Cool Jumper

Trying pic in a new post ... blogger .. ARGH!

Thanks Di and Grampi

Some photos now of the G-Man for his grandparents .. G's latest pleasure is whacking himself and me with his rattle, so cute, so hard! He's got the whole hang of holding onto stuff now and loving shaking it all about. 

Also thanks Di for this awesome jumper, it's so soft and stretchy and the wool is brilliant - a great sheepy smell to it too. Comments from everyone who sees it. Stunning!

For Mish - Look! Goldie Hawn! Hahahahahaha!

What a spectacle!

X-posted everywhere!

Darling wee Lulu picked up her glasses today (and another handful of Hershey kisses) and does she look cute in them or WHAT! It is very odd to see her wearing them as it all happened very quickly but she looks super super cute in them and is enjoying all the accessories and being 'special'. 

Gingerbread Girl

Asha had her school cross country today, basically a run around the field for the juniors, the weather was threatening (der!) and of course the wind and rain started only while the Room 12 girls did their race poor kids! But they were off and had huge grins all the way around the field. 

Asha (yellow tee, black legs) had come first in the practice yesterday so hopes were high but she came in a very respectable fourth after her three great friends Anna (green), Molly (red) and Sophie(obscured). Well done to all!

Five months of Geordie.

Our beloved Geordie is five months old today. It is all going so fast, we just love him so much and I'm wondering if there are ways to stunt his growth and keep him small forever. At the same time we are so excited to watch him become a little boy. He's a total doll. He's slept for 7 hours straight the last two nights, tonight won't be so great as we've got him to bed a bit too early but still things are looking up. I found all the night waking/feeding hard but to be honest I'm happy to give him a cuddle any time of day or night so it's been fine, I just love my little boy. He's the light of our lives. So loved.

Just Like Mum

Well we had some big news for Lulu yesterday, after some initial testing at Plunket she was referred on a specialist and yesterday we found that she will be needing to wear glasses full time, mainly due to astigmatism, which hopefully will correct itself over the next few years (crossing everything). Great that we caught it early.

We spent the afternoon trying on frames and we came to a decision finally, she has a pink pair with lavender arms coming later in the week. Today she's wearing mine for laughs and she's feeling good about it and seems happy to wear them, she seems to understand what it will mean. And they look super cute on her. Will post a pic when we pick them up this week. 

So proud of my Big Girl (click on the pic)

Today was a special day for our Asha. Her lovely teacher Miss Crabb emailed me yesterday to let me know that Asha was up for a Principal's award at today's school assembly so we all got ready this morning and trooped in, Matt included to watch her receive it. It was for being a role model for all the children in her class. *sigh* she's a great kid. 

 

Our Leading Lady

News today, Asha has the lead in her class's assembly production of the Rainbow Fish. Yes, Asha is *the* Rainbow Fish. I am so incredibly proud. 

Di - get the sewing machine out ;)

Lookalikes

Asha was giving Geordie a cuddle on the couch the other day when I noticed how similar they look. I'm not good at noticing this usually and I couldn't say what it was particularly but took a pic to share anyway. Asha looks soft and young in this photo. I like it. 

Drowned Rat

Asha finally had a soccer game this morning, it has been cancelled for the last SIX weeks due to flooding and rain, last night the website said 'It's on!' and sure enough we woke up this morning to driving rain and off went Matt and Asha (I convinced Lulu to stay with me) and they played! Only four kids turned up, all girls, courageous or silly? Tough!

Asha arrived home soaked through with purple hands and covered in mud but SO happy!

Goldfish like milk too.

We're having a sick day at home today. Lulu is still in her PJs, we're not so well, she's coughing and spluttering and snuffling and I'm feverish and have revolting things in my throat and a splitting headache, yukko.

I'm really lucky that Lulu is the sort of kid who is happy to noodle around at home and be creative and silly, she doesn't get bored. I have Bear Park to thank for that I think! She spent the morning in her 'ship' (Geordie's capsule) with his teddy bears sailing the 7 seas, this afternoon after making block icecreams she's made a bed for her rubber goldfish in a cup with a tissue and water (yuk). But you know, she's sweet and doesn't complain about being bored when I don't have the energy to do much. 

Took this pic while she had afternoon tea, she's having her 'Kiwi' yoghurt, Feijoa and apricot, her cup of milk with a special treat sippah straw which the rubber goldfish is enjoying as well. 

Now she's playing hide and seek by herself. 

 

Old Favourites

It's strange and sweet to see Geordie playing on and with the same quilts and toys that the girls loved. Same with the clothes, it's lovely to see old favourites used over again. Inchworm here was a great friend to both Asha and Lulu and now he's being smothered in gummy goo by their little brother. Also the mirror, who can blame the boy for staring at that beauty, it's addictive, I know I can watch him endlessly (when the housework isn't calling!).