School Holidays ~ Visit to Toowoomba

On the Monday 21st Sept we headed off to Toowoomba to catch up with some friends.. We got to have Morning Tea with Tom, Clare and Dhugal.. Our old neighbours.. gee we miss you guys! and then off we went to Chrissie's place.. The boys were sooo happy.. It has been so long since they have seen the boys.. and they had a pool..lol.. Some pics I got of the boys having fun...

Mitchell & Ruben.. love this action shot.. can you believe it didn't end in tears..lol..


Connor, Mitchell & Ruben... they all went nuts..!

But Declan decided it was too cold..lol.. been up in Rocky too long I think, and spent most of the time on the side of the pool..lol

As did Brodie.. he had great fun throwing the noodles in the pool and making the boys go get em for him..lol..

It was such a lovely afternoon.. I was really sad to go.. Got to see the boys Chrissie and Granny Carol.. and I miss you guys sooo much too..

After we left there we to Andrew's and Marisa's house for the night.. The boys thought it was great cause they got to play with Mark's games..lol.. and they love playing with Andrew and Marisa.. It was a shame though we didn't get to see Mark as he was away..

The boys pretending to be tigers and Attacking Andrew..lol..

It was a lovely night catching up.. It all made me soo homesick.. I miss everyone and the cool..lol..

School Holidays ~ Zoe's Christening

On Sunday Morning little Zoe was getting Christened.. Greg was very proud to stand up as his Godfather. And as usual I took far too many pics..lol..

Sienna.. so pretty..

Katie was very attached to Connor..lol.. and of course he insisted on wearing his new tie again!


The proud parents and Godparents.

She was just sooo beautiful!

I love this pic of Tanya and Katie.. as Warwick and Tanya were heading off on their honeymoon Katie just didn't want let Mummy Tanya go! Nearly brought tears to me eyes!

We had a lovely lunch afterwards and the boys were very impressed with the beautiful Mudcake..lol

It was a lovely morning.

Everyone else left Marnie and Pa's after lunch so it was just us left.. a bit more relaxing but we all miss seeing everyone.. we don't get to see them enough!.

And after a rest of course the boys wanted to ride the motorcycles.

Pa and Declan.. I'm not sure if you can see his expression properly but I think he was pretending he was Evil Knievel..lol.

And I am not sure Brodie could see at all..lol

With the Training wheels on Connor was off on his own.. I love the look of concentration on his face!

For those that haven't seen it..this is Brodie's fav position when he is getting tired. Thumb in mouth and a grip on the tag of his pants..lol. He loves tags. to the point that he will no longer wear certain shorts 'cause the Taggie don't work Mummy'! lol.. Funny thing he is.

Of course because Connor had a ride on his own the other two wanted a go..

Declan did really well.. until he nearly ran into a bush..lol.. so Pa decided it was safer to walk with him after that..lol..

And even Brodie did ok.. mind you Pa kept the hand on the throttle.. Both boys gave him a bit of exercise ..lol.. running to keep up with them..

Greg then decided to have a ride with the boys as well.. I know he used to ride this bike as a kid but looking at the back tyre I'm not so sure he still should be..lol

Connor then got Pa to take the training wheels off.. He did really well and took off round the property like he'd been riding all his life. Unfortunately at one point Pa stepped out to get him to stop.. and Connor pulled up without gearing down.. and the bike tipped over. Of course not having listened to his Mother he was not wearing jeans.. so ended up with his first exhaust burn..

He was really quite brave about it really. And after he got over the shock and pain quite impressed with the perfect bolt imprint in the middle..lol.. typical boy!

Here is poor little Brodie at the end of the day.. he was sooo tired.. and just needed a cuddle from Marnie..

All in all another hectic day and a lot of fun..

School Holidays ~ Warwick and Tanya's Wedding

On the first week of the school holidays..we headed off to Marnie & Pa's for a visit.

As there was a few family functions on the first weekend it was really good because we got to catch up with Greg's brothers and their families as well as heaps of his rellies.

The kids had a ball.. on Saturday morning they played with their cousins.. rode motorbikes and generally run amok.

Connor, Sienna & Katie

Declan, Katie & Sienna

Brodie

Sienna & Katie.. Love this pic!

