Thursday, August 02, 2007
Monday, July 09, 2007
Ewan's 3!
Wow! My baby is 3! My baby is not a baby at all!!
Ewan turned 3 on Friday, the 7th of July. He took it all in his stride and was Mr Cool the whole day. He's such a little character - I know he enjoyed it - but I'm pretty sure Liam showed more excitement than Ewan about it!! Liam made sure we were all up early, waking us with a call of "Ewan, it's your birthday!!!! Ewan you're 3 now!!" over and over again! Presents were unwrapped, breakfast had and we headed out for the day to a wildlife park down the coast.
The boys had a ball seeing all the native animals - koalas, emus, kangaroos, snakes were among the favourites. There was also a miniture steam train that we rode on to take us around the park which was a highlight for Ewan - he kept wanting to stay on when it was time to get off! We ended the day with birthday cake for dinner - a chocolate cake in the shape of a reindeer (well kind of.... I gave it my best shot!!) - Ewan's special request.
Ewan is such a sweet boy with so much charm and character. He never fails to make me smile and he warms my heart with his cuddles. Even when he's being cheeky, he's cute and it is so hard to be upset with him. He is definately going to be one of those people that everyone likes - he already is!! It's amazing how different he and Liam are and it's great watching them grow up together and and I'm looking forward to seeing Ewan develop into his own self - rather than copying everything Liam does!!
Happy Birthday gorgeous boy and may the years ahead be magical and full of adventures!
Trampoline Fun!
We are the proud owners of a trampoline now!! Thanks to all who helped out with donations and birthday money - it will certainly be put to good use!!
This clip is of the boys on it shortly after assembly was complete..... Ben's only comment on that - "We'd better not be moving for a long time!".
This clip is of the boys on it shortly after assembly was complete..... Ben's only comment on that - "We'd better not be moving for a long time!".
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Ewan Quits the Thumb!
Well, I think it's safe to post this now! It's been four nights since Ewan last sucked his thumb and I'm pretty sure he's stopped for good!
I was putting him to bed on Tuesday night and noticed that he didn't suck his thumb while he went off to sleep. Same thing for the next three nights and I don't think he's been sucking it during the day either - unless he's got a secret hideout especially for that - though it's unlikely because he is rarely far from me!!
So that's it. My baby is a big(ish!) boy - no nappies, no breastfeeding, no thumb sucking - Ewan has really had some huge changes over the past year. I'm amazed though at how easy it has been for him to move on from things like breastfeeding and thumb sucking, that he had such a huge obsession with.
This is probably the last photo I have of the thumb in the mouth! Just after he fell asleep at mum's - thumb in mouth, glowstick in hand!
I was putting him to bed on Tuesday night and noticed that he didn't suck his thumb while he went off to sleep. Same thing for the next three nights and I don't think he's been sucking it during the day either - unless he's got a secret hideout especially for that - though it's unlikely because he is rarely far from me!!
So that's it. My baby is a big(ish!) boy - no nappies, no breastfeeding, no thumb sucking - Ewan has really had some huge changes over the past year. I'm amazed though at how easy it has been for him to move on from things like breastfeeding and thumb sucking, that he had such a huge obsession with.
This is probably the last photo I have of the thumb in the mouth! Just after he fell asleep at mum's - thumb in mouth, glowstick in hand!
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Quad Bike Rides with Dida!
Another highlight of going to the farm, is being able to ride on the quad bikes. Dida loves taking the boys out on them and they have a ball!
Sunday, May 27, 2007
A Trip To The Farm
We went on a last minute trip to the farm last week. I happened to be talking to my dad last Saturday and we organised for my brother and his girlfriend to give us a lift out to the farm. We stayed from Sunday to Friday and then my mum drove us home.
