One cool cat

 Monkey miss is growing up so quickly. Getting more and more headstrong (by the day it sometimes seems).

She loves Katy Perry, sings and whistles all the time. Tonight she made her a card which i am to send to Miss Perry, which tells her how much Isla and Lachy love her songs and her hair.

For almost a week she has shared a bedroom with her little brother and they are both loving the companionship and we are loving the undisturbed nights of sleep. She tells her brother to come into her bed if he wakes and she will take care of him.

Obsessed with sushi.

She is reading and writing like crazy. She told me she had three "sparkle" words (big/new ones) in her writing today, one of which was "especially".

The other day driving to school she said when she was a grown up she didn't want to have children (a new development as she used to want 5, until she found out a bit more about the process), just two cats. Then she asked Lachy if he wanted to come and live with her and her cats. He said he would and he'd bring his two cats as well. Love our crazy cat children xxx

Mother's Day 2015

Breakfast in bed, sleep in, lazy day and a walk on Piha and the best hot chips in the west with my favorite people in the world. Blessed.

Knowledge is power. And Kelly Tarltons.

While driving along on the weekend the topic of religion came up. Isla wanted to know about Church, why some people go, why we don't etc.

We had a bit of a chat about people believing different things, what we believe and why, ultimately ending with something along the lines of "no one really knows for sure".

Isla piped up with "Well, I know because I know everything".

Quick as a flash Lachy replied "I only know two things".

I asked him what he knew.

"I know Kelly Tarltons and I know birthdays".

On top of the world

                                       "I'm the kind of the Rascals". Yes, you are.

Just because

Angry Birds

Isla has been learning about ANZAC Day and the First World War at school, her great-great-Grandads involvement etc and so inevitably there has also been a lot of talk about it at home, piquing Lachy's interest.

When he likes a story he asks to be told about it again and again or will just ask "tell more more about (fill in the blank)".

After playgroup we went to the library and there was still a table set up featuring ANZAC books and poppies etc. which obviously reminded him of the topic. We got back in the car and he said "Mum, can you tell me again about the soldiers and the turkeys who killed them?".

Three

Our sweet, boisterous, hilarious, clever and caring little boy has turned three. He constantly cracks us up and challenges us with his intellect and charm as he shows glimpses of the special boy he is becoming.

A few of his recent musings and sayings:

Isla loves playing "I Spy" during long car trips and Lachy tries to join in. He almost has the hang of it...
"I spy with my little eye something beginning with... water/cow/tree."

During a recent sleepover at Nana and Grandads:

"Oh my gosh, I've never seen anything like that in my whole born life." Sometimes it is so hard to remember he is still so little!

Playing "What's the time Mr Wolf" at Easter whenever it was his turn each and every time he would declare "Dinner Clock". Then when he wanted to play again "Can we play 'What's the time Mr Fox'".

Today i got "Mum, will i be three forever now, or just for five minutes"?

He had his first solo swimming lesson today and managed to get over his fear and anxiety - I hate to see the internal battles our little man has but it makes me fiercely proud when he fights to be brave and wins.

Little buddy, we love your kind, kind soul, your love of silliness, word play and laughter. The way you can be felled by a gentle tickle to your neck and the way you complete our family. Happy Birthday sweet child x

Allowing his sister to help with present opening, especially card reading duties.

Opted for Kelly Tarlton's for his birthday outing.

Disastrous cake but covered in icing, sugar animals and candles he couldn't care less.

The day of Lachy's farm party dawned miserable and wet, wet, wet.

Yet the downpour and puddles were the highlight for some!

So teeny, he was just about doing the splits sitting on this pony.

Tractor ride