Our bubby girl is crawling!

Ruby started crawling today..we are very proud and kind of astounded how quickly her first ten-months have gone!.I now have two mobile kiddies to keep an eye on...yikes.

In other news,dave had the opportunity to vist Jassie's daycare this afternoon.Jas begins next week for 2 days a week.The centre is only literally three houses up from our house so it's very convenient...we couldn't get over how confident jasper was,just straight in there,he RAN up the balance beam! and went and sat himself in the middle of a group of little boys who were playing in the sandpit,who quickly turned around and whacked him with their toy rakes(not hard or anything!)but then they all turned around and started playing together?..little kids are so weird sometimes like that.

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David's Birthday

Dave's 33rd birthday started off at 4:30 this morning(the crazy time dave gets up for work at the mo),he opened his presents..amarula chocolates and golfing mag from his mum and dad,CD from his sister,small box of goodies from my mum and photo album and belgium choccies from his gorgeous wife...so,thanks all for the thought.

When he got home from work we had chocolate mud cake to celebrate...and jasper sure enjoyed it!(see photo)

The damage

Started off well....

Today started off well.Rose and I and our little boys went to the mall to get the boys hair cut,well,Ethan anyway as Jas wanted none of it.Ethan looked very cute with his fringe trimmed.After,we had a nice brunch at Toledo cafe...croisants again!

And then IT happened....

We were on our way home,it had been raining and I slid out on the road and we went up a curb and into a pole,flattening it!.We were all ok,just abit shaken.Can't say the same for our car tho!.Fortunately I was not traveling that fast when it happened or else it could have been a different story.

I will post a photo of the damage when my computer let's me...

Back to Playgroup

So off we went to thursday morning playgroup.It was another good turn out and I must say they are a lovely bunch of people.
Jasper had a blast although as per normal at these things he had to contend with slightly bigger kids(two 3-year-old boys)who had to dominate...but jas just handled it in his usual no fuss way,which is;smile and take back his toy anyway.He loved the ride-on cars,even if he did keep getting stuck in them!.At morning tea he had ants-in-his-pants and kept getting up and stealing raisens off other little kids plates...he clearly loves raisens.
Ruby was very happy and wore a big smile for most of the morning.It is so great to see her with other wee ones her age.She watched her brother running around and I could see her wanting to play too.She had a huge sleep when we got home.
A fun morning.

A giggle...

One of the best things i love about Australia is the birdlife,fantastic variety and so colourful.We got such a kick out of seeing a Kookaburra in our backyard recently and I'm always amused by the antics of the cheeky parrots and cockatoos...which are at their most noisiest at this time of evening,heck..they just make me smile.

So do my kids,an endless giggle.This afternoon I was outside doing abit of weeding and cleaning up and I look over my shoulder to find one child has discarded his nappy and is riding his trike happily bare-bottomed around the yard and my other child is on her tummy desperately trying to crawl but going nowhere!,still she had time to stop and stuff a handful of dirt in her mouth though.

Kids!

The Bub brigade!

Ruby,Harley(9 months old),and Bailey(3 months old)...just hangin' out.

I took Ruby to her first playgroup this morning.She fell asleep just before we got there and so was abit surprised when she woke,she saw heaps of other small children and mums(and one dad),with lots of arts and crafts and a big playground...ofcourse Ruby is too young for all that yet but it won't be long.Instead she played on the floor with other bubs her age and i mingled with the adults.Everyone was very friendly and I enjoyed chatting to 3 other mums in particular,Michelle(mum to Logan),Robyn(mum to xander and adorable 3-month-old Bailey)and Katy(Can't remember her two little boys names?).We stayed for nearlly 2-hours.

It was lovely to spend some one-on-one time with my little girl and SO PEACEFUL,but I did miss my boy and after,I hurried to pick him up from his aunty Rose.He had a fun-filled morning too.

Butterfingers

Jas helped me bake some scones this morning,we had alot of fun in the process.Jassie had to taste all the ingrediants,including raw broccoli and BUTTER!!?,how discusting is that! but i'm even more stunned that he ate a vegetable!!.

We then added our scones to our Tuna sandwiches,boiled egg,apples+juice and headed off to the park for a picnic and to feed the ducks.Jas was abit grumpy but still giggled at the ducks and I felt so proud when he shouted out "Duck!" for the first time.

Ruby did her sitting-thing and munched on egg and looked very happy.They are so easy at this age!

Auntie R and Ethan visited this affo and the boys took turns riding the trike and wearing the chinese hat.

Just another day

Another non-happening day,been afew of those lately,but that does not mean we do not have fun.

