Birthday Girl

 Being measured on the height chart



Happy 5th Birthday Holly!

Happy Birthday Princess!

We wish you all the very best things in life -

We love you to the moon and back

xx

Today Holly Turned 5.  I swear that she woke up and decided she was going to act 10 years older!  We all had pancakes for breakfast together (Bill Grangers ricotta pancakes recipe - delish!),   Holly was so sweet opening her presents, we gave her a watch which she had been hinting at, and Harry gave her a pair of shoes, and Lucy a book.   Then Holly, Harry, Lucy and I met Grandma at the hospital where I had my 4 week check up (all positive), We then met Mia, Indie and  Piper at the Tivoli Theatre for this seasons pantomime - There was an old woman who lived in a shoe!  It was very funny and we laughed and sang and ate fairy bread for just over an hour.

Grandma and Pa came for dinner.  I asked Holly what she would like for dinner - completely her choice, and she chose chicken drumsticks, salad and chips, and cupcakes for desert!  She then spend the rest of the evening entertaining us with tap dancing, river dancing and singing! All in all a "great birthday" in her words.

Holly has been coming out with some cracking comments lately. 

Today her word of the day was Frustrated.  She must have used it, in context, at least 8 time, just on the way home from the theatre! 

The other day very innocently, after being at the pool with Grandma, she said, "Did you know Grandmas boobs point down .... but yours point up? " - luckily Grandma has a thick skin and hopefully won't mind me repeating that one!

On Monday when our gorgeous cleaner Anna was here she headed out the front for a cigarette (Anna not Holly!)  Holly quizzed her on where she was going, Anna reluctantly said she was going to smoke, Holly shocked but not missing a beat said " they are really bad for you"

Anna - replied with a spiel along the lines of, never smoke, they are addictive, don't ever touch them,

Holly     -  after thinking about that then said "So why do they sell them?" 

Anna     -Money, the government makes lots of money from them

ME         - Holly you should write to the Prime Minister and tell her to stop selling them!

Holly     - Ok Mummy, I will send Julia Gillard a letter and Tell her ..... she then stopped to    think for a minute and said ... "Mummy and Daddy like Tony Abbot (not quite true!), but I really like Julia Gillard, so I think I will send her a letter!

Im still not sure how she became a Labour voter???

9 weeks old ...

I am a little early. Tomorrow Lucy is 9 weeks old. Today was my first day at home with the 3 kids alone **AGHHH***

No it really wasn't that bad, I did have help, just not Andrew. He went back to work today after 4 weeks off.  All I remember this morning was a dust cloud as he sped off to work in record speeds... he was REALLY glad to be going back!  I think he would agree that a House-Husband is a pretty tough gig!  He did a stella job and I was sure the kids were going to whine all day asking where he was, but I think everyone was glad to be back in routine.  Miss Lulu is getting very strong and looks like a little turtle when she lifts her head, she loves having a bath and LOVES her rocking chair. She is still feeding 4 hourly day and night, but doesn't cry much and is most happy when being held. Fingers crossed the night sleeps start getting a little longer!

Lucy Lu - 8 weeks old today ...

 Miss Lucy is 8 weeks today, time really flies. I still can't quite believe how much has happened in 8 weeks.

I have one more week of not being able to hold my baby girl, and then she is all mine!

She is very alert and takes us all in, this little monkey has a lot to contend with, when she is up she is smothered in kisses and Holly especially begs us constantly to hold her! 

Lucy and I went for a walk today while Grandma took Holly and Harry to the movies to see Alvin and the Chipmunks.

 Aunty Pol pointed out today that in 90% of our photos Harry and Holly are playing dress ups! I think our dress up box is the one thing in the playroom that is used at least once a day. They both LOVE playing dress ups, and we completely encourage it, Harry especially at the moment has the most vivid imagination!

 Holly commentating on ABC2 the other morning! This is the microphone Santa bought that she had been asking for for weeks!  Let me just say, she loves the sound of her own voice!

Mama's first walk since May!

 Mama took us on a little walk to the park today, the first walk she has been able to do since May last year! How crazy is that! Lucy came to and we managed a reasonable 30 minute walk!

 Piper and Holly

Uncle Marc and Harry

Around the house

 This is how Harry presented himself this morning after disappearing for a little while!

 Holly has been nagging asking me for weeks now for a "grown up beauty session"! This is mentioned in one of her books, and ever since reading it we havent heard the end of it!  So I gave her full range of my make up, and her face and mine .....

 and this was the result! Holly did a spectacular job of my make up too, however I don't think the www is ready to see my face at 8am made up by an almost 5 year old!

How cool is this! I am so far from a green thumb its not funny, but I am trying - half heatedly!

This is our first zucchini from our vege patch! ITS HUGE!!

I have just turned it into a gorgeous zucchini slice which was devoured for dinner tonight.

LuLu and Co.

 I feel as though I have hardly posted any photos of our gorgeous Lulu.  Between everything thats been going on, the camera hasn't made it out of the bag much. So here are a few of our darling little Lucy.

 Luce is 7 weeks old now and getting much bigger.  I am still not able to pick her up (which is killing me) only 10 day until can though! She is smiling and starting to goo and ga which is cute. Andrew is doing pretty much all the work, and seems to have her in his arms 24/7.  She is starting to settle a little bit better at night and we have had a couple of night where she has gone 5-6 hours between feeds ... fingers crossed this keeps stretching out! She is oh so sweet and at her happiest when we are just cuddling her xx



Harry asleep on the floor

 Last week when Nanny was here, I went in to check on Harry about an hour after he went to bed and this is how I found him! He had put his ugg boots on, started reading a book and ended up like this!

Teeny newborn feet