my boys...

Isn't this the sweetest? Last Friday (our anniversary) we all enjoyed afternoon siesta's. When I woke up from mine, I found my 2 gorgeous fellas asleep on the couch. My heart melted! I love them both so much and feel so blessed to have them in my life... love you guys!

anniversary...

Last Friday was our 5 year Wedding Anniversary. We can hardly believe it has been that long. We wanted to do something special for it, but with a mortgage and a child, that wish was very limited. As Lachlan and I weren't well, we started the day off with a visit to the Doctor, followed by an appointment with our bank- yes, very romantic! Thankfully, John's mum came to the rescue and travelled from Mittagong to babysit Lachlan that night so we could go out. We enjoyed a delicious meal at "The Outback" restaurant and hired a DVD on the way home. To others, that may not seem that great, but it was to us! So until we become millionaires and can jet-set off on romantic getaways, we'll take what we can get!

my husband, the genius...

I didn't get around to doing the vacuuming today, so I asked John to help out and do this for me when he got home from work. He really hates doing it as he has to hunch over and gets a sore back, so he put off doing it until this evening. As I was getting Lachlan ready for bed, this is what I saw as I came into the lounge room...

John was chuffed with his genius idea of vacuuming whilst sitting on a swivel chair. I have seen it all now. For the rest of the evening, I have been listening to him plan how he could design it to be more ergonomic and efficient, and even wants to patent his new idea! So, in the interest of my husbands dreams, please don't steal his fabulous new invention- after all, he is the real genius...

look what I can do mum...

My Lachlan is such a treasure! He is now 15 months old and is developing a keen interest in exploration. He is fairly confident walking around, and is therefore interested in sooo many new and wonderful things to touch, taste and try. Here's what I caught him doing a few weeks ago...



This is Lachlan up on top of his activity table. I almost wanted to say to him, "Well done! You did it!". I had to stop myself from encouraging him to be a climber. I know he already has it in his blood- I was very keen on the old 'climb up anything' routine as a child... but what child doesn't love to explore?


Our new favourite activity is going outside, enjoying the sunshine and playing with our dog Ushki. Today I discovered a new interest of Lachlan's...


Not only does Lachlan enjoy climbing 'up' things, he also likes to climb 'in' things. Yes, here he is inside the BBQ shelf. He climbs inside, stays for about 5 seconds, climbs out, walks around (stretching his legs??) then climbs back in for another 5 seconds. I love just watching him do his thing... whatever that is!

john's birthday...

So yesterday was John's 31st Birthday. The poor guy had to go to work, so I decided to surprise him when he got home with his favourite dessert, Pavlova. John's mum, Sue, usually makes them, and she is a great cook, so I was under a bit of pressure! (Not only that, but I had never made one before myself... what was I thinking?!) So I was quite chuffed with myself when I saw the finished product...

Thankfully it tasted really good too, and I was given the seal of approval from John.

Here is a shot of my 'little helper'. Lachlan was happy enough sorting through my cupboards and draws while I was busy making the Pavlova. His latest thing is to open the oven door and fiddle with the dials, so when the Pav went into the oven, we were out of there!

the new 'header'...

So what do you think of my new 'header'? Pretty cool hey? Last week Nichole and I went to Sals home to pick her brain about blogging. This is one of the fabulous things she taught us, and I must say, I am very pleased with myself to have remembered how to do it! So a HUGE thank you to Sal- my blog is forever changed thanks to your kindness!!!

my new project...

I have been a little preoccupied lately working on a new project, hence the delay in blogging updates. I began making these bibs when I discovered Lachie was a real drooler and needed a bib constantly. I didn't like it when I had him all dressed up for church, only to cover his cute outfit with a bib that didn't match. So I found a pack of white bibs and have been adding little collars ever since. I have the traditional shirt collar for boys and the peter-pan collar for girls. This gorgeous little girl is Lachie's friend Georgia who modelled them for me. I would normally use a picture of Lachlan, but he isn't a patient model- I don't have any nice pics of him to use! So my site is all up and running at www.lachienmum.etsy.com ...now I just wait and see how they go!