Just Us.

Hey there - long time no hear...

2008-02-16T13:05:00.002+10:00

Hey there those who are around. We are all good, busy busy here.

Amanda is now walking - YAY

Elliot is doing great at Kindy, a little grumpy and pushy of late - think the stress of Graham deploying agin is a bit more real this time.

Me and 'Peanut' are doing great - ?she? is growing and kicking nicely - no major complaints from this end.

Graham is good, just getting stuff ready to go overseas again, so busy busy with all of that.

Generally all is well.

Chat later. xxx

updating time

2007-09-13T15:48:00.000+10:00

am sending a disc to everyone to get the pics...xxx

for my b'day

2007-06-23T21:00:00.000+10:00

aint they pretty... from my bewdiful at times man... lol

Sitting Tall

2007-06-23T20:53:00.000+10:00

Amanda is now officially sitting up by herself. With the occassional slump... and head vs floor collosion. But she is doing great and really enjoying her Jolly Jumper aswell - pics to come.

Sharing Toys

2007-06-16T16:46:00.000+10:00

Aint they cute...

Miss Amanda all sitting pretty too... clever girl she is...

Bet this wont last long...

Aunty Rachel ROCKS!

2007-06-16T16:43:00.000+10:00

Aunty Rachel came to visit. We all had an absolute ball. The kids just loved her to bits.

Thinks Aunt Rachel was slightly taken herself...

Love ya Babe.

Yummy for our Girl

2007-06-16T16:38:00.000+10:00

Crumpets all round this morning.

*minus the N'tella for Amanda*

Cheeky Boy

2007-06-16T11:39:00.000+10:00

Nothing like N'tella Crumpets for brekky...

The Kiddies

2007-06-02T19:02:00.000+10:00

BIG SMILES from Amanda and Elliots best grumpy face

27 May 2007

Bath time again - atleast they are clean

2007-05-25T20:25:00.000+10:00

More bath pics. Amanda is loving the water, and loves being all propped up in her chair.

Elliot is just a fish anyways and was in a hurry to get Amanda out so he could play sharks...

Boys... lol

2007-05-25T20:22:00.000+10:00

My night out. Looking perty...

Bit fuzzy, but you get the drift.

xxx

***boob alert***

At the Park

2007-05-20T12:44:00.000+10:00

Well - again we tempted fate and tried Elliot with his bike at the Park - to no avail though.

Amanda on the other hand had a blast with teh help of G'Nan. Enjoy the pics.

Meet Scoop

2007-05-20T12:43:00.000+10:00

Scoop Rocks - just ask Elliot.

Here is Elliots handy work with the Camera.

Elliots Sand Paintings...

2007-05-20T12:38:00.000+10:00

These are the best things ever. We saw them at Tarni's (next door) b'day a couple of weekends ago - Elliot did the Bulldog at the party.

They are a stencilled picture on sticky paper stuff. YOu take a piece of the picture off at a time and then apply sand over the top and it sticks. Then you take the next bit off and do another colour. We then found them again at the Markets last weekend and did the Car. Elliot had a blast.

Amye at 7am

2007-05-12T21:54:00.000+10:00

Scary... but not too bad... lol

10 May 2007

Skittles from G'Ma and G'Pa

2007-05-12T21:48:00.000+10:00

We had a ball - alllll day long - playing Bowling...

Elliot ofcourse was the best-est of all.

10 May 2007

Little Miss Blue Eyes

2007-05-12T21:46:00.000+10:00

Big smiles from our Little Miss.

Cuddles with Elliot

2007-05-12T21:45:00.000+10:00

Love the cuddles.

9 May 2007

Vegemite Girl

2007-05-12T21:42:00.000+10:00

Amanda loves her vegemite on her rusk... So does the washing machine... lol

9 May 2007

Playing on the bed...

2007-05-12T21:39:00.000+10:00

Having some fun on the bed while mummy is checking emails at like 6am... ouch...

Silly billies they are...

Bath Time

2007-05-12T21:35:00.000+10:00

Here we are again, in the bath... all these kids seem to do lately...

Having a blast with Elliot in the bath - Amanda think she is the bee's knees in her big girl seat.

Another attempt at Brekky

2007-05-12T21:32:00.000+10:00

Amanda isnt keen with this whole food thing as yet. But we keep trying...

29 April 2007

Playing with G'Pa

2007-05-12T21:28:00.000+10:00

Elliot and G'Pa had a blast playing on their Trampoline just a few days before G'Pa went home.

28 April 2007

Been a while...

2007-05-12T21:27:00.001+10:00

Few things to update, bear with me while I get it organised.

xxx

Anzac Day

2007-05-01T11:31:00.000+10:00

We ventured into the City to watch the parade. Here are the kids.

THE Trampoline

2007-05-01T11:28:00.000+10:00

Wow what a day.

G'Pa was up with his noisy planes and helped us put up the Trampoline, so we had a blast... It was a loooong day and very hot.

Our Girl in the Big Bath

2007-05-01T11:23:00.000+10:00

Amanda is now enjoying the big bath with her brother mostly, but loves to have a splash by herself.

