On the holidays the kids decided to have a tee pee picnic. Things started out pleasantly enough.....
Then Avery made sure she got in first.....
And then sat on all the food so nobody else stood a chance!
Despite all of this, it was a beautiful, warm winter day and we all had a lovely play outside in the sun.
Forget the warehouse come to the salvos! The Salvation army near where I live has all the bargins. I just love it. At the moment I am on the hunt for yet another breadmaker (for lisa) so I am visiting regularly (this may or may not be a good thing)
Todays bargin was this walker for Jozef. 
He seems to like it. It cost me $8 yes you read that right $8. We ended up spending $10 on him today. We got him 2 remotes & a mouse (a computer one) as well. You see he loves to eat ours and now he can eat his instead! I also got a little airport set with an airport, plane, helicopter, 2 little trucks, trailer & 1 person...$2. Did I mention that I love that store!!!
I feel so bad that I haven't been on here to post about our fun times. We've had some good times but also a bad day which is what stopped my huge streak of 3 days in a row. This is a long one so you might want to grab a snack before you start reading. Like Trina, I've been a little down lately and it's being reflected in how I am with the kids. I need to keep finding the happy times so that I can be a better, happier mum for my children.
Marty and I went on a date last night (kinda - jozef came too). We went down to the river and had a little walk and then had fish and chips for dinner. I saw this couple and I had to take a picture (I hope they don't mind). They were just sitting there talking enjoying a drink together. I hope that Marty and I can always remember to take time to ourselves and enjoy the sunsets of life. 
So i know it's been a while since christmas but here is the family photo that we took.
I can't believe that there is so many of us. Or that we were all able to get into the one photo!
so i've taken a few photos. they aren't that good but its all about learning and getting better isn't it. I so need to read the manual for the camera. It has so many buttons and settings. hopefully i will get the hang of it.
this one was one of my favourites.
and i did this candle one the first night that I got the camera. I had been in the car for at least 6 hour on thursday and i came home late and marty had made dinner and cleaned up and set up a romantic candle lit dinner for us. Isn't he awesome!!
......................except a sleeping child in a laundry basket????
William won't go to sleep in his bed lately. He tries to come onto our bed or sneak out next to us wherever we are at the time. I don't even hear him sometimes. I've found him asleep in the hallway, on the floor next to the computer desk (where I've been sitting) and the other night this is how I found him.
He must have decided that sleeping in the laundry basket beside his bed was a better option than sleeping in his bed. He was sound asleep and didn't even flinch when I put him into his bed. What a funny boy!
I have been wanting to learn to take better photos.
Yesterday I did something about it. While mum so kindly watched Jozef (he was sound asleep) I went to the library and got out the idiots guide to photography. With a little help from Marty and photoshop this is my first attempt. What do you think?
I went to the Alfresco cafe today with some of the playgroup people. And this happened....
One of the girls with me seemed to think that it was good luck to have a bird poo on your head. I don't know if I agree. I think that it was lucky that I had some wipes with me. Either way Jozef didn't seem to mind at all. He didn't even make a fuss when it happened.
