Belated Birthday Presents

The day started by putting rabbi,the discusting toy rabbit of jaspers,in the wash!!Jasper

was so happy to go to daycare this morning and as soon as he got there it was straight onto the bikes,which he loves.After dropping him off then it was time for ruby+I to walk the short distance,across warnbro sound avenue,to playgroup.All the usual mum's were there and even one dad(which was nice to see),however miss ruby was in no mood to play today as she was very tired.Still,we stayed 'till morning tea as i was enjoying chatting to my friends.It was Holly's 1st birthday today so there was cake,which perked roo up abit!.

We got home and ruby had a massive sleep,I think she is teething actually as she has been very grumpy the last couple of days and clingy.

Oh yeah,last night we opened a present from Heather+Craig,which we only recieved yesterday after sitting at australian customs for 6 weeks!!,we each got a book,I will enjoy reading my new novel and Jasper LOVES his THINGS THAT GO book...he+daddy were reading it last night and pretending to be airplanes,waving arms in the air and you should of heard the noises coming out of jasper eg:"BRRRMMM" and "WEEEEEEEEEEEE!"(Infact Heathy did when we rang to thank her).You both have made your nephew very happy so thankyou!.

Proud mummy...

Jasper is very into ripping paper up at the moment.WELL,this morning i wake up to a strangely quiet house and so walk out to the lounge...i should have stayed in bed,because jas had not only ripped up my mags BUT he had managed to climb the cabinet and pull down our photo albums.I fortunately managed to salvage 3 of the albums but 2 were beyond repair.Anyone who knows me knows how much i love my photo albums!

Anyway,after that stressful start things did improve.for a start it was very peaceful as jas was at his daycare,and i use this time to play with ruby and just enjoy her aswell as get some housework done when she sleeps.When she wakes we go for a good brisk walk which we both love.Then it is time to pick jasper up from daycare,he actually cryed when he saw me(In a good way!)which is rare for him,the teacher told me he had bumped his head so maybe that led to it.Anyway,we walked home hand in hand with big smiles on our faces,as jasper comes out with his latest word that he's learnt today.

my kids make me so proud.

At the Park+ abit of a ramble...

Jasper's teacher told me he said "careful"today as he sat at a table with another child.Wow,that's quite a big word.His language is flourishing lately with "go","shoes"and s*** being his new favorites!(I blame his father!...hee hee.)

He is quite bossy with his sister and he terrorises the cat but he's lovely and even his teachers say what a cutie he is,they also say he never hits at daycare(he does at home),but i have seen him +another boy hitting while there.I think it's normal 2-year-old behaviour??,he +his cousin are always hitting and pushing one another(not forcefully or anything) and they are good buddys.So who knows?.I have only spanked jas on the bum twice,but I prefer to put him in his room for time out when he's naughty and It is more effective I find than spanking.I hear it has become law now in NZ that you can't spank your children anymore or only lightly or something?.I can see the reason behind but how it's going to be enforced is the question!.I mean,at the end of the day no normal parent likes to smack their child but they shouldn't be made to feel like criminals if they need to.

Changing subject now,Ruby adores thomas and cuddles him(but,surprisingly gently)and calls him"AT!"which is very sweet.Speaking of cat,rose+I are thinking thomas might be a girl!!,even tho the girl at the petshop and Dave think he's a boy.I certainly can't see or feel anything down THERE and he's nearlly 8-weeks-old but dave assures me that "they"haven't dropped yet!?.

Will it be thomas or Thomasina!??,only time will tell.

Jasper+Thomas

I'm on the computer this afternoon and i hear jas yell"Thomas" from the lounge,thinking he meant the cat.But,when i went to have a look I find him looking at a page from the newspaper he had found which has pictures of thomas the tank engine AND he was all excited because now Thomas the tank engine was on TV TOO!.
And all this time I thought he was saying our cats name,oh well.

