tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40654985544219581002023-11-16T09:23:40.138-08:00The Life of Bryant!An insight into the Bryant household - a little crazy & a lot messy!!Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482471937026350660noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065498554421958100.post-73272036872142529232008-10-27T03:03:00.000-07:002008-10-27T03:05:38.709-07:00MY HANDSOME BOYS!<a href="http://localhost:3140/a666a3c0caa7da26024d98ed0219215c/image13299.jpg"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://localhost:3140/a666a3c0caa7da26024d98ed0219215c/image13299.jpg?size=320" border="0" /></a> My wonderful friend <a href="http://siobhancowell.com/">Siobhan Cowell<img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://localhost:3140/a666a3c0caa7da26024d98ed0219215c/image13300.jpg?size=320" border="0" /></a> took these lovely photos of my boys! Check out her website!<br /><br />Harry is such a cheeky boy! He is a bundle of curls - which I just cannot bring myself to cut!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Lachlan is my 'big guy' He still wants cuddles and kisses from mummy but he wants to be cool as well! Today in the pool he was strutting around and proudly showing me his 'six pack' he is developing!!<br /><a href="http://localhost:3140/a666a3c0caa7da26024d98ed0219215c/image13301.jpg"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://localhost:3140/a666a3c0caa7da26024d98ed0219215c/image13301.jpg?size=320" border="0" /></a> Oliver's mind is always on the look out for trouble! I think we should have called him Dennis the Menace! He just can't stop himself! He has the gift of the gab. On the weekend whilst sitting in his fort with his brothers drinking milkshakes he sprouted out in his all knowing 'oli voice'; "I just love this time of the year"!! What a cack!! I thought to myself - yes, you have had 3 of them so far - what experience!!Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482471937026350660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065498554421958100.post-65935034523673757522008-09-08T05:20:00.000-07:002008-09-08T05:50:44.741-07:00SOFT! Unplug Your Kids Theme!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9vA9tyeJw6HvNPmulzlQGG5cDygyhEroAPPmM-nVHQX7wZrw0uXOory3_jbgvc7TU566mwX5H-vIldpS3bxXG6u49UmFKZRIRtXk-3Elfmpy0-2LiPmxo22o6xP5dwNrnAr3IsXAmQ/s1600-h/CIMG5844-1.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9vA9tyeJw6HvNPmulzlQGG5cDygyhEroAPPmM-nVHQX7wZrw0uXOory3_jbgvc7TU566mwX5H-vIldpS3bxXG6u49UmFKZRIRtXk-3Elfmpy0-2LiPmxo22o6xP5dwNrnAr3IsXAmQ/s160/CIMG5844-1.JPG" border="0" /></a> This weeks <a href="http://www.unplugyourkids.com/"><span style="color:#6600cc;">Unplug Your Kids</span><span style="color:#6600cc;"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhC42JxieXSbgyESqUQ9GsTV_MEivGN3H7g4UqAdSJnms40xz9uLf7vNTQtcFkTDUCg7wOVDdeqKF2UPGX_UpPOnSgkGX_TY7QinZr6gAlhVNddgpSzxfrKgqoLpmKO7Gfxoejbr-cg/s160/CIMG5847-1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#6600cc;"> </span><span style="color:#333333;">theme is SOFT! I had to consider an activity which would appeal to all my 3 boys and their different ages - ANSWER : FOOD!! 'Soft Food = Marshmallows'<br />With that in mind I headed down to our local and bought a bag of regular sized bag of marshmallows and another bag of mini marshmallows (often found lurking in the cooking aisle!). Oliver was SO excited when he saw me put them in the trolley and I discussed our project! He asked me every 5 minutes when we were going to make things with them..and more importantly eat them!<br />We started off making stars. Use 5 small tooth picks and thread on about 5 small marshmallows on each one and then stick them into a large marshmallow to make a star. Oliver got right into it! At 3.5 yrs he was able to count out the amounts and discuss patterns using the pink and white colours! Luckily for him - his favourite colour is PINK! So he was very happy!<br />Here he is proudly holding up his star! Then the fun part began - eating it! He was very good and only ate half - the other half he put in the fridge for after dinner!