Beach Holiday

House-sitting at Bondi afforded us a bunch of visits to the beach.


Lily was rather happy with her time on the sand.



Noah's the one on the left.


We also took the lovely walk, south, along the coast.




Fun times. I think the ocean air was good for us.

Partners in Play-Dough Crime

Lily's sitting-up skills are coming along rather well.

Noah and the Cross: the Easter Weekend

Easter was great fun. We explained the whole 'cross' thing to Noah. We drew pictures. We read Bibles.


Kate's hot cross buns were the best we had over the course of the weekend; and we had quite a few.

Sunday morning was pretty fun. Noah's bunny was hidden in the herb garden, of course!


In retrospect, his bunny was probably a bit too big for the little guy.



But he soon got the measure of it :)

Noah's take on our Family

This afternoon Noah created this little masterpiece.


It's a drawing of our family, in crayon and texta. I've labeled the relevant bits, just in case it wasn't already clear who-is-who.

Our family.

Little Smilers

Very few photos manage better than two out of three smilers.


When Noah says he wants lunch (often pronounced 'yunch'), he generally means sandwiches (toasted or otherwise). But if there are noodles going, he'll have them. Stick in some peas, corn, soy sauce. Yum.

Often, however, he'll get to the end and then ask for yunch, meaning sandwiches. Yunch has a certain comfort value. And our little bear is a bit of a creature of habit.


More time with Dad for Lil'.


When Katie was a bubby, this was one of her little ponchos. Lovely.


Lily is learning to sit for longer and longer. She needs to learn that, at all costs, her nose should never be the first thing to hit the ground. Sometimes her arms don't help quickly enough :(


Noah may not be able to read words, but he can memorise a nursery rhyme like nobody's business and then tell it to his sister.

Hats Off!

Just 'cause.