Library Love

I go to the library two or three times a week as it's right next door to where the girls go to dancing, so I pop in to kill time and check out what new books I can borrow. The girls get to go sometimes too, but often I will pick out some for them (Kate often gives me a list) They love the library as much as me.

This is what I'm currently working my way through:

Do you love to visit the library? What are you currently reading?

Baby Jonah plays with the dolls (5mths old)

These photos were taken a couple of weeks ago when I was looking after him one day. He snuck into Ella's bedroom and was fascinated with the baby in the cot. Loved putting the dummy in and out of its mouth ~ and his!!! I think we need to invest in some boys toys.

Corymbia Festival

We went along yesterday to the annual festival in our suburb to ride the camels, rides, eat fairy floss and meet up with lots of other families from school. The added bonus was both Kate & Ella were performing their ballet dance from last years concert (Kate has danced at the festival before, but first time for Ella) They loved every second of it especially as so many of their friends were watching!
The baby animals were a huge hit too!
It won't be long before Jonah will be camel riding too!

Happy 22nd Birthday to Amie! (15th February)

It's hard to believe that 22 years has past since Amie was born! Where did the time go? It only seems like yesterday she was born on a hot afternoon on a Monday in February, in Hastings, New Zealand. Now she is a beautiful Mum to Ruby & Jonah. We love you Amie xxx

PS: I just noticed this post is dated Tues 16th Feb. It's actually still Monday 15th in WA (10pm) so it's still Amie's birthday TODAY!

Ella's Birthday Day Out at Adventure World

The entrance to the kids area

We had a family day out today, mainly to celebrate Ella's birthday this year instead of a party. We took them all to Adventure World, which was an adventure as the little ones have never been before. It was a really hot day though (37 deg) so in between riding on the roller coaster, the chair lifts, paddle boats and other rides, the girls were in and out of the pools. We stayed all day until closing, it didn't take too long to get the girls to bed tonight - they were all plumb tuckered out! What a great day!

sweet smiley Jonah

Kate looks over the park from above

Phil & Ella share a ride

One of the water slides they went on

The little girls loved this kids roller coaster and went on it over and over

Ruby on the kids boats

These fish were huge!

Amie & Ruby crash into Phil & Ella
Kate didn't go on these but went on a scarier ride with Amie that I don't have a good photo of

Ruby heads off with Phil's water pistol he won on the clown's mouths

Ooops, she lost the water pistol!

And now it's Ruby's turn to get hit in the face with the water!

Ella loved the little kids slides and pools

Kate in the middle has yet another turn on the roller coaster

Kate & Ruby in the dragons mouth


Kate & Ella peddle madly over the top of the park

The girls loved this simple ride

I love this photo of Ruby & Phil peddling over the top!

Happy 7th Birthday Ella

Ella had a wonderful day today on her 7th birthday. She woke around 6:15am ( I was up anyway as Ruby & Jonah were dropped off around 6am) and we headed in to wake Kate for the present opening. Kate had carefully hidden all the gifts in the lounge room as requested by Ella the night before. She got the DSi she desperately wanted, plus a couple of games, a new sleeping bag, a new cover for her bed and pillow, a book - Pippi Longstocking, earrings, and a watch. Kate gave her some Littlest Pet Shops for her collection, some earrings and a pair of Tinkerbell pyjamas for winter. Amie, Brendan, Jonah & Ruby gave her some Barbie skate shoes which she also wanted as Ruby got some recently. We had a lovely afternoon tea complete with the Tinkerbell cake that Ruby helped me ice today! After work Amie bought more gifts for the birthday girl - a beautiful jewellery box, another little box with drawers to keep all her treasures, and some fairy earrings. And a birthday balloon! I think she did very very well this year!

Happy Birthday beautiful girl.
We love you xxxxxxx

First Day Year 4, Year 2 and Pre-Primary! 2010

Yay, school is back!

Here they all are on the first morning, even Jonah is waiting patiently in the car for the school drop-off.

No tears.

Kate didn't get the teacher she thought she was getting (which is great in her eyes) She has Miss Robinson who used to teach Year 6.

Ella is sitting next to a Year One girl called Hannah.

Ruby sat on the mat with her friend Jack!

The School Holidays Come to a Close

Tomorrow it is back into routine. Tomorrow Kate starts Year 4, Ella starts Year 2 and Ruby starts Pre-primary. Both Ella's and Ruby's teachers have taught Kate and Ella so we are well familiar with them and very happy.

Kate is in a Year 4/5 class. There are only 6 Year 4's and the rest are Year 5's.
Kate is the only one from her Year 3 class in this class. She does know a couple of the girls though, so I'm sure she'll settle in okay. Mrs Kriegler is the teacher. She's worried though and I know she will have trouble getting to sleep tonight.

Ella is in the same Year 1/2 class Kate was in. We asked for Mrs Menezies to be her teacher, she is wonderful and I know Ella will thrive being one of the older kids in the class. She has a few friends in there from her last class.

Ruby has the lovely Mrs Morcombe that the others had in Pre-Primary. We requested her as well. Ruby will thrive in there. She will now be 5 days a week as opposed to 2 days a week last year in Kindy.

After school tomorrow dance enrollments need to be done, swimming lessons to be booked and Kate is eager to play the violin this year, so need to organise that.

Uniforms are all ironed for the week. We've made American Fudge Brownie for the lunch boxes, all the stationery is labelled - we are all set!