Summer News

It has been some time since I blogged properly & there is sooo many pics to catch up on!!  Things have been sensational in Tassie for summer this year. Warm sunny days even some balmy nights!  The house has been pretty quite not very many visitors this year :(  We do have a little human Tasmanian devil keeping us busy though.  Busy is one of the best ways to describe this little munchkin.  She LOVES being helpful....always passing us things (she isn't supposed to touch), turning off things (she isn't suppossed to touch) & putting things in the bin (she isn't suppossed to touch).  Luckily to date the only things (we know of that) we've lost are numerous tupperware herb containers & our brush from the dustpan set.  

Christmas was loads of fun with Sarah & David.  We drank & drank & drank, played games, cards, talked & ate ourselves silly.  It was lovely to hang out & for them to enjoy some Kate time with our ever developing little munchkin.  Whilst they were here Kate was having a serious stranger/animal danger phase which until recently had me a little worried.  In the last 2 weeks however she has come along ten-fold & is much more confident, still wary of animals & strangers but much more willing to explore & experience life.  She is OBSESSED with singing nursery rhymes at the moment, in fact I have just spent the last hour driving in the car singing twinkle twinkly & incy wincy spider for her while she sat back in airconditioned comfort & sucked her thumb.  It tried explaining that I was tired & OVER IT!!!!  But really who can reason with an independant 18month old female!!!!  So on & on & on & on & on I went till Tim was ready to slap me I think :)

We have been making good use of this beautiful weather with lots of beach time & outside picnics & play.  The garden is a HUGE feature at the moment.  Tim & a good friend of ours 'Joe' have created a new amazing vegie patch with loads of vege & herbs.  Tim is also attempting to dig up all the grass so that he can replant for next season.  

Uni hasn't started back for the Semester but I have enrolled & am anticipating a busy but manageable timetable.  I am working every wed,thurs fri this year.  This is so that Tim & I can have some nice family time together & with our little girl.  

Kate is still loving her swing set, she has become so much more confident with the slide.  She gets on the swing first (always - she's a little OCD!!!) and is there for some time, all the while saying 'more more more' which means higher higher higher till she is cackling like a patient from the luny bin.  Then we head to teh slide & she never waits for the 'go' in 'ready set go' she is already whizzing off with a devilish grin.  It is beautiful........

Discovering the world day by day through a toddlers eyes is a great way to be living life...Things are just so simple.  I will post some photos from christmas & beyond after this .. We hope this finds those of you who are still loyally checking our blog well & thank you for your patience...xoxoxo Caz, Tim & Kate