Halloween

So its Oct 28th, 4 days until Halloween.
Here are pics from our first party this week - Monday's playgroup. I'm sure this will be the first of many Halloween posts for this week (assuming that generous friends will keep providing photo material for me!!).

Watch this

Granny!

I had these movies on the camera before it broke.
Here is one of Ben saying something a little closer to "Granny" than his usual name for her .. "Dah"

2nd Haircut

Ben got his 2nd hair cut yesterday. Sorry about the blurry picture, too much coffee for Tad maybe??

Bike

A picture from the trip to Toys R Us

The compost bins are finished.. check it out!

And its warm in the middle which is a good sign!

(I guess we still have Tad's phone for pictures)

Bad news..

Well kind of good news actually. The old camera is finally broke, so we can now finally fully justify a new one. So no pics for a while, but then once they do start again they'll be lovely and clear and wonderful.

So things that Ben is doing these days
- pretending that the cat pole is a table saw and "helping dad" by "cutting wood"
- picking Jill up
- making & drinking tea with mum (pretend)
- not enjoying wearing socks and shoes
- opening the fridge and taking things out (a beer for grandpa, butter for his knife, milk, yoghurt) - talking on the phone
- loving wearing his new halloween flip flops
- not loving his crocodile halloween costume

We have had a nice quiet week at home, Ben got a cold Sunday night so I got a stand in for play group and we've enjoyed ourselves just relaxing in the nice, cool autumn weather.

Another apple picking trip

Toys R Us

Wow. We went on Sunday and I loved it (this is me talking, not Ben). Must be the time of year, what with needing birthday and xmas inspiration but I could've stayed there for a long time. I'm sure it won't always be like that! We couldn't get Ben to put down a full size skate board, he carried it all around the shop. He did eventually get on and try and little bike, and quite liked that too.
Anyway we were just looking really (well I was). But Tad did see this little hoop thing for his room and got it for him.. well thats a big hit as you can see.

It was a huge battle to get him to bed after this.

And this morning the first thing he looked for was his hoop and ball when he woke up. Needless to say my purchases of an ABC puzzle (it was cheap .. $1.98!!!) and a little matchbox car haven't been nearly so enjoyed. Good pick Tad!

Compost bin

On Sunday I helped Daddy build a compost bin for Mummy. She says she's wanted one for a long time but was afraid of the bugs.

And today I helped Mummy put the first load of stuff in - some leaves, grass clippings and the first of our kitchen waste. I had great fun playing in all the stuff. Mummy is very excited.

(Tad's note : The bin is not quite finished - missing the lid and door but Christine wanted to get started... )

Pumpkins

I carved pumpkins on Saturday with Granpaw, Grandmaw, Austin and Daddy. Grandmaw got really upset when I went near the little saw thing .. don't understand the big fuss. I havent seen them in the dark yet because its still light when I go upstairs to start the 2hr bedtime routine. Mummy says the next time I wake up early we'll go outside and light them then. The time change is going to be later here, early Nov I guess, so looks like it will be a night, light, un-scary Halloween for me!!

Weedwacking

(thats strimming for the uk folk..)

who said kids today don't have any imagination??!!

Another picture from the apple orchard for Granny

Blowing bubbles..

Playing with Paulin

Paulin and Murielle came over this morning, when they got here Ben was really excited and started showing Paulin all his toys in the living room. Then Paulin asked Murielle where the trains were, Ben overheard and came over and took Paulins hand saying "Hand, hand".. he then took him upstairs by the hand and showed him the trains .. as well as everything else. It was cute.

Apple picking!