The Girls Are On Holiday

The girls are out of town at the moment, on holidays with Nana and Grandad down South. We hope that they have a ball and bring back lots of great memories and photographs.

Before they left, Mum bought them a new suitcase and a hat each. Brooke chose (as you do) a pink cowgirl hat - she loves it!

A Big Week

I has been a really big week. First of all, Mum started a new job and the girls (make that everyone else)have had to juggle their time in order to get to and from school, swimming lessons etc.

On day two, Brooke announced that she was not happy with the new arrangements - claiming that she never got to see Mum any more.

But they must have spent some time together because Mum taught Brooke how to tie her shoe laces. As a reward, Dad took Brooke to the shoe shop to buy a new pair with laces... Brooke has a talent - she can spot the most expensive set of shoes in a room, from 100 paces.



Sunday was the first day of nice weather in a long time so Dad, Pa and the girls managed to get out of the house and down to the park for a play.

A visit to the foals

On the weekend the girls went to see foal that was only a few days old. Unfortunately the foal and its mother were in a very big paddock with a lot of other mares and their foals so the girls missed out on some really close contact.

Spring Has Sprung

Well Fathers Day was great. The girls had been very busy in the weeks leading up making various presents at school, home and Bunnings. Dad is now the proud owner of a couple of pencil cases, most floor mats, a coffee cup, a butterfly and some signs and photos – very spoilt.

Last week was the girls sports carnival. Brooke came second in one of her running races and Courtney came first – they are pretty happy about their efforts

Nana and Pa are both a little under the weather at the moment. One with a sore head, the other with a sore tooth. No doubt they’ll be back soon.

Last week Brooke’s class presented the school assembly and CJ received a Merit Certificate. Again, they were very proud of themselves.





The big news of the week is that Mum has a new job, so the girls will have to start helping out and getting their rooms sorted, getting themselves dressed earlier etc to help her get out of the door on time.

Curved Spine

Well Courtney's xrays are in. It appears that Dad has to start listening to CJ when she complains about her sore back... Needless to say, even the Chiro was a little taken back by the amount of curve in her spine.



No doubt about it - she is her mother's daughter.

Dad's been Lazy

Well Dad has been a bit lazy of late and obviously there have been very little in updates. News is Courtney has to go and have some xrays on her spine today, nothing serious, the Chiropractor just wants to get the full picutre.




On the weekend, CJ forgot to ride around the barriers at the end of a laneway. Her bike went underneath the barrier, her chest hit it, leaving her sitting on her backside - No serious physical harm done.

This week both the girls got a chance to show Mum and Dad around their classroom, showing off all the work they have completed this year. Both the girls are very proud of their efforts.

Dad went to Courtney's school yesterday to talk to all the kids - Scary.

School's back

Brooke is a little concened that Mum is going to send her to high school one day. That might explain why she refused to go to sleep tonight.

She is going to be tired tomorrow.

Cold, Wet and Windy

This weekend has been a fairly normal couple of days, considering that it is winter. The girls have fallen into a routine of going to Volleyball with Mum on a Friday night, soley because the creche is a kids gym, right across the road - They practically get the place to themselves. The girls like Volleyball.

On Saturday, they both went to Chelsea's birthday party and Brooke won musical bobs, which was surprising considering she is normally the first one out, not paying attention.

Saturday night Dad bribed the girls into sleeping over with a movie night. Today we made pencil boxes at Bunnings and the girls played with "beadies", little plastic beads that stick together when wet with water.

School goes back on Tuesday. It's been a pretty good school holiday albeit cold.

School Holidays

The girls have been on school holidays for the last couple of weeks. Aside from having had play dates with their friends from school, they caught up with the Mundy’s at Wild Kidz where Brooke got to drive the go karts for the very first time. There has been lots of visits to the park and hours of play in the back yard.

Yesterday they went to see the Fairies with Mum, which they thought was great.

Wet, Wild and Windy

Today the weather is shocking. Dad promised the girls that he would take them to a kids gym. We went to two different ones, ran through the rain each time only to find out that they were both full. Seems everyone else in Perth had come up with the same idea.

Still the day was not all lost - We made cubby houses in the bedroom.

Weekend gone

Another weekend gone. On Saturday the girls went to Josh's 4th birthday party. It was a pirate party and Brooke was pretty keen on being a pirate "wench". The girls had a great time and were pretty worn out by days end. They were amazed to find a bouncy castle set up in the back yard.

On Sunday it was cold and rainy so the girls stayed in for most of the day, they cuddled up on the couch and CJ read her sister a book.

Scoudidou

Over the weekend, Pa taught CJ how to scoudidou. She is now madly knotting away. Still keeps her off the computer and what not.



Here's a little blast from the past - this is just a small demonstration or Chloe's loyalty to the girls. No wonder they love her so much.

Bravery and Head Lice

Today Courtney performed in her schools Talent Assembly. For someone who can be a little shy, she was amazing. CJ and and two class mates sang a song in front of the whole school. Rightly so, she was very proud of herself.




Brooke couldn't go to school because - she has head lice. Appears that they are getting around school at the moment.

Scitech

On Saturday night the girls went to Scitech again - Dad had to work a little so the girls got let in a half hour early and they had the whole place to themselves. Brooke declares "This is the bestest place in the whole world"

Today the girls went to a patting farm with Uncle Brad, hopefully we'll have some photos soon

Whiteman Park

Today the girls went to Whiteman Park with their cousins, James and Marcus. After lunch they got to drive the cars, run amok in the playground and then a train ride.

After all that we caught up with Uncle Brad and Ivy at the birds of prey presentation where James and Marcus got to meet Auzzie the Eagle.

Over the last week the girls have spent a bit of time with their cousins that are visiting from up north. James, Marcus and Lily have been keeping the girls busy, in particular Courtney who has taken to the role of being the eldest.

Happy Mothers Day

The girls made Mothers day special with some gift that they made at school and they made an effort to clean up some of their mess in the lounge room.

Last night the girls went to Dino Jims for a school fund raising event. Three hours of playing. Unfortunately Issac's little brother, Jaspar got hit in the head with a mini putt club and had to go to hospital. Good for the girls as Issac got to come over for a late night play.

Today the girls played, rode their bikes and then went to Bunnings to make some more Mothers Day presents.

This week Brooke has not been at school, she has a rash of some sorts. Her porcelin skin looks all dry and scaley like a lizard - but she is still beautiful. The Doctor has given her the green light to return to school but no real answers.

Courtney is trying to work out what she is doing for her schools talent quest in a few weeks time. It wil be interesting to see what she comes up with.

Something New

Yesterday the girls went with Mum and Isaac to theirs friends, Holly and Lachlan’s new farm. They went on a motorbike and drove a car, all the way around the farm. Brooke fed the llamas and the sheep. The girls helped make a big fire and they also but sticks onto a little camp fire. Courtney went in to the bush and Lachlan showed them a big rock slippery dip. Courtney got lost in the bush but she found her way out by looking for the smoke from the fire.

Last night the girls decided to take Crabbie (the hermit crab) out of his cage for some exercise. They promptly forgot all about him/her and 20 minutes later he had made his escape attempt into another room. CJ was very upset with herself that she had not taken responsibility for Crabbie.

Today the girls had a quiet day inside. They watched a video of when CJ was about 18 months old. It is amazing how long they can maintain their attention, walking themselves.

Okay - now for something new. Below is a video that we made today. For those of you still on dialup, it may take sometime to load up. You might need to click the play button a couple of times to get it going.