Mummy's little girl

Brooke is going through a phase of not wanting to leave her Mum's side. See balked going to daycare today, choosing to spend the day with Mum. Dad is getting a little bit of the cold shoulder at the moment as well.
Both Mum and Courtney's eyes are a lot better and to date it doesn't look like Brooke it has spread to Brooke or Dad.
Courtney went swimming today, she had fun going down the slippery slide that runs into the pool. She was most impressed with herself for sneaking onto the slide whilst there was a birthday party using it.
In other news, apparently something called "The Show" is going to happen soon. Sounds like one of the parents at Courtney's school has broken the vow or silence.

We're back.

This is starting to sound like a medical diary.

Monday comes again and Mum and girls are off to the Doctor (read back through the last few weeks and you’ll see what I mean) Both Courtney and Mum have conjunctivitis. Not really bad, but enough to make them uncomfortable. No doubt Brooke will come down with it soon.

Caught up with the travellers from up North last night. Hopefully there won't be too much yelling at each other across the nullabor. Travellers tip #472 - always tie down the things on the roof rack. Seems obvious but some people will forget. Have a great tip y'all. No doubt the girls will get to see you on the way back.

Dad has finally fixed the bar at the top of the page, he’s added a photo page and also a fancy effect on this page. Roll your mouse over the photo in the top right corner – it should change from one of the girls to the other – He intends to change the photo weekly.

5 Year old logic

" Daddy, I water my climbing tree everyday so I can climb higher "

Accident and Emergency

The "Snow Balls" didn't last long. Courtney was holding both hers and Brooke's when she decided to clap them together, smashing Brooke's. And Brooke's woes didn't end there. Dad and Brooke made a trip to A and E last night with an ear infection. She went back to the Doctor this afternoon and is getting closer to being her happy self again.

Happy Birthday Cassie

Hope you had a great day - Make the most of the years to come.

Train ride to the city

The Crane girls are sound asleep at the moment. They desperately needed a rest after going to bed late and waking up early. (Brooke at 2:00am - the first time)
Today the girls went to Courtney’s soccer and then Dad took them for a train ride into the city for lunch. They went shopping and each bought a stamp and a “snow ball” (glass dome filled with liquid and glitter), just like the one on Mary Poppins – except they have Kangaroos and Koalas inside.

On the way into town Brooke wasn’t very keen on the train. On the way home, she wanted to stand on the chairs and sing songs to herself (and everyone else in the carriage).

Timeless

Tonight the girls watched The Wizard of Oz for the very first time. Funny, they didn’t even notice the television had turned black and white at the beginning, it was just accepted.
Courtney was glued to it the whole time but Brooke didn’t like the Wicked Witch from the West or her hired goons, the flying monkeys. Sometimes it’s easier to bury your face into the couch and wait for the next happy song to start.

In short, an old classic has two new fans.

The Duck Park

Another big weekend. The girls went to Mcdonalds on Saturday morning and played on the slides and then we pulled weeds and picked lots of flowers in Pa's garden. We also went to "the duck park" twice and played on the swings there. Brooke, being her normal fearless self, wanted to do everything that Courtney could - and then some.
CJ climbed to the highest branch in the tree in Mum's backyard - "the one that Isaac climbs to"
Anyway, it was such a big weekend (and a late Saturday night) that the girls had an afternoon sleep before heading to Nana and Grandad's for BBQ.
We hear that Cameron is getting into playing guitar and that the renovation is finished at James and Marcus' house. Hopefully their garden can be bought back to life now that they're home again.
Two of Dad's friends changed jobs this week (Dad got promoted twice without doing a thing). We hope that their new jobs are great and all that they wished for.

Another First

Courtney took another big "step" yesterday. During her swimming lesson she took off from Mum and swam a little way all by herself for the first time. We're guessing that Brooke is wondering what all the fuss is about, if she was allowed she'd swim all the way to the bottom of the pool every chance she got. Brooke will have to wait for her ear infection to fully go away before she'll get her chance to catch up.

Courtney's Merit Certificate

Merit Certificate

Today was Courtney’s big day. Mum, Dad, Brooke, Nana and Grandad all went to school this morning to watch Courtney get her Merit Certificate for “Her wonderful contributions during group discussions”. No matter how hard we tried the family couldn’t have been as proud of Courtney as she was of herself. Well done Courtney, we are all very proud of you.

Dad's cards and bonsai tree
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Happy Birthday Marcus

A big day for everyone.
Firstly, it was Cousin Marcus’ first birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. We hope he had a great day! Sorry we couldn’t have all been there as well.
Secondly, it was Fathers Day. Along with some beautiful cards, the girls got Dad a bonsai tree. Hopefully he will remember to water it and keep trimming the leaves or otherwise it won’t be little for very long.
Courtney scored lots of goals at soccer in the morning and then the girls played all day before we all went to Nana and Grandad’s house for dinner.
Pa must have had a very busy day as well with Marcus, James and Cameron because he was out when we tried to call… we’ll speak to you tomorrow Pa.Big news – tomorrow Courtney is going to get a Merit Certificate at the school assembly, she can’t wait and we’re all very proud.

Cousin Cameron
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Cousin Marcus
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Cousin James
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Sports Day

Today was Courtney's sports day at school. Courtney's team won and she got "a ticket for doing well"