Holiday fun with friends

Dear Matthew, Toby and Josie

The summer holidays are quickly coming to an end. Your dad has taken all of January and February off to spend time with you all while I have worked full-time, and you have all had a great time together. Most notably, you've been having more sleepovers with friends Matt, both at our house and at theirs. Youve stayed at Lockie and Heath's, as well as Michael's, and your cousin Harry's. You also seem to be at Michael's house every other day, as you plan catch ups over your ipads and come to us with a plan. With your dad home, we've had so much extra flexibility to make these catch-ups happen which has been great. Below are some photos of you all having a sleepover in our big bed, and you all enjoying time with your mates during sleepovers. 

Matt, you have the same teacher as last year in school which we all happy about as he was amazing and connected with you so well, and Tobes your teacher is apparently lovely as well, so I have a feeling we're going to have a great start to the school year (fingers crossed anyway!). This is your first year of full-time school Tobes, and while you have been saying you don't want to go, you love it when you're there (especially playing with your friends). Daddy will be doing drop-offs for the first month with you all and then I'll take over in March. Luckily I still get to do first-day drop-offs with you on your first day later this week. 

Love you all,

Mum xxx

 

January birthdays (including Soda!)

 Dear Matthew, Toby and Josie

Another January, another round of birthdays! This year we started by buying Soda her own birthday gift (a yummy birthday biscuit bone) and singing happy birthday to her. Soda is now 12, so this may be one of her last birthdays, as she is definitely slowing down, so we spoilt her. 

We also celebrated by birthday with Japanese takeaway and a princess cake from Miss Mauds (I have wanted one for years) at our place, and then Ma Ma's birthday with yet another Christmas ham, salads and apple strudel at hers a few days later. It was low-key all round this year but we've got a big celebration coming up next month with your dad's milestone birthday, so there will be larger celebrations with family to come! I'm so grateful to celebrate yet another birthday of mine with you all being happy and healthy - we are beyond lucky my beautiful babies.

Love you all,

Mum xxx 

Family Photos

Dear Matthew, Toby and Josie

I have been wanting to have family photos with you all for so long, and made it my resolution in 2022 to make them happen. Well, I was a week late in meeting the 2022 deadline but early this month we went down to the lake and had some photos together, as you can see below. Your dad didn't want to be in them, but the rest of us literally got our feet dirty on the paths by the lake just before sunset, checking for snakes along the way, to get these! I will make sure I put some of these up at our place as I absolutely cherish them and am so grateful for them. I did have to bribe you all with a McDonalds ice cream afterwards, and figuring out all the outfits took me way longer than I care to admit (Tobes look at you in these overalls - so darn cute!!), but it was soo worth the effort. We will now be having them at the start of every year, much to your discontent I'm sure, but I know we'll all look back on them in years to come and be thankful we made the time to have them taken. 

Love you my gorgeous bambini, 

Mum xxx