Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Oopps...


Sorry... My bad... Wrong video :/ This is it I'm sure!!

Walking Girl


WOW! What do you think I thought when I turned to find our little Bella Boo walking!! Granted she was using her high chair - But enough of the specifics!! SHE WAS WALKING ALL ON HER OWN!!!! YAY for the Bella Boo!! I was at the table busy cutting and turned to see her walking past and giving me the biggest and proudest grin I have ever seen!! She did it all by herself! Stood and then off she went! I quietly and as quickly as possible got the camera out to film it! After a few seconds she realized that she had my attention and thought that she would stop walking and crawl over to me instead... What a big girl! She will be walking in no time!! And then she will be into even more things! *UGH* You win some you loose some ^_^...

Friday, April 16, 2010

Almost there...

This is my quilt! Well ok... so it isn't finished yet - but I'm getting there !! This is my first quilt! It will be finished soon - I hope before we shift - and be ready in time to be hung in our new home!
I have to redo the center rose block because I scorched the calico on the outer part of the block - Sigh - it took me ages to do it and will probably take me just as long to do it again! But what can you do when you seek perfection!
I have been having a dreadful time trying to get my machine to a satin stitch and have taken it in for a service just to make sure there isn't anything wrong with it... But alas no - it is the operator not the machine that can not get it together to do what is wanted!! So I have had to change the design of the quilt to suit my needs. Meaning it will look nothing like the original pattern but here's hoping that it will still look ok.
When I am finished I will surely let you know! Until then I will keep persevering till I have achieved satisfaction.

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Just Like Daddy...

Kaleb and daddy sat together today looking at his gun. When Kaleb gets old enough - Like 16, he will be able to go shooting with Joe. All Kaleb can think about is his gun! He has bugged us something shocking to see it all day. But this is a two way street! It is a fantastic bargaining chip and all we have to do is mention it and he stops or starts...
Joe is drilling into him gun safety, like no pointing the gun at ANYONE whether it is loaded or not... And if he doesn't listen then Joe instantly takes the gun and puts it back in the safe! I dont even know where the key to the safe is! That is how protective Joe is about guns and safety!! Which is fare enough, we have too many little ones to be leaving guns around and being careless with them!!
It will be good for Kaleb and Joe to spend time together bonding. And if Joe teaches him what to do and not to do then there is less of a chance of an accident and silly play coming from Kaleb.

Monday, March 22, 2010

My Big Crawling Girl!


Look out world! Here she comes! Ready or not!
This is Ella this afternoon. She has known how to crawl for a few weeks but has only just discovered that if she crawls it will get her some where! Yesterday was the first time she even ventured off the carpet mat in the lounge... Now, today, she is turbo baby! Nothing seems to be able to stop her!! She goes into every room and gets into EVERYTHING!! And here I was hopping she might be the calm tame one since she was a docile baby- WRONG! With a brother and sister like hers how can she not be a little cyclone too! *SIGH* Cyclone or not - they all have character and big hearts!! I love them all dearly and wouldn't change them for anything!

Monday, March 8, 2010

BABY # 4


What do you think of this pic??
Kaleb took it! I KNOW!!! How fantastic is it?? He did a really great job in my opinion! I am not actually as big as the picture portrays but that is ok :) you all get the idea! I'm now 22 weeks I think??? I keep loosing track... SHAME!!! He took it this morning when he got hold of the camera - cheeky thing! But its all good! I've been trying to get a pic of my tum for ages... yet have been putting it off coz I can never get one I like! Well! I like this one!!


Proud as Punch!


BE PROUD EVERY ONE! I AM!!!


This is just something I threw together last night! What do you think?? It's really the only thing that has worked out for me in this sewing and nesting binge! Everything else turns out wrong and makes me feel worse :( But that is what you get when you rush a project and THIS is what happens when you take your time cutting and measuring and doing it properly! BOUT DAMN TIME SAYS I!!! The other side of it is purple - This side is meant to be pink - but I took the photo at 8:30pm so it is kinda darker than it is suppose to be :) But that is all good! You get the idea!!

