Graduation Day arrives!

So the day finally came. We couldn't believe that it had and it now seems like such a long road for us, but yet it is over already. Hard to believe really. Jason's grandparents were over from NZ and we were all there of course. It was a good day besides the heat (the basketball court took a long time to cool down and by that time it was time to go.) and we were all so proud!!! When they all finish marching to their spots, Jason is in the first group on the left - last row, 4th from the end. Can you spot him...its a little like that book - wheres Wally. hehe

The kids loved watching the marching and the dogs, and were quite good considering the heat and the hour and a half sitting time. Trent walked in the stadium and said 'wow this is a nice house' - hehe. Here are some more photos of the ceremony.

We took some great family shots after and then went to dinner.

Dinner that night

Grandpa with a sticker on his nose & Jaime

Nanny, Brea and Con. Jowett :)


It was a great day and overall, the end of one era and the start of the next for us.
First day at the station starts next Monday.

For our favourite New Zealand Nanny

This post is dedicated to our Nanny. She is so sweet :)
and its her Birthday

Here is a message to her from the kids (and us too)




We love you Nanny - see you tomorrow (he he he)
he does mean next week.

MMMMwwwaaaahhhh!!!! (big kiss)

Are chores fun? My kids think so...(for now)

So the kids did their jobs last week and so yesterday (Sunday) Trent was saying to me - do a new chart mum - I cant believe how good this thing has been for them. Trent will get up in the morning, get dressed, put his clothes away and make his own bed (the best he can) and he is excited to get his 2 starts for that. That's not to mention he will initiate the other chores through out the day. I barely have to ask him to do anything and Brea, well she isn't as keen but if she sees him doing it she will have a go sometimes, and other times she will offer to help vacuum (when i am) or take out the rubbish (when I am doing it myself) so its nice not to ask them - they just offer :) AND ITS ALL THANKS TO THE STAR CHART. So today I put another one up on the panrty door and took photos for you all to see. WE also do a number of the week, and put that up there too. We have puzzles that make numbers so we put the next one together and count out how every many apples it is and pop that up too. Then we practise numbers. They were very engaged in it all this morning. I only get them to do it if they want too. After all, that's when they learn the best right?

Old Chore Charts 20 starts = TREAT



New ones ready to go




Writing our Numbers

At about 10am we had my friend Jane and her kids come over and give us a doll house that her kids dont really play with anymore. My two just LOVE it. They played with it from 10 till about 12.30pm when i tore them away for a nap - with the promise to play again when they wake up. Amazing what a new (even if its a friends pre loved) toy can do for YOUR sanity lol Its been a great day so far. Busy kids are happy kids.

What a Splash!

Went to Southbank today. Its a great place and after the renovations, its even better. There is a great wading/play area for the kids to run around and get wet in the water that spouts out of the concrete - on and dont forget its FREE, besides the parking :( After a while it got a little cold and so we just went for a walk around in the sun before heading over to the 'Lollie Shop' that has every kind of treat you could think of. The kids had reached their 20 star targets for helping out so they got to choose some pretty cool stuff to eat, and then we walked around the saturday morning markets. Oh boy, I am glad we didnt plan to spend any money or I would have spent a whole heap. There were some beautiful girls swimmers and shoes I wanted for Brea. Maybe next time. We then headed over to a YSA activity (Jason is in YSA as a leader so he needed to be there anyway) and had a BBQ for lunch. It was a great day and the kids were tuckered out. Trent keeps reminding me that we can go 'tomorrow, you know'

It was a really nice day. I just love Spring!

So what now?

We dont have much going on this week. So what do I post about??? Monday we went to Bribie Island after work for a spontaneous visit, a short swim and fish and chips on the beach as the sun set. I asked Jase were the camera was and we FORGOT it. It was a pretty sunset too :(

In upcoming weeks, Jason's Gratuating, we are going on a 4 Day holiday to Coolum and I am lucky enough to be going to a concert with a friend in early November (Kate Miller-Heidke) so excited.

So posting in a few weeks will be great reading, but what do I do until then...... maybe we should take pics of us just pulling funny faces...


(ohhh thats shocking)

or post random stuff about the kids....yawn....


here is my beautiful girl Brea

maybe pop back for an update in 2 weeks when the exciting stuff is happening.

Little Chefs

Sunday we spend the afternoon at Nanna Candy's, where the kids made pizzas for lunch. They love wearing their chefs aprons and hats, but daddy took a photo of them on Nanna's camera and we don't have the pics yet. Here is a photo of them in the aprons and hats on a different day. We picked them up from a Westfield cupcake making station during the last school holidays for free. Arnt they adorable (the oufits I mean, oh and the kids too lol) Little Miss 2 is busy eating in the second shot while she strikes a pose....

He's UP!

So after a little tummy time, Cameron went from laying flat down, head to the side not even trying to up on his elbows and looking around. My sisters kid has been doing this forever cause he sleeps on his tummy but Cameron showed no signs of caring and all of a sudden his head is up looking around. Its so exciting to see the new little things they can do, because I am sure it would be so hard for them to learn.

Cam meets his hippo friend right way up...

In the end Cameron's had enough...

Soccer Stars

So the kids were having a go on the little electronic floor game at the shops today, and I thought I would take a little video of it to put on. They just love these games every time we go shopping, and usually there are a million kids all squished on having a turn but lucky today it was just them. The game is sensored so it can tell when someone is kicking the ball etc. Anyway, after that we went and met some friends at the playground. It was a nice morning. I even broke down and got the kids some Maccas which I almost never do, and Trent is loving his new Transformer truck from the happy meal. So venturing out with the 3 kids was good, no hassels...today anyway.

Saturday at the Beach

So, as i mentioned in my last post we packed up a picnic and went to Bribie Island (bay side) with the kids on Saturday. It was a BEAUTIFUL spring day and we couldn't have asked for better!! The kids loved swimming!! Here is a video of Brea on her own (after playing with us for 2 hours) out there swimming and dancing in the incoming tide. The Glasshouse Mountains are also in the distance.

Here are some photos of the day.






Here is a pic of Trent and Jase Sunday before Church...
Don't I have good looking men in my family?
T. didn't want to take the jacket off

First day of blogging

Well today we have just had a quiet morning. We bathed Cameron together, gave him a massage and cut out shapes in our cheese for morning tea.

Got a little smile from Cameron on camera for the first time, finally. The kids love helping with bath time. Hopefully I will be able to post a few pics of our trip to the beach on Saturday - that might be a little more interesting.

thought of the day...

Abraham Lincoln

“You can have anything you want - if you want it badly enough. You can be anything you want to be, do anything you set out to accomplish if you hold to that desire with singleness of purpose.”

very inspiriting to go out and try something new or follow your dreams....

Capsicum Sprayed - poor fella

Ok, so as most of you know Jason is in the Police Academy. Due to high demand (family in NZ) we are posting the video of him being Capsicum Sprayed. Now we know that it looks like it has been recorded in Fast Forward, but rest assured it is real time. So sit back and Enjoy and be glad its not you lol, I know I am!!!

Well, thanks to everyone i know with a blog... I've joined the BLOG club... Am I cool yet?

Well i tried to start an online journal of which only has one entry, but I figure I should try and get a blog going. I cant say I will be very regular with updates or even very good at it, but there is no harm in trying. I cant be as bad as my sister Kristel who only has 2 entries, and didnt even tell me about it. hahahaha ( that is totally a joke - maybe that's the reason she didn't tell me. I tend to make mean jokes too often).

Already, I can tell I am going to be rotten at this.