I'm a butterfly

YOu, Amelia, Julie and I met up at the Annual Applyby Playcentre gala - last year you and I went and you got your face painted as a cat this time the lady did a butterfly- I didn't think it looked that good (pink maybe would have been better) but as Julie said I was thinking of it from a scrapbooking point of view - sometimes this perspective ruins the mood with trying too hard. Mum and dad looked after your brother so he didn't have to be bored and annoyed. There was cookies to decorate, bouncy castle - as we drove up I never looked but told me there was a big castle - a really really big one - they both stayed on it about 2 minutes even though it was $1 for unlimited time and that you could come back. He was a little angel apparently and in the 2 or so hours didn't want a drink or something to eat or complain (I think). He slept last night and woke 3x so not too bad! Love them beyond

'She's so sweet when she's sleeping!'

For all us parents...payback time

When I'm a old lady, I'll live with each kid,
And bring so much happiness...Just as they didn.
I want to pay back all the joy they've provided,
Returning each deed - Oh, they'll be so excited!
When I'm an old lady and live with my kids.

I'll write on the walls, with reds, whites and blues.
I'll bounce on the furniture, wearing my shoes.
I'll drink from teh carton and then leave it out.
I'll stuff all the toilets and Oh, how they'll shout!
When I'm an old lady and live with my kids.

When they're on the phone and just out of reach,
I'll get into things, like sugar and bleach.
They'll snap their fingers and then shake their head.
And when that is done, I'll hide under the bed!
When I'm an old lady and live with my kids.

When they cook dinner and call me to eat,
I'll not eat the green beans or salad or meat.
I'll gag on my spinach, spill milk on the table,
And when tey get angry, I'll run...if I'm able!
When I'm an old lady and live with my kids.

I'll sit close to the tv, through channels I'll click,
I'll cross both my eyes just to see if they'll stick.
I'll take off my socks and throw one away,
And play in the mud till the end of the day!
When I'm an old lady and live with my kids.

And later in bed, I'll lie back and sigh,
And thank God in prayer and then close my eyes.
My kids will look down with a smile slowly creeping,
And say with a smile...'She's so sweet when she's sleeping!'

I got this from Dianne Levy's book titled They Look so lovely when they're asleep. It's not hers but she doesn't know the author. It sounds so true!!!!

This one is for you my son

Lovely handknitting by your Great Auntie Jackie - both you and your sister have one each and a lovely hat in cream that she has since knitted. You sure are a happy, cheeky, smiling boy. I love how snuggly you are and you are just the right size to snuggle into me.

7 months and counting

She tells her brother quite frequently that she loves him. It makes my heart melt. She just counted 1-12. She comes out with the most random things at the most random times. In the car she will start singing 10 green bottles and ba ba black sheep when they are not ones I have sung with her - must be my family? I treasure every moment and day with them - I met a lady the other day about to have her 4th child and she said she is so sad at the thought that one day they will leave home - those are my sentiments at the moment too - I know that I will always love them but understand that they need to make their own way in life too. He is just over 7 months now and is still doing the things he was doing at 5 months - crawling, standing with furniture, taking steps - but you seem a lot more curious about things. You have just started a few days ago having 3 solid meals. You are pretty good at eating - not quite as fussy as your sister was (and still is). You are always on the move. You are driving me crazy overnight - wish I knew the solution - you wake sometimes 4, sometimes 5, sometimes 6+ times. The morning comes much too soon for me and I don't want to get up whether it is 5 or 6 am. Meanwhile she is just playing on her toy phone telling her friends she needs her nappy changed. Back to reality.

May

She is coming out with the funniest things sometimes. She is very adament about things - very funny but frustrating at times. I turn the tv on to watch something and she says "mummy I don't want to watch that!" Or about food or anything "don't like it" or when she thinks something is hers and not her brother's she says "that's mine" - she has gone off high-5 and liked the trains - Chuggington but sometimes when it is on she says - "dont' want to watch the trains" - when does it get easy? She opened the door to the steps down to the garage yesterday and I heard him cry and he was partway down looking like he was heading on his way up - amazingly and I thanked Heavenly Father for the safety in which he had but he seemed unharmed. He is on the go all the time. Very endearing when he laughs. They have both just got through being sick.

This is better

This looks so much better after my friend Tracy has tweaked it - looks completely different and I can actually do something with it now - thanks so much - not only for that because you are the only one that ever reads my blog.
We had some family photos taken in Christchurch by Amanda Haynes at Hagley Park - I could have stayed there all day - it was so beautiful with the autumn leaves on the ground. She had a ball and he fell asleep just near the end. The lighting was fantastic.

More of the same?

I like this one of you as it's a bit different - some days I take heaps of photos and then go for a while of not - just wish my camera would fit into my handbag.