Mummy wont be doing this again!!

Getting out my wisdom teeth that is! Mummy had the unfortunate task of getting out ALL four wisdom teeth. I was very anxious about the whole thing so the lovely oral surgeon thought it best if I was completely asleep for the whole operation and get out all four at once so I did not have to go back again. I think the doctor knew he only had one chance with me so he wanted to get them all out while he could! Daddy took me to the surgery and waited patiently for it to be all over. When I first went in the anaesthetist went through the procedure and asked if I had any comments or questions so I did inform her of my phobia of needles and she reassured me everything would be okay but as we walked into surgery she did say to the surgeon and his assistant that we have "a patient who needs us to talk to her alot". So then both the surgeon and nurse started firing questions at me about family, children... and then the next thing I knew I was being woken up by the nurse to say it was all done. My first thoughts emotions were relief followed by tears while I was saying to myself "it is over, it is over, hold on I don't remember getting the needle." So once I was alert I was allowed to go home.

Mummy holding bags of peas on my face

two days later

Daddy was fantastic! He cooked, cleaned, made school/kindy lunches, did the school/kindy run, homework, bathing, played lots of uno with the kids AND looked after mummy. It was so nice knowing that everyone and everything was being taken care off. And thanks to Noonie for also helping out on the two days Daddy had to go to work and also on the weekend. You were both so good to me.

This is definitely one experience I will never forget and one that I know I will never have to experience again.

one of the best days of my life...

I love my family. And there is nothing I like better then spending my birthday doing things that make my angels happy. For my last birthday we went for a train ride into the city to look at 'Santa Land', the Myer windows and the BIG christmas tree AND ice cream! Matt had the wonderful idea to take Mummy to Cold Rock in Southbank (as he has only ever seen a cold rock there!) for a birthday ice cream cone. So we decided to make a day off it. So as tradition Noonie joined us for the day. We got an early train into the city so we could beat the crowds at Santa Land. The kids were able to have a ride on the train around 'Santa Land' and they received a special golden ticket in which BJ was not letting go of. We headed down to look at the Myer windows which the kids absolutely loved. There was so much to look at with all the intricate details of North Pole in action. We stopped and had morning tea at the BIG christmas tree (which does not look that big to me anymore!) and the kids thought it was fantastic. Once our tummy's were full it was time to walk across the bridge to Southbank for our ice cream. Matty absolutely loved being the one to instigate this and Daddy gave him the money to pay which just made his grin even bigger. We then went on a ferry ride as this is one of Mummy's favourite things to do. We all really enjoyed sitting on the top deck watching the world go by - or should I say Santa go by on his jet ski! The kids thought this was hilarious. So after a full morning we headed back to the train station for our journey home so we could rest and get ready for a FULL evening. It started out with the Christmas Eve service at church followed by a beautiful homemade Mongolian BBQ with family that Daddy so wonderfully prepared before concluding the night with christmas lights. I had the BEST day ever! I love you all xxxxx

It's Annie turn!

Well what an emotional week Mummy has had. With BJ starting Prep, Matt back at school and now Annie starting kindy. Annie was excited that it was FINALLY her turn. She had watched her older brothers have photos on their first day and she was not going to miss out. So before Dad could leave for work she made sure that she had her photo taken with him.

Annie all excited about her first day at Kindy.

Daddy and Annie

Annie had a fantastic first half day. She painted two beautiful pictures, played in the sand pit, ate morning tea, had a story read to her and sang some songs. So when Annie got home she did not complain one bit about having an afternoon nap before picking Matthew up from school.

Matthew's first day in Year 2

Next in line to go to school was Matthew. Matthew is in Year 2 and he absolutely loves school. He was so excited about going back, especially after Benjamin had started school the day before. Matt's main priority was to see all his friends and to see when he is allowed to go to the library at lunchtime. So on the way home from his first day Matt informed me that his teacher is 'nice', his friends are not in his class and he is not allowed to go to the library until next week! These were Matthew's three biggest things for him on the first day.

Matthew on the first day of Year 2

Matthew and Benjamin all ready for school

"best mates"

Matthew and Benjamin are both so excited about being at school together. Benjamin's classroom is right underneath Matthew's and the boys think that is 'cool'! They have already conjured up a plan on how to wave to each other. But from a Mummy's perspective I am having a hard time dealing with the fact that I have two at school!! and the 'first days' have not ended for this year yet!!

