Mother's Day school events

Dear Matthew and Toby

 

In the lead up to Mother's Day this year we attended couple of events run at Matt's school.

 

The first one was the 'pamper morning' held in your kindy classroom, Matt. Your wonderful teachers organised a few different tables at which the kindy kids could spoil their mums. You painted my nails and applied my eye shadow (somehow I ended up with four eyebrows but you can see from the photos that you took it very seriously) and decorated a flower for me. It was such a cute experience and you were so proud (as was I). When I went to pick you up you gave me a present you'd made (a decorated star holding some smelly salts), a picture you'd drawn of me and a questionnaire you'd filled out about me (see picture below). I particularly loved the questionnaire, as you obviously have been paying attention to what I like (and I think I clearly watch How I Met Your Mother a bit too much!).

 

The day before Mother's Day we went back to your school for a few hours for the 'Around the World' event. There was of course a blow up obstacle course which you loved and when I raced you on it you became so competitive - you had to beat me!! There were also various stalls set up which had activities at them from particular countries. You enjoyed getting a henna tattoo and attempting some origami at the Asian stand, and decorating my handprint at the Australian stand.

 

It was so nice to spend this time with you Matt, sometimes it's hard now as Toby is still very little and needs lots of my attention but I hope as he grows older you and I can spend more one-on-one time together like we used to.

 

Love you beautiful boys,

 

Mum xxx

 

 

 

 

 

It's May- you know what that means...

 

Dear Matthew and Toby

 

Well, it's May again and that means it's time for photos in leaves! Toby you've joined our tradition of having a photo in the leaves outside of Ma Ma and Gramp's house and although I didn't manage to get a photo of the two of you lying in them nicely together, I did get pretty gorgeous ones of you both individually and playing together in them.

 

As you can see, Toby you are very nearly walking (you have started to take a few steps on your own, in fact at just over eight months you took 7 steps and my mind almost exploded as I couldn't believe what I had just witnessed). You started crawling last weekend, so you officially walked before you crawled, which also seems crazy to me. But my determined boy sets his own schedule. But never in my wildest dreams did I predict that my baby who was born in Spring would be walking the following Autumn. Looking forward to this time next year when you'll both be running through the piles of leaves together.

 

Love you my precious boys,

 

Mum xxx

 

 

 

 

Toby's bapstim

 

Dear Matthew and Toby

 

Last Sunday we celebrated Toby's baptism with a lovely ceremony at St Thomas Moore Church. This was the same church that Matt was baptised at four years ago and is connected to Matt's school, which was wonderful as Matt was so at home in the church given he'd had his liturgy there a few weeks ago (and kept telling the other kids that he lived there).

 

We met everyone at around 1:30pm and after a few photos Father Garner started the ceremony outside the Church (as a symbol of the fact that Toby was about to enter into the Church family, as we entered the church), and each of your parents and grandparents placed a sign of the cross on your forehead, and then Matt you tried to as well, but I'm not sure you knew what to do so you just sort of moved your hand around Toby's forehead, which was gorgeous.

 

Inside the church we began the ceremony with your godparents Aunty Chantel and Aunty Robyn. We chose both your aunties to be your godparents because they have always been so supportive of our little family and treat you both like their own children. They will be wonderful women you can call upon at any point in time to love and assist you with their wisdom.

 

Aunty Robyn did a reading and Aunty Chantel held you Toby while you were being baptised with the holy water. You were so well behaved, although as anticipated you did insist on standing up while holding onto my hands for part of the ceremony, as this is your thing lately. Matt, you were allowed to hold the lit baptism candle and at one point I thought the church was going to go up in smoke but you were so well behaved and took on the role of holding the candle so responsibly. It was just beautiful to watch you be part of the ceremony, our whole family was included and I have some gorgeous memories from the day because of how the lovely priest made it so family-friendly.

 

Afterwards we took some more photos and headed back to Ma and Gramps' house for some afternoon tea. Your Aunty Robyn was in charge of the cake and it was the most beautiful looking and delicious tasting cookies and cream cake! See photos below of the epic masterpiece.

 

It was such a wonderful, simple and happy day baptising our little Toby.

 

Love you boys,

 

Mum xxx

 

P.S. Yes Toby you looked like a little Armish baby but how could I NOT have bought that outfit- you were so ridiculously cute in it!!