Caitlyn turns six!

To my beautiful, sweet baby girl Caitlyn,

         I can't believe that you are six years old already! I love you so much! Here are six things that I especially love about you right now!

  1. You have a very infectious giggle. You make everyone around you smile and laugh with your giggles and laughter. Sometimes you find the smallest thing to crack up about. I love your sweet humour!

2. You love to help me by cleaning up, especially when I haven't even asked you to. You are the biggest helper in our family and set a good example for your brother and sisters.

3. You truly care about other peoples feelings and like to comfort people when they are sad or upset. You make friends easily and are loved by everyone you meet!

4. I love your ability to talk to everyone you encounter. Even when you were younger you would talk to everyone you saw. Sometimes i felt bad for the people you were questioning in the lift, or the ladies at the checkouts. Some people still don't know how to react to your very forthright comments and questions, but I love that you are aren't afraid to talk to anyone.

5.  I love your cuddles. You love to snuggle up on the couch and be close. You give the best hugs and not just to me, you share the love around to everyone, even to your brother who doesn't always appreciate them!

6.  I love your independence. You have always been a very independent child and have wanted to do everything by yourself.

Enjoy your special day and enjoy being six!

Love Mummy
xoxoxo

Today is the Day!

We have spent many weeks counting down and finally the day is here! In about one hour we go pick up the kids from school and then head to the airport to pick up Grandma and Grandpa!

The kids have been SO excited! They have been going a little bit nuts! Grandma and Grandpa and certainly going to be bombarded with lots of information, stories and things shown to them!

The house is all sparkly and clean. The beds are made. The floor is mopped. And the dishes are done!

Once they get here there will be no time to rest though. We are headed out camping in the Flinders Rangers early on Friday morning so we have to shop and pack for that trip. We also have swimming lessons, School Assembly and Boys Activity Night to get to.

Let the fun begin!

Sports Day 2012

On Friday the kids had Sports Day at school. Normally we have it in 4th term, but this year they changed it to 1st term. All the of my children are in the green team named Coombes.

They started the day doing their team chants and a health hustle. They then went around to all the different events with their teachers.  They had lots of fun and did really well through out the whole day. Of course they were all in different events, in different places all at the same time so Haylie and I spent a lot of time going between the events to watch the kids do different things.

Vortex Throw

Frisbee (Discus)

Long Jump

Accuracy Kick

Hurdles

They even let Haylie have a turn on the Hurdles

Obstacle Course

It was freezing cold on Friday and we even had a bit of rain, but it wasn't enough to dampen the kids enthusiasm.

By the end of the day though the kids were very tired and worn out!

Five weeks!

In five weeks time, or in 34 sleeps we will be getting some special visitors!

Grandma and Grandpa Montague!

Last time they were here was for Lachlan's Baptism.

This time they are coming because this beautiful girls is turning 8 and getting baptised.

Everyone is very excited about their arrival! The kids talk about it every time they see an airplane fly overhead. They mention in their prayers every day for Grandma and Grandpa to have a safe trip. We spend a lot of time talking about all the fun things that we will do when they arrive.

We are planning on taking them on some trips to see a bit more of Australia. First we are headed to the Flinders Rangers. We will be camping on some private property, just outside of Hawker. When spent last Easter long weekend there and just loved it. We are able to take the quad bikes and there is lots of see and explore.

We can do some hiking and driving through some beautiful countryside.

There are also some ruins we can go and see. We will also go and visit some caves with Aboriginal art in them.

Next up is a trip to Halls Gap, which is in the Grampians, which is about halfway between Adelaide and Melbourne. I have never been there but have heard lots of good things about it. Again we will be doing some hiking, driving and just exploring the area.

Next up we will be heading to the Murray River for a whole week on a luxury houseboat.

It will be nice to just cruise down the river taking in the scenery, taking the kayaks out for a paddle, relaxing in the spa or driving the jet ski. All while taking in the views.

After all those trips it will be time for Amie's Birthday Party and Baptism.

We are all so excited for them to come and to go and explore some more of this wonderful country! While we wait though there is plenty to be done.

A New School Year and A Photo-a-Day

Well, School holidays are over for another Summer and the kids are back at school. Lachlan is in Year 4. Amie is in Year 2 and Caitlyn is in Reception. They were all so excited to get back to school, mostly I think they missed playing with their friends!

It is only one more sleep until my little baby girl starts Kindy! I can't believe it. She is so excited! It has been hard for her to watch the other kids go to school everyday and she has to stay home, but not tomorrow.

I'm not sure what I'm going to do with my self for those three hours with no children, probably clean!

I love these goofy kids! They make my heart melt and my spirit smile! It is nearly impossible to get them to all look at the camera and smile a normal smile all at the same time!

But it sure is fun trying!

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I have been fairly slack in the blogging department lately and need something to motivate me so I'm going to try to post a Photo-a-Day for the whole month of February.

So here is Photo No. 1

Laundry. It is my constant companion. Most people sort there laundry into whites, darks and towels. I have a group just for pinks/purples. I love my girls but they sure do wear a lot of clothes!

Summer Holidays 2011-2012

I can't believe that the school holidays are nearly over. They seem to have gone by so quickly. We didn't go anywhere or do anything really special but I think that the kids have still had lots of fun. 

There have been plenty of sleep overs and play dates with friends. There have been trips to the zoo and Monarto. There has been swimming, especially in Grandma's spa, and plenty of playing at the park. There has been lots of movies and video games, balanced with lots of jumping on the trampoline and riding on scooters. All in all we have had lots of fun but had plenty of time to relax as well!

Here are just some of the pictures taken over the summer. We still have one week left and lots of plans to make the most of it, including birthday celebrations for me!

At the Zoo.

Monarto Zoo

We waited a while for this giraffe to come this close.

Buried at the beach!

Thanks Aunty Lisa for the Christmas present. They love it!

At the beach

My handsome husband!

I love this picture. She loves so grown up. This is also before she got her hair cut off!

Trying to catch some waves, but they were too small