Mr Jacovich.

I don't really remember having any teachers that really inspired me as a child.Fortuately that is not the case for my children.To them,Mr jacovich,their music teacher,is like a God!.ALL the kids adore this man.Mr Jacovich rocks!He is just so passionate in how he teaches,He truly lives his passion-music.He is inspiring in his enthusiasm.He is funny and approachable.And,most importantly,he inspires my kids to enjoy singing and playing instruments.Mr Jacovich is a special human being,behind his long hair and corduroy coat and his fondness for playing Deep Purple loud so the whole school hears,he is respected amongst students and parents alike.

Today he lined up a group of year one's and put on an impromptu concert,the little one's singing Beatles songs,for all us parents waiting.Wow!So amazing.

Smelling the flowers

What with my littelest boy having a runny nose due to the change of weather,he and I enjoyed just basking in the winter sun this afternoon in our frontyard.Luckily,his nose is not blocked so he could still smell the rose.My,that sunshine was GOOD!.

Sillouettes

Winter is here.The day's shorten.People light their fires.Holding on to the light,the warmth.Soon,the day's will grow longer once more but for now,all is quiet and right with the world.

Here is my youngest child,practising blowing bubbles at his first ever swimming lessons last saturday.He didn't like having his face submerged in water at all!But he did like singing songs in the water and splashing about.His first major challenge in his young life.I forget all these lessons of childhood.That's why I see parenthood as a blessing and adventure because we get to see "it"all again through their eyes,including the tough bit's long since stored away in my memory bank.Hey,I'm old!!

My oldest child also faced his own challenge this morning at school assembly.He had to step up to the microphone infront of the entire school,barely reaching the microphone,and talk about his class activity.He spoke clearly and did so well.I saw last night in him signs of nerves about it...but today he shone.

And my middle child?she is bravely getting her confidence up at swimming,by getting her face in the water...scary,when your just 5.

How lucky I am to be here right now,in this moment,to watch my children learn and grow.

Billy had his first swimming lesson today.He was having fun untill the swimming instructer dunked his head,and then he didn't want to know!.but amongst the tears there were smiles and giggles,especially they sung and played games in the water.Billy loves to sing.Hopefully he will learn to love swimming too?.

I will put on some photos when blogger behaves itself:)

The Inbetweens...

It's gotten cold here,suddenly!as it seems to do here in Perth...goes from hot to cold with barely an inbetween.I'm loving the change.The slower pace of the shorter day's,the joy of cuddling up with my little family under a quilt and just being together,keeping warm.Ahh,i'm so grateful for the simple joys that my husband and children give me.The kids just keep growing at an alarming speed!.They are all doing swimming lessons now.They are all so energetic,keeping up with them is a challenge and I do find it difficult to juggle all their wants and needs sometimes but,tell me a parent that doesn't.They are also creative and funny and as crazy as their old mum.
So life is grand in our loud,sometimes chaotic,but ultimately happy home.

Amongst the loud,there are those quiet,blissful moments when one little person seeks their mama out for a little cuddle.Happiness!.

I will be back with lots of photos.Our camera is being repaired.

The Royal Wedding.

I admit I am a sucker for a royal wedding.And this one was fabulous!How beautiful did kate middleton look?That wedding gown was divine!I watched the wedding coverage on TV from start to finish(amongst the rest of the 2 billion other viewers around the globe!).It made me happy.This troubled world of our's needed a day of cheer and tradition,and maybe we could,for a little while atleast,believe in fairy tales.My 5-year-old daughter sat cuddled up beside me as we watched...asking"when's the princess come on mummy?".I smiled.I was only a year older than her when I too sat infront of the tele and watched Diana marry prince Charles.I remember my excitement.I can't wait for prince William + Princess Catherine to become king + Queen.I'm such a nerd!.

Easter break.

We have had a lovely long easter break.Made longer still by Anzac day today so,therefore, another public holiday tommorow!.

To mark Anzac day we went along to the dawn service at our local war memorial.It was wonderful to see how many young people were there,including our own three young children.We are keeping the ANZAC spirit alive, so too will they,our children.

They shall not grow old,as we that are left grow old,
Age shall not weary them,nor the years condemn,
At the going down of the sun,and in the morning,
We WILL remember them.

Lest we forget.

Good Friday

A wonderful day at warnbro beach.
A happy Easter to you!

                                                       2 year old feet :)

FIVE.

Dolly get's a bath...

Billy enjoyed this so much.It is still warm enough here for waterplay.Fun!:)

Pom poms

Six

My first born turned six years old on the 7th april.I was up untill midnight baking cupcakes all so he could take them into class on his birthday.That was his request.Well,that and the game UNO.He was so excited weeks before his birthday!!Gee,to have that sort of enthusiasm again aye?.
Jasper recieved some wonderful gifts from family.Thanks everyone.Our boy had a great day.We now have a 6-year-old boy.Soooo exciting.We want to buy him a world map or globe because he loves geography and can draw accurately the map of australia,NZ + SE asia!He also draws and names planets in the solar system.It is so fun learning all this stuff again through the eyes,ears and heart of our six year old....I just love saying that...SIX-YEARS-OLD.Sigh.

Cromwell...Then+Now

This is the town of Cromwell.Pop:3.5 ooo-ish.Located between Queenstown,Wanaka and Alexandra in the central otago region of the south Island in New Zealand.It is the furthest town from the sea in all NZ,which is saying alot as we are a small island(S) in the the South pacific and are never THAT far from the sea.Cromwell is also the town I was born in.The above photo is how Cromwell looked in the Seventies when I was born,before the Clutha Dam was created,flooding the Clutha+Kawarah rivers and creating what is today Lake Dunstan...The photo at the very top is how the town looks today.How it looked when we wed here and had our two oldest children here.Cromwell is a special place.It has a pull that is irresistable,ask my sister-in-law who upon visiting from South africa met and married a local!They still Live here with their little boy.Cromwell is Home.That's why in august this year we head back there to live.Permanently!We are going to be Country Bumpkins again.Hooray.


Oh yeah...A BIG belated Happy Birthday to our niece Katie for the 8 march.Happy 3 sweetheart!.

Birthday's

A special welcome to Grace,our niece.Born on thursday the 27 January 2011 in CapeTown,South africa.
To Rob..dad..you are so special to us.Happy birthday for the 6th January.
To kyla.Our beautiful niece who is full of cheek and attitude but who has the kindest soul of anyone I know.Happy 17th!eekk.now I feel truly old.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY.XXX

Ruby begins pre-primary.

where does the time go?...

Quote~

'Find ecstasy in life,the mere sense of living is joy enough.'
~Emily dickinson

Loving...

Etsy
Matchbook mag
South america
Old picture frames
Cold gingerbeer on hot,hot days
my ipod nano
iphones.

2011.

This is Chica.A spanish name which means girl...for obvious reasons.She was our christmas gift,appearing on our doorstep,hungary and in need of love.She has not been claimed so,I guess she is our's.

First haircut.

Before I get swept away on more errands i wanted to put a couple pics on of my baby.Billy went for his first hair cut last week.All his curls?GONE!I know,iknow...it's terribly sad but rest assured they WILL grow back!.I even kept one of his baby curls for his baby journal.Sigh.When did my chico get so big?.
Ah well,back to the lead up to christmas and all the CRAZY that goes with it.