Jas and I played peek-a-boo,with him hiding in the bedroom wardrobe,very funny..

Ruby is still stubbornly trying to feed herself,SEE PHOTO for end result of this!.She is getting very good at drinking from her sipper cup too.She even had a small piece of Chicken and Vege pie for lunch today,I love it when they start eating proper food.

My Favorite Things...at 22-months-old,by Jas D...

My trike...mummy gets annoyed when i ride it in the house but i say"Phewy"to that!

My sister is ok ,I've kind of gotten used to her and she is fun to play hats with(see above) and peek-a-boo.

I love,love,LOVE my dadda throwing me around...who doesn't?.I LOVE my dad!

Other fav things include,:

WEETBIX :I have got quite addicted and will sit and eat them straight from the box.

THE PANTRY:my domain,much to mum's annoyance(I think It's when i Hide the food around the house?)

RUNNING,laughing,yelling,screaming...y'know,the usual stuff.

TANTRUMS:love these.

TALKING semi-babble,semi-english,I surpose it's kind of a cross between both of these...I know what I'm talking about anyway!

TAKING my nappy off...I think it's time for toilet training mum!
COUSINS:especially copying my cool cuz,Ethan,we love to be as noisy as humanly possible.

AND NO 1 is still RABBI...my sick looking toy rabbit that I have loved since I was a very little fella'.

Triple the chaos!

Patience,although small,is the leader of the little group...naturally.

Jas,Ruby and I ate a yummy croisant...i know,thats not how you spell it!(smarty pants!)

The boys...who made so much noise that the owner of the cafe promised he would give them both marshmallows if they would be quiet...they never did get those marshmallows.

Big walk=old friends

Started today with a 5:30 walk along the beach...hardgoing I can tell ya' but a refreshing way to start the day and I plan to keep it up every morning.

The kids both had huge sleeps today and so I was able to have a lovely chat to my good friend Kirsten,in NZ.She lives in Cromwell but may soon be moving to Dunedin...but it will depend on fridays outcome.Good luck matey,I have my fingers and toes crossed for you!
I really hope you can make it to perth one day soon.
I tryed ringing my old friend shanz aswell but she was not home from work yet.She's a hard working lass,that one!

We caught up with Rose in the afternoon.She was looking abit frazzled and not just because she's the mother of a teenager either,although i'm sure that accounts for some of it.No,It is back to school day tommorow for her kids which means Rose has been running around buying school gear...I have all that to look forward to I guess.Anyway,she managed to catch a breath at my house before I ran her home.

My darling finished work early so we had pizza for dinner,all of us(even Ruby) sat around the dining table and ate.

Ruby D's first holiday

Roo,on a picnic stop at Vasse river,Busselton.If she looks abit pale thats because she was just recovering from that nasty tummy bug...but she was still an angel on our trip.

Ruby and her bro in the motel swimming pool...her first swim: 9-months-old.

Margaret river photos...and will post more later.

Jasper had great fun "driving"the car...hence the look of joy on his face!

Don't we look relaxed!,ah this is the life...At Busselton beach front.Stunning!

Had a really enjoyable weekend in margaret river,truly a beautiful spot,and well worth the effort in this heat!.And we are already planning our next trip away.

"Stop it"

Jasper has a funny quirk at the moment,if i happen to be telling him off (which is quite alot these days?)he will turn and say "Stop it!"..hey,that's my line!!?

Well,it is set to be another scorcher in perth today(up to 39 Degrees),so we won't be venturing far .I have heaps of BORING housework to do,and just getting ready for our short weekend break away at margaret river,I can see us spending most of the weekend in the motel pool!.I am looking forward to seeing abit more of WA though.

Ruby-two-shoes has another tooth coming thru..that's 5 in total now AND she has thee most adorable blonde curls around her ears,she has also had a huge growth spurt lately.

For Aunty Rose...

Our cheeky and ADORABLE nephew Ethan David L-W(or is it Barron now?)

more photos

farm animals

Computer still playing up,will post later.)

Am feeling quite stressed today,the kids have runny tummys and are both very grumpy and clingy and i am just so over it!!.Am kind of looking forward to my pump class tonight just to "escape"alone for an hour and that's something i thought i'd never say!

Better go,my son has just woken his VERY grumpy sister up...

The photos are of our little excursion to see the farm animals this afternoon.It was very hard to get a photo of my very active son,but i love the one of Ruby and her aunty rose patting the lamb and the one of jas and his cousin,ethan sitting on the little kiddie chairs.

Fantasy Park

The computer is playing up,so can only post one photo for now...Roo and I.