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0v0un0zMosNDkBgGMrDqjzfPuBlzw16b9JMq_SvNMttPVBE2wQkXii91nSvINXSFBDbNBYDyK0IygcsGGSu31EGxN0CHVN3HeFF4uNDF4_nfpp9q9-uqu3kM4xlAtIrj83Md0vcCfA/s1600-h/CIMG5850-1.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0v0un0zMosNDkBgGMrDqjzfPuBlzw16b9JMq_SvNMttPVBE2wQkXii91nSvINXSFBDbNBYDyK0IygcsGGSu31EGxN0CHVN3HeFF4uNDF4_nfpp9q9-uqu3kM4xlAtIrj83Md0vcCfA/s160/CIMG5850-1.JPG" border="0" /></a> Harry - woke up from a 3 hour nap - very keen to get into the marshmallows and we made a star - he sang "Twinkle Twinkle" (favourite song!) Then we made a "Marshmallow Man" using the toothpicks and different size marshmallows!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwGRwndquwrJw5-0cxSUKWN2xyI7qM7Wrg33aAeBfF4qMvya18504Mou3xuqaStinM44jvCsOpd-oAMYTSku9EzYxd6dLAsGffXgmbInc2mk0R3m5tT6ywuIVjMVLv6hoC5Fo1Y60ttw/s1600-h/CIMG5870.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwGRwndquwrJw5-0cxSUKWN2xyI7qM7Wrg33aAeBfF4qMvya18504Mou3xuqaStinM44jvCsOpd-oAMYTSku9EzYxd6dLAsGffXgmbInc2mk0R3m5tT6ywuIVjMVLv6hoC5Fo1Y60ttw/s160/CIMG5870.JPG" border="0" /></a> When Lachlan arrived home from school he made his own version - "Star on a Stick". He was very careful about making his and automatically used patterns with his colours. It also includes counting out required amounts (so a bit of maths hidden into the fun!!) All three boys really enjoyed both the creating and eating of this activity. I think I ate more then helped.. and felt quite sickly afterwards - so I recommend a nice cup of tea to wash it down for mums who 'actively participate" in this one!<br />Best of all - they all ate their dinner straight down and emptied their plates - so they could finish eating their 'works of art' (ahh bribery - alive & well in our home!) After they had eaten their 'creations' they used their toothpicks to make all sorts of designs out of grapes & strawberrys. </div><div> </div><div> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXNjcWxnjsNWdDery5Qxrxf-CkfJy00hOecAzqHPt7yTZtyThKSW4iDLmuixY5uWoIs48oY3rH4ZINKPKTwmwx5531uPrzCzojI37XpU4Gi6vi1D01npGuIZlH3AEt49zutBv6zj9Iw/s1600-h/CIMG5867.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243630725878239970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXNjcWxnjsNWdDery5Qxrxf-CkfJy00hOecAzqHPt7yTZtyThKSW4iDLmuixY5uWoIs48oY3rH4ZINKPKTwmwx5531uPrzCzojI37XpU4Gi6vi1D01npGuIZlH3AEt49zutBv6zj9Iw/s320/CIMG5867.JPG" border="0" /></a><em>Such concentration..</em><br /><div></div><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXNjcWxnjsNWdDery5Qxrxf-CkfJy00hOecAzqHPt7yTZtyThKSW4iDLmuixY5uWoIs48oY3rH4ZINKPKTwmwx5531uPrzCzojI37XpU4Gi6vi1D01npGuIZlH3AEt49zutBv6zj9Iw/s1600-h/CIMG5867.JPG"></a> </div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482471937026350660noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065498554421958100.post-76000124528942609362008-09-08T03:01:00.000-07:002008-09-08T03:04:29.252-07:00HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DW1TUnu0QMoleLFnD0aiGL2Glv-XBI2vdsi64t_R_4bCjASpZZgcbUByY2JN5PGQojqKHGsZI4KPyZumXXq9YnR8cA9eHqAidNHdUkhKwdIhYNTcxlkFrheFHwvCptsILGx_KDRFBg/s1600-h/CIMG5826.JPG"><span style="color:#993399;"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DW1TUnu0QMoleLFnD0aiGL2Glv-XBI2vdsi64t_R_4bCjASpZZgcbUByY2JN5PGQojqKHGsZI4KPyZumXXq9YnR8cA9eHqAidNHdUkhKwdIhYNTcxlkFrheFHwvCptsILGx_KDRFBg/s160/CIMG5826.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#993399;"> Father's day in our house begins with me sneaking down stairs to make a cuppa for Nick and get the boys ready to "greet' him in bed with his cup of tea, some pressie's and lots of hugs! For him it begins with lying in bed and pretending to be asleep and awaiting the onslaught!!<br />Unfortunately my camera is playing up and the piccys are not coming out too clear (time for a new one I think!) But here are the boys 'sneaking into Dad's room...<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBX5cqRmPGmk2KxhxGd28yV7DyiZvgWnQC5SVVxSLq37sg_501hjWpRJbTML7v0wCV6dou_vxEHom6SG2AFWDn1x753ptylI-SHZKJXTDa_fgbjPfSY-R79TwW0PikyIAbW6IdMoh6A/s1600-h/CIMG5827.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBX5cqRmPGmk2KxhxGd28yV7DyiZvgWnQC5SVVxSLq37sg_501hjWpRJbTML7v0wCV6dou_vxEHom6SG2AFWDn1x753ptylI-SHZKJXTDa_fgbjPfSY-R79TwW0PikyIAbW6IdMoh6A/s160/CIMG5827.