Amye's Photos

2007-04-21T14:53:00.000+10:00

Here are some nice photos that I took of myself Thursday night.

Hope you like them as much as I do.

Amandas First Arrowroot Biccy

2007-04-21T13:14:00.000+10:00

Such a lady...

How good are these biccies...

This is Amanda at just over 5months with her first Milk Arrowroot Biscuit. It was a little scary at first and she had the whole screwed up face thing going on, but after a minute or so she warmed to it and LOVED every minute of it.

Although I think more sloppy biscuit went up her nose then in her mouth, it was a successful venture all the same.

Enjoy the pics.

Car gets a paint job by Elliot

2007-04-18T07:52:00.000+10:00

WOW!!! What a paint job.

Enjoy. A real one of a kind... thankfully :)

...next up is a boat... :S

Smiley Little Girl

2007-04-18T07:46:00.000+10:00

Amanda, Elliot and I hada dinner date with the neighbours and we got some very cute photos of Amanda laying on their floor pillows. Makes fro a beautiful background to the photos and she was one very happy little girl.

Enjoy the pictures.

More Toys...

2007-04-18T07:38:00.001+10:00

Well Elliot and Mummy made a car today - Saturday 21st April 2007 - and what a Wicked car it is. Elliot was oh so helpful and even stuck the wheels on - several times - and was pretty impressed with G'Pa's suggestion of a 'workable' steering wheel - with a toilet roll as the steering column.

Made from the cardboard box we got our new Crisper for the Fridge in - it is one sweet ride.

Here is the final product - pre paint job that is... hehe

NEW BIKE for Elliot

2007-04-12T14:14:00.000+10:00

YAY.

How excited can one little boy get in the Bike Shop.

This is our new toy to play with. Now all we have to do is get a seat for Amanda when she is a little older and we can all do laps of the park together.

Here is some pictures of the new Wicked Machine.

New Toy

2007-04-11T14:52:00.000+10:00

Hey there again.

Well its Wednesday and I have just bought a new toy to play with. A new JVC Camcorder. Very swanky. Will take some pictures in the next day or so and post them up... maybe if I can work it out and maybe post up a little Hello Greeting from Elliot and Amanda - if I am that clever...

So wish me luck in my adventures on how to work it, and will try my best to get it organized fro some pictures.

Love Us

Update for the Week

2007-04-08T21:06:00.000+10:00

Wow. What a week.

Annette has been and gone is what felt like a whirlwind of a week. I have worked 3 nights of the past week which limited our times that we could do stuff - however I am pretty sure we were busy all the same... hehe...

Thursday was a big day out for all - Elliot had Kindy and Annette and I hit the shops in search for winter things, baby monitors, and all sorts of stuff for the kiddies. And I think we did pretty well.

Here are some pics that I will explain. This should cover our week.

This is Tuesday morning at some silly hour of 0730 after all of 5hours sleep from working the night before and getting up to the kiddies.

This is what a whole 2hours of playing does to little girls at 0845 in the morning

This is our Muscle Man showing his stuff on Wednesday playing with Nanny in the afternoon while Mummy is at work...

These are my flowers fro Easter from Hubby... aren't they pretty - we even made the delivery lady wait in her car while we drove home... hehe

Our gorgeous girl dribbling away having a chat to anyone who will listen. And all pretty to go to the shops that morning and for Mummy to get a hair cut.

And then we went fishing on Friday - not sure who had more fun though - Mummy or Elliot.

Nice Nanny shot with the kiddies - sorry about the bloke in the background - some creative cropping will do the trick.

Friday night after getting a touch burnt at the Rock Pool we went out to Sizzler for dinner and had a ball. Food was great too.

And then this is what happens after a big day out - the next day you don't move for anyone... she didn't get THAT burnt at the Rock Pool - just looks really bad I know.

Then we got some nice Mummy and Me pictures

Then it was Saturday - and yes the Easter bunny came early I know. But we had so much fun looking for our Easter Eggs with our best-est mate Tristan.

Then we got some NUDE shots of our gorgeous girl - looking oh so cute.

Then the morning after the Easter bunny comes again... we have Choc for brekkie and continue all day to try and convince Mummy chocs is OK for Breakfast Lunch and Dinner... hmmm

Oh and do you like my Haircut - Elliot and Annette both got theirs done as well - can you see?... YAY...

So that has been our week - busy busy - and more photos to come.

Hope it works.

From Elliot

2007-04-04T09:01:00.000+10:00

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Love from Elliot

Another action packed day

2007-03-31T19:43:00.000+10:00

Phew... what a day, and it is still going.

We woke up at about 0630 this morning and both kiddes had snotty noses, Amanda has a gunky eye and Elliot woke with a cough. So at 0940 we wen to the doctors - just in case... Luckily we did.

