During the winter nights, LR has a hot water bottle to cuddle to keep warm. It has a cute puppy cover over it and is great for snuggling up to.
I don’t think she knows that I make little yelping noises when I fill it up with boiling water at night.
(during a family lunch with everyone sitting at the dinner table)
Poppa: So does anyone want to get up and fetch me a glass of water?
(no volunteers)
Poppa: (gets up and walks into the kitchen) I guess I’ll get it myself.
LR: (with mock dismay) How come Poppa has to do all of the work around here?
RJ and Dad took a trip to the aquarium on the weekend. Lots of exploring, ten rides up and down in the lift, and a bit of confusion over which of the 10 sharks is really called, “Sharky”.
RJ introduces me to one of his best mates at the aquarium, "Sharky".
According to RJ, the most interesting thing in this tank was the equipment the staff uses to feed the fish.
Surprisingly, the lift is a big attraction with our kids. (Insert elevator music here).
The sea lions have gone! No more sea lions! We now have a HUGE coral reef tank instead.
Okay, we've seen everything, we're outta here, bye!!!
It’s summer, so we spend lots of time at or around the water. Having a pool makes a big difference, and so does having summer holidays.
RJ is a cool character while swimming.
Here’s a few water related moments from the past month.
This year, our Halloween party was the biggest ever. Every kid from both of the Year 1 classes at LR’s school was invited, as well as all the children on our street and a bunch of RJ’s friends. It was absolutely crazy, but we did our best to keep them busy. Activities included the Haunted Garage, a “Yucky” dip, a piñata, a broom race, a treasure hunt, making disembodied hands and the grand finale, a total, all-out assault on Dad with water balloons.
LR, as Supergirl, decided the world needed rescuing.
RJ and Mum put together a great snapping turtle costume.
Follow the link to get to the rest of the pictures and see what went on!!!
We stopped by the park last week on the way home before dinner. Surprise, surprise — I grabbed a few photos.
High-velocity boy is quickly chased down by lightning-girl.
You'll have to carry me! ... Umm... No.
12 feet up with no proper foot-holds and not a care in the world.
How are we going to get across there?
Let's go across!
See RJ? You just have to jump across like this.
How to cross a stream in 5 seconds or less!
Look over there! A kookaburra!
If that fountain starts up again, we'll be drenched!
This is the fun crowd I get to hang around with.
Maybe we should have brought some more snacks?
That was fun. Time to head for home.