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#993399;"> Climbing on the bed to 'awaken the sleeping prince'!!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QJ1uRfUoSasNIfPtAIa2Gh-g_ODnR9xzMjsJwe3Q8WnslUwpakJXUBI5sBIrVmfoSznN0X4WWlsreIomO34632QA-j4JL6rmlkTIrEB7rlsvND9T9vXQt1P8wJ7Kc8veItWxCCAxKQ/s1600-h/CIMG5831.JPG"><span style="color:#993399;"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QJ1uRfUoSasNIfPtAIa2Gh-g_ODnR9xzMjsJwe3Q8WnslUwpakJXUBI5sBIrVmfoSznN0X4WWlsreIomO34632QA-j4JL6rmlkTIrEB7rlsvND9T9vXQt1P8wJ7Kc8veItWxCCAxKQ/s160/CIMG5831.JPG" border="0" /></span></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7uoQGBBrVE3z-eKYniq8ohJPa79lIxqWkRRr3fO00FGyyX-bTICoSAaX0P3gSd2o-5xGeueXXOoOgp7YxhBLrHDtnS7Cv8zU_kpKhwscA44U39xB04d6Ke8jsyxPm1ASV2yr6xmhXg/s1600-h/CIMG5832.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7uoQGBBrVE3z-eKYniq8ohJPa79lIxqWkRRr3fO00FGyyX-bTICoSAaX0P3gSd2o-5xGeueXXOoOgp7YxhBLrHDtnS7Cv8zU_kpKhwscA44U39xB04d6Ke8jsyxPm1ASV2yr6xmhXg/s160/CIMG5832.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#993399;"> Nick very excited with his presents from the boys - a hand print hankie!, chocolate monopoly (yum!), pink polo shirts (Oli's favourite colour - his choice!!) and a book of "Things to do with Dad" - including such favourites as 'flying a kite', making a rocket launcher etc..!!<br />We spent the morning having a huge breakfast at Nana's. The works - sausages, eggs, bacon, hash browns, beans, croissants etc..) Then at lunch time Nick flew out and is away until Thursday. I get left with the 'aftermath'!!</span><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482471937026350660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065498554421958100.post-74536001517093196892008-08-27T05:32:00.000-07:002008-08-27T05:42:27.935-07:00INSECTS - "Unplug Your Kids Project!"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjsNk96fBHibE1KKmrm11e1Oe4SdrZzogmCBBDB3vbwwW68JE5WPf1gGFIGG5N59bcSj6p725EXw7Cy8tC4zsHEtCy3kNh6Bc_08Hu9aroxyGZtUs_Qix8ILYIfN6p4cV0Hg0_xJo-VA/s1600-h/CIMG5759.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjsNk96fBHibE1KKmrm11e1Oe4SdrZzogmCBBDB3vbwwW68JE5WPf1gGFIGG5N59bcSj6p725EXw7Cy8tC4zsHEtCy3kNh6Bc_08Hu9aroxyGZtUs_Qix8ILYIfN6p4cV0Hg0_xJo-VA/s320/CIMG5759.JPG" border="0" /></a> This weeks<span style="color:#990000;"> </span><a href="http://www.unplugyourkids.com/"><span style="color:#990000;">Unplug Your Kids</span></a> project was INSECTS! Marvellous! With 3 Boys I have hit 'paydirt'! Generally my life revolves around 'creepy crawlies' of one kind or another! On a recent excursion to The Queensland Museum (our favourite free place to hang out!), we were given 2 baby Stick Insects to take home (they happily give them out to anyone who wants them - along with a care sheet!). I am not sure if these are readily available in other parts of the world and what they eat!? But here in Australia, all they eat is 'Gum Leaves'! So it doesn't get much easier than that!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlO69Ja5zNLQok9MwH9wtQOqf30p0a73HHSWBiwiCi-UVJMFdA2J9Qmemu7S5lGbgtX4n19buB4_1fEGHVcwkyEr1cC8K6sLyszS-8FcqvFigjTpM62W0P9zb1bZus-CuIJ1dd0yyxQ/s1600-h/CIMG5761.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlO69Ja5zNLQok9MwH9wtQOqf30p0a73HHSWBiwiCi-UVJMFdA2J9Qmemu7S5lGbgtX4n19buB4_1fEGHVcwkyEr1cC8K6sLyszS-8FcqvFigjTpM62W0P9zb1bZus-CuIJ1dd0yyxQ/s320/CIMG5761.JPG" border="0" /></a> Once a week we simply replace the jar of old gum leaves with new ones! Which are in abundance in our park at the end of the street! They have grown from 1 cm long to about 15 cm I guess!<br />Best of all they are harmless and fun for the kids (as long as they don't get too rough with them - like my 2 y.o.!)<br />They have survived us so far - which is a good thing! As you can see Lachie thinks they are pretty cool!!:-)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLEJEg1GUaNcklJWQTIfQod6RF4YFOJ8IaZPgxvovvbeWH4EfoYerrV5FwjE9VLSCrGLiPGB2HuLs_BfiNIRdiPlZgNQa1UTIWnRm6EBeXwk1cJUgqkpFhh3m6hIfMsbPUQg2h_Rq1jw/s1600-h/CIMG5765.