Back to School

It has been an exciting couple of days for both of the girls. Yesterday Courtney started year two with a new teacher and classroom. Mum and Dad are a little concerned because she has been put in the Year 1/2 class and not the 2/3. Time will tell if she is getting held back in anyway.

Today Brooke went to her 'school' for the first time and she loved it, so much in fact that she refused to leave. Brooke was very upset that she was only allowed to stay at school for an hour (orientation) when Courtney got to stay the whole day. Mum warned Brooke's teacher that she was (or at least thinks she is) the boss but it was still funny watching Brooke trying to negotiate a longer day at school with first teacher.

Also, last week Courtney lost her other front tooth. It became looser after biting into a snake.

No girls this week

Dad has just returned from a week up north, hence no posts recently. In the mean time, here is a photo of the girls' cousins (to date).

Another Weekend

Yesterday Dad was just a little bit 'tired' so the girls spent a big afternoon playing in the park with Pa. Their grandfather was impressed with the way that Courtney takes care of her little sister when there are bigger kids around.

This morning started with a serve of pancakes and then we headed to the beach until Mum reminded us that it was the middle of the day and that being in the sun was not the smartest thing. Instead we went to Joondalup Arena.

The girls had a great time although we forgot their goggles so there wasn't too much swimming getting done. Brooke went down the slide and around the whirlpool but she wasn't as keen as Courtney to have a second go.



For the first time ever, Dad was told that he was not allowed to take photographs of the girls. One of the staff members told Dad that it contravened the privacy laws. For those of you interested, there are no such laws and there will continue to be photos of the girls... until such time as vanity and self awareness becomes an issue and Dad gets shut down by the girls themselves.

The dentist and the goldfish

Firstly, the biggest news of the day. Courtney is missing one of her front teeth and the other one is loose. All thanks to Jasper (Issac's little brother), trying to "help" Courtney by jamming a recorder (as in musical instrument) into her mouth.

As a result Courtney, Mum and Brooke have spent the afternoon at the dentist having one of the teeth pulled out. The other one will come out in its own time.



CJ is feeling a little sore and sorry for herself, her mouth is still a little numb from the anestetic and she'll have a fat lip for a couple more days.

For the record. Mum was the first person ever to make fun of CJ's lisp... it's so cute.

Now for the fish. CJ's tank has three fish. Goldy, Patches and Skinny Fish have all made themselves at home and seem happy enough.

Family

Today the girls caught up with their cousins. We all went to Wildkidz so the kids could run amok while the adults tried to have a cup of coffee. The girls (and boys) had a great day.



Courtney started vacation swimming today as well. She is very concerned that she will have to repeat levels that she has already achieved during her normal swimming class. Today was her assessment session... Obviously she was very tired after playing with Brooke and the boys. Time will tell.

Happy New Year.

The girls are both very tired today after a big New Years celebration at Issac's house. Courtney managed to see the new year in but Brooke thought better off it and fell asleep. Happy New Year everyone, who knows what 2007 will bring for the Crane girls.

Christmas - Take 3

Today Grandma and Pa arrived in Perth and the girls had yet another session of unwrapping Christmas presents. Brooke received another makeup kit, which she needed. Brooke loves makeup, and she never applies a light coat. Check out the photo page for the final results.



Needless to say the girls were very happy to see Grandma and Pa and they are making the most of having them around (and getting their own way)

Christmas Day - Half Time Report

The girls have had a wonderful morning. Santa and everyone else has been very generous. We started the day, getting presents from under Mum's tree and then on to Nana and Grandad's for more. The girls sit have another session to come when Grandma and Pa arrive later this week. Very spoilt little girls.

Merry Christmas

The Crane girls are sound asleep, waiting for Santa to come and deliver all his presents. Tonight an old shoe box turned up under the christmas tree which Courtney announced was for Brooke. Mum and Dad took a sneeky peak. It contains Courtney's fairy ornaments and some of Mum's hand cream - Sweet really.

Merry Christmas everyone. We are thinking of you all and we hope you have a wonderful day.

An important life lesson

We've all learnt it at some stage and now Brooke knows as well.

"It really hurts when you walk into the tow ball on a car"

Dad thinks it (seems to) hurts a lot less when you get struck in the thigh and not the shin.

Christmas Lights

Dad and the girls went on the hunt for some the best Christmas lights display tonight. The first one we went to was the best. They have over 25,000 lights, Santa displays, elves in the garden - all sorts of things.

Some people really put in a big effort - maybe next year Dad and Pa can combine forces for a half decent showing.

7 More Sleeps

Last night it was back to the greyhounds to catch up with Dad's friends, including Mr Burke - as in "Mr Burke's Farm"

The girls had a great night playing games, drawing, playing with puzzels, getting their face painted, blowing bubbles etc.

We didn't get home until about 11:30pm and the girls slept in until about 11:00am.

This afternoon the girls did something special. Running around the back yard under the sprinklers...

Tongight Aunty Kirstie took Mum and the girls to Christmas Carols and fireworks.

She's a spoon

Okay, so it's the middle of December (almost), it's cold, wet and windy in Perth and because Brooke and Dad have a touch of the cold, we spent most of today, quietly in side watching television and playing on the computer.

Yesterday, the girls suckered Dad into buying them a new Barbie DVD, in which there were pairs of 3D glasses.




Would you believe that one of the rolly bugs that Brooke caught was also issued a set of 3D glasses so he/she could watch the movie.

Last night we went to the greyhounds with Dad's friends for a little bit but the kids activity room was closed and it was too cold outside so we didn't get to stay too long.

HI 5

Courtney took a majority off from her last day from school today because we all went to see Hi 5. It took the girls a little while to get into it but they seemed to enjoy themselves. As always there was no great effort on their behalf to get up and dance or anything, the girls were content to sit back in their seats and watch as if it was a giant television.

A big congratulations to all the Burswood share holders. What a great idea! Close off all the free parking spaces, put up barricades leaving everyone the only option of taking the $5.00 parking area. Sensational.



As mentioned, Today was Courtney's last day as a year one student. School holidays are on! We're still trying to work out if that'll make things easier or harder on Mum.

Forgot to mention

Last night when we all left Sizzler, Brooke forgot to pick up her "nigh-nigh" (blanket). Mum saw it and picked it up but didn't tell Brooke. After a while at home, Brooke noticed it was missing. Apparently there was a huge amount of tears and Brooke even woke Courtney up to help her look for it around the house. A while later Mum gave her nigh nigh back. We think that she might have learnt a little bit about taking care of her possessions.

Sizzler

Tonight the girls, Mum, Dad and the Mundy mob went to Sizzler. Again, with a whole smorgasbord of food to choose from, Brooke only eats a bread roll and a couple of chips.... and ice cream.

Christmas Party

Today Dad's work held a Christmas party which the girls went to and had a great time. It was much like the picnic day earlier in the year with rides, an animal farm, gymnastics gear, etc. Santa Claus came in on a helicopter and he had a present for both of the girls.



Courtney learnt the importance of using tears at the right moment. After letting Brooke go first on the dodge 'em cars, Dad and CJ went to line up for her turn, only to be told that the ride had closed for the day. Courtney burst into tears and tugged enough heart strings to have the man running the ride to let her on. Only time will tell if she continues to use this trick.

Christmas begins

Today the girls put up the Christmas tree. It looks a lot better than last years effort. This year Brooke got to put the angel up on top. The girls already have a present underneath the tree and they have already taken to squeezing, shaking and listening in an effort to guess what is inside.