Cool Pool

It has been pure pleasure having a pool at home this summer. Melbourne has had many heat waves with temperatures soring over 40 degrees - ughhhh. Pool fun has been a daily activity. We had a little pool party while our friends Mel and Gregory were in town. They were keen to catch up with all our friends who have pro-created over the past few years so a big bbq/pool party was in order. I think the ratio of adults to children was 1:1 at some stages. Add a pool, lots of excited little squeals and you might call it intense. Here's some of the many photos taken by Melly and myself. Click on the picture to zoom in. Jed misses you Melly and Gregory and we do too xxx

Poo Corner

Jed is slowly becoming more and more like his parents. His latest thing – the poo corner. At 9:45am every morning for the past 6 days, Jed has taken himself into one particular corner of the kitchen and done a poo (in his nappy of course). Right on schedule, just like his mum and extremely regular, just like his dad. And what a lovely corner it is. It has a delightful view looking out to a succulent pot plant garden and it’s right next to the heating duct for when it’s a little nippy. If I could sit anywhere in the house to do my business, I might just have chosen exactly the same location. Again, like mother, like son. Bless.

First Christmas

Awww, the little man's first Christmas! Lots of presents (and very interesting wrapping paper and boxes!) lots of food and lots of love. We spent it in Macksville at Luke's family home with both sets of grandparents and Auntie Karee. It took a 3 day road trip (only driving around 5hours a day) to get there with Rudi panting in the back pretty much the whole way while Jed attempted to poke his eyes and nostrils - much to his own amusement. Highlights for the little man included -

* swinging in the hammock with Auntie Karee
* bath and story time with the grandparents
* playing with the choo choo christmas train
* eating blueberries
* eating sand at the beach

After Christmas, we set off back on our road trip to Killcare to welcome 08 with friends. Jed finally got to meet some of our very special friends for the first time, taking a particular liking to Gregory (see family photos for pics of the love). Everyday the weather was just beautiful. Perfect for trips down to the beach to swim in the rock pools and playing in the sand. Jed hadn't seen the ocean for months and was quite taken back by the mass amount of water - so much bigger than a bath or pool! You'll find lots of pics in family photos which pretty much cover our wonderfully sunny summer holiday.