Happy 6th Birthday Amelia Jane!

We are having a quiet day here.  I decided not to do the birthday party thing.  It just seems like too much work.  I also don't want my children to expect a big thing every single time.  Maybe next year I'll try to manage one of her friends to come and play, but for now I think we will keep it family time. :)  

I finally made her cake this morning after I substituted a couple of ingredients (I didn't have quite enough cocoa, nor white sugar).  She said she would like a chocolate cake with pink icing so that is what I made, nothing fancy...I don't have energy for that but I do enjoy trying to make things cute like: Owen turns 1

Birthday girl.

:)

 

LOL we don't look alike do we?

Sorry for all the photos of me but Amelia wanted to take them, and I wanted one with just the two of us since we are outnumbered in our family!  So she is six today.  Can't believe it. 

Another week

At this moment Amelia is trying to play by ear the "Happy Birthday" tune on the keyboard. (Somebodies birthday is coming up.)  Aaron is uh, lets just say he is busy.  Owen is playing in the playroom.  Keith is taking a morning nap.  And Mr. Smith is preparing for tomorrow's services.  And you know what I am doing. :)  I wasn't planning on doing this today, but I figured it has been awhile since I updated this little page.

It is busy.  Life is.  

We had John and Naomi for the weekend.  And on Monday we went to the Museum again (it was raining so no bush walk). Amelia was thrilled to know it was raining, I think somebody likes going to the Museum!  Jett was off to Gisborne for two nights (Wed & Thurs).  I went to Melissa's for dinner on Thursday which I really enjoyed!  

Isn't he just a doll?

 I love this little man!

 Even if he is just a wee bit too active!

 This small park is maybe 5 minutes of a walk from us (if that far).

 Quite nice I think!

 :)

Jett brought home fruit from the Gueze's (Gisborne)  Yum!  His fruit is so much better than the supermarket! And yes those are the green fuzzy kiwi fruit.  (The mesh bag is holding golden kiwi's from the supermarket. And there are some oranges there that came from the Jago's.) So many thanks to the Gueze's for the fruit!  If I had their address I could properly send a thank you note...anybody have it off hand? :)

 

Now I had better get to cleaning my house.  Looks quite messy and dirty at the moment!

what we've been up to

Hello!  I know my mother is wondering where I've been maybe you have too.  I guess blogging isn't something I find a lot of time for.  But I can assure you that I've been busy.  This is the first week of school holidays (2 week break between the terms)  and it is pretty much over.  Not sure what I've really accomplished in a weeks time but nevermind I have high expectations...too high. So in the past two weeks or so...

We've been to see Kelly Tarlton's with Rosie, Linda and Hanna.

Keith is teething... :(

We caught nasty colds.

Aaron is doing so well on the potty so we rewarded him today with a new train.  This is very exciting news for us. :)

We visited the Verheijs (er I did with the kids) and had most of them over.

We had the Van Kralingens for dinner.

I got a deep cleaning schedule in order, and set up something for every day (you know: Monday wash day etc....monday is not my wash day just so you know). 

I started to put that list into practice.

And now the photos....

My little helper feeding Keithie.

Sitting on the sea turtle at Kelly Tarlton's.

Aaron was very unsure of this...see he "was" scared of sharks.

Wearing Mommy's glasses for a second.

This is what happens when you give eager children a bucket of "sidewalk" chalk.  They were pretty good that afternoon!

This is what happens when your child is such a wriggler...or more like a bouncer and half crawling at the moment!

Aaron eating his well liked Golden Kiwi fruit.

Amelia eagerly reading a letter from her cousin Savannah.