New Ballet Shoes

Well, what more can I say, the ballet bug has bitten hard.

Molly just loves her new ballet shoes. Daddy was smothered with hugs and kisses all evening after coming home with the parcel for her. And we practically had to pry them off her feet at bedtime.

My gorgeous girl. Even with her raggedy PJ shorts and mucky face! Look at that serious face and how hard she is concentrating, bless her.

When I grow up...

I want to be a train driver...

This is the most ridiculous thing to have bought Flynn for his birthday (and we did it! can't blame anyone else this time!), an inflatable, ball pit, train. And he LOVES it! Molly loves it, everyone loves it - except us!

It is huge, gaudy, squeaky, smelly (think, new car, plastic smell, all through the house), and here to stay. Must remember to think before I buy next time...

But look at that face! It's so worth it.

Our beautiful boy!

As promised, picture of Flynn on his birthday. One of many cakes, (cupcakes on 'the day', blue cupcakes at a friends place, because they couldn't make it on 'the day' and chocolate smartie cake at the weekend... any excuse eh?!). But this is the best pic of his happy, smiley face.

Happy Birthday Flynn!

I can't quite believe it, but he is one! At the moment we only have a pic of him looking longingly at a cupcake with a candle in it, which is cute, but I want a proper 'cake shot' for the record.

Afternoon tea with Daddy and friends this weekend, picture to follow.

How can that be? This year has gone by in a snap, it's really shocked me, really. I've got to keep up, before I know it he will be in college. Ferris Bueller was right (in sooo many ways, but this one in particular) 'life moves pretty fast, if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it...'

Mollyisms

She is coming out with the funniest things just recently. Loving to practise all her new long words, and going out of her way to use them whenever (and however) she can. I'm going to try to remember them and jot them down -

'Mummy, these plums are too sour, they make my brain wobble'

'No Anna, you know you're electric to nuts!' - yelled across the table at preschool.

'We made a plan and then we implementationed it' - after learning the word implementation, she told us the story of planning to chase the boys.

And we're back!

OK, so summer is almost officially over. Molly said in the car just the other day 'Mummy, I think the summer is broken', and I think she's right. I am sitting here watching the rain pour outside, I can't see the sea, in fact, I can't see the end of the garden today the clouds are so low! So, no more excuses to not sit down and blog like crazy to catch up from our long, hot (at times!), and good fun summer.

Molly is back at preschool and Flynn is just about getting used to her not being here again - although he does not like it at all and is ecstatic when she gets home in the afternoons, I am very concerned about how he will be when she starts school... not long now eh! waaah!

We had the best summer and Christmas was just lovely, here's a pic of Christmas day -


It was a glorious day. Flynn's first Christmas and he was totally baffled by the whole thing. But Molly made up for his bemusement with her absolute, unending excitement about everything! Her presents were mostly 'awesome' (very kiwi) and Flynn's - which she kindly opened for him - were 'just perfect for a baby'. Yes, I think it's safe to say this year she really understood the whole Christmas thing, it was lovely.

Hubby was off work for a whole two weeks, which was just great, a proper break together, first time since pre-Flynn, and we enjoyed every minute of it.