The last couple of months in pictures

Again just a quick update in photos because Im too busy and perhaps too lazy to sit and actually write a whole blog post

Crochet Bunny for Lexie

Sunglasses case made by my niece 11 year old, Tillie with a  bit of help from me

A placemat for playgroup that teaches kids how to set the table properly

And this is how it looks when its set

12 month old Esther climbing into her dolly cot because she can

But Im NOT TOO BIG Mum

Nannies 71st birthday

A spot of 3D cooking, amazing Mickey Mouse Cookies, the kids loved them

Bob wearing his Mums cardigan

Fathers day, Bob is so proud he made his first card for Daddy at playgroup

Our first family photo at Aunty Jills 50th Birthday

Bob wearing his new apron that Mummy made

Bob helping put the days of the week out at playgroup

Esther building a shelf with help from daddy

Decorating a horror theme birthday cake

Photo's got out of order here but still building a shelf and telling Daddy how its done

Kelsey's Birthday cake

A special vist from cousin Jensen and Bob loved sharing his little lounge

Even if it wasnt very comfortable

I also made some fingers for Kelseys Horror theme party

And then she asked me to make a tongue as well

The cake finished

The back view ( oh so pretty)

There will be plenty more photos coming soon, including Bob and Esthers first trip to the beach

And then she was ONE!

Well how amazingly fast a year can go, My baby was one year old on the 16th August, the fastest year in history. She is so much more grown up than her brother was at one but then I guess she is a girl and they are always well ahead of the boys, she also has someone else to copy so unlike her brother she could see how life went, well before she was expected to do it where as Bob had to learn everything himself.
I know a boy cant learn everything from the TV but I sometimes wonder if he learnt how to be selfish and mean to his sister from watching countless episodes of "Poko"  Poko is always very mean to his dog "Minus" and really only loves his toy monkey "Mr Murphy". Anyway hopefully Bob will one day let Esther play with some of the presents she got for her birthday, even though he has claimed them as his own, what will a boy do with all those dollies and the dolls bed when his mates come around to play.

Esther had a wonderfull birthday and certainly has enough new clothes to open her own store or to have her own walk-in robe. She also enjoyed eating a lot of cake. Thanks everyone for all the lovely well wishes and presents and she is now looking forward to christmas and hopefully her brother will let her keep her own presents because he will get some of his own,

One of the first toys that her brother claimed.

Nanny Ella and Esther in front of the cake

Happy Birthday to Esther!

These cakepops are yum!

Looking like road kill after eating a cakepop

Another Birthday Song with her cousin Georgia

Bob let her keep the card!

Bob also opened all the presents

But he let her keep all the clothes, Thanks Bob!

This is mine and this is mine!

She got to push the old pram with one of the new dolls

Lucky for Esther she can stick up for herself and she just takes back what she wants and she dosnt have as much afternoon sleep as Bob so she plays with all the toys then. She has also learnt to scream when your not looking so Bob gets the blame for pushing her even when he hasnt. GIRLS ARE SNEAKY LITTLE THINGS EVEN WHEN THEY ARE ONLT ONE!
Happy Birthdat Esther we love your work

A mish mash of photo's

More photos without many words because Im lazy

What went inside Maddy's I spy Bag

The bag above I made for Maddy, the circle is a clear panel, the bag is filled with plastic filling beads and then all the trinkets in the first photo, the idea is you fiddle with the bag until you find all the things.

Bob's special drawer box

Stephen made this little box for Bob, its like a money box with a slot at the top and he has buttons that he drops through into the drawer but typically Bob pulls the drawer out and watches where and how the buttons fall into the box

Boo! Esther Posing for her Mum

Esther telling Poppy funny stories

Tillie's 11th Birthday quilt

Bob at the Library, they have great things for kids to do and he made a huge tower with the huge blocks in the baby room

Lettuce's for playgroup

Bob getting a feel for the felt vegetables

A plate of fruit and Veg for playgroup

Bob's new trailer that Poppy built for him, he loves towing it around but its very hard to reverse park

My birthday breakfast with my beautifull babies

My Beautifull husband with his hands FULL!

My beautifull boy with his hands full

Tillie and Lexie with my birthday cake that Kelsey made
Thanks Kelsey

Esther and Lavinia

Esther being a rascal in the toy box

Bob wearing Maddy's Hat, he thought he was pretty cool

The back of the beautifull quilt that Sara made me for my birthday
Sorry I dont have a photo of the front yet

Esther giving the quilt the dribble seal of approval

Esther learnt to stand up in bed so we knew she was awake
As if the noise wasnt a big enough hint!

The easter Bunny came

Bob got a Spot Book, a Tractor and a chocolate crackle easter egg filled with tiny eggs

Esther got a beautifull book to

Esthers Tutu that her Mummy made, no good photo's though because I couldnt get her to keep still

Bob's new Truck, handed down from his Poppy
Thought he would take it for a spin down the drive way

The original owner and the new owner of the truck

Esther worked out an ingenious way of making herself taller to reach the toys on the table

And Bob stood by to make sure she didnt touch anything that wasnt hers

Mothers day High Tea

Bob made himself comfortable at the High Tea

The wonderfull staff of the Double Cream Cafe
Best High Tea Ever!
Thanks girls, us Mums loved it




A bit of a marathon effort posting these photos so pat on the back to me because Im freezing and still have a million more photo's to post but not tonight