A quick thankyou

Well,this is a belated mother's day wish to a very rewarding and dear buddy of mine,Rosie.My other very dear buddy inspired me,shanley,who sent me gorgeous flowers for my mother's day!And It made me think...and I don't think we as woman reward ourselves enough for all the hard work WE do and the time we give everyone else.So,to rosie,shanley and to all you other mothers and daughter's I wish you ALL a belated Mothers Day!(you know who you are!).
Rose is such a great aunty to my two kiddies and I really couldn't manage without her some times!,like yesterday,she happily took my full-on 2-year-old with her to town,along with her OWN 2-and-a-half-year-old full-on son AND her 2-year-old(nearlly) niece!!Phew!,all so I could go to my appointment,without jas.Rose,you rock!.AND she manages to raise 5 lovely children!.

Welcome Tom.

A busy old day.We drove out super early this morning to the naval base(dave's work) and had a look at the stunning luxury yaught(Is this how you spell it?).It was very la-de-da!,yep,I could cruise the world in it!

After we drove down to mandurah and looked for a b'day gift for our nephew Liam.While in the mall we spotted a couple of baby roo's!.Then we went and had a look in the pet shop and what did we see?,a lovely little puddy cat,that's what!.He is a mother's day gift from dave.We have named him Tom and he is 6-weeks-old and a fluffy grey +white darling.

so,now I have three babies...

Happy 9th Birthday to Liam John!!

A typical Thursday....

There were lots of little one's at playgroup this morning,Ruby had a great time on the rocking horse and the swing.She got abit grumpy towards the end though.

Jasper was at daycare ofcourse and he did some lovely artwork.

Dave + all the guy's are working untill midnight tonight to get this "boat"finished and on the water tommorow,we will go out on saturday,as it might be fun to show jas where daddy works and I must admit i'm curious to see what the boat looks like.

I did it!

Ruby stood by herself for 2 seconds tonight!.This photo was taken just after.

Fun Station...

I finally got around to getting our butts to monday morning coffee group.What fun!,we all met at FunStation up in rockingham,a big indoor playground.Jasper+Ruby were able to play safely and I was able to sit with other mum's and drink the free coffee provided while still being able to keep an eye on them.Jas did about 3 poo's while we were there I reckoned,that was "fun".

We spent most of the morning there and all had a big sleep when we got home!!.So much for my housework...oh well,it will still be there in the morning and I make no apologies for getting a nap in when I can as you need It when your running around after a one and two-year-old!.

New Friends..

Well,Ruby(and mummy)are beginning to make some new friends at playgroup and today we went along to Harlee's 1st birthday party,there was a good turnout of people.We were the first to arrive which was abit awkward,but soon we were in the swing of things.We waited for the cake but it never came,so Ruby munched on chips+little sandwiches instead.

A fun little outing for roo+myself.

All Blacks shirt...

Jasper + Ruby recieved some lovely clothes in the post today from aunty Shanz,including this cool All Blacks shirt.Thank's Shanz!!.

The Toybox...

Dave and my brother found this fantastic big wooden box at work,and dave spent all sunday sanding it and perfecting it into a marvelous toybox for our son's bedroom and that's where it now sits...

And today i finally got around to putting some colourful pitchures on jasper's bedroom wall.So now his room looks fit for a little boy.

My 1st Birhday.

Well,mummy decided to go all girly and she dressed me in the pink tutu but hey,It's not every day that a girl turn's ONE!So,I went with it...

My party was excellent.My cousin's all came,they are so rowdy but they sure know how to get the party started!.Mum had made a strawberry cake and it was delicious.We also had fairy bread and pink-iced cupcakes and M+M cookies and so on...everyone sang Happy birthday to me.I wore a bright green party hat.Then after all the big kids lit sparklers outside as it was nightime...

Because it WAs nightime I really should have been tucked up in bed but I managed to stay awake(just) so that I could say goodbye to my uncle,aunt + cousins.

I didn't really get what all the fuss was about but my mummy+daddy sure looked happy,even my brother was nice to me...for a change.

My 1st Birthday Photos...

Me+my new dolly,that gran w sent me...before my party.

Uncle+the kids...

Me+uncle AJ...I'm about to open my present from him+aunty.(it was a bath toy!!)

