Funny Things Nearly 4 Year Olds Say.....

The girls are coming out with some funny things at the moment. And they are loving the word WHY?... Why do we need clothes?, Why do we need shoes? Why do we have grass??...the questions are endless





The other day we were walking home from the park and Annabel and I were having a conversation about her hair. We have been having some real hair battles and I have threatened to cut it short if she doesn't let me brush it.

Annabel: (tipping her chin towards the sky and shaking her hair) Mum my hair is very long now


Mum: Yes it is and that is why we need to take special care of it


Annabel: But I don't want hair down to my bum as I will wee on it.


Mum: Laughing...well we can't have that!!





We were in Target the other day and I decided I was going to treat my self to some nice underwear. The girls were helping me pick out some bras. I picked up one and I hear this little voice;


Georgia: Mum you have chicken boobs (she meant chicken fillets that I wore under a dress to a wedding recently)


Mum: Going bright red and trying to provide her with a whispered yes and hoping that we would move on quickly..


Georgia: But Mum you have chicken boobs (louder this time)..don't you?


Mum: Yes I do


Georgia: But Mum you have chicken boobs (Louder again)


By this stage I couldn't hightail it out of the lingerie section fast enough as women around me were cracking up at my nearly 4 year old giving away my chicken fillet secret.

Happy 1st Birthday Archie

From this.......

Opening pressies......

Scoffing Birthday cake....

Playing with new toys.....what better way to spend your 1st Birthday!

Our baby boy..(also known as Big Boy) turned 1 today. Its hard to believe that you have been with us for 12 months. You kept us waiting and entered this world 8 days late. Unfortunately you didn't stay a little baby for long and were soon on the move, chasing your big sisters. We love you dearly with your beautiful big blue eyes that melt our hearts, your cheeky grin, your loving nature with your endless snuggles and big open mouth kisses and infectious little chuckle that we hear when the three of you are into mischief. You are a happy boy who goes with the flow and is doted on by your family, particularly your big sisters. We are so glad you chose us.

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY SWEET MAN xo

This has become our new best friend...

We need shares in baby panadol at the moment. The little man has two middle ear infections, a sore throat and he also threw us into mild panic last night with a purple rash, which was thankfully due to his high temp. We were lucky that one of the dads of the kids on Michael's football team (that is a bit long winded) is a Doctor and he offered to open his surgery and look at Archie rather than waiting hours in emergency. What service!!!

We did do some cooking today (well I did..the girls are coughing too much to be any where need food) and I have to share this recipe. I had seen this recipe around blog land (I just can't remember which blog) and thought it was the perfect thing for afternoon tea on a cold winters day. It went down a treat and got the thumbs up from the 3 little monkeys.

Bostun Bun Recipe

1 cup of warm mashed potato

1 cup of mixed fruit / sultanas (we chopped up some apricots and also added choc chips)

3/4 cup castor sugar

2 cups SR flour

1 tspn mixed spice

few drops of vanilla essence

Heat oven to 200 deg Celsius and grease ring tin or round cake tin

Combine potato and sugar. Add all remaining ingredients and mix well. Bake for 35-45 mins or when cooked. Allow to cool in the tin and then ice with vanilla icing and sprinkle with coconut. (As you can see in the photo..I was too impatient to allow it to cool before I iced..whoops a bad chef. You wouldn't know that I did a semester as a chef as part of my Hotel Management degree)