Day Sixty

Bella's new wallpaper is up! I love it, and I think she does too! It's much nicer than the neon pink and black zebra striped paper she had picked out!

Day Fifty Nine

This was the best photo I could get of Jada's first day of swimming lessons. I was politely told that no cameras were allowed in the pool area .. honestly!! Since then I have also gotten into trouble for supervising her in knee deep water from the edge of the pool, and not getting in with her, lucky Trevor was there to help out!

Day Fifty Eight

The new splash back is in and I LOVE it!! I think it looks amazing and really compliments the area well. It was inspired by Kirstie Alley's kitchen that I saw on an Oprah episode years ago. I'm very happy we went with the diagonal tiling instead of square, I think it really adds something.

Day Fifty Seven

Jada loved catching waves at the beach with the help of Poppy Garry. That was until she took a dive face first into the sand! She then spent the rest of the time wrapped in a towel on my lap!

Day Fifty Six

Day Fifty Five

The first day of our weekend to the coast. We took a walk and enjoyed an ice-cream together sitting outside in the shade. I loved this picture of Bella, a classic summer photo!

Day Fifty Four

This photo proves the perseverance of men. After flattening my tyre Trevor and Dad tried for days to remove the tyre using a multitude of tools. It paid off and the tyre finally came off on about day four! .. much to the detriment of my car!

Day Fifty Three

Today I was fed up with the unorganised mess called "living with your parents while you renovate!" With (hopefully) less than two weeks until we move, I just did a quick re-shuffle, re-fold and hiding of things under the bed! Hopefully the girls can sleep a bit better now, I know I will!

Day Fifty Two

Happy Birthday Uncle Ricky!!! Tonight we celebrated Kenrick's 29th birthday, his first with Baby Harry. He must be a popular guy because to say we had a full house would be an understatement! (Harry I'm referring to!) We finished the night with an ice-cream cake, apparently your never too old for a Freddo Frog themed cake! 

Day Fifty One

Wash hair night. Three dreaded words for a Mother who's child has as much hair as mine! Well one of them anyway. As you can see Bella has an abundance of it, and likes to swish it under the water pretending she is a Mermaid! Jada on the other hand, is slightly lacking with baby fine curls that are growing slowly. Chalk and cheese sisters, seems a familair concept in our family!

Day Fifty

A beautiful sunny day in Darling Harbor. The girls had a train ride, played in the park and went on the Merry go Round, while I did some shopping in Pitt St. with Bec. We finished the day with an ice-cream before heading home. Jada wanted one from Maccas instead of a a five dollar speciality flavour .. but the line was too long to wait! A great end to a great weekend!

Day Forty Nine

Today we took the girls to the Lyric Theatre to see Annie. After being stuck in traffic and getting dressed in the car park, we were relieved to make it in time! Jada squirmed and talked through most of the show and ate her weight in food. She finally fell asleep 20 minutes from the end, so I at least I got to see that part! Bella said her favourite part was "When they sang Easy Street and Miss. Hannigan wiggled her bottom!" and Jada liked "The house that was very beautiful and when Annie sang on the radio!"

Day Forty Eight

Tonight Uncle Blaine continued his Pokemon brainwashing mission by teaching Bella how to play a bejewelled style game on the Pokemon website. She has since become addicted and asks to play any spare chance she gets. Being the model Mother that I am I have realised the opportunity for bribery, today she was up and ready for school by 8am! Thanks Blaine!

Day Forty Seven

Tonight at the dinner table the topic of height got brought up when Trevor said that he was amongst the shortest in his team. In typical male competitive style out came the measuring the tape! Everyone had a turn even Mum, Blaine, Helen, Garry and the kids! So we learnt that: I'm not much shorter Dad but am taller than Garry. Mum and Helen are nearly the same the height and Jada is fast gaining on Bella! Considering his genes, Trevor is lucky not be the shortest in his team! (And YES that is a sharp kitchen knife that he is measuring with- very accurate apparently!)

Day Forty Six

Today Jada had her 4 year immunisation needles. She initially cried when I explained to her where we were going, but once there she was very brave. No tears at all! Within minutes of the second needle she was whistling like a trooper and singing Jingle Bells at the top of her voice! She has been showing off her bandaids like battle scars and telling anyone who'll listen about it, that's my girl!

Day Forty Five

Today I got hand delivered a red rose from my Prince Charming, right to the Kindergarten room door! I was very impressed! And he even left a football teammate in the car to come and surprise me! 
We headed out to dinner for a family Valentine's Day date and got to spend time at the table on our own while the girls played in the playground. It was very romantic with them blowing bubbles in their drinks and slurping their spaghetti! As I attempted to take photos Jada hid behing her napkin and Bella exclaimed "Oh Mum, don't blog me!"
 How lucky Trevor is to have a date with the 3 girls that he loves the most!

Day Forty Four

Tonight the Guess Who came out for a family challenge. Bella and Trevor Vs. Jada and Poppy Garry! The girls are getting very good and Jada has even memorised most of the characters names! Although when Trevor asks Bella a question, she still has trouble giving a yes or no answer .. "I don't have black hair Dad, but close!"