Here i am with my big cousin katy...don't worry i am not casting a spell on her...now WHERE is that brother of mine?..

Here i am laughing at the joke....I don't get it??

Here's me telling daddy that i really,really,really like being one!

My brother and cousin enjoyed playing in the toybox...they were good boy's tonight.NOTE:that both lads have new haircuts.

One year past...

A quiet day.Jasper has not been at preschool this week as he has been running a high temperture but he is ok.I took the kids for a lovely stroll this afternoon tho,It was a glorious sunny 24 degrees...perfect weather...and we stopped at the local park.I was,as usual,amazed at Jasper's latest tricks,he now goes to the very highest slide!

Roo had her swing to entertain her but I swear she's as nutty as her old mum here as while swinging she would drop forward,with just the fastner to stop her dropping on her little head which,by the way was hanging to the ground!

Well,It is nearlly a year ago(Tommorow)that this darling girl graced us all with her swift arrival.Seem's hard to believe that she is now this big one-year-old girl,with her unruly blonde curls,cheeky demeanor and a quiet,sometimes overly serious,blue-eyed stare.I love the way she follows everyone around the house but even tho she can not crawl as fast as we can walk she will not grizzle,she is very good at entertaining herself,I guess this comes from being the second child and therefore not the sole attention of her mum+dad.And yet she is incredibly loving,snuggling as close as she possibly can to her daddy +myself,especially when Big bro is off somewhere and she lays between us on our bed as we read our books,I also love that.

Jasper has such a BIG,energetic nature but Ruby elizabeth is the quieter,more thoughtful one...I'm going to love every minute of watching her grow up.I am the luckiest mummy in the world!

Happy One,my bobbles.

Happy 6th Birthday Maddy!

Well,this is why we moved to perth so that our children could have lots of family around them and seeing how happy jasper was today at his cousin Maddisyns birthday party,just confirms to us that we made the right choice.Watching him,ethan+ patience play together is so sweet.Now we just have to work on getting Ruby (AND mummy) some aussie mates.

Went to the doctors today,and I have tonsilitis!,so am on antibiotics.They don't take your tonsils out anymore,for which I'm glad.

Haircut

I woke up this morning feeling terrible,very sore throat and just generally feeling like s***...anyhow,my darling husband took one look at me and offered to stay home to look after the kids while i slept,Wonderful!

We did venture out for abit of fresh air this afternoon,we went and had a look at the Kiwi shop in Kwinana,which we had heard so much about.While out that way we stopped to get jasper's hair cut for the very first time.He was very good as the man chopped away.He looks so cute with his new shorter cut,much tidier aswell.

The party..

THE Cake!,Jasper loved the cars ontop of cake and made us all giggle when he pretended to drive cars ON the cake...

Uncle+birthday boy Jas,tho why uncle Andrew has the goofy look on his face is anyone's guess?.. (Ok,aunty shanley,I now see your mullet comment makes perfect sense,I will be taking Jas to hairdresser this week!)

Party!Party!...

Big cousin Katy...and Kyla,in the background.

A cuddly moment for uncle AJ + Ruby...and yes,that chocolate bunny IS ruby's!

My Special Day...

Today I turned 2 years old and I had a very nice day thankyou!.It started with a ball game in our backyard,with my dad.Then we went to Manapara Wildlife Park,and I ran everywhere and had the best time,later after a big sleep back at home,I just hung out with my folks and watched them create my birthday cake...it is a CAR cake!!Vroom-vroom!!.Here's more about my day....

I had so much fun...dad thinks I will make a fine soccor player one day as I have good tantrums when I don't get the ball...

I liked this pig but he bit my hand when I went to feed him...ouch!

I helped daddy feed the deer in the petting zoo..Whoops,silly mummy did this pic twice!!

The friendly deers...

that cheeky kangaroo...

Roo had fun with the...roo's!She giggled as they tickled her feet...

Mum+dad let me stay up abit late and I helped them with my b'day cake...which we will eat at my party tommorow,yum yum.

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!

LOVE,THE DOYLIE'S

This is my Favorite spot to stand...

"Look at me,aren't I clever!"