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLEJEg1GUaNcklJWQTIfQod6RF4YFOJ8IaZPgxvovvbeWH4EfoYerrV5FwjE9VLSCrGLiPGB2HuLs_BfiNIRdiPlZgNQa1UTIWnRm6EBeXwk1cJUgqkpFhh3m6hIfMsbPUQg2h_Rq1jw/s320/CIMG5765.JPG" border="0" /></a> They need to have 'plenty of room' to grow - otherwise they become stiff and can't grow (so the care sheet told us!). It recommended keeping them in a cardboard box on it side. We originally had them in the aquarium on it side with plastic wrap stuck to the side - but then we decided to get some fish! SOOOO - poor Dad.. he was sent out the the garage to 'build'! He came up with this nifty cage with fly screen staple-gunned to the front and roof!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5FJD1HX8nTxut_DkzAivBIwLQjh3uTGJUT-bYB69KQ2khv6GIrT8Yv6lphZKBRU8U8heBDdBXEtel9LabZlRiSXABDltZYcuuWCC_j4kh-Wx9q-lpcKau2BakalkLCNcI-PzQw7rAw/s1600-h/CIMG5766.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5FJD1HX8nTxut_DkzAivBIwLQjh3uTGJUT-bYB69KQ2khv6GIrT8Yv6lphZKBRU8U8heBDdBXEtel9LabZlRiSXABDltZYcuuWCC_j4kh-Wx9q-lpcKau2BakalkLCNcI-PzQw7rAw/s320/CIMG5766.JPG" border="0" /></a> This one is called "Sticky"!!! (today anyway - last week the kids called it 'stripe!')<br />For more information on stick insects and their care go to <a href="http://www.bugsed.com/rearing_sticks/rearing_stickp1.html"><span style="color:#660000;">'BUGS ED'</span></a>!!<br /><em><span style="color:#3366ff;">I would love to know if these are available in other parts of the world and if so what they eat?</span></em> <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482471937026350660noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065498554421958100.post-41956822547248245832008-08-24T03:47:00.000-07:002008-08-24T03:50:14.691-07:00A DAY AT THE COAST!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7NdH9pnNwNbssv4N90pJiNaywBaC81lON6JLgTFp-OitR3_KXaR608XkFCaVRKGtdxeZvew3-JKdyURxzg5YY-8_NVKDx6Qb4X15W-PCrBAkZ8bITe-OcdBgWskxJdWxk1frndRBDw/s1600-h/CIMG5750.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7NdH9pnNwNbssv4N90pJiNaywBaC81lON6JLgTFp-OitR3_KXaR608XkFCaVRKGtdxeZvew3-JKdyURxzg5YY-8_NVKDx6Qb4X15W-PCrBAkZ8bITe-OcdBgWskxJdWxk1frndRBDw/s320/CIMG5750.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#3366ff;">What I love MOST about spending the day at the coast is how it just completely tires out the kids!! After spending lunch at the beach with family and then running around in the surf - they are just completely zonked! All that fresh air and warm winter sun just knocks them out - and here is the proof! These were taken on the trip home! Harry slept the entire trip! LOVE IT!!!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3jNn1QadLtTHjs1rYuYPMm9Dmc9is4amIwmGCB4k680oSbpRe_8KrmoGLojJEB9yj4PpQn0LqKBKkrtf_nfWm71wCOkhU4sN6GB6jFdMaVtY4AeW9MQdRQERMu2cUgPD707bSZTJybQ/s1600-h/CIMG5751.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3jNn1QadLtTHjs1rYuYPMm9Dmc9is4amIwmGCB4k680oSbpRe_8KrmoGLojJEB9yj4PpQn0LqKBKkrtf_nfWm71wCOkhU4sN6GB6jFdMaVtY4AeW9MQdRQERMu2cUgPD707bSZTJybQ/s320/CIMG5751.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcHFeUOZ36ICPOmnU9EdIff5vYSOUrCZxPXAEeRv9W5YInajxnodubJeq-CuyBFFL1qiUk4M1bcZddxhV-qBKy10puOhclse1hyphenhyphenaR_koAwsECIvHVEbOG5FVGuVX7xMdOb3O4EEfTrg/s1600-h/CIMG5752.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcHFeUOZ36ICPOmnU9EdIff5vYSOUrCZxPXAEeRv9W5YInajxnodubJeq-CuyBFFL1qiUk4M1bcZddxhV-qBKy10puOhclse1hyphenhyphenaR_koAwsECIvHVEbOG5FVGuVX7xMdOb3O4EEfTrg/s320/CIMG5752.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:RIGHT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482471937026350660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065498554421958100.post-34600382854882514682008-08-20T03:38:00.000-07:002008-08-26T05:55:02.139-07:00BIRD SEED FEEDERS!! - "UNPLUG YOUR KIDS PROJECT"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGWoIahc6NtnerFH1pQREBnKAx3Ms3gljDEZn2HmkzJVFOUPR-Mi1u0laD34DiStVjUnVhRubhgLhzG8UFORO19NU2VqmLOVFNo_UFW7hffMAWPt0RLuPDQjZkHuKrZMxM3217BXcKw/s1600-h/CIMG5692.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGWoIahc6NtnerFH1pQREBnKAx3Ms3gljDEZn2HmkzJVFOUPR-Mi1u0laD34DiStVjUnVhRubhgLhzG8UFORO19NU2VqmLOVFNo_UFW7hffMAWPt0RLuPDQjZkHuKrZMxM3217BXcKw/s320/CIMG5692.