Welcome home...

Yay! They are finally home. As I am sure you are all aware, my mum and dad arrived home on Saturday night from their 3 month European adventure. It was such an exciting day. It kind of felt like christmas day when you are a kid and the whole day seems to drag until the time comes to go to bed so that Santa can arrive. We loaded up 3 cars (so that we could all get home inc. luggage) and headed to the airport a little early so that we could stop off at McDonalds for dinner with the kiddies and then headed to the carpark at the start of the runway to watch some planes come in. Gee those things are sooooo big but wow it was awesome. I wasn't too sure as to how the girls would react to the noise but surprisingly they were pretty good. Isabella can't even stand in the same room as the hairdryer when going but other then holding onto me very tightly, she was excited to see them fly over us. I must admit that I did shed a few tears when mum and dad's plane flew over our heads and landed safely. :)  We headed back to their place and didn't end up leaving until 11.20pm with the girls staying awake the whole time, so it was nice to get a bit of a sleep in the next morning.

    

This was our Monday morning snuggle in bed before the busy day began. I love my cuddles with my girls...



Isabella has found a new hidey hole. I could here her calling my name but it took me a while to find her? As long as she doesn't try to climb into the real oven? :)

** Last Thursday was a very exciting day for me. I think I mentioned in my last post that I wanted to go and see Bam Margera at Knox but couldn't as it was too long for the girls? Well lucky for me Brett stayed home sick from work with a gastro bug and at the last minute I decided to go and jump the queue as my girlfriend Kelli was already there with her son. We were about 20th in the queue so it didn't take too long once the boys came out. Mmmmmmmm what a honey. I managed to get a photo with both Bam and Tosh Townend (another Pro skateboarder). I don't have the photo just yet but when I do get it I will make sure to post it on my blog.

That's about all for now. Take Care

Caroline xxx

catch up...

Well not too much has been happening in the past week except the usual. Isabella has been excepted into 3yr old kinder which is exciting. We have to attend a meeting in December to find out what day she will be attending, but I think she is going to love it. Poor Piper is getting 3 of her 4 1st molars all at once and I think another 2 of her bottom teeth aren't too far away either. As you can imagine she is extremely grizzly and miserable but is still either sleeping through or just waking up the once for her bonjella fix and then straight back to sleep. (Hopefully I haven't just jinxed myself?)

Unfortunately still nothing on the job front :(  I attended an interview last week at Officeworks in Chadstone, but don't think I will get it due to the hours I can work? Nevermind at least I tried. I am finding the whole job hunting very frustrating as I am constantly hearing of positions going at Coles but can never find them on the Coles Career website and then when you call the store you get told that you need to apply online???? I just feel like I am going around and around in circles.

Saturday afternoon I headed out with the girls from mums group to the city for our early Christmas breakup which was loads of fun. We decided to stay in the city the night at Rydges Carlton so that we could all drink and wouldn't have to worry about getting home, and then headed to Dracular's for dinner. The meal was really nice but gee they squash you in to the point that you can't even comfortably eat your dinner. The show was pretty funny but not the best I have seen? I would have to say the best part was the buffet breakfast mmmmmmm yum. Food tastes so much better when you don't have to cook it yourself :)

I also got some exciting news yesterday that a very good friend of mine Rachael had her baby girl "Elizabeth Louise". I had known for a while what she was having and when she was having it, so the phone didn't leave my side all day. I can't wait until Thursday night when I will hopefully be going in for a cuddle. (cluck cluck cluck) 

CONGRATULATIONS MCVICAR FAMILY ON THE NEW ARRIVAL

A kind friend of mine also informed me that Bam Magera (the skateboarder and from Jackass) will be appearing at Knox Shopping Centre on Thursday afternoon. He has been my favourite since I first saw one of the Jackass movies and would so love to go with her to meet him but as she will be going at 9am with her son, it is just way too long for the girls to be stuck in a pram and too many people around for them to get out of the pram as apparently he isn't due there until 4pm? I have told her that she needs to get me a nice photo and something signed. Mmmmmmmmm xxx

3 sleeps to go... Can you believe how quick the last 3 months have gone. Mum and Dad return home Saturday night and as you can imagine the whole family is very excited. (except maybe the son-in-laws? hehehehe) I spoke to them just the other day and they informed me that they have had enough and can't wait to get home. You can only last so long living out of a suitcase. I put money on that the next few days will drag and Saturday will be the longest day ever as their flight isn't due in until 8pm.

Well that's about it for the moment. No pictures today as I have been lazy and haven't really taken any new ones.

Luv Caroline xxx

Zeke's 3rd Birthday...

Another term down and one more to go for the year. Who can believe how fast this year is going? Mum and dad return in a week and a half and it only feels like yesterday that Helen and I dropped them off at the airport. We are all looking forward to them coming home as we have missed them so much.

On Monday the girls cousin Zeke turned the big 3, so we headed up to Chewton on the Sunday to help him celebrate. As he is into all kinds of musical instruments, I found this little ripper of a drum kit and knew as soon as I saw it that Zeke would love it. The kids fought over who's turn it was all day, then Zeke decided to use his toy rake as a guitar and we had ourselves the "Baynham Band". (They looked so cute playing their little instruments.) He also got a microphone for his birthday so they were definately ready to Rock n' Roll. Brett and I are just hoping that this present doesn't come back and bite us on the bum???



