A Stay in Hospital
After 6 months in pain with my stress fracture my doctor finally decided that surgery was the way forward given that 3 months bed rest wasn’t going to work with 4 kids running around! On Tuesday I had a dynamic hip screw put in and let me tell you, it’s painful. My family & friends are fantastic looking after the kids but also visiting me to brighten up otherwise monotonous hospital days! Thankyou, Thankyou, Thankyou!
Freakish Weather
Melbourne was again hit with freak storms yesterday afternoon with 29mm of rain falling in the city between 3 and 4pm. With strong winds and hailstones up to 10cm wide the city was left in gridlock with public transport at a standstill and traffic lights out on major junctions. Bearing in mind that the forecast said “Cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms with locally heavy falls, hail and strong winds” – this is not what we had in mind as you’ll see from the photos below. Alan had taken Ella & Charlie to the museum and they were stuck on a tram when the storm hit:
The view from the tram
Shoppers sheltering anywhere they can, the white stuff floating down the street is ice (the hailstones were huge).
Ella watching safely from the tram
Charlie oblivious to it all
A river running past Spencer Street Station
And at Crown nobody was going anywhere fast
It was at the casino that the trams started backing up and nobody was moving so the only option was to get out and walk. I managed to drive into Whiteman Street to pick them up but they’d had to wade through knee deep water to get there. All a big adventure!
Mummy to the rescue!
The Drowned Rats!
And here are some general pictures of the storm
South Melbourne Market
St Kilda Road
Trams at Federation Square
The roof came in at Spencer Street Station
Waterfall down the stairs at Flemington Race Course
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Another Goodbye…
Last night we all said an emotional goodbye to Fi, Mark, Hugh & Rory. They had to be out of their house in the morning so we spent lots of time chilling out at home before Mark & Fi took the kids swimming. After dinner the inevitable rush to get ready and postponement of actually saying goodbye took over. We all knew it was time to leave for the airport so I said goodbye and waved them off in the car with Alan, Ella & Charlie. I knew I’d be sad and only hope we can make a trip home and to Ireland very soon!
Mark with Poppy & Ruby
Charlie & Rory with their pirate swords
Ella with her beloved Hugh
Hugh, Charlie, Rory & Ella all set to leave for the airport
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Sleeping Beauties
Ella & Charlie have slept in ‘Grandma & Grandad’s’ bed the past few nights. Here they are sound asleep.
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Alan the Barber
Alan likes to think of himself as a bit of a barber since purchasing clippers, the only trouble is there’s only 1 ’style’. After much deliberation Mark decided to let him loose on his hair….
Mark looking a bit concerned
Alan at work
The end result
For all of you that know Fiona, you’ll know she was NOT impressed!!!!
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Some Firsts for Ruby & Poppy
Thursday was a really hot day so we bought some ice lollies (icy poles or ice blocks as they’re known here) on the way home from kinder.
Ella & Charlie then decided they wanted to make chocolate crackles and Ruby & Poppy were more than happy to help! Here they are enjoying licking the bowl…
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Baby Naomi
Meet baby Naomi, the newest addition to the Webster clan! She’s 7 weeks old and weighing in at 3.6kg (Ella’s birth weight!), is adorable and was happy for us to give her cuddles.
Ruby saying Ella
And Ella
Tiny Baby
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Fun with Hugh & Rory
Ella & Charlie are thoroughly enjoying all the play times they’re having with Hugh & Rory. Here they are in action – they were playing a game of hide and seek with little toys they got inside kinder eggs (Paula was largely responsible for the hiding and they did the seeking!!)
Poppy joining in on the action
Rory having a chat with Poppy
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Happy 3rd Birthday Ewan
This post is a little late but Ella & Charlie were invited to celebrate Ewan’s 3rd birthday a couple of weeks ago. Ewan is obsessed with all things ‘pirate’ at the moment and they all had great fun with a jumping castle (pirate themed of course) and yummy party food.
Ella on the jumping castle
Eve (Ewan’s big sister) & Ella
Eve, Charlie & Ella
Charlie & Ewan enjoying their party food
Nicole stole the show with her fantastic pirate ship cake
Happy Birthday Ewan
Ella enjoying some sweet treats
Charlie not too happy to be leaving the party!!
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Ruby & Poppy off for a Run
Alan took Ruby & Poppy out in the jogging pram for the first time a few weeks back. They were a bit unsure at first but no tears….
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