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#003300;">There are those days that I wonder just what I can do with the kids to keep them busy (and not in front of the 'box'). I found this great idea on a website - although they used Pine Cones to make them! I couldn't seem to find any - so instead we decided to 're-use & recycle' out old toilet rolls!. This worked in perfectly with a project to a great Blog I have subscribed to called <a href="http://www.unplugyourkids.com/">http://www.unplugyourkids.com/</a>. This weeked project was "Cylinders!!"</span><br /><span style="color:#003300;">Firstly we put holes in the top and threaded with ribbon, then I covered them with peanut butter! Very messy!!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDv7ex5NSqs6iiK6ZacqhY0gEfd_15XzYo3OmAzQ81D4283zd80VFdjJahACkufW_x2vwushwvEdJzmQMkBt8rVLasuEE-1vVzJV7OHIwG7Ju2wxgJ8g44VsZKU0KitdpSRWjd2NHJhA/s1600-h/CIMG5693.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDv7ex5NSqs6iiK6ZacqhY0gEfd_15XzYo3OmAzQ81D4283zd80VFdjJahACkufW_x2vwushwvEdJzmQMkBt8rVLasuEE-1vVzJV7OHIwG7Ju2wxgJ8g44VsZKU0KitdpSRWjd2NHJhA/s320/CIMG5693.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#003300;">Next the boys rolled them in a tray of wild bird seed. Which they thought was good fun. Oli was more interested in eating the peanut butter - and decided that birdseed isn't his 'thing'!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4MYBjoF7hXnZLUn2rad1YgBfFvxy0dJV-aivPGdyKNKs3mP5cH8YrLi2woZNU0tlc0wJ5ltevkHLKof0QtE8mBZ-8NdGOvLAhzWW1sHpwIdUJpMCywpjiYvFyWkKXmBIc5308yAzBQ/s1600-h/CIMG5695.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4MYBjoF7hXnZLUn2rad1YgBfFvxy0dJV-aivPGdyKNKs3mP5cH8YrLi2woZNU0tlc0wJ5ltevkHLKof0QtE8mBZ-8NdGOvLAhzWW1sHpwIdUJpMCywpjiYvFyWkKXmBIc5308yAzBQ/s320/CIMG5695.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#003300;">Lachlan holding up his masterpiece!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj84BOdGxTif9WZGVjNHiu7fVB9V93mOYq72z6y1njDMf4uUNiO-BG9-wJ-BkUi8y8XO1AXO_invV6WuyrYFCrx5GXwtmmIRtbIX19_InZDKgseDgaSZFYb4IBzHxV_f3mINFenfhOpA/s1600-h/CIMG5696.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj84BOdGxTif9WZGVjNHiu7fVB9V93mOYq72z6y1njDMf4uUNiO-BG9-wJ-BkUi8y8XO1AXO_invV6WuyrYFCrx5GXwtmmIRtbIX19_InZDKgseDgaSZFYb4IBzHxV_f3mINFenfhOpA/s320/CIMG5696.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#003300;">Lachlan Very proud - and ready to hang them out for the birds!</span><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482471937026350660noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065498554421958100.post-29472898878506032032008-08-15T04:40:00.000-07:002008-08-15T04:44:58.482-07:00...we all scream for ice-cream....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkbWLcD8lBI5hHC3xRO9QiOTlszd0tv5KTz8-V5KHqp4HeYb87JMBhdj4ak8zuLRkWeFxs3xq5viOhhexJWGUROz8RXB46pbRDFzmhQKXAg2bqLvrBUIfcYxbXvbYu2MtGh849weAZQ/s1600-h/CIMG5655.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkbWLcD8lBI5hHC3xRO9QiOTlszd0tv5KTz8-V5KHqp4HeYb87JMBhdj4ak8zuLRkWeFxs3xq5viOhhexJWGUROz8RXB46pbRDFzmhQKXAg2bqLvrBUIfcYxbXvbYu2MtGh849weAZQ/s320/CIMG5655.JPG" border="0" /></a> With all those <span style="color:#cc0000;">YUMMY</span><span style="color:#ff0000;"> strawberries </span><span style="color:#000000;">we thought we better dust the ice-cream maker off and make some delicious homemade strawberry ice-cream!<br />Here is the ice-cream maker churning away! </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5uHIvWC8dyr7CmmhjUDDMESnTrzIlcSe_9J74SxYde2nZk-_BEb6QvfSVoJQtiT_OZui_i3yR1XuHVBcJC-7O168pXRQOAHSWBkb3fTlxBrV8Pt-pfFIXnVVUcjtazNpGQXI_mXiQEA/s1600-h/CIMG5659.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5uHIvWC8dyr7CmmhjUDDMESnTrzIlcSe_9J74SxYde2nZk-_BEb6QvfSVoJQtiT_OZui_i3yR1XuHVBcJC-7O168pXRQOAHSWBkb3fTlxBrV8Pt-pfFIXnVVUcjtazNpGQXI_mXiQEA/s320/CIMG5659.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#cc0000;"><blockquote><span style="color:#cc0000;">Harry checking out the ice-cream maker!</span><br /></blockquote></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXCo9ob-z8ZEMkJ2DY3YdZhh7EHkGHPj9WsxOFCh_HVLdsJtttgoUsUW4oUzTVtxDaxgjgCyOovtOBYYn-N8RYcSiqg3pT0MDoOrxYiJ7Vl-HD7Oi1aIC3hoIOHGq3zIVBAKkbGfMyQQ/s1600-h/CIMG5661.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXCo9ob-z8ZEMkJ2DY3YdZhh7EHkGHPj9WsxOFCh_HVLdsJtttgoUsUW4oUzTVtxDaxgjgCyOovtOBYYn-N8RYcSiqg3pT0MDoOrxYiJ7Vl-HD7Oi1aIC3hoIOHGq3zIVBAKkbGfMyQQ/s320/CIMG5661.