Daddy's home...

Daddy is on holiday now!....

I had a muffin+juice at the mall...

I found this car to play on...

I have a new bed cover...i'm pointing out the fish to mummy here.

my day...

I always start the day with cartoons...no sesame street today tho?....and daddy's home?...

Daddy is on holiday...yey!...

mum let me run thru the mall and i was so happy 'cause i found a car!...

I like Elmo and fish and now i have them on my bed too!!

Dirt is good!

So many nice things to eat...

Muffin...yum!!

How come just 'cause your a baby,you get squished in with all THIS other stuff??...

Oranges...yum!

Aunty gave me some of her milkshake...yum!

I like the park..

After a big sleep this morning with rabbi i got up and went around saying "car,car,car"and "aunty"so mummy got the hint and we went to see if aunty was home but she wasn't.But my mummy did stop at a park on our way home and i was so happy...i went up and down the climbing steps and down the slide so many times and when i was at the very top i would yell "'allo"to mummy below.

Daddy got home early and i ran and got swooped up into his arms and i told him all my news.Then i had fun running up and down the back lawn as daddy mowed it...i like to copy my daddy.

yoghurt is nice...

I had a big sleep this morning and was full of beans when i woke up,then i cuddled my cat because we are great chums,mummy laughs at the way i cuddle tom...bum up and head on the floor,with cat under me!.Then it was time for lunch and i fed myself yoghurt...yum!.

Then we went to the park and i had so much fun in the swing..i kicked my legs and sqeaked "Tsh-Tsh",silly mummy did not know what i was saying...heehee.My daddy got home early and i was so excited when i saw him that i climbed over mummys shoulder to get to him.Then me and jas watched daddy mow the lawns...front and back.

Splashing around...

I've lost two kilos this week and to celebrate ruby and I went to do some shopping but sadly we could find nothing we liked,ok I LIKED...so we returned home and I gave miss roo a warm bath,she has so much fun splashing about and soaking me in turn.

Later we picked Jas up from daycare and when i got there he was sitting on the back of a 2-seater bike and was being pulled around the playground by an older kindy girl,and then they were giggling together and this girl was giving him a flower...my son,the charmer...

Tonight it is raining but it is not cold,we are still having 20+degree days,ah,perfect.

Countdown now 'till mom+dad Doyle arrive...they arrive on sunday for a two-week stay,then, will head over to NZ for a furthur two weeks to stay with fifi and Shane,in cromwell.

New Tricks...

Well,Jasper's favorite thing at the mo is to climb up the big kitchen stool and raid the fruit bowl-he loves fruit!.He is very good at saying "apple"too.His language is progressing nicely and it is very exciting for us to understand what he is saying...and his boisturous and really quite rough behaviour seems to have settled down now,he is easier to re-direct now into more constructive play...but heck,he is only two!..

Ruby is not yet walking which is fine but it will be nice to get to the stage of not having to carry her around.She is a real mamas girl and is happiest when i'm in her sights!.She also has two words now:"Cat"and"Jas".

To Market,to market....

The market...

After the market,they had muffins+coffee +I had a glass of water..."yum"..

The Old town hall,built 1828...Fremantle..

Jasper,stretching his legs,he met this cute little asian girl,and she was kind of bossing him about.Jas always seems to befriend the bossy girls!...playground,fremantle.

We had a really lovely weekend.I've been abit lazy because the front lawn really need a weed but on saturday all i wanted to do was stay in with my kids and watch dvds(It's this diet i'm on,instead of snacking,i watch dvds!?).Anyway davie got home from work early so we all just relaxed together.Then on sunday,dave had no work so we headed off early to Canningdale markets...wow,so cool.We purchased three floor rugs(Including one big rug) for like a total of 5o dollars!and a swing for ruby too.The place was buzzing,what fun.Then we headed over to nearby Fremantle as I really wanted to check out the old buildings and again,what fun!.central fremantle has got a great vibe,it's kind of like queenstown in that it is easy to walk around and all the little streets have one-of-a-kind shops,no chain-stores here!.but unlike QT it turned on great weather for us(just for us,it's true)in fremantle.A nicely warm 21 degrees(sorry my fellow kiwis who are reading.).Wonderful.

Hanging out...

Another beautiful autumn day in perth,and i decided to take the kids to the park this morning,only to find it had been bulldozed??,fortunately it is not our usual more local park.Anyway we changed course and headed across to the playground that is on the field behind the YMCA...I let jasper run and boy,that boy can run and run and run!!,he ran to the swings and succesfully climbed a tricky ladder and went down a huge slide and then he left me there gasping as he sprinted off again...good exercise for me!.Ruby meanwhile had fallen asleep in the stroller and looked so sweet that i just had to take a photo.

The rest of the day was spent just hanging out,I took the kids to see "their"fish(there is an amazing mini aquarium up at Waikiki mall)and we picked up our usual friday DVDS(am looking forward to watching Blood Diamonds tonight)After more big sleeps for the kids we went over to karleens to deliver patiences' birthday present to her,she turned Two on wednesday.I caught up with rose and her sister Joanne,who is over from NZ for a vist,joanne has her smiley baby son stacie,with her.What a cutie.

Jasper has a new word..."Cool".

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.