Mum and dad weren't expecting us to visit so they didn't have a lot of time to spend with us. It didn't really matter though. It was so nice for me to spend some time with the boys doing different things and not having any other committments to interrupt us. We went for walks down to the river, explored the river bank, climbed trees and hid in mud caves. We saw wallabies, horses, dogs, chickens and cats. The boys had a huge fear of the dogs and cat at the farm though which limited them a little as they were both petrified about going outside. I found it really hard to cope with - especially seeing as the dog and cat really didn't show any interest in the boys! The dog could be 50 meters away and Liam would start screaming, which in turn would set Ewan off!
Mum's garden is lovely and there are so many places to play and explore. The "Cubby House", as Liam calls it, is one of their favourites. It's a big old tree that is great for climbing and hiding in. Our river walks were great too. We would walk down together in the morning, checking out rocks and trees along the way. Bob, the dog, would run ahead looking for wallabies to chase. One morning we were walking along when we heard Bob barking. Next thing we knew, there was a wallaby bounding straight for us. The boys and I stood still, both of them clinging tightly to my legs while the wallaby went around us. It was great - very exciting! The walk leads down to the river crossing. At Christmas, when we were there last, the river was flowing quite strongly. Now though it's very shallow and there is only a small trickle. We made a bridge out of logs and crossed over to explore the other side of the river bank. The bank on the other side has eroded up the top (from floods mostly) so there are big caves in the mud. We played hide and seek there with mum one day and the boys were hiding in these little caves - Liam even crawled through a tunnel under ground! Freaked me out a bit when I started to think about the possibility of all that dirt collapsing on him! He loved it though!
We also got to see my cousins and their children while we were out there. Their kids are the same ages as the boys so it was great to catch up with them.
In my typical style, I took HEAPS of photos! While the boys were busy exploring, I was clicking away and got some great shots. I had a great time experimenting with the camera.
Mum and dad weren't expecting us to visit so they didn't have a lot of time to spend with us. It didn't really matter though. It was so nice for me to spend some time with the boys doing different things and not having any other committments to interrupt us. We went for walks down to the river, explored the river bank, climbed trees and hid in mud caves. We saw wallabies, horses, dogs, chickens and cats. The boys had a huge fear of the dogs and cat at the farm though which limited them a little as they were both petrified about going outside. I found it really hard to cope with - especially seeing as the dog and cat really didn't show any interest in the boys! The dog could be 50 meters away and Liam would start screaming, which in turn would set Ewan off!
Mum's garden is lovely and there are so many places to play and explore. The "Cubby House", as Liam calls it, is one of their favourites. It's a big old tree that is great for climbing and hiding in. Our river walks were great too. We would walk down together in the morning, checking out rocks and trees along the way. Bob, the dog, would run ahead looking for wallabies to chase. One morning we were walking along when we heard Bob barking. Next thing we knew, there was a wallaby bounding straight for us. The boys and I stood still, both of them clinging tightly to my legs while the wallaby went around us. It was great - very exciting! The walk leads down to the river crossing. At Christmas, when we were there last, the river was flowing quite strongly. Now though it's very shallow and there is only a small trickle. We made a bridge out of logs and crossed over to explore the other side of the river bank. The bank on the other side has eroded up the top (from floods mostly) so there are big caves in the mud. We played hide and seek there with mum one day and the boys were hiding in these little caves - Liam even crawled through a tunnel under ground! Freaked me out a bit when I started to think about the possibility of all that dirt collapsing on him! He loved it though!
We also got to see my cousins and their children while we were out there. Their kids are the same ages as the boys so it was great to catch up with them.
In my typical style, I took HEAPS of photos! While the boys were busy exploring, I was clicking away and got some great shots. I had a great time experimenting with the camera.
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Caramel Biscuits!
Well they're actually "Caramel Cookies" according to the recipe but we don't do "cookies" in this house - biscuits all the way!
I'm making my second batch of these as I type (waiting for the caramel to cool), they are deliciously simple and were a big hit with the 3 boys!
So here's the recipe....
Caramel Cookies
Serves: 36
Quick and easy to make and kids love them.