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em> <span style="color:#cc0000;">..a helping hand!!!</span></em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuvthevVVLBi5631Yinu_mxT0i4FGuOe1j2REkiMsQFkOV120g3vi9EBhgcbH8YFGR9jkN3a_eWO14hsNgLYlWZO6RnYtwgUEggqOMBchYhTAdkprqWHatB3zYDz6-OlJjFZ0Ui01fA/s1600-h/CIMG5662.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuvthevVVLBi5631Yinu_mxT0i4FGuOe1j2REkiMsQFkOV120g3vi9EBhgcbH8YFGR9jkN3a_eWO14hsNgLYlWZO6RnYtwgUEggqOMBchYhTAdkprqWHatB3zYDz6-OlJjFZ0Ui01fA/s320/CIMG5662.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>mmmm..the finished product tasted divine!!!</strong></span><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482471937026350660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065498554421958100.post-61620466894540493902008-08-12T22:41:00.000-07:002008-08-12T22:44:50.130-07:00...more from the Stawberry fields..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSufH4kuu1fIwHuw05wEbm3jnuuoV7qNki-xvYDdJGnEepgqGgCtcGfLPKdxtDJ27XCPUDAyQtYnEYrhFNyF7ajSc4Puigyhi9bH7M5JJCtPlo5GDRQ0XDfNbE6tfN53axxrPaTYXRRg/s1600-h/CIMG5621.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSufH4kuu1fIwHuw05wEbm3jnuuoV7qNki-xvYDdJGnEepgqGgCtcGfLPKdxtDJ27XCPUDAyQtYnEYrhFNyF7ajSc4Puigyhi9bH7M5JJCtPlo5GDRQ0XDfNbE6tfN53axxrPaTYXRRg/s320/CIMG5621.JPG" border="0" /></a> Cousin James & Harry in the playground!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVYlAg2OL4j1aMTdaij0lp6HRTU0K54kCP3sZafzJ1XpKDejGUYuuea1RkgSTa7SjMIiiJbQEz4eN2k4Kjt8KVdeHLrtFnVMNKMx7-0RDBRyiL46rW41MddWoxFj5aLMtM8jfmBDsKg/s1600-h/CIMG5622.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVYlAg2OL4j1aMTdaij0lp6HRTU0K54kCP3sZafzJ1XpKDejGUYuuea1RkgSTa7SjMIiiJbQEz4eN2k4Kjt8KVdeHLrtFnVMNKMx7-0RDBRyiL46rW41MddWoxFj5aLMtM8jfmBDsKg/s320/CIMG5622.JPG" border="0" /></a> Harry - you are just too cute!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr989sgSit1EGLY4qgATE5mc6H6Q-XWz4-U5JQvAVPJjdH3DQxCXsQmHLgnUP8xUziCh3YJwHh7aG6NXQ4s_Zw5zQcJZf9PTCwjzYzWRuf0Il8MuE8XD8JJPbuj0l4g0kmowP-XJp6sQ/s1600-h/CIMG5626.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr989sgSit1EGLY4qgATE5mc6H6Q-XWz4-U5JQvAVPJjdH3DQxCXsQmHLgnUP8xUziCh3YJwHh7aG6NXQ4s_Zw5zQcJZf9PTCwjzYzWRuf0Il8MuE8XD8JJPbuj0l4g0kmowP-XJp6sQ/s320/CIMG5626.JPG" border="0" /></a> Oliver just adores his cousin Emily (Milly!). Here they are hanging out in the 'big tyre'! Who would have thought it could be SO fun!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGPfO509cQ8iFVVUYC6eX339V0-kRV19wtA-XwUZ6UA9BE0vcYXbr6J7IrMwDh6N_d2N5G-v7yKKXWCdTUHvJ3UvZ6nk_fkqOqN6zx4dH2ZNCNj6O8QUrZrxhEUrt-ihgLBmfa8rd9A/s1600-h/CIMG5634.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGPfO509cQ8iFVVUYC6eX339V0-kRV19wtA-XwUZ6UA9BE0vcYXbr6J7IrMwDh6N_d2N5G-v7yKKXWCdTUHvJ3UvZ6nk_fkqOqN6zx4dH2ZNCNj6O8QUrZrxhEUrt-ihgLBmfa8rd9A/s320/CIMG5634.JPG" border="0" /></a> Dad & Harry!<br />Now we are back from the strawberry fields with a huge amount of strawberrys - I am going to get the ice-cream maker out and 'whip' up some delicious Strawberry Ice-cream! <blockquote></blockquote><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482471937026350660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065498554421958100.post-38455369131433788552008-08-12T22:35:00.000-07:002008-08-12T22:40:50.327-07:00STRAWBERRY PICKING!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1yMeoGDn1iAMYw3biP3zbUlvwJwfh24_r-Qqjq7dn93P4qxGVWizlN2hi-z24GDrkhLJIFjAdvL2v2moaiwdelUNKOkGz50KAaoK6Ve7icnNIBeI7PuUi_1aJFBksxeVMzlUCTYVbEA/s1600-h/CIMG5588.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1yMeoGDn1iAMYw3biP3zbUlvwJwfh24_r-Qqjq7dn93P4qxGVWizlN2hi-z24GDrkhLJIFjAdvL2v2moaiwdelUNKOkGz50KAaoK6Ve7icnNIBeI7PuUi_1aJFBksxeVMzlUCTYVbEA/s320/CIMG5588.JPG" border="0" /></a> Every year on the 'Ekka' public holiday we head up North to the Strawberry fields to fill our baskets (and tummys) with yummy, warm, fresh strawberrys. A tradition started by my sister-in-law Sue, we now enjoy going with a large group of Nicks family. This year sister-in-law Bernadette & Elliott joined the adventure!<br />The kids love picking their own container full - and although it costs more than in the shops - it is a once a year special event, so it is worth it!