Mummy is that Jesus?

We were at the fruit market today picking up some apples when Matthew piped up with "Mummy is that Jesus?" I looked up to see an gentleman of middle Eastern appearance with a dark beard wearing I would assume traditional Muslim dress (long dress, with pants underneath, sandal and a hat). This question was asked at full volume, of course. So what do you say in that situation? Well if you are a very mature, responsible and worldly mother you dissolve into fits of laughter. And apparently if you are a mature, responsible and worldly father you ask if Elvis was with him!

Is my hair red?

So many people have commented on Benny's red hair recently! Do you think it red? I really don't think it is Letitia red but I am wondering if it is my dad's reddishness? Although it has been soooo long since Dad had hair maybe his wasn't red at all!

And here are some piccies of the blondies.

Hungry

For the last few mornings Ben has been waking me up between 4am and 5.50am. This is very unusual for him. But this morning i figured out why! He is hungry. Really hungry! This morning he ate 2 weetbix(every skerik) and then 2 pieces of toast. My baby must be growing. How am I going to be able to keep up feeding my boys? Thank goodness i have never had them eat their way through a growth spurt at the same time. But I'm sure that is to come in the near future and then all the way through their teenage years!

Footy Widow

Tonight I mourn my husband. I have lost him until October when he will recover from his case of finals fever. I can only feel jealousy that these stupid games (as the AFL starts soon) are more of an attraction to my husband than I! He no longer wants to watch better homes and gardens with me on Friday. Sundays afternoon walks are gone. I will have to find something else for me to occupy my time. As I just can't compete with football or the V8 and i certainly don't come close to the Formula 1! But at least I know my place in the scheme of things and at least he is too preoccupied with his sport to notice the credit card bills!

My hero.

Nathan and his helpers!

Nathan and most of his family spent their summer holidays making our entertaining area at the side of our house. I just can't thank them enough! It has been HOT in Canberra the last few days and it is such a pleasure to sit out there and have our dinner. It is something that I truly enjoy. When we are sitting out there I can't help but think how clever my husband is! He (and his helpers, can't forget them!) did everything himself, from the leveling to the laying to the building of the retaining wall. He is really worth his weight in gold, my husband!

Pre School

Today was my turn to be the "parent helper" at pre school. I had deliberately put it off until now because I wanted the class to be settled before I walked in with two rowdy "extras". But I have been dying to go to see how my little buddy was coping without me. I was so excited to see what Matthew was like when we weren't around. We all know what Matthew is like with his family but we have never seen him in a different setting, like school. So, this morning I was busting with excitement. I wasn't the only one. I had three little boys with three backpacks raring to go from 7am! I had no arguments with anyone to put on shoes, eat breakfast or make their beds! Do you think they will be like this in 10 years time?
So what is Matthew like in the company of his class mates? Pretty much the same. Although he helps out a lot more there than at home! He packed up all the toys. Infact, all of the children packed up the toys and you know what else, there wasn't one raised voice. I did actually ask Debbie if she could move in to assist with toy tiding in our house and she laughed and said there was probably more yelling in her own house than any of her students' houses! Matthew is so enthusiastic. He is the first to help with any task. The teachers had put out rakes and wheelbarrows for the children (really clever way of tidying autumn leaves, disguise it as fun!) Matthew was the first child to offer assistance. Then he drummed up the others to help out as well! I was worried he would demand Debbie's attention constantly and yet he doesn't. He is more than happy for others to take centre stage.
Something else I noticed is he is exceptionally polite and Debbie is constantly praising him for it. I have endeavoured to teach manners and as a parent it is a thankless task but I was rewarded for MY hard work today!
So the result is Matthew is very much the same beautiful little boy. He did get into trouble once but I wasn't surprised by it. He did something silly that he would have done at home. And it was probably just as well that he did do it otherwise I may have left him at school where his perfectness is guaranteed!

Autumn is coming!

I was doing the dishes on the weekend when i looked out of my kitchen window to realise that the trees were all turning their autumn colours. Our tree out the front has turned so quickly. This means that winter is coming and I'm not ready for winter. I'm not prepared to have another $900 heating bill this winter. I'm not ready to wear 4 layers of clothing. I'm not ready to break the 2cm layer of ice off the dogs water bowl. I'm not ready to say goodbye to summer. Infact, I dont think we even said hello to it this year! So Im going to enjoy our week of predicted high temperatures because i know that after this week it will be all down hill.

And this is what the boys are looking like this autumn morning!