Benjamin's first day of school

Well the day had finally arrived. Benjamin had been counting down the sleeps for a week until he started school. He was so excited to finally be at school with Daddy and Matt.

the mandatory family photo

all ready for school

standing outside the classroom

doing the first activity - puzzles

After all the photos were taken, we piled into the car and headed off for school. Once we arrived Benjamin found his name tag and waited patiently outside his classroom door for the teacher to open it. Once the bell rang and it was time to go inside Benjamin's grin was from ear to ear. He found his special bag locker, put his hat in his bag and then sat on the carpet to do a puzzle. Daddy was able to come down from his office to see Benjamin settle into his new classroom and this was a highlight from BJ. After 15mins of settling in time it was time for the Mummy and Daddy's to leave and let school begin! Benjamin was only at school until after morning tea as this is a staggered entry week for Prep students. So on the drive home he informed us (Mum, Matty, Annie and Lucy) what he got up to at BIG school. They played with the puzzles, sang some songs, did some colouring in and had morning tea. All in all BJ had a GREAT day.

Last day with the Wiseman's

On the final day with the Wiseman's we did what we do best, PACK AS MUCH INTO THE DAY AS WE CAN!!

Jake decided to stay at Noonie's house to help his Mum and Dad pack the car, but Ryan, Mikayla and Jordy decided to make a trip over to our house. So we started with a walk/bike/scooter ride to the 'Bob the Builder' park. The kids had a ball climbing the frames, riding the flying fox and spinning around on the spinny things. While walking home we had to follow tradition by playing in the vacant carparks at kindy and the childcare centre. The boys in particular enjoyed riding their scooters and racing each other, while the girls took turns riding the bikes in cirlces around the perimeter of the carparks. There was one mishap in which Aunty Ang did not realise that Jordy did not know how to use the brakes on the bike so after a slight collision with a bush Jordy had a very quick lesson on using brakes! After the park we headed back home to have a cool down and to eat an ice block. Once Lucy was awake we piled into our cars and drove to a second park near Noonie's house that had scooter jumps for the boys. The girls played happily on the fort while the boys rode their scooters. There was so much to do at this 'new' park so we stayed for quite a while. After Benjamin had a 'stack' and the tummy's started to rumble we knew it was time to head back to Noonie's house for some dinner and some play time with Jake. It was so nice to be able to have one last meal together before the 'Wiseman's' made their long journey home.

Holidays at Moffats

Thanks to Noonie we were able to have a unit holiday for a week at Moffats Beach. We all went along: us, Noonie and the Wisemans. It was a fantastic week of swimming, boogie boarding, swimming, playing UNO, swimming, scootering, eating, swimming, swimming and swimming! All the kids (and the adults too) really enjoyed the resort pool. The pool was such a hit because it had a water slide which all the kids really loved, Lucy included! The spa also was a huge success. It was just the right depth for Lucy, Annie and Jordy to jump and play around in without having to be held. Another highlight of the holiday was watching the boys boogie board. This was Ryan's and Jake's first go and they picked it up really quickly. The only downside was Jake being stung by a bluebottle on his first day at the beach. Therefore, he was not a big fan of Dickies Beach after that!! So when we went on our beach walk from Dickies Beach to Curramundi Lake days after and there were bluebottles scattered all along the shoreline, poor Jakey walked up on the highest point of the sand dunes the WHOLE way chanting "I don't like Dickies Beach, there are too many bluebottles. I don't like Dickies Beach, there are too many bluebottles." However he thoroughly enjoyed the walk once he realized there were shells everywhere for him to collect. And that's exactly what all the kids did. We must have collected half the beach worth of shells by the time we got to the lake!

Eating was also a priority! We had a lovely family BBQ one night by the pool followed by a very late swim for the boys and Mikayla. The kids thought this was so cool! While the littlies had to go to bed, they got to go for ANOTHER swim. Jordy did however, peek out from behind the curtains and give Matthew a wave as her bedroom window overlooked the pool. Annie made sure she did not miss out on her late night swim so on the last night Daddy took just Annie for a swim. Freezing as it may have been, Annie was not going to let that stop her!

Homemade Cold Rock was also a family favourite. We would all go to the shops and pick out one add-in and then return home to make magic! The kids thought long and hard about which one to pick. On one occasion BJ was allowed to pick 2 because he went for a walk with Mummy and Noonie one afternoon from Moffats beach to Kings Beach and even though it was sunshine when we left, it did end up raining by the time we where walking past Shelly's Beach. BJ did not complain one little bit but kept on being piggyed backed on Mummy while yelling in her ear about his hat blowing off!

During the quiet time of the day (the time when Lucy would have her day sleep) the kids played UNO, and lots of it. This too was definitely another favourite thing to do. It took Jake the whole week to win a game, the last one at that too!

There are so many memories from our wonderful holiday at the unit: fish and chips at the pirate ship park, playing beach cricket at the lagoon with uncle Daniel, flying the kites, the boys riding their scooters at the jumps, morning tea by the pool and sunbaking to get warm....

Thanks Noonie xxxxxx