Just for Mum

Look Mum there is water in Lake George! This was taken on our trip home from Brisbane in July but you can definately see water where there was once sheep grazing land!

Birthday Catch Up!

This year it was Ben's turn to have a party for his birthday and while he wanted to have a party at Tunzafun, Lets play, Kid city and bowling! I helped him settle on a bowling party.

 Which he was quite pleased with!

 He had lego blocks as his cake.

 His wife Alyssa came. Her Mum told me she was a pain getting dressed because she insisted on preening herself and looking her best just for Ben!

 His oldest friend Harry was there!

 He did really well at the bowling and apparently no matter the score you always get to be the winner when it is your party!

 I loved the card Alyssa gave him. She is the pink mate, he is the blue one!

 

 

The lolly tray was quite the attraction!

 On his actual birthday he got a powerwing scooter. Ryan and Matthew got these for Christmas. We didn't think Ben would be coordinated enough to use one but we were wrong and it has been a long 8 month wait from Christmas to his birthday so he could have one too! Thankfully we no longer have fights over the powerwings, now they are only over the razor scooter, of which there is only one!

 My boys are growing up!

 But before even Ben's birthday it was Cleon's birthday. She was in Brisbane for her actual birthday but she was lucky enough to still get a cake. we must really lover her or something! I made her an extra special rainbow cake. Which she love to pieces and insisted on taking the left overs to work the next day. She also took Michelle's left overs too!

 

 We had Cleon's cake a few days before they left on 4 1/2 month around the world trip so the boys had to give the girl enough cuddles to last them for that length of time!

And seeing how the rainbow cakes were such a hit I made rainbow cupcake for Ben class at school. His teacher thanked me sincerely for all the excess food colouring in the cakes. It really made her day!

Miles Franklin Art Show

Miles Franklin Primary puts on an art show every second year. This year is the first time we have actually been here to see it. And I'm impressed! The hall has been transformed into the best art gallery i have ever seen! Every child has two pieces on display, every class has a display and there is one whole school piece.

 Matthew chose to display this piece. It is a 3D shading piece.

To celebrate the national year of reading every class made a book.

 

 Ben's class' book is called 'School of fish'

 Matthew's is the Clever Chooks

 And Ryan can't remember what his class book is called!

 Matthew's second piece is a tribute to Sidney Nolan and is a Ned Kelly piece.

 Ben is a huge fan of Picasso and you should hear him spout Pablo Picasso facts and jokes. Ben loves to tell you that he loves Pablo Picasso to bits and bits! Get it!!

 Ryan and Matthew's were displayed together!

 Ryan did some newspaper art.

 These totem poles were made by the whole school.

 Ben's duckling pond

Ryan's string painting.

 

My children have thoroughly enjoyed the Art unit this term so much so that Ben wants to be an artist when he grows up!

A computer geek in the making...

The day after they pulled they washing machine apart I found Ryan in the backyard with the circuit board and a screwdriver in his lap. He was so engrossed in it! I have no doubt that he was trying to figure out how it all worked. That kid is going to be a geeky, science/computer nerd and he is going to love every minute of it!

Every Sunday is father's day

We have a ritual every Sunday in this house and it is exclusively for people with a Y chromosome! So when Fathers day rolled around the boys just wanted to do what they always do.....

 Coffee, donuts and the newspaper!

So after they had given their gifts it was off to the mall before Dad could come home and install the door bell he got for fathers day! I got to stay home and clean the house in peace! And I am fine with that!

Like father, like sons

Nathan loves to pull things apart to see how they work. It turns out so do his sons! When I wanted my beloved washing machine tuned into a pot plant Nathan was more than happy to oblige. Mainly because it meant pulling something apart. And also because he had been really curious about what had been making that horrendous noise!

 The boys learnt a vital skill and mantra to go with it. They now know how to use a screwdriver and recite "lefty loosey, righty tighty". Please, please, please God don't let them pull apart everything that has a screw in it!

 Because they certainly enjoyed pulling apart the washing machine.

 Daddy even had them cutting cable ties with pliers and undoing bolts with a socket wrench. Again using the lefty loosey, righty tighty principle!

After much wrestling and no fun at all I ended up with a washing machine drum/pot plant!

Recycle, reuse, reduce

Nearly 10 years ago Nathan and I were given a washing machine as a wedding present. Unfortunately it didn't last as long as our marriage has but we haven't held that against it. Because it was so loved it has been recycled and has begun its new life as a pot plant! I love it as much as I did in its former life!