A New Day

We all woke up this morning(yes,i did manage to get SOME sleep),feeling abit better.Dave joined the puking club last night aswell(not me...yet!?).But,as i say,their is definate improvement in the doylie camp today.

Apart from the puke,we had ourselves a nice weekend.

On saturday,after braving the Perth highways,(I know Heathy will know what i mean here!),I picked daddy doyle up from work(about a 40-min drive from our house) and we did some shopping,we came home with a new cot for Ruby.

Sunday was very chilled out as everbody(except nurse liane here)felt yuk!(Good english i know!).We had a walk in the morning to Fantasy Park in Waikiki,Jasper had a great time on the slides and climbing on the Dinosaurs and snake,(see photos).The afternoon was spent watching DVDS,am going to watch that one...mystic river...tonight,as i've wanted to see it for ages.

Well,back to the sick and weary now.

Later!.

That queasy feeling...

Well,just when you think you are in the clear,it gets worse...Jas is just recovering from a nasty 24 hour bug only to have Ruby start vomiting tonight!.
So,I am on nurse duty's.It is very late and I am tuned into any noises coming from my daughter's room.Sleep is the best thing for her right now but in another hour or so,I have to wake her and get a teaspoon-every-ten-minutes of water into her and this is for the next 4-hours and then build her fluid intake up gradually.I'm tired already and it's only the start of my "shift"

Jasper on the ride at the mall.

This ride cost $2 at Rockingham mall,I was abit dubious as last time jas went on one of these rides he cryed and i watched another little kid get on and enjoy my $2...but today jas was very keen and I'm glad i had my camera to capture it.

My Favorite Things

Took the kids to the doctors this morning,I wanted to find out about this bad nappy rash that roo has,turns out she needs abit of cortisone cream.They both got immunised,Ruby had her shots in her thigh and was NOT amused and Jas had a shot in each arm and was fine about it,especially when the nurse gave him lolly's after!.

Ruby Elizabeth is such a busy bee at the moment so thought i would mention afew of her fav things,so here goes:
1. Cuddles
2. Her brother, she idolizes him and trys to copy him(I remember doing the same thing with my brothers as a child)
3.Ruldoph the reindeer(a silly toy we got for her+Jas for xmas),she loves it.
4.Food!
5.mummy!(oh,OK..and daddy)
6.Games,(peek-a-boo,tickling,blowing raspberries,clapping hands,squealing...loudly)
7.bouncing!
8.The swing.
9.Bathtime.
10.Walks in the stroller.
So,that's where ruby is at currently.

Lemon Trees and things...

Discovered a lemon tree growing over our fence,figuring our dear old neighbour Dolores would not mind,jas and I carried our little basket out and rounded some up,unfortunately the lemons are still abit green but I gave a slice for Jas to try and the scrunched up face upon tasting made me giggle.

Went and had a haircut,well,more like a trim and I was halfway thru when my darling daughter started bawling!,the salon girls were very helpful and tryed to sooth her and all that but Roo just wanted mummy.So little miss R sat on my lap for the rest.Jasper,so long as he had his blueberry muffin to chomp on,he was happy as!.(Food is a great bribe with kids.)

Ok,I've done boring you all now.Hopefully tommorow I shall have some more "exciting"news.

Playground fun

Took the kids to our local playground yesterday,on our way to the shops.Ruby was quite content to sit in the swing(she loves it),while Jasper and I ran around.He grew quite brave and attempted the swing bridge but only managed to shuffle across on his butt as the one time he did stand on it he lost his balance and his nerve.His favourite is the slide which he likes to climb up himself but I was also pleased to see him enjoy the swing as up untill now he never liked it.

A New Frock..

Ruby recieved a sweet new dress in the post yesterday from Granny and Grandpa in South Africa.Love you guys!.They also sent new shorts and t-shirt for Jassie.Here's a photo,awww.

A big day at the beach

Today we took Jas and Roo to the beach, actually to two beaches, warnbro beach near where we live, and later to Mandurah, about 20 minutes drive away, where we spent a really great day with all the cuzzies in honour of Kyla's birthday. Both Jas and I did a couple of firsts, for me my first swim in Australian waters, and for Jas, his first "real" swim. He really enjoyed it, having all of his cousins around, laughing and splashing, really helped. Ruby had acouple of firsts today too, her first bit of toast (with marmite) and her first candy snake! It was an absolutely beautiful day here today, 38 degrees, Mandurah was really busy, a popular spot, a really nice place for a day out, shady trees, gentle, safe water for the kids to swim in, even natural gas BBQ,s, which we made use of. A really good day was had by all.