Elliot now has tonsillitis and a yukky nose and Amanda has nasty conjunctivitis in her right eye, heading for her left - probably by morning. So it has been a wonderful day all round really. I now have a 'tickle' in my throat and an itchy 'just before an ear infections sets in' ear, so am looking forward to a bit of help this week with my mother in law coming to stay for the week. I just hope I can still manage a few shifts at work for some extra play money.

So we left at about 0900 this morning only to return almost 3hours later at 1200midday... long morning and three different Pharmacies later (each one had something we did want and something else we wanted but they didn't have) and then roadworks... grrr don't even get me started.

Why do they insist on blocking one whole lane of road on one of the busiest roundabouts at midday... please explain that for me... So that was 20minutes and several nasty words to a Coralla driver later who took about 100m just to merge into my lane and was at the same time blocking the poor guy behind her...

But we are all ok now, everyone survived, I just have a crank little girl and a sooky little man to take care of. We are all bathed and fed so the day turned out ok in the end.

What a journey

Goodnight to all and enjoy that coffee you have earned it.

1950pm here... night night

Gym Stats... scary...

2007-03-30T11:37:00.000+10:00

Well today was my first solo Weights Training Day, so that was scary. I must have looked like a lost 1st Grader wandering from machine to machine looking for the right one to use - as per my program. But we got there in the end.

Both kids went to the Creche - and survived - although they do have that 'creche/daycare' smell to them. Both are sleeping now, Amanda doesn't do the noise very well, but she will get used to it as she will be there 5days a week for the next few months and Elliot will be there a few days as well.

So I thought I would blog my Gym Stats - as my memory is terrible - on here so that I can look back in a few weeks and see how I am doing.

As of 28th March 2007
Weight 88.2kg
BFC 44.5%
Height 170cm
BMI 30.4

Scary huh. Here is my target
Weight 65-68kg
BFC 25% ('Fitness')
Height 170cm - der
BMI 22-25

Wish me luck...

Cheers to a salad sandwich and bottle of water for lunch. Yahoooooooo.... hmmm

Snotty Kids

2007-03-30T08:02:00.000+10:00

Well Elliot woke up with a snotty nose this morning, which is delightful being woken up by a sneezing kid. And Miss Amanda is nothing but a grizzle bum today, so she is back asleep after waking up at 5am - no one needs to be awake at 5am... - so its a happy house all round.

Missing out on the gym today :( as I cant put the kids in creche all snotty and feral like they are, so am hitting the Beach for a walk a bit later in the day - once it has cooled off again.

Any who have a great day and will post up any exciting news from The Strand later in the day.

First Day at the Beach

2007-03-29T14:26:00.000+10:00

Amanda looked a little scared in her !!!PINK!!! suit but Elliot was itching to get in the water.

The joys of having kids near the water...

xxx my kiddies

Look what I did

2007-03-29T14:14:00.000+10:00

Look what I can do, with the help of my great neighbour Joyce...

This is me and my kid-lets a few weeks ago, will update pictures as soon as I get some more taken.

I am sooo clever... :>

Ouch Ouch Ouch!

2007-03-29T13:41:00.000+10:00

Well this morning after my first 'session' with my instructor I woke up a little stiff, but was fine once I was actually up and out of bed at some unHoly hour... thanks to my two children.

So we got ready and headed off to Kindy and then I hit the gym for a 1hour stint at Cardio - as I only do weights 3times a week and Cardio every day - and man-o-man am I sore...

But as they say if it hurts you know its working - so its working really well. I'm not sore to sit or stand, its when I have been sitting and want to stand up. Once I am up and moving it feels great. I haven't felt so awake and energised in months, I don't feel that usual 2pm slouch coming on.

As the weather is getting cooler - still hot up here though - I have decided to take the kids for stroll thru the estate where we live in the afternoons, might help tire them out and will be a nice wind down after a hard days work at Kindy for Elliot. And Missy just loves watching the trees sway about the place. She is an out doors kinda girl that one. And I think if I can concrete a nice outdoors routine for them now, once Elliot gets his new bike for his birthday - more then likely it will be sooner then that - then hopefully they wont carry the weight issues that their parents have.

So I am enjoying the gym, its nice to simply zone out and focus on me for a change, and I really hope my results show that.

Any who off for a last cuppa before picking up my boy and tackling them both before dinner time. Hope you are all well and enjoying the sunshine we are having here... another beautiful day in FN Qld.

Day 1... my first blog

2007-03-28T21:10:00.000+10:00

HI there everyone, this is my first blog and what a day to start.

Today was my first day at the gym, pretty easy, just saw the trainer and got my program sorted and go for my first day tomorrow ( Thursday). A bit scared about it, although I have done it before and successfully lost 30+kg in 12months, this time I want to lose 20kg in 4months.

Wish me luck.

It was a hectic day all round, my two kids Elliot (almost 3) and Amanda (4months) run me ragged. Between tantrums, teething, conjunctavitis, and what looks to be a persistant ear infection (or some seriously crafty selective hearing from a 3year old) it has been a long week, and we are only half way through it.

Anywho back to domestic bliss and a nice cup of coffee is in order.

Cheers to all those putting their feet up at the end of a long day.