saturday afternoon

so the wind has been howling

and

the rain has been pouring

it's been relentless

and then

Saturday

there was a break

still windy

hence the sea foam

but we took the dog and our four smallest boys plus a friend

to the local doggie beach

and

just let them all go wild

like the weather

do you think it's quite funny that the girls in the photo are standing still looking at the camera just hang a photo taken

and

the boys are just being boys?

yeah

I find that funny. I'm like that :|

sweet dreams

you gotta wonder why on Earth sometimes

{like every morning}

Hamish wakes up tired & cranky?

it doesn't look at all comfortable does it?

and

after we go in to check on them all before we go to bed ourselves

and

we replace him almost every night

we wonder what other positions he gets himself into when we aren't there to see

sweet boy

♥

angus

Angus helped me make a chocolate pavlova for Australia day......

he was so helpful :|

Golden Retrievers + Water

Golden Retrievers + Water = a dog that knows no rules about personal space

she displays this by barrelling over all twins who have just turned three

causing them to get soaking wet in the cute creek that runs into the ocean

plus endearing herself to other dog walkers with more mature manners!

I think this photo is hysterical..... it's like she's playing submarines!

you may not want to know this....

but after eating this birthday cake

my littlest children pooped green for days

*you're welcome*

beach moments

I never

ever

get tired of the wonder of the beach

and neither does my family

we can literally be there for hours

each

and

every weekend

♥

their cake

so sweet

they share it all so far

they blew out the candles together

{there was quite a bit of spit}

they cut their cake together

and then we ate the whole thing

together

want vs need

I need to lose 44 lbs.... 20 kilograms.

pronto

I want to eat chocolate and not exercise.

it won't work out well then will it?

haha

things you heard me say today

seriously how can those scales not have budged one pound?

get that battery out of your jelly

no, you cannot pull the 'dead' carrots, we only planted them a week ago and they need time to grow

please don't pat the dog too much inside, I've already vacuumed twice today

it's rice for dinner so we are eating outside

sure swimming is a great alternative to a bath

no, you do not have to go to sleep at all tonight, in fact let's see if you really can stay up all night, just do it in your bed

I'm in the laundry.......

I'm in the kitchen.......

I'm just going to the bathroom...... {for a minutes peace}

boys, I can't blow your nose, my hands are busy... get a tissue and do it yourself

would you like to re-phrase that?

thankyou

please

{this picture is one I love.... holding one twin neatly on a knee while the other climbs up my inner leg... cool}

growing mens feet

See the big kid?

Yep, the one riding his baby baby brothers skateboard around our living room?

I can recall when he was about 10, him showing me his feet and saying

"Mum, I'm growing men's feet"

I think he's got them