Cute at the pool

Big Sky 12

Tony and I help to run the Big Sky tournament. Now in its 4th year, it helps raise funds for our friends in their battle with motor neuron disease. This year, for the first time, it was a wet one. But - luckily Henry was there to play with, and mud was there to be stomped on. Big thanks to Grandma and Granddad for babysitting and allowing us to play. The kids were amazing - with hard playing from 7:30am till 9pm, with only a 50 minute sleep (for Zach) in the middle.

Cousins at play

A hectic day of driving this Friday - with a fair amount of fun in between. While Tony and I were at the test cricket, Aunty Catriona looked after B & Z - getting them to feed the chickens and the guinea pigs. After some round-a-bout trips (including picking me up, going to Nanna's, going to the wrong fields), we made our way out to watch cousin Annika be a softball star - playing pitcher, catcher, and doing a sacrifice hit. I think I chose wisely having Fridays off - I loved going and supporting the school sport.

This photo is very exciting, because it is the first time that Bronte self-swung! Finally, the art of legs up, legs down. A necessary skill for a big sister.

Camping - carool style

This weekend we were supposed to be camping at Brunswick Heads with Ava, Finn and Melissa. However, the campsite was not in the best interest of us relaxing - with a 2.5m drop into the Brunswick river, and the pacific motorway in sight. So - we headed back for a spot of camping at Carool. Far more civilised. And with Zach having night terrors - I am fairly sure all the campers at Brunswick were happy we were not there either.

Cousin time

Chilling out with some of the Aunties and cousins in celebration of Dad's birthday

20 months

What - I am getting in trouble for this? The independence phase is well and truely happening, with screams of protest if you dare offer help or assistance. But this is also coupled with a flood of language and charm. His toilet training is going remarkably well (all driven by him) - but does include waking up throughout the night to wee. He has also been having night terrors - so it has been a bit of a rough patch (this boy is LOUD).

B & Z

Game face on

Balance bike vs quad bike. It is game on.

It looks like Zach was the victor. He was not - well, not in the sense of coming first anyway. But he did manage to negotiate the driveway. Sort of.