Anyways I'm off to make some burpies if I can manage it!! I hope to be just as proud and have some pics to flash around too!! Toodles

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Again...

Just to keep everyone up to date, I'm pregnant again... Have been for a while ;) but keep forgetting to update the blog.
I'm about 22 weeks now and we have discovered that the baby is a little girl! That will be three girls and one boy!! The great thing about having another girl is that I don't have to buy any new clothes! I have EVERYTHING I need already and it's all in the right season too! She is due on the 10th of July - yes... that is 8 days after Ella's first birthday :P... What timing!! We are excited! Joe and I are having some difficulty with the name though... He likes things that I don't a visa versa. But isn't that always the way??

Big Boy!

Wednesday, 27th January 2010

Today is Kaleb’s first day at prep! It is 12:09pm and I wonder how he is doing?? He goes to a little school of about 70 students called Wheatlands State School. There are 17 children in his class including him and 4 of those are year 1 students (it is a composite class).

Kaleb got up at the usual time of 6am (in our bed as usual!) to find daddy bringing in his new uniform, shoes and socks. When Kaleb saw what daddy had brought in for him he asked, “Am I going to big school today??” “Yes.” I replied. You should have seen his face! It lit up like nothing else!! J He sat down with me on the bed then and said, “Mum I want you to do something for me…” “Yep.” I answered. To my surprise he said, “Can you throw my bottle in the dump!?” “Sure can. But you know that you won’t have it for tonight or again?” I told him. “YEP!” he shouted!

UNREAL! He has been attached to that silly bottle of years and to take it off him was a night mare.. But he was very happy to give it up today!!! J Good on you my brave boy!!

Joe and I had to tell Kaleb a few things that he could and couldn’t do at school such as, when he needed to go to the toilet he needed to ask his teacher first and that he couldn’t shout out, “ME NUTS ARE BUSTING!” like he does at home.

He was ready to go to school by 7am! He was so eager to get out the door he could scarcely stand still! Nanna Goosy called to see how he was doing but he didn’t want to talk… way too excited!!

We firstly took Caitlin to day care and then went and picked up daddy at work so that he could come too!

So off we went! Daddy, Mummy, baby Ella and Kaleb! When we got to school some other little preppies were crying very loudly and Kaleb called them sooks – only when we were in the car though… Daddy then needed to explained that Kaleb could not tease other children that were scared to leave their mummies. After that we went to his class room and found a desk to sit Kaleb’s things were put on his desk including his drink bottle. His new teacher, Mrs Brimblecomb, told him that he needed to go and put his bag in the port racks on the other side of the yard, so off he ran to do what he had been asked. Mummy and Daddy watched as he hurled his bag on to the top of the port rack, landing with a great big thud! Trotting back into the class room Kaleb tripped, but was not phased in the slightest, instead of crying he got up and ran away as if he had not even tripped. He looked around his new room and then asked if he could go outside to play on the slide and took off like a shot, with his new hat, when permission was given. After that Daddy and Mummy didn’t see much of Kaleb as he ran and jumped and played with the others! During this time Mummy talked with Mrs Brimblecomb, who is called Mrs Brim by all of the children, then they decided that it was time for them to go. It took a few minutes for Mummy and Daddy to find Kaleb as he was playing and running all over the place in his new school yard. When they finally found they told him they had to go now so that school could start. Hugs and kisses were hurriedly given (more so by Kaleb them by Daddy or mummy) and off he rushed again to play with all of the other children, without a backward glance!

So here I sit writing this and wondering if he is having a good day or not??

Caitlin was so upset later on in the morning about Kaleb… she thought that Joe and I had send him away!! Poor little thing! We will have to take her with us this afternoon to pick him up so she can see that he is coming home and what all of this means!!