Happy 4th Birthday Aidan

Today was Aidan's long awaited 4th Birthday... he has been waiting for it since Christmas... and asking about it everyday...

He was stoked...For his Birthday Aidan recieved a new life jacket to go out on the boat and his long awaited and eagerly anticipated new bike .....



We were going to go out on the boat; but after some motor malfunctions we had to take a raincheck. So Uncle Andrew and Uncle John came over for lunch, a swim and to watch the cricket.

I made Aidan this chocolate cake... he absolutely loved the Dinosaur candles (I found them in a Newsagency when we were visiting Mum and Dad over Christmas...)

So now my little baby is quickly becoming a little boy... off to Preschool in a week (oh where have these last 4 years gone.... ???)

Happy 4th Birthday Aidan..... we hope you had a good day

Slowly getting back into my Scrapbooking... after more than a month with all my stash packed away whilst we moved I have been a little slow at getting into the groove again..... and it isn't due to a lack of photo's... Catching up with the Scrapbooking scene on the internet, enjoying the balmy nights here in Darwin, and being busy with little time to spare has left few chances to scrap... but I vow to get more into it.

What I have scrapped of late is the Enchanted Scrapbooking January Packs: Handsome Prince and Mushroom Magic. Great little packs.

And I have done the first Penny-wise Challenge of 2008

What a Clever Cheeky Monkey!!!

After learning to ride a bike (with no brakes) at Nan & Pops at Christmas... we knew it would not be long until Joshie got the gist of how the back pedal brake system worked... and the day before he is set to inherit Aidan's relatively brand new bike... he GOT IT.... !!! After a few failed attempts, suddenly he realised what needed to be done in order to continue on his journey and he was gone....

So on the eve of Aidan's 4th Birthday Joshie, my little baby... who is not yet 2, has a new bike 'Big Boy Bike' !!!!

Now we all wait and see what Aidan gets for his Birthday from the "Birthday Fairies"

So glad that we scored a house with a pool...................

Swimming has quickly become the favoured past-time and a daily ritual... once in the morning and again in the afternoon.... (too hot during the day) The boys absolutely love it and I have done more swimming in the past 2 weeks than the past 10 years... so I am enjoying it also....... the water tempreture is just perfect...however some afternoons it is more like a warm bath and then it is nicer jumping in, getting wet and sitting under the patio area...

We have had the joy of finding ONE disgusting Cane Toad in the pool... Aidan was all excited thinking he'd be swimming with a Frog... we fished it out and bagged it until he cooked.... they are just revolting...

Hi from the TOP END!!!

We travelled to Darwin and arrived the early hours of NYE.. just in time to start the NEW Year in Darwin...

It was warm, humid and Im loving it...

The boys were wonderful on the plane and we managed to get 6 seats between us. Justin looked after our Heffalump Joshie and I looked after our Porkchoppy Aidan.. The boys slept and the flight went quickly.

We spent the first few days playing tourist... we went ot Aquascene and Crocodylus Park.. we were scheduled to move into our new house on the 4th Jan... but they lost the confirmation from DHA or something... and then they 'convienently' blamed Cyclone Helen... One week in Darwin and we have our first Cyclone... it is never dull being a Voute!!!

Cyclone Helen was a category 2 and despite the fallen trees all over Darwin I didn't think it was anything worse than a bad storm in winter in Port Kennedy. However saying that.. outside our Hotel in Darwin 4 massive trees were all uprooted...




Finally on the 9th Jan we moved into our new house...and finally got the internet on the other day. The boys are happy, they have a pool and all their toys back... and it is funny how you feel more comfortable when you have your 'stuff' with you.

AND..... Our House in the TOP END

This is the house that we chose over the internet all those months ago and thankfully it is very nice. Smaller than our house back in Port Kennedy but now that we are all moved in we realise all that 'extra' space was unneccessary. It is comfortable, we love the layout and it has a great pool. So we are happy and have settled surprisingly fast.

Oh and the weather is fabulous.....

2007 Christmas Photoshoot!!

After our Santa hats being packed with the rest of our house contents... and not being able to find ANY decent Santa hats in Queensland a few days before Christmas... I decided to use tinsel and a Christmas reef... (my great chrissy bargin... $2.00 at Woolies!!) I organised the boys and the Puppy for our 2007 Christmas photoshoot....
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It was almost a disaster... Amazingly the 1st and almost the only photo I got with Ella in festive garb was just perfect... after this photo Aidan attempted to sit with her... but as you can see she made a very quick getaway and from then on... the New Puppy was missing in action so I never got any photos with her and the boys!!!!

And the photos of the boys... they are blurred but full of smiles and laughter.... and I love them!

So I am happy, as despite the mayhem and the perfect Christmas photos turning out NOT SO PERFECT... they are a true representation of the boys... and our new wild puppy at the end of 2007!!!!

Welcome Ella

Justin and I went up to Toowoomba yesterday to pick up our new baby... after spending the night in Toowoomba we picked her up this morning and drove home to two very excited little boys and Mum's very inqusitive male labrador... Boss.
She is a really happy puppy and just gorgeous... and did not cry or whine once the entire 4 hour drive... which impressed Justin alot!!! She has settled in extremely fast and is getting cheekier by the hour.... I am sure that she will liven our lives up ALOT!!!