Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Walking, and its Hazards

Lily has been in walk-training.


So far she's up to 26 steps; it's her record. Increasingly, walking is the way to get from A-to-B. Crawling is falling out of favour.

But she also likes climbing.




Don't worry, she knows how to get down.


Sometimes Lil' likes to walk to her favourite brother.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Lily is One!

Lily's first birthday!

Celebrations were spread over several events. First was early morning present-opening.


Thankfully big brother was on hand to help out whenever her enthusiasm waned. But Lily got the hang of it pretty quickly.



Afternoon tea saw Lily make her first foray into chocolate cake eating. It was as if she'd discovered a whole new way of looking at the world. Curiously, she ate the cake with her index finger, digging into it--icing first--like a little excavator!


But on the weekend was Lily's party. And that means there was more cake...
-
more presents...


and more mess :)



Happy birthday Lily!

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Fun happenings

Eating lip gloss fun.
Lily had her first play in mummy's girl-stuff. Noah had loosened the lid earlier, so it was all too tempting I think. Lip gloss all over hands and face, and not much left for mum to use!


Climbing in box fun.
Lily is somewhat obsessed with climbing in boxes. Despite this one in their bedroom usually being full of books, she always manages to fit in there!



Beanie fun.
There hasn't been much cold weather in Sydney, but there was opportunity quite recently for dad and the kids to wear their stripy beanies - good preparation for Hobart! (Thanks to Na-na and Pa-pa for Noah and Lily's!)

Animal fun.
College held it's annual Spring festival a week ago. The farm animals were very popular - it's so lovely that all the kids could experience goats, rabbits, sheep, chickens and ducks even in busy Newtown.




Cafe fun.
This day we shared some brekkie in the college holidays. Some people have asked how we can handle having kids at cafes - surely it's just too hard? But if you train them from birth, they'll learn to love it to :)


Sandpit fun.
There is so much to do in sandpits... making cakes, digging holes, and Lily no longer eats it but enjoys burying her feet and hands instead.


Climbing fun.
Noah has really progressed in his adventuring skills - this day he amazed us with conquering all climbing equipment in sight. That's what comes with being 3 I guess. Or as he'd say 'yeah, because I'm a big boy'.


Slide fun.
It was a strangely slow slide, which is probably why it was such a hit with Lil - and also because Noah and Lily were playing 'chasings' at the time.

Couch fun.
Noah and Lily love to sit together on their little couch. This was after both kids had had a sleep when Noah was watching some tellie, and Noah put his arm around Lily while she sat with a drink. I love watching them together - so cute!