An..... eventful new years

Well we started out ok with our New Years Eve preperations... Food organised ? Check! Gas in the BBQ? Check! Guests arriving ? Check! Everyone as doing great we had just had dessert the kids (17 of them) were watching the last few minutes of the "Smurf" movie when ..... Hezekiah has a fall of the deck and onto the rocks surrounding the garden bed, and he's hit his head... Crap! There blood which I always get a bit excited about and not in a good way. So Allen and I abandon our guests and make the normally 20 minute trip into the hospital (we did it in less than 15). He got seen right away (thanks to all the drunks that held off till about 2am). They had a look did some obs. Cleaned the wound, and decided he needed to stay a minumum of 4 hours observation incase he had a fit or became unconsious. So Allen abandened me and went home while I stayed at the hospitl watching Hezekiah sleep on the bed and watching the nurses and doctors. It was pretty quiet I must say I was expecting some more excitement than that at a hospital on the busy night of the year. They did have one very drunk woman come in she blew .029 but she was passed out and couldnt get a decent reading from her. Another guy was bad too and he spat on one of the paramedics and (she) was NOT happy about that!
We finally got released at 2.30am and got home 15 minutes later the roads were deserted. All the kids were in bed my house was cleaned (thankyou guys) and all the rubbish in the bin. It wasnt my best start to the new year and seeing Ive only had about 3 hours sleep I actually feel ok... Im sure I'll crash after lunch. Happy New Year people and heres to a fun and prosperous loving New Year.

"Mac" the class budgie

This is Mac he's the class budgie, he got to stay with everyone from class this year, and we got a second turn, the kids loved him and were constantly trying to get him to talk, he made a heap of noise each morning singing away and our 2 cats thought he was very...interesting. Niamh actually cried when we took him back to school. It was nice having you stay Mac maybe we'll see you here next year when Niamh goes to kindagarden

poppies!!!

Every year as I drive around I see the poppies growing and every year I say I'll take some photos and then their petals start falling off and I have to wait till the following year. This year I grabbed the camera when we went to Xaviours pressentation evening and I took a few quick photos. I love the way I can see whole fields full of them at this time of year. Beautiful.

Christmas carols at Kanangra

Every year the children get together and sing for the elderly at Kanangra. This year was the first time for Niamh and Gabriel. They were super cute trying to remember all the words and the kids did a great job. The oldies loved it with some of them joining in. Sarra did a great job playing on the clarinet, as did Becky and Hannah playing the piano together.


Gabriel trying to remember the words

Niamh singing

they are all so cute :)

singning for the oldies

some of the Christmas deorations at Kanangra

Happy Birthday Nimah

Christmas time is always a busy time but its even busier when you have a child who has a birthday the same week as Christmas!
Niamh had her first "friends" party with some kids from school and church invited. It was a fairy princess party and Jasmine kindly (for a 20$ fee) did all the party games for me so I could finish the food and entertain all the mums. All the kids had a great time and I was hapy that we decided that just a girls party this year and then a bigger one next time.


Some trampoline fun

Some pressies

the fairys queen and her princesses

pass the parcel

teddys in cars

some of the yummy biscuits

Teacup biscuits

yummy cupcakes with crowns :)

yes in the cups are fruitsalad I was the only one who ate it :)

Niamh and Miesha

Christmas time is always a busy time but its even busier when you have a child who has a birthday the same week as Christmas!

Niamh had her first "friends" party with some kids from school and church invited. It was a fairy princess party and Jasmine kindly (for a 20$ fee) did all the party games for me so I could finish the food and entertain all the mums.