April Doings

I finally caught a smile

Little Nick?

Casting a spell to make the seeds grow!

It didn't work, we didn't keep them moist enough. Will have to try again.

Yummy healthy vitamin C filled juice (carrot, ginger & lime)

Easter Bunny!

Lunch at Nana's

Coen managed to get the smarties open.

Easter car washing

Chocolate face

Wearing the shrug Nana knitted

New shoes for Kaisha - too cute!

Reuben, Kaisha and Zeke

Four in the pram

Easter Hat Parade

The kids had an Easter hat parade at daycare this year. We got creative and made hats out of paper plates and bowls. It was so cute.

Coen's spots me

Kaisha spots me

And stops walking. She was so shy and cute!

Kaisha with her little daycare friends.

Park Play

We have been to a couple of parks in the last month so I thought I would dedicate a post to some of the pictures.
The first time was when I was trying to win Mother of the Year, actually make that Day award. Usually after daycare pick up we rush home and get on to dinner and baths. This day I was feeling organised so we went to the park and had cupcakes first.

Kaisha pushing Suzie. Suzie is one of Kaisha's babies. Suzie is our 3rd child, she comes everywhere.

Loving the swings

Yay!

Kaisha refusing to look at he camera.

She gave me a whole one!

Yum!

We all went to another park over Easter

Orange and Watermelon

Siblings

I can do it by myself!

Kaisha's turn

Little Monkey

I see you!

He's walking

March Update

Life is so busy! At the beginning of February I started working 3 days instead of 2. That extra day makes a world of difference to my time. I thought I was busy before, now I'm truly busy. Its taken some adjustment but we are getting there. We bought another freezer so that I can cook meals ahead of time which is really helpful. Coen is so exhausted by the time I pick him up from daycare, that he won't be put down. So we arrive home at 4:45pm, I feed him, bath both kids and put him to bed the minute Nick gets home at 6. While feeding and bathing I also cook our dinner so that we can eat at 6:15 so that Kaisha can be in bed around 7. Yes, its very time managed but as long as we stick to the schedule than everyone stays happy. I'm learning to have dinners organised and as pre-cooked as possible. Although I don't like winter I am looking forward to crock-pot meals and casseroles. Anyway below are some of our doings in the last month.

Home-made watermelon & peach ice blocks

Ohh that's a bit cold

Ahh hah I got your phone

Gorgeous girl

A few Saturdays ago we went in to South Bank for a swim. Nick and some of the boys did a bike ride early and the ladies and kids met them later for a swim.

Stop taking photos and lets go swimming!

Stormy skies but beautiful warm temps.

Mmmm sand

The next weekend Anna, Laura and I took the kids down to the Gold Coast for the day. It was gorgeous and the kids LOVED it.

Beautiful beaches

Happy boy

Siblings

Eating more sand no doubt.

Snuggles and milk with bunny

Cheesy grin

This last weekend we went Camping with Anna and Geoff to Mudjimba. The camp ground was great but the weather was awful. It rained the whole time. Torrential rain for the last 12 hours. We lasted till Saturday night when we discovered that our beds were wet so we packed the muddy, exhausted kids up and went home for the night (it is only an hour away). Then in the morning Nick went back to pack up with the help of a very soggy Anna and Geoff.

Coen slept for 2 hrs on Granddad

Spot the kookaburra

Under the tarp.

Jumping in muddy puddles

Outdoor Games

I don't usually use the backyard much. We have biting green ants, lizards and the occasionally snake (harmless usually) which puts me off. I'm more of an indoors girl I guess, or a sun lounger by the pool girl. But since we left the shade up from Coen's party we have been going out there more. The kids love playing and so far no one has been bitten. Below are a few pic's of playing on the new slide.

Climbing up the slide.

Climbing up the stairs

Meeting at the top

Wheee down we go.

And down she goes, always head first.

"Mama I'm belaxing"

This monkey wants to do nothing but walk.

Usually we find something for him to push.

Kaisha has been saying the funniest things lately. On Sunday someone told her she was very smart and her immediate reply was "that's cause I eat smarties". Tonight she asked Nick if she could marry Coen. When Nick asked why, she said "so I can wear a ring".