April 2013.....

So April has been a busy month with lots of different activities going on.
Here are some pictures for you to enjoy.


I just love these first two pictures. They are priceless.
Oma Plug reading a story before bedtime.
 

 

Earlier in the evening Rosalee drew this picture.
I thought it was just the cutest.
Mummy elephant with her baby elephant...
 

On Tuesday the 16th of April the children participated in our
yearly school sports day. Was a great day...

Go GREEN!!!!!
Rosalee did a great deal of cheering ALL day.
 

Travis doing long jump.
 

Corey about to launch the vortex. He threw it 26 metres.
He definitely WON this one. The next closest was 19m.
 

Chloe in tug-of-war. They won this.
 

5 beautiful girls.
 

Travis in his favourite event. Baton relay. They won for green.
 

Corey in his favourite event. Baton relay. They won too.
 

Chloe was not going to join in the 800m race because she was
worried about her asthma. On the day they were told that the team gets
extra points for every person who participates, so she decided to join in.
Year 7 and year 8 race together. Chloe came 4th!! She was so chuffed and
surprised with herself. I wasn't chuffed or surprised.. I was PROUD of her.
GREEN were the overall winners of the day. We all had a lovely day.


The next day Rose had her last session of swimming lessons.
She absolutely LOVES it. She is all smiles every week.
 

She was in a class of four. Three boys and her. 1 boy was missing this day. 

She has a strong kick on her.
 

Having some fun on the last day. A boat ride.
The grin says it all...
 

She PASSED!!!
 

Now that the Starfish stage has been conquered, she can move
into the Angelfish class. Because she enjoyed it so much... and has gained
so much confidence in the water, I decided to enrol her for Term 2.
She can't wait for tomorrow... Only 1 more sleep :o)

Love Monty

Randoms......

Chloe was impressed with a cake her big cousin had made so when she
was home with the flu one day she asked if she could try to make one.
This is the result. VERY impressive!!!
 

Want a slice anyone?? It tasted delicious..
 

Rose and Leo watching a movie together.
 

Leo takes a while to settle himself.
 

Ahhhh.. There... all settled now..... :)
 

Another fishing experience..
BIG nannygai..
 

Rose took this photo..
 

A tub full of yumminess...
 

Cheers, Monty

March / April long weekend....

Better late than never right??? Well I think so anyway...

The kids had the Thursday before Good Friday off so what do you do on such a day??
Go fishing of course!!
Nick took the boys fishing, and the girls went shopping :)

Travis' salmon
  

Travis and Corey with their salmon
 

Corey with a bonito
 

Lucky Travis with his pink snapper
 

That night a family of 8 arrived to camp in our backyard.
We were all very excited and had a great awesome time together.
Its just never long enough...

On Friday we were blessed to go to church to hear how Christ bore
our sin and shame by being sacrificed on the cross. What a beautiful gift
that has been given to those of us who believe in Him....




A couple of days later Nick took the girls fishing - Chloe, Renae & Julia.
This is some of their catch - nannygai and break sea cod...
 

There's nothing like a campfire to sit around and enjoy eachother's company.
The young ones getting it up and running... That's the most fun bit.....
ooh... and toasting marshmallows too :)
 

 

We toodled off to the beach for some more fun...
Making a castle in the sand together.
 

Hi-jacking your big cousins ipod...
 

Girl chat time.....

 

Lego creating time....
 

Dinner under the patio together...
Can you guess what was on the menu for dinner? Fish :)
 

 

These three LOVE rollerblading together..
We could hear them out on the driveway at 6:30 in the morning. 

The campsite of our visitors the day that they were going to pack up and leave :( 

I know its a little while ago now... but I hope you all got to do something
special with loved ones on the long weekend.

May God continue to bless you all.

Love Monty xx

Little Leo with his fans......

The novelty has not worn off yet!!! They are still spending lots of time
with their little Leo. They are really enjoying their friendship with him.
He certainly gets LOTS of cuddles....

This is what it looks like a minute after they get home from school..

Chloe
 

Corey
 

Travis
 

Rosalee
 

The next couple of photos were taken by Rose.
 

 

He has grown a fair bit already... even though it doesn't look like it :)
He is a bit challenging at times..... but hey which puppy isn't......

Hope you are all going well.
Take care.

Cheers, Monty

A new family member of the furry kind....

Meet LEO out little lion puppy....

Isn't he just the CUTEST!!!
 

 

Very playful... He love chasing leaves that are blowing around in the wind.
 

 

And skateboarding too...
 

I still can't believe we bought a puppy.
The kids have been asking for a dog for quite some time.
We kept saying no because we just didn't want to have the responsibility of a
pet like that. Recently the kids have been begging us for a dog even more.


.....We finally said YES.....


We decided that we would get a small dog that can stay in our
little enclosed yard. We also decided that we would get an older dog
NOT a puppy... Yes I can see you all grinning from here :)
After keeping our eye out at the RSPCA as well as a local site that
sells pets, we saw this little fella. Well, I must stay I fell in love with him instantly,
but kept saying... we are NOT getting a puppy....mmm.. you're still grinning..
Unfortunately 2 of the kids happened to snatch a glance at a
picture of this little fella...and well... I'm sure you can imagine the..
Aaaw.. mum he's adorable... what a cutie.. he would love it at our place..
he's perfect...... I just want to hug him.... and more...
Nick and I decided to go and have a look at the puppy on our own..
as our kids can easily influence our decision *insert cheesy grin here*
Well... we fell in love.... He is cute.. a whole 1.25kg of cuteness...
Everyone adores him, cuddles him, growls at him, cleans up after him feeds him...
This little puppy is enjoying every moment here....
And we are certainly enjoying little Leo too....

Will have to post some pics of  little Leo with his adoring fans :)

Cheers, Monty

Something crafty...

A few weeks ago now I bought a couple of $4 shirts from Target
and decided to applique some pictures on to them.
I'm very happy with the results... Needless to say, Rose was VERY happy with them.

 

She really wanted to have a photo with the shirts on.
 

Posing, just before the shirt was dropped into the washing basket.
 

I hope you are all enjoying your holidays.
At the moment we have swimming lessons down at the beach.
I am loving every minute of it.

Take care xx
Monty