A week at home

I caught a nasty cold last week (and then shared it with Alex) so we've had a quiet week at home.

Alex playing in his exersaucer.

Me taking Alex for a ride in my car.

Alex practising sitting with me there to catch him.

Then on Saturday Grandad came over to help with our vege garden. I was feeling a bit better then and I was sooo pleased to see someone else that I spent lots of time helping him.

Then I needed to practise putting my hair in a bun ready for my ballet career.

This week we're having far more exciting adventures as we head to Invercargill on an aeroplane - yay!

DJ Alex

This is my favourite toy - my music making machine. DJ Alex is in da house.

Volcanoes, wontons and more...

We've been having lots of educational experiences with our nanny.

We made volcanoes in the sandpit

and I've been trying new foods - fried rice and now wontons.

Angela made so many wontons for us we had to have some extra people over for lunch, but I still think we'll be eating them for a week.

I love my cousin Bella and Aunty Kathryn lets me pretend she's a doll and play dolly dressups with her. Luckily Bella doesn't seem to mind. I did ask Mum if we could get a girl baby but Mum said she wasn't sure how to guarantee that and she didn't think I'd want to risk another boy - I don't really like boys although Mum tries to remind me that I know lots of nice boys like my cousins Jack and Cooper and my friends Jamie, Kyle, Sam and Lachie and of course my very special brother Alex.

Fairy dancing...again

I went to Fairy Dancing again but this time I got to take my best friend Eve. Surprise, surprise we both chose pink outfits.

It was lots of fun running around together being fairies, I'm already asking Mum when I can go again.

Our singing star!

Mackenzie looking after baby Bethany

Halloween

I love clothes. I change mine at least ten times a day. Even when I go to daycare I ask Mum what other clothes I've got in my bag to put on.

Over the last few days instead of normal clothes I've been playing dress ups and using all my costumes.

I'm not quite sure what I'm trying to be here (Mum thinks maybe Aunty Louby)

Then a pussy cat

Then a fairy, I even got Mum dressed up as a wizard, it was Halloween afterall!

Plus I've also been a baker and a ballet dancer. I really wanted some big kids to come trick or treating to our house tonight so I could see their costumes. I bought lollies and everything for them but none turned up.

Angela - our nanny!

We're really lucky at the moment as we have a nanny student for 3 weeks. We're supposed to be helping her learn about looking after kids but we all think she's so wonderful we should just keep her.

She plays lots of fun games with me and has me doing all sorts of exciting activities like making bracelets and hot air balloons. Then I take charge and we play schools and having picnics.

Alex's christening

On Saturday 17 October, I (Alex) was christened. I'm just putting the date in because the priest said I have to celebrate it like another birthday - party, party, party. Plus when certain people were quizzed about my actual birthday they got it wrong! Not mentioning any names Dad and Aunty Kathryn!

I was a very good boy all day. I had a big sleep, Mum even had to come and wake me up so I could get up in time for it. It may have had something to do with the fact that I had found my thumb to suck on!

Then I got dressed up in a frilly white dress...

Then they tried to drown me, but I didn't cry....

After that I was tired so I went back to bed, but Mackenzie said it was worth it because she loved the party.

Thanks everyone for sharing my special day with me and for all my presents.

Sleepy wee fellow

I was waiting patiently for Mum and Mackenzie to get organised one day so we could go out and thought I'd just take a little nap on my playmat...

Cost cutting

I came up up a brilliant idea to save Mum and Dad money....

When we go on holiday I can just pack myself into a suitcase - I can even fit Alex in to keep me company!

My other career

So if the doctor thing doesn't work out I might be a ballet dancer - I'm even good at the quick changes for all my different dances.

Granny's birthday

(Alex 15 weeks, Bella 9 weeks)

Doctors

I want to be a doctor when I grow up and now I've got my own real life patient to practice on.

I'm not tired Mum....

I'll just fall asleep in the middle of eating my cracker!

Up to mischief

Two kids up to mischief and playing games together already.

Shopping

We went shopping for some new clothes for Alex and I and I bought an......

umbrella

Oh well it was on special and it matches my coat and raincoat - lucky the weather has been rainy this week.

All aboard

My favourite game at the moment is playing going to school.

Here I am along with all my friends on the bus on the way to school.

First we have to stop at day care though to drop Alex off.

I keep talking about going to school, Mum thinks I want to skip the whole being 4 thing and jump straight to 5, after all I am a big pre-school girl now.

A busy weekend

We had a very busy weekend.

We went to stay at my Granny and Grandad's at the end of the week while we got new carpet put down and they bought me this pretty new dress.

Once the carpet was down we then had to put everything back in the house. I helped Dad with his books and pretended to be a Lion in a cave.

Then because I'd been practising being very good every night when I went to bed I got to go to Old McDonalds (McDonalds to everybody else).

I got it!

Look I managed to catch my thumb!