Last day of Kinder

My little boy is growing up fast. Today was the last day of kinder and I even got a bit teary. Maybe it was the late night making peg decorations for all the kinder group!
(the tshirt he is wearing is the boys shirt I did back in september for the little boys for christmas - the stencil is modified from ottobre and I added the bead to make it rudolf.)

Who needs a doll?

Party time

After a few days of endless rain the clouds cleared, and we had a casual little BBQ for the twins birtday. Before you know it the yard was full of kids and they were off. They were all really good too.Benji the birthday boy
Spencer - the birthday boy

And blowing out their candles - of course on separate cakes, a chocolate one for Benji and a white chocolate and rasberry for Spence.

And a big thanks to grandfather and popeye to managing the BBQ.

More sewing presents

The machine has been busy - firstly another birthday present. For a Cars themed birthday we made a personalised library bag and lined a wooden box with metalic contact. This got a bit of stationery in it too. Another dress off the list - the light blue is a lining fabric and top dress is quite sheer, my standard DKNY dress. Below is a bag for my sister-in-law who has a love for dolphins and whales and this is a replacement for her beloved green bag.n (a kwik sew pattern)

Finally another drawstring bag/backpack for a cousin. She is on the move so it was filled with personalised stationary.

First steps to space

For Alexander's fifth birthday, we are planning a space party. As he has a January birthday, he doesn't get to spend it at school - so we had to get the invites out to his kinder friends before term finishes- another pre-christmas job!

Cardboard cut outs and glitter - but then we needed a photo....a bit of crayon on the window...

And the final product. We decided to laminate them to stop the glitter going everywhere. I kept seeing little bits on my face.

Aussie Boy

Dashing through the bush

In a rusty Holden ute

Kicking up the dust

Esky in the boot

Kelpie by my side

Singing Christmas songs

Its summer time and I am in

my singlet shorts and thongs oh

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,

Jingle all the way

Christmas in Australia on a

scorching summers day - phew

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells

Christmas time is beaut

Oh what fun it is to ride

in a rusty holden ute!

A busy day today - (with 2 long posts!) Alexander had his Christmas concert at kinder - where he was an aussie boy. Tragically authentic outfit drawn purely from existing items!

He also 'acted" in the play of Wombat Divine as a wombat.

After the concert, we got a bag of goodies which proves they have been very very busy at kinder of late.

Birthday Boys

Happy Birthday to Benji and Spencer. It was two years ago today that you were born - a much more pleasant visit to Monash Medical Centre than our recent one! I can't believe you have ony been in our lives for two years - it seems like you have always been here. I do remember thinking how we were going to cope with two new additions to our family, and now I wonder how we would ever live without you. While our lives are always busy, most of the time it is always fun.

Spencer is a sensitive and loving little boy. He loves hugs and kisses and his deep chesty laugh always makes me giggle. He is getting chattier and I can't wait to have real conversations with himu, as you are always watching and taking things in. If your current interests shape your future, I imagine we will have lots of chats about footy, soccer and any sport involving a ball!

Benji is a cheeky little man, who will fake being asleep if he thinks he is going to get into trouble. Always the first out of bed, and into Spencers, he has a twinkle in his eye that lets me know he is concocting a plan! He is always up to something and loves being around people. He is always making sure that everyone else is ok. I love the way his smile takes over your whole face, but I can live without the tanties! You are both such individuals and such little sweeties.

We had our usual birthday morning presents in our bed - which is already getting squishy. My plan of colour coding worked fairly well - just Dad is a bit slow on the uptake. Benji's gifts are wrapped in blue and Spencer's in red (I have green of the same paper for Xander) and those gifts to share are half and half. Alexander helped make drawstring bags for the boys to carry their trains in, and he made paper to wrap them in. I think it is very important to get the kids involved in giving as well as receiving, however as I was going to sleep last night, I thought maybe the twins need to give each other something - as they are brothers too? Another dilema to overcome!

We had Mum, Dad and Paul over for dinner and Spencer's eyes have gone down significantly since this morning which is great. They got a train set which was enjoyed by all. A lovely end to a lovely day.

(This may just be the christmas photo- cropped the cake out and include more tree (sans decorations) but not so keen about being in it!!!)