No shirt No Shorts No Worries

Our funny boy tyler on Saturday morning after breakfast said "Im going to mow the lawn".
About 10 mins later me and hans said to each other "wheres Tyler"....forgetting he said he was going to mow the lawn. Then we looked outisde and there he was in the middle of the backyard just in his diaper and shoes with his mower... What a good helper Under the slide and everything. After a few more mins he came inside and said" I'm done and I'm thirsty".......Who wouldnt be after all that mowing on a very hot day Tyler.

Iceblock time

We had our first really hot day on friday and so that meant ICEBLOCK TIME. Eliza wanted to be like her big brother and sister and have some too.
So all was fine eliza was just loving these new iceblocks and hangin out with her tyler and alicia outside.


Until hers slipped right out of the wrapper and went down her top..Eliza i guess you shouldnt be wearing those those low necklines and all.Then it was just too cold to hold without the wrapper .



After the iceblock drama they all went back to sunbaking and reading books..she was alot happier then.

Eliza and Dad

"I can see you mum and I am going to tell dad""Hey dad i have a secret for you... Mum is not doing the dishes, she is taking pictures of us again, Don't look up and smile at the camera and she just might go away".

The fairy floss (cotton candy) man at the stake carnival

The young men were in charge of the fairy floss stand at the carnival today...somehow hans got stuck there for most of the time. He did a great job even if his arm did turn pink

































Tyler had some trouble keeping it his on the stick and when it fell off and rolled around in the dirt etc.....he would just pick it up and eat it (gross) he did the same thing with his lunch sausage sizzle.
Lecy loved hers and would of eaten it all day if she could have.









Tyler was happy to play in the water pistol pool and eat icecream (he is laughing because his fingers were in his icecream) the simple things huh. Oh and the reptile show he loved the turtle




























While alicias favourite was getting her face painted as a butterfly and riding on the swings,playing with her cousins and eating alot of junk food.
















Eliza just loved sitting up in the stroller watching everything going on and hanging out with grammy and papa and cousin annie










Our spanish and polynesian members in the stake did a performance it was so good to watch. Good job on building the stage pablo it held up all those polys after all.
Tyler loved watching and not just for the pretty ladies performing , he was clapping and trying to make the hand movements it was pretty funny to watch him.. as he is soooo not polynesian with his blonde hair and blue eyes.

She Did It

Alicia had swimming lessons yesterday and she did a great job. In alicias words to everyone "I didnt even scream and cry" There was a little hesisitation getting her cozies on but after we got to the aquatic centre and she saw her teacher she was great. I was so proud of her and alicia said she was proud of herself too.
I actually enjoyed watching swimming this week and thought it was funny to hear alicia say to her teacher over and over again "are we doing the same thing as last week" (she was happy last week not to have to put her head under the water) and her teacher would say " Yes we are doing the same thing and something else too. Somehow alicias teacher was able to get her to go under the water and get the yellow fish. GOOD jOB LECY. Eliza enjoyed watching her big sister too, holding alicias swimming cap that she wont wear yet.

Messy Eliza

Eliza is a pretty good eater but i think she prefers pretend food even in the bathtub. That is not a funny kind of growth on her tummy it's a pretend cookie.

Little Miss Eliza sat in her Bumbo chair having her cuppa.

Having her Cuppa. Who needs rattles and baby toys when you have your big sisters tea set and pretend food to play with.

Alicias swimming lessons

Alicias teacher gave her an encouragement award for trying hard.. Notice it is all ripped... due to little Tyler bear ripping it to pieces.Little brothers huh!



Alicia's look of fear at the side of the pool



So our strong willed Alicia is taking swimming lessons. It is abit... well a lot of a struggle to get her into the pool . I wouldn't be surprised if you could hear her screaming in MN. This is her third week going to lessons. The first one she screamed at her teacher the whole time "I dont like swimming i dont like swimming" The second a little better not as much screaming and she was at least in the water for the last 10 mins of the lesson. Then today well i had to drag her out of the car and only had to chase her out the front door of the aquatic centre 3 times and just had to have tough love and practically throw her into the pool with her teacher.
Look at the grip she has on her teachers shoulder.
Once we got her in the pool... apart from all the times she got out of the pool and said "I want to go to the toilet or i want to give Eliza a kiss or i want a huggle or lets just go and pick up tyler now and go home or i'm cold" and whatever other excuse she could think of .
When she stayed in the water as she was on the noodle kicking her legs she actually said "This is Fun". I was so proud of her and i think she was pretty proud of herself too, as all the teachers were clapping for her with encouragement.
So hopefully this was out last week of crying and carrying on about getting in the pool. So she can be swimming by Christmas time. I think we are going to start Tyler in lessons too in a few months......not yet, i cant chase 2 kids out the front door and throw them in the pool (while holding Eliza).

Newcastle to watch Uncle Naths soccer grand final

" Tyler: "come on fia I'm ready"
The Face painting and tyler walking back with papa from getting another balloon sword. Tyler ended up getting 3 swords made that day. Every-time he got one and waked back to Uncle Nath's game...it would pop (from the grass) and he would get that sad look on his face until someone else would take him back to the balloon man.


They loved the jumping castle with the slide
Tyler all packed up ready to go after the game




The winning team " Latterday Warriors"





Two very cute sisters
















We all had alot of fun , the kids especially. Across the field there was a jumping castle, face painting , balloon animal making and a sausage sizzle. Best of all Uncle Naths team played so good and won...."Go Warriors go"