Monthly Archives: October 2008

Hello Ruby and Poppy

At 9.30am yesterday (28th October), our 2 new baby girls, Ruby Anne and Poppy Jess, decided to make a very sudden and unexpected arrival. Coming 9 weeks early means they are very small and immediately went into Intensive Care, however … Continue reading

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Mummy & Ella Time

Charlie woke way too early on Saturday morning (5:15) which had the knock on effect of him taking a nap mid morning instead of lunchtime which in turn led to him falling asleep in his dinner, literally!!  I cleaned him … Continue reading

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Fairy Storytime

On Saturday morning I took Ella to fairy storytime at one of our local book shops.  It was fun seeing all the little girls dressed up complete with wings, sparkles, tiaras and wands.  I think most of them were in … Continue reading

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Spending Time with Frankie

Frankie spent the day with us on Friday to give Marie & Clint a chance to move out of their house without a toddler under their feet!  The three amigos had a ball with Ella undoubtedly the ring leader.  It … Continue reading

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A Hungry Swan & An Upset Charlie

We were playing in the park beside the lake this morning and I hadn’t noticed one of the swans come wandering into the play area.  Charlie was happily eating a sandwich which the swan obviously fancied for itself.  Needless to … Continue reading

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Fun in the Park

It was a beautiful morning in Melbourne today – we walked over to the lake to feed the ducks, played in the park for a while then met Kaylene with Harvey & Toby for baby cinos.  What better way to … Continue reading

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Melbourne Marathon

Alan ran in the Melbourne Marathon on Sunday, completing the race in 3:44:45.  We saw him on the course as he ran along Beaconsfield Parade then we got the tram into the city and made our way to the MCG … Continue reading

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A very sick wife and quality Dad time

Kirstin has been quite poorly this weekend which has meant I’ve had some quality ‘Dad time’ with Ella and Charlie. On friday evening I picked them up from Whitney, who had kindly looked after them for a while that afternoon, … Continue reading

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