Like a moth to a flame

71/365 (Vada)

This is Vadas first real camping experience. We have stayed in a caravan park before but in a cabin. So many new sensory delights to be had. She was mesmerised by the gas lamp burning in the darkness.

The big Eve of the big 03

71/365 (Zavia)

"Twas the night before his birthday, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse."

Well that's probably because we weren't in our house...we were in our tent.

We decided instead of having a big party for Zavia this year where all the kids eat all the junk food their little hearts desire and they get hypo and drive their parents crazy on the ride home...that we would make a weekend of it and go camping as a family. One of the requests that we hear the most from Zavia is "can we go camping a night??" (which I'm pretty sure really just means he wants to sit outside and eat marsh mellows from the packet) So we obliged.

It rained all day and while we set up our camp but the skies cleared and the clouds parted not long after. After dinner, the kids said their good nights to our fellow campers and we went into the tent to settle down for the night. It took quite a while because lets face it...sleeping in a tent is pretty darn exciting, in fact, it took so long that I fell asleep with both kids and left the family to partay on without me.

This photo is Zavias best attempt at going to sleep.

(side note: his arm is in a sling because he fell off his skateboard last night and was in hospital till midnight with a suspected broken arm...turns out it is just badly internally bruised.)

Look at meeee!!!!

70/365 (Vada)

The first year of life truely is remarkable. So much is accomplished in such a short space of time. I marvel at how clever she is getting each day. With each new day she is pushing up higher and higher...before we know it she will be on the move and placing her in the middle of the bed will no longer be a good idea.

BOO!

70/365 (Zavia)

Zavia thought it would be really smart to drag his pillow and blanket out to the lounge room today, hide under it, and scare me when I walked in the room. He was right...it worked. Luckily for me he did it over and over again so I was able to grab my camera and surprise him with my camera in his face.

Shy

69/365 (Vada)

Excuse me mummy...a little bit of privacy please! My boobies are on show.

Oh neglected one

69/365 (Zavia)

I'm sorry my boy. I really do love you.

roley poley

68/365 (Vada)

She's getting good at rolling over on her own. I wish I could experience joy from such little things. She hasn't quite mastered the rolling back over onto her tummy...she lays there wriggling like a bug stuck on its back.

His and his cars

68/365 (Zavia)

Zavia gets so excited to help Ben with the big boy work. Today it was washing cars time.