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Bl9V7fjiDppApBWTmtCy44c5MfQuOQ9CsqjKuKngZmshRwatp7X5bHeSMX2eeZ9xdg68ILIosg1UIhdsl1eQ7C8j7DxXDrN4SnkSRdoaK0hHGMRoMlJsYVHOUJNDDa81RAAAh3BmPQ/s1600-h/CIMG5590.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Bl9V7fjiDppApBWTmtCy44c5MfQuOQ9CsqjKuKngZmshRwatp7X5bHeSMX2eeZ9xdg68ILIosg1UIhdsl1eQ7C8j7DxXDrN4SnkSRdoaK0hHGMRoMlJsYVHOUJNDDa81RAAAh3BmPQ/s320/CIMG5590.JPG" border="0" /></a> Oliver with his new "Dora the Explorer" hat from his showbag collecting his strawberrys<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFaRNl5SlxDJoy-oDVhy30TcsnE-NC6aIb6Il_ywag2CRZFHKDHg3rHwZP2-k8m_LXbp7dbJlGRKWszf__eW1iV6I0ka__-H_4auB87niuVzp4f8zHSoUmyGaXqV10DzEv_1IAzSTpQ/s1600-h/CIMG5595.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFaRNl5SlxDJoy-oDVhy30TcsnE-NC6aIb6Il_ywag2CRZFHKDHg3rHwZP2-k8m_LXbp7dbJlGRKWszf__eW1iV6I0ka__-H_4auB87niuVzp4f8zHSoUmyGaXqV10DzEv_1IAzSTpQ/s320/CIMG5595.JPG" border="0" /></a> Bernadette & Elliott "in the patch"!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54_Uyb2LAMJ5lWr5rvL-7uEcCwtfc-Uc6A7llG0HI6Cj7B-lGjBR-q58NscmugBX75ImMNZi-h5h2zpvFD4dHjH88uTWf_ddyozvHclFXyVqRj0dAacK4T1uuYsCkLZ744fU0oquQGQ/s1600-h/CIMG5603.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54_Uyb2LAMJ5lWr5rvL-7uEcCwtfc-Uc6A7llG0HI6Cj7B-lGjBR-q58NscmugBX75ImMNZi-h5h2zpvFD4dHjH88uTWf_ddyozvHclFXyVqRj0dAacK4T1uuYsCkLZ744fU0oquQGQ/s320/CIMG5603.JPG" border="0" /></a> Nick and 'cowboy' Lachlan with their filled containers! (Shame Nick doesn't eat Strawberries!)<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482471937026350660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065498554421958100.post-64359459446652971792008-08-12T22:12:00.000-07:002008-08-12T22:30:16.610-07:00THE EKKA!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TPNPVgdOsm67zlTbsZ6ZBsv02qwUsrhX-oTrlKbsR7XM8hwZnpmQzNe-qK3v-0JcDK9vYVaCBBTGCCqPVtDqYmsJkAANtQAuMsVaPToTCGHFHqbnAoKzfnu8Aon9goau4vtkhqJE-w/s1600-h/CIMG5545.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TPNPVgdOsm67zlTbsZ6ZBsv02qwUsrhX-oTrlKbsR7XM8hwZnpmQzNe-qK3v-0JcDK9vYVaCBBTGCCqPVtDqYmsJkAANtQAuMsVaPToTCGHFHqbnAoKzfnu8Aon9goau4vtkhqJE-w/s320/CIMG5545.JPG" border="0" /></a> Oliver cuddling the baby chicks! He just loved them! Harry on the other hand couldn't quite understand the term 'gently' - we think his poor chick was rendered unconscious!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipse3OQFfvbmceq1l8avhaHODGvP_dVBBeMQEeHWGJMcAY5spIHb3nSRgXCiqJ1gOIzcunBym5C_-8ePpGqNi0usJX7aw-mErLgaa5oBuay3ea23ATCkmZ3dGO_EIj6AyazLwDNeyibA/s1600-h/CIMG5569.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipse3OQFfvbmceq1l8avhaHODGvP_dVBBeMQEeHWGJMcAY5spIHb3nSRgXCiqJ1gOIzcunBym5C_-8ePpGqNi0usJX7aw-mErLgaa5oBuay3ea23ATCkmZ3dGO_EIj6AyazLwDNeyibA/s320/CIMG5569.JPG" border="0" /></a> Pictures from the Huge Ferris Wheel "SkyView". Harry was very nervous about being up <span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">so</span> high (so was I for that matter!)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY3PBQxhaCVu20UeYi0HYrv5oBgh5By7J3QpgBoGDpGtP2IgLLkXru1ghOvJyhOAeLSHeIzTl3ZwkZJHKPcwazWU3cVDLippC3_u6cDBzyFYuzTqAPddPtfdHvXLdXEd-rD7QJW82zBg/s1600-h/CIMG5571.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY3PBQxhaCVu20UeYi0HYrv5oBgh5By7J3QpgBoGDpGtP2IgLLkXru1ghOvJyhOAeLSHeIzTl3ZwkZJHKPcwazWU3cVDLippC3_u6cDBzyFYuzTqAPddPtfdHvXLdXEd-rD7QJW82zBg/s320/CIMG5571.JPG" border="0" /></a> WOW! The view from up here is amazing! <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482471937026350660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065498554421958100.post-83445193854462488642008-08-06T00:14:00.000-07:002008-08-06T00:17:59.969-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVNlk2qGy0v547NlzVLsVRpzix45nmXH4-qeLoKIHp7eU7FpMfQLCp9-tgCFL-8xYK8Mynacd87RMvnAev6UxKsGj_yDsVZmb_lFRneHTwFBvDITFk6fOhlSQmkSCip4f-nAFUGLOLg/s1600-h/P6300012.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVNlk2qGy0v547NlzVLsVRpzix45nmXH4-qeLoKIHp7eU7FpMfQLCp9-tgCFL-8xYK8Mynacd87RMvnAev6UxKsGj_yDsVZmb_lFRneHTwFBvDITFk6fOhlSQmkSCip4f-nAFUGLOLg/s320/P6300012.