My blog has

My blog has moved, and if you want to know where and I havent told you , well you will have to email me, cos Im not sure who actually reads this, and Im not giving it to everyone.

Cheers!

Footy

Heres some pics of the kids- Kalyb and Rick are having fun playing kick to kick in the yard

And of course I managed to cath a pic of rick on kalybs birthday present ( yep the pogo ball)

OH and miss zoe has discovered how good cherries taste- mmm its always christmas when the cherries come out ( we only buy them in december)

Got Tarnis report

Yes we got Miss Tarnis report from Grammar and I have to say I am impressed. In ALL her results she got either a H ( high level of understanding and successful application of skills) or a S+ ( developing a high level of understanding and successful application of skills) and also all 1s ( student effort is commendable)

I am really really pleased with her, and all she has acheived this year. Her general comment also was beautiful, her teachers wrote about her high literacy acheivements and how she also has a level of comprehension to match her reading, and also that her maths is advanced.

I am really impressed with Grammar, and have to say thankyou to all her teachers, we will always acknowledge what you have done, thankyou so much.

Countdown is on!

Less than 2 weeks till Christmas, the kids are so excited now.We are anxiously counting down the days, and the kids get more excited every time we go out and see lights, or Santa, or someones decorations.

Last night we went over to Garden City and the kids found a craft shop, and they found each other presents, was lovely to see them take their time and really choose. Kalyb had already made his purchases a few weeks ago, and had them wrapped adn waiting, so his are nice suprises! I didnt see what the girls got me, but I do know what my wonderful husband has purchased....cos the guy tried it on me first....but I wont spoil the surprise!

Well keep watching for pics, we have been spending lots of time exploring the local parks, and down the beach ( too cold for that today though!)

I........

well the house is as clean as it can be until we get this bed and desk.....so I scrapped.....just one page as Im over it since I cant find all my supplies argh!

And the much promised pic of the tussie from Linda

I cut her hair......

and she loves it! Tarni looks gorgeous, much more grown up. I guess its still really regarded as long, just looks much better now. What do you think?
We spent the morning on South Beach at Fremantle. It was overcast and looks very thundery, but was lovely and warm, the kids had aball running up and down the sand and jumping into the gorgeous clear water...but guess who forgot to take the camera????

what do you think

yes i got a pink toaster and kettle ( and blender)

Im loving these shelves,

they are perfect for all the little knick knacks!
Last night we watched the channel 7/RAC christmas pageant for perth, very nice, maybe next year we will go in to town, but was great to sit in peace and watch on tv!

Today we walked up to the school, takes 15 mins to walk slowly, so we are happy with that......maybe santa will bring bikes for the kids......


and check out the gorgeous tussie that Linda made me- yours is sitting here ready to post...and tomorrow I am taking the car and driving hubby to work lol

oh and last but not least...boys and soft toy balls make........

Moved IN and Christmas

So we moved into our house, here are some pics, all decorated for Christmas! Enjoy.

By the way Jen thanks so much for the tree, its gorgeous!
What do you think of the blocks, will do a better picture of them soon, the very wonderful and talented Julie Brodie made these for me, look for them in Rick Rutherfords shop- she does an amazing job!

The house

Just a couple of pics, will add more once the furniture is all up and in place

That time of they year

Well its that time of the year, where we start to wrap up the year that is almost finished and begin to think of our resolutions for the next year.

This year has been interesting to say the least. Rick and I went to the brink of splitting up ( and we did for a bit) but got it back together and working hard on making us strong again.

We have moved ( yes again) from onehouse in Townsville to an amazing house with a pool, and then to make things slightly more fun we once again sold everything and moved to Perth ( wow last time we got rid of everything we moved to Perth and lasted all of 6 weeks hehe)

Kalyb had a wonderful teacher who I will thank every day for seeing the potential in him, and getting him to the stage where he wasnt behind. Thankyou Zoe we will miss you a lot. Kalyb also made it to the milestone of 10!

Tarni changed schools mid year to Grammar, and loved every second of being there. Thanks go to the wonderful teachers who have guided her on her path so far. Thanks to those who encouraged her love of reading, and got her so far ahead rather than telling her she wasnt allowed to.

Zoe - well Zoe is Zoe, she will always be the one up to mischeif I fear, but I am always proud of the way she stands up for what she beleives in ( no matter how wrong she may be I love the coniction she has,and I must learn to encourage it as it is a great skill when she is older)

I have made some great new friends this year, and have re met many old ones on myspace and facebook. I have found all my cousins on my fathers side ( well basically bar one but I know what she is up to lol). My children have met their "cousins", and found that sense of family that was missing.

I still have days and times where I wonder why certain people wont talk to me, and what I have done to make people upset, but I am learning its something I cant control. Ive learnt that friendships may slowly fade away, but we will always have wonderful memories of what was....and that we cant live in thepast, only be thankful for the influences that made us who we are today.
I have also learnt that my wonderful close friends ( Candy, Alisa, Julie and Jane) will be there for me through thick and thin, and I love them dearly for the things they have done, and the wise things they say to me when we talk.

As for me, I learnt this year where my future career path lies- thankyou Dave and Rowan for teaching me the beginning part of flying- and now my goals are set for the years to come

So resolutions for next year....now to start thinking about them

Main one of course is early next year both Rick and I are competing in the body blitz ( would have been earlier but for me dropping the chopping board on my foot lol)

I know I want to keep up with my blog ( not that you guys leave comments!!!!) and also my scrapping, I may not be of publishing standard but I love it. I also need to practice patience- as that is one thing I lack in a major way :) and also get back to not worrying about what anyone else thinks, as ultimately this is my life with my family.

And the highlights of the year?

*Hot Air Ballooning at sunrise
* Red Bull Air Race in Perth- and having my pic taken with Peter Besenyeis plane, as well as seeing him in the street
*Seeing our gorgeous children grow up
* Seeing my wonderful friends on our trip
and lastly "meeting" my family along the way

Birthday cake

Wednesday

Wow its the middle of the week, we move into our house on Friday ( if you want the address you will just have to email me for it, as I only have ricks laptop so I have no email addresses)

Our house is really nice, am so looking forward to moving in, and of course have been out looking at furniture ( and slowly buying it lol)

We ended up having a pizza picnic for Kalyb last night, and he found a video shop which had a sale on, and bought himself some dvds, so we also watched Pirates of the Carribean 3! Very nice......

Rick is liking his new job which is good, Im glad he is happy

Also a very big congratulations to Rod, Marnie and Lauren on the birth of Katie......she is way too gorgeous!!!

Kalyb is 10!

Well yes he made it to 10! Double digits- he is very excited

Yesterday he also decided he is too old for happy meals now...so propermeals out from now on please mum

Kalyb was very happy with his presents this morning, he got 2 movies- cats and dogs and scooby doo 2, and a new helmet ( crusty demons of course aunty sarah) and a zoingo boingo-pongo ball, and has asked for Maccas and cake on the beach for a picnic tonight-works for us

We also sign the lease on our house today-yay- first one we looked at, we loved and we got it!

Pics!

Tropical Twist

This morning we took the kids to tropical twist, an indoor playground. This afternoon we are taking the kids down to Freo to see Josh kiteboard- which they are looking forward to. They are resting now hehe, so all very quiet...and look what just was on the doorstep.....


Grrr blogger isnt playing nice, so will upload pics later!