Ingredients
125 g butter
125 g sugar
1 tablespoon golden syrup
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
250 g self-raising flour
Method
Melt butter in a saucepan.
Add sugar, golden syrup, milk and vanilla essence.
Boil gently for five minutes.
Cool, then add to flour.
(If you are doing this with the kids, discreetly have them leave the kitchen while you lick the saucepan clean - the caramel is divine!!)
Roll into walnut-sized balls (best to do all the mixture at once as it is hard to roll once it dries out). P
lace on greased baking tray and flatten with a fork.
Bake in moderate oven for 10-12 minutes.
From www.bestrecipes.com.au
I'm making my second batch of these as I type (waiting for the caramel to cool), they are deliciously simple and were a big hit with the 3 boys!
So here's the recipe....
Caramel Cookies
Serves: 36
Quick and easy to make and kids love them.
Ingredients
125 g butter
125 g sugar
1 tablespoon golden syrup
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
250 g self-raising flour
Method
Melt butter in a saucepan.
Add sugar, golden syrup, milk and vanilla essence.
Boil gently for five minutes.
Cool, then add to flour.
(If you are doing this with the kids, discreetly have them leave the kitchen while you lick the saucepan clean - the caramel is divine!!)
Roll into walnut-sized balls (best to do all the mixture at once as it is hard to roll once it dries out). P
lace on greased baking tray and flatten with a fork.
Bake in moderate oven for 10-12 minutes.
From www.bestrecipes.com.au
Rules of Communication (according to Liam and Ewan)
So the boys are big talkers (at least at home - they get a bit shy when they're out!) - no one is ever without anything to say and they both want to be in the limelight with all the attention on them when they are talking.
They have 5 Golden Rules (and probably a 100 other minor ones!) :
Rule No. 1 - If they are talking, we must listen!
Rule No. 2 - We must listen until they want to stop talking.
Rule No. 3 - Everything that they say should be classed as URGENT and deserves immediate attention.
Rule No. 4 - If each statement is not acknowledged, they will repeat it 10 times just to make sure that we are listening.
Rule No. 5 - If we do not agree or their requests are not granted they will repeat it 100 times before they give up.
Ewan is getting quite good with getting across what he wants to say, though we still get stuck sometimes. We will keep taking guesses, while he says angrily and frustrated, "NO not that!". Then when we get it he'll exclaim in a matter of fact voice,
"That what me talkin' 'bout"
Very funny - especially the tone of voice!
Liam is understood easily enough, but the problem with him is that he just wants to talk and talk all day - and no, not hold a conversation with me - but for HIM to do the talking and me to do the listening and no one ever to interrupt. He gets very stroppy if he's interrupted, though it's ok for him to do it. As soon as he says "Excuse Me mum", I must stop whatever conversation I am having to listen to him. If I don't, he tells me "It's really important!". So I stop and listen, and Liam usually has something to say along these lines.... "So, in Star Wars, why did Obi-Wan......." - very important to an almost 5 year old, who loves Star Wars!!
Liam is also very authoritative - I overheard him and Ewan in the bath the other night, Liam was saying "Ewan, look up at the roof. Put your head back so I can pour water on your head" - and yes, there was Ewan, looking at the ceiling obidiently!!
They have 5 Golden Rules (and probably a 100 other minor ones!) :
Rule No. 1 - If they are talking, we must listen!
Rule No. 2 - We must listen until they want to stop talking.
Rule No. 3 - Everything that they say should be classed as URGENT and deserves immediate attention.
Rule No. 4 - If each statement is not acknowledged, they will repeat it 10 times just to make sure that we are listening.
Rule No. 5 - If we do not agree or their requests are not granted they will repeat it 100 times before they give up.
Ewan is getting quite good with getting across what he wants to say, though we still get stuck sometimes. We will keep taking guesses, while he says angrily and frustrated, "NO not that!". Then when we get it he'll exclaim in a matter of fact voice,
"That what me talkin' 'bout"
Very funny - especially the tone of voice!