Greg and Zoe.. isn't she gorgeous..Our first chance to meet her.

Sienna

Zoe .. What a gorgeous, smilie little girl!

Then that afternoon we had Warwick's and Tanya's Wedding..

The boys were asked to hand out the booklets.. and they did such a good job..lol.. Connor was soo impressed that we found him a shirt with a tie..'Just like when you go to work hey Daddy.." lol

The Six Leahy Cousins.. Brodie, Sienna, Zoe, Connor, Katie and Declan.. I so hope the photographer got a better pic.. Brodie was looking around in every one of mine..lol.

The new Leahy Family.. I do hope you have a wonderful life together guys!

Warwick and Tanya gave everyone bubbles to blow when they got out of the Church.. The kids loved it..

Cutting the Cake

We had a great time at the wedding.. it was lovely.. It was a little deja vous as they got married in the same church and had their reception at the same place as Greg and I did nearly ten years ago

Greg's Father's Day Album

Well finally got pics up.. this is the Album I made for Greg for Father's Day.. At the wonderful Ann Lederhose's Class at Scrap n' Scrap. I have to say I love it!

More updates..

On wed the 9th Amanda, my gorgeous friend, invited me over for morning tea.. to check out the changes they'd made to the house since they are selling.. and leaving me!! :( I told Carien I would text her when I was finished to meet me at home.. well the sneaky buggers had it all arranged.. I'm standing there and then in walked Carien, Tanya, Rach, Amanda, and Michelle.. all to wish me a Happy Birthday. We had a great day.. I had no kids..lol. and got to sit, chat, eat heaps of yummies and drink coffee.. hadn't felt that good in ages! I love my friends!! And I got given lots of chocolates, and Rach gave me a little box I wasn't able to open until my b'day.. I was very good and waited and there was the most gorgeous little pair of earrings in there..

Thank you sooo much girls!! mwah!!

We had to have playgroup at the bike track at the PCYC on the 1oth.. And I realised that Declan had nothing to ride.. So off we went to Kmart and got him a new bike.. I really wish these boys would stop growing. He loved his new Ben 10 Bike and rode it all morning.. completely different from him whining he couldn't ride his old one!..

That afternoon the boys and Carien's boys went down the back and had a great time picking Mulberries!

On Friday I went to lunch with Jodes, Zoe, Teresa and Michelle... it was lovely girls .. thank you .. and they gave me a beautiful jewellery box.. I am soo spoilt.

On Friday night both Carien and I were gonna be alone so we decided to have a sleepover.. Got the kids to bed and drank a wine or two.. (bottles)..lol.. It was great fun. Joshua decided the floor was more comfie than the mattress..lol..

It was my B'day on the Sunday and Greg was lovely enough to take the boys to the park for a few hours in the morning.. ooh the peace and quiet.. and I actually got to scrap.. finally finished Greg's Father's day Album..lol.. and I got a pampering package gift voucher with a facial, mani and Pedi.. ooh I am going to enjoy that!!

Declan's Birthday

Well I cannot believe he is 5!! He had a great day on Saturday for his Birthday.. Opened his pressies from us and those that had been posted and you couldn't get the grin off his face.

He decided that he wanted to stay home instead of going to Soccer etc so while Daddy took his brothers away and I cooked he had a fantastic time playing the new Wii game we gave him.. It was amazing.. without anyone to tell him what to do.. etc etc.. he played so happily .. no whining.. no "I can't"! No "it's too hard!". Heaven for both of us..lol. and then he chose to have Maccas for dinner.. which suited me.. had enough of the kitchen by then..lol.

He wanted a 'Cars' party at the Rockpool.. so here was my attempt at a 'Cars' cake.. He enjoyed it .. which is the main thing..lol..

He was allowed to have 10 friends at the Rockpool for his party.. All up though I think we ended up with approx 13.. but they had a blast.. Playing in the pool.. eating.. running around.. It was a really lovely afternoon.

Thank you to everyone who sent, gave and expressed Birthday pressies and wishes for Declan.. and came along to his party. You all helped make it a wonderful time for him.

Of Course he still can't wait to get to the GC on hols.. as I have promised he can spend soem of his birthday money..lol..