Sunday, June 17, 2012

May 2012 In Photos

Going through my camera again and decided to post some of the last month!

Olivia: 3 Years Old
Brodie: 4 Months Old

We have had a tough couple of weeks with Brodie - I think he has been teething - he was extremley wingy, stopped chatting and smiling (well nothing like he had before) and would wake a couple times in the night (compared to sleeping through the night)! He also had a bit of a cough and we have tried a couple of different formulas - He also went the Chiropractor as well - all to elminate reasons why he was not his happy self- well I can report as of the last couple of days things are getting better again - he seems to be his normal chatty, giggling, smiley self again - wakes up once in the night - now here's to hoping he sleeps through again - that would make me oh so very happy at the moment - just feeling a little sleep deprived :)

Olivia is like any normal 3 year old - she RULES this house - what she says goes!!!! Mummy and Daddy are wrapped around her little fingers!!!! Nah not that bad - It's getting better and just latley I've been making her do little jobs around the house (ie, make her own bed in the morning, clean the breakfast dishes and put them in the dishwasher, no TV till her toyroom is clean, put the dinner dishes in the dishwasher etc etc) - She has adapted quite well with the added responsibilities and fingers crossed but so far so good :)

Tonight (Sunday Night) I found 2 board games to play - I remember as kids it was a Sunday tradition to play boardgames at night  time after dinner and baths etc and we used to LOVE it - I think she is still a little to young to understand the concept of some of the games I've got but she still had so much fun nonetheless :) Oh and lets just say the table was tidied, dishwasher stacked, bathtime done and PJ's on were done in record time - that's how excited she was about playing boardgames :)

Well the kidlets are now both saftley tucked up in bed - a story has been read to Olivia (Bears in the Night), Time has Come for Me to Sleep has been sung and she is now in the land of nod :) Brodie is also tightly wrapped in his blanket and is happily in dreamland (let's hope he keeps dreaming till oh say about 7 tomorrow morning - fingers crossed)!!!

 My adorable little munchkin - he loves his fingers at the moment :)
 Olivia getting in on the photo as well - Love these 2 sooooooo much :)
 Not too sure about his first ever solid food of Farex - can't say I blame him at all :)
 He Loves 'Sophie the Giraffe' Teething Toy :)
 First time in his Jolly Jumper and he loved it - put him in it every day now :)
 Olivia doing craft on the floor instead of on the table :)
 Stickers, stickers, stickers
 all over Brodies head - so much fun :)
 In her Sunday Best all ready for Church :)
Freezing cold winters day and this is what she dresses in - short shorts, tank top and ugg boots - I sent her inside to get a jumper and she comes out with a cardigan - this girl is never cold :)

Well that's it from me for a while again - till next time.....

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Victa - 12 Years Old

Saturday 26 May 2012 was a very sad day in this household :(

Saturday 19 May 2012 we noticed Victa limping a bit but didn't think too much of it as he sometimes did so when the weather got colder - but as the week went on he slowly started getting worse and worse till finally he could barely walk and would always fall over - we knew somethine wasn't right so Ryan took him to the vet (I think deep down I knew we wouldn't see him again so I made sure I took photos of him with Olivia) :)

Well he didn't come home - the vet examined him and it turned out he had suffered a stroke which meant blood was no longer flowing to his legs - so the best thing to do was to put him to sleep with the "green dream" :)

Poor Skye has been moping a bit as she has lost her best buddy and seems so lost - she has been 'crying' most nights at the door so we have spoilt her a bit and let her come in the house for a bit on her mat and then when we go to bed she goes outside again :)

Here are the last photos taken of Victa on Saturday 26th May 2012 :)



My little bit of luxury

So for a long time now I've seen the hunky George Clooney advertising these Nespresso Machines on TV - where all you have to to is pop in a pod and wham you have the perfect coffee - for someone who lives on coffee (yep me) I finally managed to convince hubby that it was a good idea to get one - so we got the Nespresso Pixie which also came with a free milk frother (Areccino 3) - well I'm one happy girl who now has perfect coffee with the perfect froth - here is my new little machine :)

I'm so glad it had a choice of this machine coming in red - matches my kitchen perfectly :)

Long Weekend - Harvey

This past long weekend was spent in Harvey with Derek and Shelley and their kids - Main reason we went to Harvey was so the guys could take their bikes along and go riding on Saturday and Monday - we stayed at Harvey Caravan Park and had the perfect weather - some photos to follow :)

 Brodie all rugged up one cold night :)
 Our setup :)
 Summer
 Asha
 Asha, Summer and Olivia watching a DVD - some quiet time before dinner :)
Craft Time
 Olivia riding her scooter
 Time for a rest :)
 Ronan on Ryan's Bike
Olivia's Turn :) 
 Sunday Picnic at Harvey Dam
 The only way to have a picnic is to have a blanket to sit on (even though there was a table) :)
Happy Boy

Brodie - 4 Months Old

And so our little boy is now 4 months old.....



Monday, May 21, 2012

Our Princess

I made a 'no sew tutu' for Olivia the other day - she loves it and did lots of posing for the camera :)







19th May 2012 - Our 6th Wedding Anniversary

So 19th May 2012 was our 6th Wedding Anniversary - wow 6 years already and in that time we have received two gorgeous blessings from the Lord - how our marriage has been blessed :)
We debated spending time away with just the two of us but kind of thought that our wedding anniversary was just as much about the kids so we ended up having a nice breakfast at Dome in Baldivis and then went and spent the rest of the day in Fremantle :)
We first went to the E Shed Markets to browse the many stalls - I actually walked away without buying anything - wow amazing for me :)
We then went on the Ferris Wheel or "Round and Round" as Olivia called it - it was awesome - such a great view of Fremantle :) Afterwards we walked around and ended up at Kalis for lunch :)

It was a very enjoyable :)

Relaxing in the car on the way to Fremantle

 Me and Olivia on the Ferris Wheel
 Photos of me and Brodie :)

 and with Olivia :)


 Waiting to go on the Ferris Wheel
 Daddy and Olivia on the Ferris Wheel

Even Brodie was awake :)

The View
 More photos.....



Time for a play on the toys :)

 Lunch at Kalis :)