Steel Mill Christmas Party

My hubby use to work for the Steel Mill. Even though he's left, we still belong

to the Christmas Club. Every year they put on an amazing party for the kiddies.

I am loving this Christmas photo. It's so hard to get 3 kids looking in the same direction.

Who cares that it wasn't in MY direction. hehe

Our new kid

Mr Divine wanted to get a new lawn mower.......

and he did.

Meet Clara-belle.

31/2 weeks of kid cuteness.

But the thing that excites me the most is.......

I now know I will not be that crazy cat lady later on in life (like I thought I would). I will now the the goat governess.

Sick,sick,sick

I haven't been posting as everyone has been sick.

First Boodles got Viral Bronchitis. Which in plain english is a bad cough which meant time off school before the school holidays.

Then Peanut caught Chicken Pox. So we spent all the school holidays at home.

Then Peanut came right and Lulu had the Pox. She had them really bad.

So there goes another 10 days of my life I can't get back.

Today is the first day in about a month that all the kids are back at school or creche.

Then guess what.........? Yep! I'm sick with a tummy bug.

I really hope Im better by tomorrow as we are having a powhiri at school to welcome the new kapa haka teacher.

Pop over to Dees blog if you are a New Zealander and join in the fun.

Mika- Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)

Its my birthday today so I thought it deserved a theme song. This goes out to all us ladies out there with curves. Enjoy.

I'm flying Jack, Im flying

Need I say more. Think Titanic.

Boy! Does this man crack me up.

We took the kids to play on the pirate playground at Kaiaua.

Even though it was a rainy day, I didn't think I could cope with the bedlam inside. So I thought...take them outside so everyone could hear them. hehe

Kaiaua serves up the best fish and chips known to man.

This is how the locals collect drift wood. With tractors.

During a quick break in the weather we set the kids free on the beach.

The little kids slept on the way home and I think I could do the same.

2 year celebration

Two years ago today Peanut and Lulu came to live with us.

You can read about the first meeting here.

So our tradition is to go to dinner each year to celebrate.

Our daughter Boodles took this photo of us.

Here's our gorgeous Lulu (now 4yrs).

3 of our beauties.

Boodles (7), Peanut (3) and Lulu (4)

Dad's girls.

Father and son.

My gorgeous family. We all look so normal. hehe. You would never know that just before this photo Peanut did a huge burp and we said "say pardon" and he said "more" and let out another one. Yep that's my boy.

And later on Lulu was crawling around on the floor looking for her lost chicken nugget.

Happy 2 year anniversary family.