. . . it is time . . .

 Kira came home on Friday transformed into a butterfly :)  On Saturday while Michael slept and Lachlan visited a friend Kira and I went shopping.  We treated ourselves to a break at the Shingle Inn.  I enjoyed my coffee while Kira enjoyed her ice cream from Wendy's next door. I had to gice way to this family crossing the road and so Lachlan took a photo for me after they were safe :)

I am always Impressed when my children remember what I say.  Especially when it was 365 days ago "I promise I will take you to the EKKA next year"! We did go and had a lovely day, accompanied by Jeannette. Waiting for the bus at Eight Mile Plains busway  Milking a cow  Feeding in the animal nursery. Water Zorbs At the Brisbane City Council exhibition  Sitting on the bus!

What an exciting day out we had.  Lachlan joined in the challenge for the Largest Trumpet Ensemble - lead by James Morrison. After that we headed down to Suncorp Stadium to attempt to break the record for the Worlds Biggest Orchestra.  Here we are before entering the stadium Kira was with the school section I was amongst the clever triangle players and Lachlan was up high with the trumpeters and here are all the 7223 musicians from the other end of the pitch. A NEW WORLD RECORD !

I was very pleased that my day off coincided with Kira's sports day.  Here she is on action: the sack race steady spin catch well caught (both the balls and the photo). We were very pleased that Gold House came equal first with  Red House.

The Birthday Girl The Cake (from the Breadtop Shop) The sleep over room Kira invited three close friends to share her birthday celebrations with a swim / sleep over.  The girls had a super time. This is her room after the obligatory pillow fight. Family Photo  Cards Lachlan's card   (Doings: SU Beautiful Butterflys embosslit; Kassazz card stock; Couture Creations GemStones; Stamp-It HB stamp)  My  card (Inspiration:  stampin with niki blog ; I used a variety of stuff in the craft room stash that has been there so long I'm not sure where it came from).  Thank you packs (Decorated with entertaining doilies; stamp Artee Stamps: Floral Thankyou; SU  Sisslit S Die; filled with choloates and lollies)

Kira was delighted to collect her school flute and embark on her instrumental music program.  Lachlan got his trumpet out and they had a wee jam session with each other. I may post a video later in the year, but for now a still photo is best :)

Kira started back to school first on 29 January into Grade 5. Lachlan starts high school this year in Grade 8. We chose a private school, so his dress code has taken a more formal approach. This is the day we collected the new uniform. He was very taken aback by the 'walk socks'.  The hat wasn't available, so he had to wait until his first day to collect that. Here is my wee boy ready for his first day.  I went to work and fortunately Michael drove him, as the roads were flooded. This is the street where his bus stop is (submerged) . . .  and this is the school oval!  Here he is in his sports uniform (worn every Thursday) and with his hat on.

25 January While Michael slept the kids and I were planning an outing to Southbank.  However it had been raining for a few days and we thought that it would be better to find an indoor activity.  So we headed to Rocksports . Here we are al harnessed up I run through the safety check with Lachlan before he heads up the wall. They both enjoyed their climbs and were very very brave.

Michael has been on leave, so I have been treated to dinner on the table most evenings when I get home from work. Mainly it is salad, as we are experiencing high temperatures. Our inside temperature range for the week has been in  deg Celsius : Low: 24.6 High: 34.7   Here has been a lot of sitting around watching movies/TV etc too.

Reading The kids are keeping up with their reading, encouraged by Michael, who is on leave with them.

Chooks We thought they were off the ;lay, then we found these around the back of the coop!!! Sunday evening tree climbing a quick outing to a park  and some physical exertion to finish off the weekend Christmas - are we ready? Friends A cuppa with Terri on the 'observation deck' as the kids swim Moet with Karen and Carolyn at our Christmas gathering  Christmas Morning My gift to children was to enjoy as swim with them.  I don't go in very often THe dinner table before we ate  After Christmas  The buddy chef prepares her pizza pans