ALWAYS has to wash his face in the bathroom after breakfast and before sleep time. I will try to get a photo of him soon.

His other passion is hiding in funny places. Today I got this pic of him in Kate & Ella's wardrobe. Hee Hee!

And here is one of him in the pantry!

The girls thought it was hilarious!

The Beach House

Today being a public holiday (WA Foundation Day) plus I had the day off work, Amie & I took the girls for a play at The Beach House. The girls had a great time climbing, swinging and jumping. They were well and truly worn out after 3 hours. So were we!

Miss Ruby

I haven't posted a pic of the delightful Ruby lately. So here she is. The mischief maker of the bunch.

A day of shopping!

Today we caught the train into Perth for a bit of shopping and some lunch. Both girls were really well behaved. Kate never complained about all the walking. I managed to get some great bargains - Ella a pair of brown boots that were marked down from $44.95 to $19.95. So cute! Kate got a pair of ratz boots (Lord help me!) with 15% off. Then onto Pumpkin Patch where I got a cardi each for them. Ella's had $10 off, unfortunately Kate's was full price. Never mind. A few other bits and bobs, lunch at a lovely cafe and that's about it. It was a beautiful day for the second day of winter. They should both sleep well tonight.

A bit of fun! Have a go too!

I got this off my online friend Jan's blog. There are 150 in total - just highlight those you've done.

1. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
2. Swam with wild dolphins
3. Climbed a mountain **
4. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive **
5. Been inside the Great Pyramid
6. Held a Tarantula
7. Taken a candlelit bath with someone **
8. Said, "I love you," and meant it. **
9. Hugged a tree **
10. Bungee jumped
11. Vistited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at night **
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise **
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game **
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables **
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars **
20. Changed a baby's nappy **
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon **
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on Champagne **
24. Given more than you can afford to charity **
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope **
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment **
27. Had a food fight **
28. Bet on a winning horse **
29. Asked a stranger out
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can **
32. Held a lamb **
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster **
35. Hit a home run **
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking **
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment **
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Vistited all 6 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk **
42. Had amazing friends **
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign **
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip **
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach **
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow **
56. Alphabetized your CDs **
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke **
59. Lounged around in bed all day **
60. Posed nude in front of strangers
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain **
63. Played in the mud **
64. Played in the rain **
65. Gone to a drive-in theater **
66. Vistited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business **
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken **
69. Toured ancient sites
70.Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight **
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party **
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch **
78. Won first prize in a costume contest **
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Climbed Uluru
82. Been on television news programs as an "expert"
83. Got flowers for no reason **
84. Performed on stage **
85. Been to Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Had a one-night stand
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house **
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised or raising children **
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
99. Missed out on sleep cause you were blogging/surfing the internet? **
100. Picked up and moved to another city to start over **
101. Climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking **
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident you shouldn't have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Petted a stingray
110. Broken someone's heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a TV game show
113. Broken a bone **
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse **
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries that Australian states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper **
129. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about **
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Petted a cockroack
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read the Iliad AND The Odyssey
135. Selected an "important" author who you missed in school and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions **
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
142. Thought to yourself that you are living your dream
143 Had to put someone you love into hospice care
144. Built your own PC from parts
145. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
146. Had a booth at a street fair
147. Dyed your hair **
148. Been a DJ
149. Shaved your head
150. Caused a car accident
149. Saved someone's life

Student of the Week

This week it is Kate's turn to be student of the week in her class. She's been waiting a very long time. When Mrs Barry told her last Friday it would be her turn this week, she was so excited. All weekend Monday couldn't come soon enough.

What does the "Student of the Week" do? Well they get all sorts of exciting and wonderful things to do. Well exciting to 5 and 6 year olds anyway. Things like ringing the bell, taking the lunch orders to the canteen, choosing kids to tell news, being the leader when out and about the school. Generally all good stuff.

Action Hero's

On Monday the 28th May, Ella's Kindy class performed their first assembly item. It was as the title says called - Action Hero's. They all looked so cute up on the stage in the costumes. All the loud and outgoing kids were placed in the front row, Ella being the quiet shy girl that she is at Kindy was placed in the back row. She had her good friend Amber beside her though.