Day Forty Three

Today we went to see baby Harry. I hadn't seen him for nearly two weeks and he has grown so much! He was asleep pretty much the whole time and I didn't really get a hold, except for passing him to Jada (she doesn't really like to share!) I'll have to go back soon for my turn!

Day Forty Two

So tonight I cooked macaroni and cheese AND vegetables! A classic recipe from my childhood! Jada loved it and so did I. Who says I can't cook a savoury yet nutricious meal?! It was a great end to the day spent with Jada, and now we are off to watch movies and eat popcorn. If only Bella and Trevor were here.. it would be perfect!

Day Forty One

Tonight is night three of Trevor being away. Each night he has asked "Whats for dinner?" 

The answers have been:

Night One: Macaroni and Cheese

Night Two: Soup

Night Three: McDonalds

The verdict? For the sake of your children's health, you should come home!! 


TO BE CONTINUED ...

Day Forty

Last night my Dad returned from a work trip and handed me this Stevie Nicks CD he had bought. Unlike his other Homer Simpson-esque gifts this one was actually for me! He usually likes to buy books and say that that they're for me, then proceed to read it and tell me all the best quotes! He knew I would like this CD because I have been listening to a lot of Stevie since going to her concert with a good friend in December. My favourite tracks on the CD are Rhiannon, Landslide and Leather and Lace. It seems turning 30 has encouraged me to channel my inner-hippie self! I wonder if Trevor would let me call our next child Stevie ..??

Day Thirty Nine

Jada returned with this toy camera after a customary shopping trip with Nana. She has become very interested in cameras and taking photos since I started my blog. I will often turn on my camera to find photos that she has taken when I wasn't looking! Some of the subjects and angles are very interesting, others .. not so much! Judging by this photo we can see another trait she gets from me, thinking with her tongue out!

Day Thirty Eight

Today I actually remembered to charge my camera and got some beautiful photos of Bella at her horse riding lesson. Trevor came to watch her ride on a smaller horse named Calypso, which I think suited her much better. Luckily she got a new helmet, because when she went to get some hay she really whacked her head on a metal rail. After that she wore it all the way home in the car!

Day Thirty Seven

What started as an innocent lunch/shopping venture in Goldcreek actually turned into a case of a lot of missing skin and 45 minutes of flat out crying! While admiring the fish in the large ponds Jada and Riley collided, resulting in a good layer of skin coming off her knee. What seemed like an eternity later we finally placated her with a milkshake and a cupcake (much to the relief of the family trying to sing "Happy Birthday" at the table next to us!) Later at home the exhaustion took over and she quickly fell asleep. Yes she is 4 years old, yes she still has a dummy, and no I don't care! As I read in a notable child rearing book yesterday :"You can't spoil a baby" even one as big as this!

Day Thirty Six

Today was day two of non stop hammering and drilling, and considering it was Sunday it wasn't much appreciated! We thought we had escaped the nightmare of renovations by living at my parents, but when they decided to install a window to their downstairs rumpus (aka the dungeon) we really learnt how lucky we were to not be living in the house we were renovating! Jada took a particular liking to the tradesman Dave, she pestered him all day with questions about what he was doing and even gave him a family history lesson on how many Nan and Pops she has! At one stage she even attempted to help him with a dustpan and brush .. God love her!

Day Thirty Five

Happy Birthday Bec! Tonight we went The Realm to celebrate the beautiful Rebecca Greig's 25th birthday! It was good to catch up with some old Jenny Wren collegues and meet some of Bec and Stu's friends. Trevor enjoyed some drinks with the boys and I enjoyed some pizza and coke (thanks Stu!) Writing this really makes me think, I should probably find some friends my own age!

Day Thirty Four

Today Bella started horse riding lessons. Her first few lessons are one and one and then she will get to move into a group (and I'm sure I could I nearly buy her horse with the fees!). Today she rode a beautiful white horse named Casper. First she got to groom him and put on his bridle and saddle. She then lead him into the indoor arena where she had 45 minutes of trotting around cones and then some cantering towards the end. She seemed to gain confidence throughout the lesson and was good with the little whip. Let's hope she has inherited some of Poppy Ray's horse riding talent and this fad lasts longer than the viloin we bought her!

Day Thirty Three

Today my big baby girl started pre-school! After many of weeks of stressing that she would have to go alone, they found a spot for Riley just in the nick of time. The pigeon pair were overjoyed to be going to pre-school together! Being the nostalgic mother that I am, I dressed her in Bella's dress that she wore on her first day, and even did her hair the same! (lame much?) Arriving at pre-school she was happy to find that they had built a new baby doll area and had no problems saying goodbye to me .. it was very strange to spend two whole days without my chatterboxing shadow, but I'm sure I'll get used to it!

Day Thirty Two

Today Bella's wallpaper arrived! Here is a just a sneak peek at the paper which has a large black and white rose pattern set on a pink background. We've been searching everywhere online to find matching fabric so that mum can make her a quilt. I have set the shop I bought it from onto the task, so fingers crossed they can get some for me. I can't wait for Jada's to come so we can put them up on the walls!