Liam is understood easily enough, but the problem with him is that he just wants to talk and talk all day - and no, not hold a conversation with me - but for HIM to do the talking and me to do the listening and no one ever to interrupt. He gets very stroppy if he's interrupted, though it's ok for him to do it. As soon as he says "Excuse Me mum", I must stop whatever conversation I am having to listen to him. If I don't, he tells me "It's really important!". So I stop and listen, and Liam usually has something to say along these lines.... "So, in Star Wars, why did Obi-Wan......." - very important to an almost 5 year old, who loves Star Wars!!
Liam is also very authoritative - I overheard him and Ewan in the bath the other night, Liam was saying "Ewan, look up at the roof. Put your head back so I can pour water on your head" - and yes, there was Ewan, looking at the ceiling obidiently!!
Happy Mother's Day..... for last week!!
To all the wonderful mother's out there - I hope that you had a great day surrounded by those that love you!
To the world you might be just one person, But to just one person you might be the world!
We had a quiet morning at home with the boys cooking me breakfast and then playing together so that I could have a break. Afterwards we went out for a lovely lunch with my grandparents, aunt, uncle, brother, my mum and dad, and my mum's cousin from Italy, Laura. It rained too - first good rain fall for ages - so a lovely thing to wake up to.
Sunday, May 06, 2007
A Morning At The Park
We went to the park a few weeks ago. The boys had a ball on their bikes and playing together.
Anyway - the pictures pretty much speak for themselves so I won't write too much!
Anyway - the pictures pretty much speak for themselves so I won't write too much!
Friday, April 27, 2007
Our Family Portrait By Liam
Liam's description of it:
Daddy is the fat one
I am the one with the catterpillar body.
And Daddy added:
Ewan is the potato
What do I think?
At least Ben has ears, a mouth and a belly button! I am lacking in those departments - but I am the only one with feet so that's a bonus!
I'll Time You!
Last night Liam, with Nonna's help, Liam took the custard apple seeds and washed them so that he could use them for craft. While he was drying them they all spilled out onto the floor.
So Liam called out to Nonna and asked her to pick them up. She said that she was busy and asked him to do it.
Clever Liam replied with "You can do it Nonna. I'll time you! Let's see how fast you can go!", with just the right level of excitement in his voice to make her think that him timing her would make it fun.... as we do to him!!
So Liam called out to Nonna and asked her to pick them up. She said that she was busy and asked him to do it.
Clever Liam replied with "You can do it Nonna. I'll time you! Let's see how fast you can go!", with just the right level of excitement in his voice to make her think that him timing her would make it fun.... as we do to him!!
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Ewan's Special Language
Ewan has been making up his own special little language. He says it in this little, high pitched voice - it's very cute and he knows it too!!
Here's a rundown of his words so far:
Yeppy Yeppy - Yes
Nopey Nopey - No
Loopy Loopy - Ewan
Reddy Reddy - Mummy
Doody - Daddy
Not exactly a complete language but he is always using the words he's thought up so far!
Here's a rundown of his words so far:
Yeppy Yeppy - Yes
Nopey Nopey - No
Loopy Loopy - Ewan
Reddy Reddy - Mummy
Doody - Daddy
Not exactly a complete language but he is always using the words he's thought up so far!
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Monday, April 09, 2007
Easter
For Easter we all went out to Pop's house. The boys had a wonderful time - and Heather's grandchildren were there too so they were lucky to have playmates there.
The boys got to explore the bush block, shovel horse poo, help feed the horses, have wheelbarrow rides, and best of all, hunt for Easter Eggs!
The boys got to explore the bush block, shovel horse poo, help feed the horses, have wheelbarrow rides, and best of all, hunt for Easter Eggs!
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Ewan Can Draw Too!
Well he's always been able to draw - I just never knew what it was until now!!
I think Liam's drawing bug is spreading - Ewan drew his first picture last night - a spider with a happy face!
I think Liam's drawing bug is spreading - Ewan drew his first picture last night - a spider with a happy face!
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