Where did January go?!

We've had a busy time since Christmas - we've been swimming lots as its been so very hot (William's getting very good as you can see from the film below). I also took him to a Thomas the Tank Engine exhibition at a local museum - photos in the January gallery. He absolutely loved it and thought the Fat Controller was just wonderful. It was also Australia Day on the 26 Jan and we had a barbeque with neighbours and went to a festival/picnic in the park, which was good fun and my thrill-seeking son went on the biggest slide you've ever seen! Take a look at the film of William swimming in his new goggles at a local beach, though it might take some time to upload as its quite a big file!

The Bump

I've had a few requests for a photo of me and my bump....so here we are, plus William (who wants to be in every photo taken!). William is beginning to realise there's "a baby in mummy's tummy" and caused a slight stir when announcing there was also one in daddy's tummy (much to his dad's horror)!!

Happy New Year to Everyone!

Christmas is over for another year and we had a very nice (but quiet) one. It started with the opening of William's much anticipated presents in bed, then we had friends over for Christmas lunch (which extended way into the early evening) and ended with all of us getting competitive on the Wii (even the toddlers!). Thankfully, the rain held off for lunch, but its a shame it rained with avengence for the rest of the week.

We went to a BBQ on New Year's Eve at a friends house, but William was so tired by 9.30, we had to go. He wasn't the only one though, we ended up asleep ourselves by 10.30 - so much for seeing in the New Year!! We took lots of photos over Christmas, which are in the December Gallery.

Only 6 More Sleeps to Christmas!!

Here's William with his rendition of "Jingle Bells"......never work with animals or children!

Ho Ho (Ho)!!

Well William has seen lots of Father Christmas this year and although a little hesitant, seems quite in awe of him. He just about got up the courage to sit on his lap for long enough to get a photo and a present and then was quite glad to get back to mum.

He also saw Santa at the Daycare Christmas party where he got another present after waiting so patiently. He has grasped the idea that "Ho Ho" will bring him presents at Christmas and seems very excited. He also loves the lights that everyone puts up on their houses. We went to see a place last night and he cried when we left because he wanted to see more! Check out the Gallery under December for pictures of this ONE house - the decorations covered about an acre!

1, 2, 3...

So proud and amazed with William today. While we were in a store looking around, totally umprompted, he walked along a row of bikes and counted them all by himself, "..one, two, three, four...", all the way to ten. The first time I've heard him do this correctly and in the right order, or even close to ten. I'm just so proud he knows how many bikes daddy wants!

Camping - Coolum Beach, Sunshine Coast

We headed up the coast on Friday afternoon and by 3pm we were setting up camp at the campsite right next to the beach at Coolum (above). Coolum is a small (but growing) seaside town, with a few cafes, shops and restaurants along the front. It wasn't long before our friends Mark & Michelle turned up, together with a few other families to join our little group. There were kids aged 2.5 to 12, so lots of friends for William to make. Fish and chips for dinner on Friday night from the local chippy, then put the kids to sleep and the adults sat up for a while drinking and talking into the night. Bright and early (5.30am) the next morning, William was up and raring to go, so we all took a stroll along the beach before a breakfast of bacon and egg sandwiches. We went down to the beach again after breakfast, before it got too hot (a predicted 30+ degrees). It took a while for William to get used to the breakers, but after a while he was very happy to stand in the shallows jumping the continuous waves. We eventually all fell asleep in a very warm tent over lunchtime. ut for dinner at the local pub that evening and the kids ran around the playground and games room till they were fit to drop. Much drinking, eating and talking later, we settled down for the night. Andrew was up with the larks Sunday morning to take a bike ride along the coast up to Noosa and was back before breakfast. Unfortunately we had to pack up by 10am, so some friends took all the kids down to the beach so we could concentrate and returned a weary William just before 10.30. The day was just beginning, so we drove to Noosa for lunch with some friends who live overlooking the water. It was a lovely, but exhausting weekend!