Lego...

Little Miss: This is sooo cool , Mum!

New Meccano...

Mr Happy got some Meccano for Christmas so when we got home yesterday, it was one of the first things he wanted to pull out! I spent quite some time putting together this very involved vehicle for him. He immediately needed someone to ride on it - and one of his new Diego guys was perfect! But would he smile for a picture? Of course not!

Boxing Day...

Christmas Day...

Big Day Out...

Yesterday we decided to take the kids to Dreamworld for the day. We didn't tell them until just before we left but we were surprised how much Little Miss remembered from a couple of years ago. After a nice long drive, with lots of "are we there yet?"'s (as trained by Grandad last week - thanks Dad) we arrived and excitement bubbled! You can see we did all the little kid stuff - Wiggles World, patting kangaroos, riding the Blue's Clues ride (yes, all of us), face painting for Little Miss Rainbow Butterfly, train riding, river cruising, ice cream, and the amazing ball house. A huge day (with another big drive home at the end) but they LOVED it and it was lots of fun. Now we're set for a recovery day at home before the big Christmas days.

Jewellery...

Look at our new jewels! We spent some time today threading beads and here's the results: a necklace by Mr Happy (long curvy shaped one on left), a bracelet for Mummy (furthest from the camera), and bracelet, necklace and ring for Little Miss.

Rainy Day...

Crafty Daddy went out to mow the lawn after Church today, worried that it might rain later... and it did! But did he come in then? No! Mr Happy went out and joined him to play in the rain!

Haven't disappeared completely...

I know I haven't posted for a little while and I've been wanting to, but life was a little busy this week. However new computer is set up so hopefully tomorrow I'll get the chance to download photos and blog! Stay tuned!

Last day of Prep...

Well, we made it! Little Miss did her last day of Prep last week. I can't believe how quickly the year has passed and how much she has grown up while she's been there. She's had a great year with Mrs B, and is so ready for Grade 1. But the holiday will be a nice break from getting up and out the door each morning.

Christmas BBQ photos...

Friends... food... ice cream... a puppet show... great afternoon:-)

Seeing red...

In our pots of course! Our chilli is starting to turn red, and we have a red flower in our other pot. Isn't it pretty?

Christmas cards...

How quickly our Prep year has gone by! Little Miss has today taken Christmas cards for the kids in her class, complete with handwriting by her and stickers for all. I got inspired yesterday after reading Shelle's post about making cards for her girls - thanks for the idea, Shelle! So I did most of the creating during the day, then Little Miss finished them off and wrote them after school and this morning. She was so excited! Unfortunately Mr Happy has what looks like the start of conjunctivitis this morning so I didn't want to take him into school, so I didn't see her giving them out. But I know she would have had fun with it!

Christmas at Playgroup...

We had our last playgroup for the year this week. It was kind of sad because Mr Happy and I love going! Also because one of our dear friends will be moving away and won't be there next year. But it was fun too, with party foods and party games and, of course, Santa! I forgot my camera so these are taken with my phone. But hopefully another mummy got better ones.