Mathew's 1st Swim

This afternoon was hot... again... and Mathew after a long afternoon nap was hot and bothered, so I decided it was time that the little fella took his first dip in the pool... after a few minutes he was floating on his back, kicking his legs (assisted of course!!) and not concerned at all about the water being splashed on his face by his big brothers...

Family Outing Number 1...

Howard Springs

Well, it was almost a complete fizzer....

Initially we were not intending on going to Howard Springs.. we were going to go to the Crocodile Farm... on their website it said 'croc feeding - 2pm' however the Crocodile Park at Noonamah is now closed (when I called up the following day to see whether they were in fact closed, or we just went to the wrong gate... the receptionist said they had been closed since 'April'... however they had forgotten to update their website) so with a car full of unhappy disappointed boys.. we HAD to come up with an alternative 'quickly'....

So a trip to Howard Springs became our alternative.... so with ONE packet of Rice crackers... we went for a 'picnic' at Howard Springs. And it was lovely... there was only a few people there and NO mozzies, which made it very sad that it more than likely will be our last trip down to that lovely place... especially for Justin who once swam here with the Barra's, turtles and bacteria as a kid! (swimming is no longer allowed due to the bacteria present in the water!! but that wasn't a concern 20+ years ago...)

Happy New Year...

2009... here already... I hardly feel as though I experienced 2008... and it is over!!! GoNe... Well I guess welcome 2009... We now only have 15 days remaining here in the Top End before we are packed up and sent packing down south... To Sydney.. so i thought it fitting that I put up the awesome fireworks from Sydney... so new city... new beginnings... new fun... or something like that!!! hahaha

So this year, to go with our new 'beginnings'... Justin and I decided to set ourselves a few New Years Resolutions, and to see how 'resolute' we are we have decided to make a hard copy of our ideas here and check back in 365 days to see how good we were... hahahaha

1. Loose weight/ get fit (yes most people have this one... I have baby fat to loose... Justin has a beer gut)
2. To take 'at least' 3 short getaways to somewhere we haven't been before... (if we manage more than 3 all the better... I say)
3. To do one family outing (minimum) every weekend... this could mean going to the beach... to a friends house... a game of tennis.. whatever.. but after a year when it was more than often TOO hot to do much, especially during the day... we are desperately wanting to get out and about...
4. Justin... only indulge in liquor drinking on Friday and Saturday... and perhaps Sunday afternoons...
5. Jodi... to submit my scrapping 'finally' and try and get published.

Well those should keep us busy this year... so welcome 2009... I hope it is a great year.