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#330000;"><em>THE BOYS JUST LOVE THE BEACH! Wind in their hair & room to run! Perfect for energy-filled boys who need to run wild all rugged up on a winters day!</em><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJooA91BjRzbIM-XMUzCzTpzEvlRjOjj2HjwSlYRKt5312LqJYcOW-PQHPkf_VxeBugsYlj9ATaqxQLEAZbO_68C9YE1EpEv6bLgVKSuQSp8fmZPBkcPSiD64dkBO0044fI-dcbpy3fw/s1600-h/P6300013.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJooA91BjRzbIM-XMUzCzTpzEvlRjOjj2HjwSlYRKt5312LqJYcOW-PQHPkf_VxeBugsYlj9ATaqxQLEAZbO_68C9YE1EpEv6bLgVKSuQSp8fmZPBkcPSiD64dkBO0044fI-dcbpy3fw/s320/P6300013.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#330000;"><em>Father and Son - enjoying the moment!</em></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTiKU9bkeriN9HJvEr_Aa1FJ_noAC8WCY0UGOPA8OUHabdc7UISo8ybdcDfcinBdymtCKXJp-ByVX7aehzmhTtsnIOyawEfxeZhZJPtUB_pQKkojDquIrSkz-X67dMjpI-Is5SZhiJQ/s1600-h/P6300021.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTiKU9bkeriN9HJvEr_Aa1FJ_noAC8WCY0UGOPA8OUHabdc7UISo8ybdcDfcinBdymtCKXJp-ByVX7aehzmhTtsnIOyawEfxeZhZJPtUB_pQKkojDquIrSkz-X67dMjpI-Is5SZhiJQ/s320/P6300021.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#330000;"><em>What adorable boys!<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmVJjDoeVi76tqwXEFTU_skGf9uFr-vn6M_NyOr2MLWSaOFmJHwh4XRRQ3Sxc2KvlOyK4IOn4PJ3vT02yWC7brHFgY2Sgo40xrTVdZm5rwnc5dC5Io1AJFDtIL9D0J-74OBIkp7iJ9A/s1600-h/P6300036.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmVJjDoeVi76tqwXEFTU_skGf9uFr-vn6M_NyOr2MLWSaOFmJHwh4XRRQ3Sxc2KvlOyK4IOn4PJ3vT02yWC7brHFgY2Sgo40xrTVdZm5rwnc5dC5Io1AJFDtIL9D0J-74OBIkp7iJ9A/s320/P6300036.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em><span style="color:#330000;">Mummy's Boy!!!</span></em><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482471937026350660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065498554421958100.post-49138350229201600572008-08-05T23:12:00.000-07:002008-08-06T00:19:19.648-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5A6W8wJkq5qOAby8jICNoiNKJnsXOYJvfA1nuGt4i_dF7whL-Z_c2UzwszPeuWfpb0WMrR6SkULfbhiD8usBDDPf-kNPfM3dJwBFKZjS44YkwchzN4ZB9u2IE_W6REi6o78nijp6Rg/s1600-h/CIMG5154.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5A6W8wJkq5qOAby8jICNoiNKJnsXOYJvfA1nuGt4i_dF7whL-Z_c2UzwszPeuWfpb0WMrR6SkULfbhiD8usBDDPf-kNPfM3dJwBFKZjS44YkwchzN4ZB9u2IE_W6REi6o78nijp6Rg/s320/CIMG5154.JPG" border="0" /></a> NICK ready to hit the Kokoda Trek - Notice...he is all clean - not for long though!<br />Such excitement with NO idea of what lies ahead!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwubIz5ZMx-1sQ6rKNGKu8SPEMDrUjb4kFP6KqHlhPHJmWEzPo4X_arieeFEZV-1RHP2SMz9qF2nxRvWCGdlUS1RzU8AMZYpZLwM2YoghwCLV1OmuhgmvuZsrY_Tb-A6wu0v7FTlEQg/s1600-h/CIMG5158.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwubIz5ZMx-1sQ6rKNGKu8SPEMDrUjb4kFP6KqHlhPHJmWEzPo4X_arieeFEZV-1RHP2SMz9qF2nxRvWCGdlUS1RzU8AMZYpZLwM2YoghwCLV1OmuhgmvuZsrY_Tb-A6wu0v7FTlEQg/s320/CIMG5158.JPG" border="0" /></a> Nick with brothers Chris & Andrew at Brisbane Intl. Airport - setting off on their adventure!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY7zJj6perIrTL4b3dz0I71zxmLqF2g1iJvDCczjKVeAsog7m3GxWU3kdhKZTp813phkdKlYnmoiV_NR7gB60JIpweohZAsi5_sXOzb8iS-FD7GDTWcMHObTGpuo01t6_QUNr9fyX-uQ/s1600-h/post-1276-1217052063.jpg"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY7zJj6perIrTL4b3dz0I71zxmLqF2g1iJvDCczjKVeAsog7m3GxWU3kdhKZTp813phkdKlYnmoiV_NR7gB60JIpweohZAsi5_sXOzb8iS-FD7GDTWcMHObTGpuo01t6_QUNr9fyX-uQ/s320/post-1276-1217052063.jpg" border="0" /></a> With the other group of trekkers at the start of their journey!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGd5lGOo21Pj1_ryceaOOIpGKYHG-uupRRDmgyUuTJdBPVXumKhmqdMhbRxf9wH23zoZIx4shVpl9VsWgD-pN-vZUdTIXpsQUMPTC77IkqfHn0I1LXiH-icHZoRGiSC526mjku9gyvQ/s1600-h/CIMG5378.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGd5lGOo21Pj1_ryceaOOIpGKYHG-uupRRDmgyUuTJdBPVXumKhmqdMhbRxf9wH23zoZIx4shVpl9VsWgD-pN-vZUdTIXpsQUMPTC77IkqfHn0I1LXiH-icHZoRGiSC526mjku9gyvQ/s320/CIMG5378.JPG" border="0" /></a> Nick is in a Japanese tunnel on the Kokoda Track - they hid in these and shot at the Aussies! <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482471937026350660noreply@blogger.com0