Tram ride

Back at the traffic school this morning.  Lachlan preferred everything other than the bike that I carried (along with the helmet, picnic rug, food, two drink bottles and thermos... yes I carried this all by myself!)  He even preferred bikes that looked exactly the same as his, except belonged to other children!  

Farm life

Breath

This morning I woke to the good news of a friend giving birth to a beautiful baby girl!  Beautiful, long awaited news!  Everyone is happy and well!  It's such a special time!

Later this afternoon I received a phone call from another friend telling me of the passing of a mutual friend we used to work with.  I am still in shock.  I had no idea she had been sick.  I saw her only recently, full of life, happy, her usual lovely self.  

Life and death are just a breath apart.  I am reminded to love my family and friends, enjoy the little moments and not put off important things.

Brave little knight

Jack had his 4 year old immunisation today. I was nervous about it.  I really wasn't sure how he'd react .  In my mind I was remembering the time he cut his chin open while we were on holidays and he needed stitches.  It was horrendous and the doctor was atrocious!  Jack had also witnessed Lachlan's immunisation and since then had been protective of Lachlan when ever we have visited the doctor.  "Don't put holes in his arms.", he would tell the doctor.

Anyway, I waited until this morning to tell Jack the reason for the trip to the doctor.  He seemed fine with it.  He asked me why he needed the injection and I told him it was so he wouldn't get sick.  In the car he must have been getting nervous as he reasoned, "The doctor can make my cold better without an injection. I don't need an injection."  So I explained that the injection didn't help colds, but will stop him from getting dangerous sicknesses.  He accepted my response.  I was glad.

In the waiting room we watched Peter Pan youtube clips on my iphone to distract us and pass the time.  When it was our turn, Jack calmly sat on my lap and even giggled when the injection went in.  He was not worried at all by the fact he needed one in each arm!  What a trooper!  My brave little knight!  

Choose your own adventure!

Still catching up with normal life, so here's a few snap shots of what's been keeping me busy.  I'll fill in the gaps a little bit but the most creative commentary on these pictures will win a mini chupa chup - a very valuable currency in this household!

 

The kids found the last Easter egg!

He doesn't like plates.

Drinking 35 year old tea at a tree stump in Chapel street.  Had to share it with a frog god that use to steal crops from farmers and now they feed tea to it so as to bring good luck.  It really doesn't make sense to me.

Caught the train and the tram in to the city to visit Daddy at work and see the Aquarium.

Lachlan is ready for kinder at 16mths!

"Hello"

Where have you been?

Well you may have guessed why I have been absent from this blog. It's been a little busy. Sick kids, birthday parties, hen's weekends, wedding preparations.  It's all going on! I've had a few attempts at getting this post up but snotty faced, teary children who need a hug have been the priority. So here are a few snap shots of us lately.

We stopped for an iced chocolates and babychinos after picking up a few wedding bits and pieces. 

Lachlan preferred the chocolate teddy on a stick over his babychino which suited Jack who enjoyed two babychino's instead!

We replaced our broken remote control gorilla for a new one.  It was a birthday gift from Aunty Fiona & Uncle Biff, which has a striking resemblance to an antique gorilla that Uncle Biff was fond of.

The blocks didn't sell on ebay, but we have built several castles since so maybe they can stay.

Jack thinks  he can cook spaghetti bolognese better than me.  He had a lot of extra instructions and ingredients that he believed were necessary.

But at least we are continuing with his domestic training!

And finally, this week I've had three coffee's which is not a good sign for someone who never drinks coffee.

Hiding

I keep finding these lids in my pockets.  They are from the squeezy yoghurt's that I use to bribe my boys to stay in the trolley at the supermarket or still in the chair at the hairdressers.  Anyway, I found quite a few today as I cleaned up my wardrobe.  It was a full on thorough cleaning, you know the type when you move all the shoes to vacuum, then pair them up in order of season, occasion and frequency of use, type of cleaning the wardrobe.  To be honest, I was kinda hiding out in there.  Does that make me a bad mum?