Jacaranda Trees

I love this time of year as we have so many Jacaranda Trees everywhere!  I was surprised to read they aren't native, the word Jacaranda sounds Australian for some reason... i suppose like the word Jackaroo.
Anyway i took some shots of some trees yesterday from my trusty mobile phone camera...

 

 

They are so beautiful and im sorry my phone doesnt pick up the

vibrant purple colour that can clearly been seen in person. 

My daughter loves them too and always yells out when she sees another tree.

Today's photo theme: Temper Tantrums.

Hi Kids...
Today's theme is temper tantrums.
Of course, you are the most perfect children...
BUT sometimes you would test my patience and if a camera was available i would happily click away.
99% of the time you are happy little chaps...and then theres times like these..

We were at a Macca's party and i cant quite remember why you had a tanty...

but you recovered quickly enough!

 

 

Oh J... wonder what happened here.  You didnt look too happy did you!

 

This is at playgroup one day.  Obviously you didnt get your way and threw yourself on the ground.  Thats my left foot getting in nice and close for a shot!

 

 OK so R  you are only a baby but you didnt look like you were enjoying this cuddle with Daddy and big sister.

Well kids these are the only tantrum photos i could find, so im not that horrible a mother and took heaps.  I have thousands of happy shots which will come later.  Love Mum xx

Cooking classes

Firstly i must say that i am NOT a vegetarian but i do like eating lots of healthy food and trying new foods.
So when i saw in the local paper some info about a vegetarian cooking class just near where i live i couldnt say no.  I also told me friend Suzanne about it.. and since she has just moved in with her vegetarian boyfriend i thought she might learn from this too.

The first week they cooked Lentil & Walnut Loaf, Sausage Rolls, Cranberry Walnut scones and broccoli salad.  YUM YUM YUM.  Sorry no photos but gee they tasted fabulous.

This week we ate Vegetarian Hokkien Noodles, Malaysian Satay and Sticky rice and mango.

 

 

Taken on the mobile so not really clear sorry.

We dont get to cook these ourselves, the chef stands at the front of the class while we all sit and watch.  After the demonstration, food is brought out in huge platters for everyone to try.  For $7 i get to watch the food being cooked, take home the recipes and best of all get to eat dinner.  There is sooo much food i love it!

Have some people lost their minds?

OK
I will be honest, im not THAT into Christmas sorry.  I find it too commercialised and just a little bit silly!!! 

What i do love is spending time with my family and giving my kids presents and passing out with the heatwave in the afternoon... you know the drill (unless you are from the UK, USA etc when you have snow - too strange for me to think about lol).

But honestly, i think some people have lost their minds!  Theres a house near us that has (i will admit) fantastic christmas decorations.  BUT they started to put them up 2 weeks ago.  When it was still October.  Give me a break!

Can you see the reindeer on the roof?

That in itself is a bit of a crack up. 

Its 33C (91F) and all our decorations are for the snow!!!

Took this on my mobile while driving very slowly past.

Missed most of the house lol.

I will post more photos in DECEMBER when they have the lights on.

To my children...

Hi kids,
When i first started to write this blog i did it mainly for family and friends who live distances away and couldnt see you all the time.

Then, i thought gee it would be fun to meet some new blogging friends on here (and i luckily have and hopefully many more to come in the future years...)

It was only recently that i realised that the most wonderful thing about this blog, is that is a diary for YOU TWO.  You can see the date, see the photos and some small description from me of what we are up to at this stage in our lives.



So J, when you read this know how much i love you and you are the most wonderful daughter a mum could ask for.  You have your own sense of humour and are so sweet and kind and loving.  Not to say you dont drive your mum and dad crazy ocassionally, but know that we love you dearly.

Minutes old but two weeks late!

4.36kg (9pd 10)

57cm long

We got you home and didnt know what to do with you!!!

We layed you in your cot and just stared and stared.

My big girl now.

What a spunk!

R, my baby boy.  You entered the world at 10pounds (and 57cm)and you havent looked back since LOL.   You are full of energy and like to already eat us out of house and home at only just past 2yrs old.  I look forward to being your "Mumma" for many years to come.

You entered the world not breathing and i in those few seconds it

took for the doctor to resusitate you were the longest few seconds

of my entire life.

You have always been a great sleeper... and eater.

I breastfed you to you were 2yrs old.

So happy and healthy and  my (big) baby boy.

Using the growth charts you have always been

above the top line in a % all of your own!!!

Love you both xxx

Twilight Sailing

Every Friday night i go Twilight Sailing on lovely Lake Macquarie.
Usually there are 5 of us... my friends Alarna and Julian (who own the boat), Mick (who is our Masterchef and every week brings something delicious to eat for dinner) and me and my hubby.

Last night the hubby stayed home to babysit.  We usually have various friends and family helping out there but last night the babysitter couldnt make it so hubby volunteered!   He did a great job looking after our two and Alarna's little boy.

Here are som photos from last night...

 

 

 

 

Sorry, not the clearest of photos taken on the phone camera.

This wont be the last time i post photos from my Friday night twilight sail...

Updates

Well.
We have had a busy time of late.
On Friday i drove to the airport and picked up a friend of mine who i used to go to school with.  She spent the weekend with us.  We got up to lots... some of it was no good LOL but we had a great time!

In amongst all this im trying to toilet train my 2yr old boy.. who thinks he is a dog.  And my girl who rarely wears anything but pink decides to get in the frame.  What messy house??!!!

Tis the season to find spiders everywhere.. la la la la laaaaaaaaa

Cobwebs everywhere and sometimes the big spiders come inside! 

Not impressed Mr Huntsman!

My friend has a lovely GHD straitener so of course my girl wanted her hair done.  Gee it changed her whole face and made her look older!

I like this photo.  This is what usually happens every morning.  Hubby is having brekkie.  The girl climbs on his lap for a cuddle.  The baby boy is still asleep!

Taken recently at my gym.  I had just finished an aerobics class and my friend took a photo of me and the kids.  I have never seen my kids smile together... at the same time... in a photo!