Day 15

Day 16

This is how I have to vacuum my floor. Angus has to stand on the front of the vacuum while I move it around!

Day 20

See...running out of things to photograph!

As you can see, enthusiasm is lacking already! I have missed out days 17, 18 & 19. I actually thought I only missed 2 days so it just goes to show how much attention I have been paying to this challenge. It's hard trying to find something different for each day.

We are off to Perth later this week. Got lots planned! Either Whiteman or Beatty Park (depending on weather), Hi-5, I'd love to get to Kings Park for the Aust Day afternoon and stay for the fireworks, Adventure World, as well as Dan's specialist appt for his ears, and some family photos have been scheduled with one of my online buddies!

Poor Dan's ears have been playing up again. I really think he has either lost a bit more hearing or they are just really blocked lately as he seems to be hearing less and less and I have been having to yell before he hears me. I hope it's not permanent. It looks like I may have to have his hearing test at the hospital (which I'm not really happy about there) rather than the lady that visits from Esperance as she can't get us in until April and I'd like to get it sooner than that.

School starts in two weeks! Gosh, it will be strange having Dan at school aswell. Ethan will be in year 1 - which I think will be exciting for him as he thrives on learning new things - and Dan will be at kindy for 3 mornings a week. I think life is going to go back to super busy soon once school starts again, with all the trips to and from school...and tee-ball starting again...

Must head off for now, need some sleep!

Day 11

A complete and utter "mummy shot". What can I say, he's so darn cute!

Day 12

And here he is, not so cute!

Day 13

Ok he's being cute here again.

Day 14

Hmm..I have taken photos 4 days straight of Angus. And strangely enough he's the one who doesn't sit still so makes it hard for me to take his photo.

Here are a couple of Ethan I also took today. Dan won't let me take his photo at the moment, so I usually get his back while he's running away.

I am getting slack here aren't I? Yet I'm determined to keep this going!

Not much exciting has been happening here. We're all back at work now and the kids have still been having some great sleep ins on the days I don't have to work. It's great now, but I know it won't be so impressive when school starts back. I have been contemplating taking the kids down to Esperance for a couple of days over the next week or two. Maybe I should get off my butt and look into accommodation. The weather will be lovely so I should stop procrastinating it.

Anyway, here's a couple more days worth of photos. I missed day 8 & 9. Day 8 I had two sessions with other people and was out all day so apart from not much opportunity I was too exhausted to care much about it. I can't remember what happened on Day 9 to make me miss it but I think it was just very uneventful and uninspiring.

Day 6

We had dinner at the Albion with the cricket boys, wives & kids. This was Ash's oysters kilpatrick.

Day 7

Day 10

This was a biggie for me. I hate photos of me - and I'm still very critical of this one - but I need to do a self portrait for a charity I'm part of, for their blog (eek!)

31 days of photos

I am doing a 'challenge' with a photography group with A Photo A Day for January. So I was thinking I would post them here too. They don't have to be of anything in particular, just a photo. It is a way of challenging our creativity and coming up with new ideas, which I'm sure is going to be way too hard by the end of the month!

I am planning on focusing on the kids and our family, so I can put them all into a book when it's over and the kids can look back on it later on. Maybe I'll keep going on each month and do a Photo A Week for the year too.

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Happy New Year!

Another year over, another year started. Ethan has already said a number of times; "I can't wait for next Christmas!" sheesh, let's get over this one first!

So Christmas was fun. The kids were spoilt but isn't that what it's all about?

I am loving these school holidays too - I don't think I've been out of bed before 9am and the kids have been sleeping in until 8.30/9am aswell. There hasn't even been a lot of fighting going on between Ethan and Daniel (touch wood!) which is usually the norm.

The pool has been getting a good work out too. The weather has been so hot - late 30's to early 40's - and we have been keeping the pool blanket on constantly only to take it off for a swim which has kept the water soooo nice and warm that it's like swimming in liquid velvet.

A couple of pool photos:

I think our friend Keith may have taken one or both of the first two of Ethan & Daniel ;) (and you thought I wouldn't mention it!)