Monday was back to playgroup and the girls had a great first day back as daddy came along for the morning. As you can see all 3 of them had lots of fun with painting and play-doh. After playgroup I headed to Cheltenham to help my girlfriend Katrina out with a hairdressing course. She was doing a course on foils and needed a model, and I was very honored to be asked. It was lovely sitting there for a few hours being pampered and not having any kids hanging off me, and have informed her that if she wishes to attend any other courses I would be happy to help. (As long as they aren't on crop hairdo's???)



Today I had a job interview at Officeworks in Chadstone, and felt that I went pretty well but will have to wait and see if I was successful. Not having too much luck with the job hunting and think it is because of the few hours I am available. As a girlfriend told me today, they are always saying that mother's need to get back out into the work force, but no one is willing to give us a go?

Oh well, on that note take care.

Caz xxx

what next?...

Well I have been back to the vet's twice in the past week with both the dogs. After all the problems we have with Boris and his skin, we now have to add to the list lameness. I knew as soon as I sore him limp that it was his cruciate that was causing the problems and that it would probably cost a minimum of $1000, so you can imagine the heartache when we took him to the vets with the thought that he wasn't coming home :( Luckily for us and Boris it was just a partial tear which means that he didn't require surgery, but it is now just a matter of time before it completely tears? Then this morning I was back at the vets with Baylei and his very stinky breath. I feel so bad that as we are always busy dealing with Boris, poor Baylei has been neglected as he very rarely has any problems. As I predicted once again, Baylei has been booked in to go under anaesthetic for his teeth to be cleaned and to determine wether any need to be pulled. When will this all end? As you can imagine, Brett and I have decided NO more dogs once the boys go as it is just getting too expensive. I have made a decision that maybe next christmas the girls can get a budgie each as I still have Mofo's and Fez's (our once cockatiel)cage. Fingers crossed that this is it for a while.

Till next time.

Luv Caroline xxx

fun fun fun...

Well the school holidays are nearly over once again which means back to the routine of playgroups and swimming. Lucky for us we had some things to do and great weather over the holidays which enabled us to get out and about. On Monday I took both the girls to see Justine Clarke at the Frankston Arts Centre which was heaps of fun. I'm not too sure who enjoyed it the most, the kids or the mums? It seemed to me that the parents were more excited and alot more vocal then the kids, but then I can't pick as I was just as bad. hehehehe  She really is a great performer though, especially with the kids. She just has so much energy and doesn't care how silly she looks and you can tell that she enjoys every minute. 



As the beautiful weather was forecasted for Tuesday Helen, Katrina and I along with all the kids headed to Wilson Botanic Park for a play and a picnic lunch. We got there early to ensure a good picnic spot but found the playground already packed with kids. As Piper's new skill is climbing, I was forever walking around watching her every move and getting prepared to catch in case she falled. (Which luckily she didn't) Her latest trick is to either push the chair over to the kitchen bench and climb up to see what is going on or what is in reach to play with or she climbs up onto the chair and then on to the kitchen table and runs across to the other side. The problem is that she is so quick that you can't let her out of your sight for a minute or she's off.

   



Hope you all enjoy the photo's.

Love Caroline xxx

"we are geelong, the greatest team of all"

"We are Geelong, the greatest team of all. We are Geelong, we're always on the ball..."

I have sung this song countless times this weekend and still I can't get enough of it. WOW what a weekend. I don't think it has completely sunk in as yet but my boys have done it and they did it in style. 2007 AFL Premiers Woo Hoo.

Ok. Now that this is out of my system for the moment, I'd better fill everyone in on my week just gone. Not a lot happened during the week, just the usual stuff and preparing for the 2 x Grand Finals being held this weekend. As I am sure you are all aware (if not, get your head out of the sand), Geelong won the AFL grand final last night by a wopping 119 points and the Melbourne Storm whooped Manly's butt in their grand final tonight. What a great feeling it is to know that we are bringing both cups back to Victoria.

Today Scott (Brett's best mate) and I headed to Skilled Stadium to thank our boys for a job well done, and what a sight it was. We were all sooo excited when the boys came out on stage and the whole 30,000+ crowd sang the theme song 6 times in a row. My head is still buzzing and words just can't describe how great it was.

LOVE YOU BOYS......

 

 



The only thing that could have made this weekend better was if my dad (who is also a Geelong supporter) was here to share it with :(  Don't worry dad. I taped the grand final so that when you get home we can both sit down and watch it together with the biggest grins on our faces. And you will be proud to know that I have managed to get both the girls to say "Go Cats Go", even when walking around the shops. It is sooooo cute.

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On another note, Saturday was also the 60th birthday of Pat (Brett's mum). Happy Birthday Pat/Mum/Nanny. We headed out for lunch to the Sands Hotel in Carrum Downs which was lovely as the whole place was nearly empty due to the Grand Final, so the kids had a great time running around and not bothering anyone.



Tomorrow the girls and I are off to see Justine Clarke in Frankston, and I am really looking forward to it as when ever one of her songs come on the ABC, all 3 of us start dancing around the house and singing along. It will be lots of fun I'm sure?

As Tuesday is meant to be a beautiful 26 degrees, Helen and I have decided to head to Wilson Botanic Park in Berwick for a picnic lunch. It will do all the kids good to get out of the house and get some fresh air, and apparently there is a really great playground for the kids that I missed last time I went there?

Well that's about it for me. Take care and will talk soon.

Caroline xxx