Ready, set...

The bags are packed and lunches made. Have I forgotten anything? Am I ready for the big return to work?

All smiles

Here he is coming upstairs with his party hooter and empty bottle to ask for some more milk.  He loves the stairs and surprisingly he mastered them by 10 months.  He slides down them at a crazy speed and loves to race people.  Yes another boy that likes racing...

Shopping

Went to my favourite shopping centre today. You can't wear track pants to this place!  I picked up my jeans that my parents bought me for Christmas, I'd had them hemmed.  Now they are ready for my return for work, but I think it's too hot to wear them just yet.  Never-the-less they are ready and I love them!   And we bought a gift for a friend who needed some TLC.  Although she may be grossed out when she realises that Jack had the bag in his mouth!

I pushed the boundaries a bit with the kids on two counts while at the shops.  1. I didn't bring the pusher, so Jack had free rein and I was carrying Lachlan.  2. On the spur of the moment I decided to 'window shop' some clothes.  Jack hid underneath a display of clothing which was on wheels so of course he was moving it around.  And then shook hands with a mannequin only to have the hand fall off!  Oops!  We left fairly quickly!

He loves cars

There was a climbing wall, a slide going into a ball pit, a cool trampoline and tunnels, but the computer games were what drew the attention of my boy!  Luckily he was happy enough with the demo mode, so I didn't need to fork out any money for a game! I explained the gears.... you know, 1 is slow and 4 is fast.  (Yep, I'm a car expert!) He couldn't reach the peddles so I said they didn't matter!

I laugh because he loves racing cars!  For Christmas he asked Santa for a racing car, when we are in the car he is always telling me to go faster and beat the other cars around us.  He has the manoeuvres all sorted and gives me instructions on how to over take the cars around us.  He spots the space and tells me there is room for us to move!  Crazy, as if I'm taking driving instruction from a 3 year old!

Back in December he had an opportunity to drive a kids sized dodgem car!  He was in heaven!  I was in the passengers seat, grabbing the wheel in moments of panic to which he would tell me to get off!  And really it wasn't too bad until he noticed a guy dressed up as a pirate and lost concentration!

Sand

Up to his neck in sand!  And lovin' it!

Sport

Even before the boys came along, my vision of parenthood had me watching my kids play sport.  I imagined going to sporting fields, with a nana rug and thermos of tea, barracking away at the side lines!  Strangely enough none of my day dreams included sleepless nights, nappies, me wearing dirty clothes, my hair not being brushed for days on end...

Anyway, today Jack & Leigh were kicking the soccer ball around. Henry got in the way a fair bit so was relocated to the laundry.  Leigh has plans to take Jack to a Melbourne Heart game at some point.  Both Jack and Lachlan will of course support Heart, just like they will support Collingwood. 

Escapades

When no one was looking he went on an adventure to his big brother's room!  Look at him, so proud to be in Jack's firetruck bed!