Time at home

Things have been quiet on the play date front recently so we have spent quite a lot of time hanging out at home. It would have been nice if Oliver had taken to potty training in that time but, alas, no!! He throws a bit of a tantrum if we even suggest sitting on the potty. He is wearing pull ups now but he doesn't realise that he should at least try sitting on the potty. Maybe he's just not ready yet (but we are!!).

Emily has become quite a pro at rolling from her back to her tummy. She does it pretty much every time we lay her on the floor now. She is at the point of getting frustrated because she can't move forwards! But she can move backwards a long way and I often find her with her legs stuck under the sofa!! I don't think it'll be too long before she figures it out though. She can certainly do a mean push up as well!! I think one of her top teeth may be breaking through now. I had a little peek earlier and it definitely looked like it.

Oliver is doing much better at swimming now and seems to be a lot less scared than he was a few weeks ago which is great news. We were worried that he may have to stop going but I think it will be fine now. He is also had a much better week at school last week.

Sorry, not much news this time but still plenty of pictures for you :)

Tasty lid!

Gorgeous smiley kids :)

The hazards of hanging out by the highchair Scoop - you risk getting yoghurt on your ears!

Oliver enjoying an ice cream

TV time!

Showing off their new clothes from Nanna and Funny Michael

Yo dude - I'm cool

Skydiving!!!

The weather is getting colder and Scoop enjoys hogging the fireplace!!



Posing in her new outfit from the Curry family!

Oliver snug under his new blanket

Noodles!!

7 month picture

Enjoying her bubble bath



Both kids enjoyed their sausage, mash and broccoli

Oliver had an argument with his chalk board :(

Spinning around!!

Corn maze!

This past weekend we went to a local corn maze with Jennifer, Mikayla, Ray, Sandy and Sandy's kids and grandkids. It was so much fun and only a 5 minute drive from home. Amongst other things, there was a maze of hay bales which Oliver loved walking through, a huge pit of corn which was fun to get buried in and a big slide which Oliver was brave enough to go down with daddy!! The weather was in the 80's (very unusual for this time of year) so it was warm running around with the kids but they had a great time. I'm sure Emily will be very much into it next year :)

Emily now has two teeth. The second one came along about a week after the first. I have a feeling she may be working on more but if I venture a finger in the mouth now it is likely to get bitten so I have to wait until she smiles at me ;)

Emily continues to enjoy swimming. She cried less this week than previous weeks anyway!! She only really cries when the teacher takes hold of her - she still gets upset around unfamiliar faces - but she seems to be getting used to the water now. Oliver, however, is having problems with swimming and is really scared of going at the moment. It isn't a fear of water but rather of the benches they use at the pool (they are benches that can be moved around in the water and the kids stand on them when they swim from the poolside into the middle of the water). Last week it took half of the lesson to even get him in the water :( It is swimming for him tonight so we'll see how it goes.

This past weekend we painted Oliver's bedroom. We have wanted to do it for ages but finally bought the paint which was lucky as Oliver became scared of his wallpaper so it had to come down! So now his room is bright red (he chose the colour). It looks really good and just needs a bit of touching up here and there and some new pictures for the wall.

Well, I have several new photos and videos for you so here they are to enjoy!


Hello cutie!

How does this puzzle thing work then?

My handsome boy

Oliver loves to make ice creams for the family :)

Enjoying a pretend snack on the bench!

A lovely afternoon stroll

Emily soaking up the autumn sun

Oliver being silly with the horseshoes!

Stomp rocket action shot!

Beautiful girl (again!)

Aunty Steph sent me a lovely new hat for the winter time!

Emily is almost as big as Big Bear!

I will not open my mouth to smile Mummy

I can sit and play with the bear toy now :)

Happy girl!

The bear does get kind of tiring though Mum...

Mikayla and Oliver playing in the corn

Even Emily had a go!

Running in the corn isn't so easy!

Grandpa and Oliver taking a walk on the hay bales

Time for hot kids to get a snack! Oliver liked to dip his cheese curds in the caramel - yuk!!

Mummy and Emily shortly before she passed out (Emily that is....)

Oliver at home after all the fun

Emily found Oliver's balloon - she wasn't allowed to look at it for long :)

My boy still loves his nap!!





The band playing at the corn maze had an amazing talent - yodeling :)

Oliver landed quite hard on his back at the end of this video hence the sudden stop!!