Happy Birthday Daddy D! THIS IS FUNNY...

Grant's off playing hockey at Berri tonight, but we've managed to squeeze in a Bed Birthday Party this morning before he left for work and Cup Cakes tonight before Hockey. Last night I realised the kids hadn't quite finished their cards for Dad. I left the cards and the pencils in their room, so they could finish them before coming in to our room in the morning. At the last minute, I had the idea of leaving them Party hats, whistle and streamers so we could have a Bed birthday Party.
I was up with Gem around midnight and while I was laying in Gem's bed putting her back to sleep, Jack woke up to go to the toilet. I told him about the party supplies near the cards. About 3.30am, yes 3.30 AM, I heard some very excited voices. I jumped out of bed realising that if I didn't act quickly, we would whistles being blowing in our ears and streamers flying around our bedroom within minutes! Sure enough, I opened their door to find them half undressed, party hats on and cards finished and ready to go in envelopes!
I was a bit unsure how I was going to go getting them back to sleep once I broke the bad news they had another 4 hours of sleeping left to go, but amazingly enough they did and this is what we were greeted with a few hours later...they didn't bother getting dressed this time, in case they were sent back to bed again!

Present time is always exciting. Jack in particular, has been thinking about his tummy again and the liquorice we give Dad each year, they look like hungry PATIENT baby birds waiting to be fed!

When Grant was in bed I hung up a big banner in the kitchen.

And these photos make my heart happy...

Can't wait for the weekend, when we can chill out at Freeling with Grant's brother's family. Hopefully Gem is feeling better in the morning. Jack has had croup during the week. She was a bit average this afternoon and I have a feeling she may have mild croup....winter sux! Jxx

Finally... some scrapbooking....

I am having a HUGE problem being motivated to scrap at the moment. My days are busy and it's freezing cold here and I just basically can't be bothered by the night time. The cruel thing is that I keep having all the ideas - just no motivation...that really sucks! A big create fest is brewing......although I did manage to finish a baby gift for my friend's little girl. I have created something similar for her two other girls. It's cut 8x10inch to fit in a photo frame, to make for easy hanging/displaying.

P.S. And how cute is that little girl....if I wasn't feeling so buggered, I could nearly and I said NEARLY, get clucky again...Jxx

Dirt and Cubby Houses...what more can a kid ask for....

After digging up some dirt to lay down some sub surface irrigation - this pile of dirt has been come the favourite place to play. Grant gave Jack and Gem some wood, carpet etc - and they made a cubby - complete with a flower garden (see below). Each night this week, we've had different versions. It's the first place Jack had taken his school mates, even bi passing the kitchen for an after school snack, can you believe!!

My girl's growing up...

Can't believe Gem will be doing Kindy visits next term. It only feels like yesterday, I was taking Jack down for the first time. She is SO ready though - she keeps telling us she is going there to make some girlfriends. She is a real socialite...everyday she asks who we are going to visit or have come to play. I was worried when Jack had his new school friends to play, she wouldn't fit it - but she's right there in the thick of it. That's my girl...This photo was taken on the trampoline Wednesday night with Jack and one of his new school mates. Popcorn and Cordial. Jxx

Cartoons and lego...

Oh....to be a kid again...Jxx