Pirates, Pirates, Pirates

We just had a week in Perth and Mandurah visiting with friends and family. Crystal, Simon and Jake come over from QLD so we court up with them in Perth and then went to Mandurah for two nights to see them again. We had Shane and the girls come over with Linda and we all went to the park for a play and lunch and Tracey met us there and it was really nice. We then headed to the water park for a swim (pretty hot day) and then a lovely italian restaurant for dinner. While in Perth we headed to the Zoo, Henry and Charlie really loved that. We also court up with Aunty Hilary and Geoff and the girls. Of course we also made it to Ikea for a fun filled morning, I never bore of that place. Had also planned on catching up with Kristy and Sarah but there just was not time.

When we got home I had two very busy days getting ready for Henrys Pirate Party. All the kids had a lot of fun even though I didnt play any games. They all played and ate. Cant believe Henry is 3 already and Charlie will be one in two weeks.

Charlie is a cheeky little so and so, he is so adorable. He really loves to make you laugh and spends a great deal of time pulling funny faces and as soon as you laugh he laughs along with you.

When in Perth we ran out of Zantac and for a few days he was fine and then he started waking in the night so we put him right back on it. While he has been standing at the furniture he has let go a few times and just stood all on his own.

All Done!!

So harvest has finally finished and all the grain is dried and cleaned, bar one long bag that is for feed grain. I guess seeding starts soon and we will barely get a brake. We head to Perth next week to see Crystal and Simon while they are on holiday from Queensland. When we get back I have a Pirate Party planned for Henrys 3rd birthday.

I got a little teary today when I realised my boys are growing up. Yesterday Charlie stood and let go for about 5 seconds and was standing all by himself looking at something in his little hands. He is such a cuddly little man, he comes to me when I am sitting on the couch and he just lays on me.

2000T of garin to dry!!

Well harvest finally finished although they are know madly cleaning and drying 2000T of grain. So Damon is working at the block and still not comming home till very late. I will be glad when its all over for the year, Im sure by the time they finally finish it will be time to get ready for seeding. I guess it never ends.

You can't keep Charlie still for a second he is just flat out all the time. He has four teeth up top now and three down bottom. He still spends most of his time standing at the furniture so I hope he doesnt start walking anytime soon, he just turned ten months. Charlie has been sleeping through most nights, 6.30pm - 7am.

I have come to my wits end with toilet training Henry. Some days he will take himself off to the toilet and I never hear a thing about it. Although over the last few weeks he does it all in his joxs so we go through about 4 clothes changes a day and I am so over it, he is back in nappies. He does a poo every morning and of late he does it and then takes his pull up off and poo goes everywhere. This has been making me hit the roof and I yell and even screem on occasions. I have since changed my ways and I ignore the negative behaviour and praise when he uses the potty and I find this works much better although we still have a few accidents. I googled toilet training recession for that clue.

I have been loosly following the weight watches diet and I lost 2kgs and put 1 back on so i have 5kgs to go. I had hoped to get them off before Crystal, Simon and Jake visit at the end of Feb. three weeks till they get here so I should hopefully loose three by then.

Cristen and I put on a sale 30% off all summer stock and we have had no orders what so ever so time to do some brain storming as we need to order winter stock and we don't have enough cash.

Its all over for the festive season!!

Christmas and New Year have has come and gone with a flash. Peter, Mum and Prema spent xmas with us and we had a day at the beach with Carol and Trevor also.

Me and the kids headed to Bremer Bay on New Years eve to stay at the rented house with Bec, Steve and the kids. Lynne, Noel, Travis and his friend Eliza and Becs cousin Dawn and her kids also turned up. Damon did arrive around 9pm. Around two Damon ventured into bed from the pub when Henry woke and cried for around an hour and Charlie also was not very happy. We had a great day at the bech for new years day, with everyone having a go on the jetski and heaps of swimming. Henry was not happy and just wanted to lay in the tent on dad and it turned out he had a fever but a shot of panadol soon cheered him up enough to have some food and a sleep. That night Henry had a temperature of 40.1 so we gave him panadol and Nurophen and very slowly his temp came down. Unfortunatly after two nights Damon had to head back to the farm to carry on with harvest, although me and the kids stayed on another three days.

So as of today we only have a couple days of harvest left. Although we have grain bagged up everywhere so not sure how long it will be before all that is sorted.

Charlie has started crawling properly and has two new teeth, top right middle and bottom left and about three ready to break through at anytime. He loves to dance and he laughes all the time.

Henry is still potty training and accidents are frequent although he is getting better and some days are better than others. A few weeks ago Henry walked into the kitchen with his joxs and track pants around his ankles and a measuring tea cup in his hand. He then said he had done a wee in front of the tv and his wee was in the cup. Also a few weeks ago I couldn't find Henry but I could hear his voice, I ran around the house looking for him and I finally found him "Im using the big potty" he had his pant at his ankles, toilet seat up and his balls resting on the ball
"Im trying to do a wee".

Nearly there!!

Charlie is finally sitting up all on his own, just shy of nine months. He is still commando crawling all over the place and pulls himself into a standing position at the furniture. This morning he was playing with something and kept saying dada dada dada, he is so cute. I am trying to teach him to clap but he is not all that interested. Henry did everything earlier that Chartlie but I did have more time to spend with him, so that must make a little bit of difference.

Henry is pretty toilet trained. He has not had an accident for days and even when we went to town and to Jo's 30th lunch on the weekend, he had a dry pull up. At Jo's lunch I went over to the slide because I could not see Henry and I found him behind a tree with his pants and pull up around his ankles. He had done a wee on the lawn but Lochie said he was trying to do a poo so I rushed him over to the toilet.

Today Henry and I have spent most of the morning baking for Christmas. First we made christmas tree none bake bickies, which we will take to playgroup tomorrow morning for the kids. Then we made Damon's favourite Nuts and Bolts. We then made french toaste and bacon for lunch which was very yummie.

Charlie is finally sitting up all on his own, just shy of nine months. He is still commando crawling all over the place .

I missed you mummy

Yesterday I went to town by myself because the kids had a flu and mother inlaw offered to have them. I got a heap of xmas shopping done and of course the groceries. I also managed to get my eye lashes and brow dyed and plucked, they were desperate for it, you couldn't even tell I had eyebrows. When I got home, I was standing in the kitchen when Henry noticed I had arrived and he came running up to me and stood just infront of me as I kneeled down he said "I missed you today mummy". It was so cute I could have cried.

My sister rang me and said she had accepted a job offer in Queensland so she is moving to the other side of the country in mid January. Woo hoo for her, :( for us.