Two year old twosome

Yesterday was Lucas and Sam's 2nd birthday, so we braved the rain and visited the zoo. The little boys loved it and Mitch did to although he seemed more concerned about getting to see as many animals as actually looking at them. As a result he rushed us from animal to animal until we told him to slow down a bit. Here are some shots from the day

It rained from time to time, but we were able to get undercover for most of the heavy bits. We rode the sky car thing up from the bottom of the zoo and the boys loved looking at the animals from up above. On the way home three exhausted boys slept in the car.

Last night after dinner Meeks made a yummy cake which we all enjoyed!

Lucas and Sam really love cake!

Birthday boy at Balmoral

Today was Mitch's 5th Birthday so we started the day with pancakes with mascarpone and strawberries and banana and maple syrup (sugar free for the kids!). After that I headed off to work and Meeks and the boys went to Balmoral to visit the beach. They had heaps of fun!

Mitch's 5th Birthday Party

We had Mitch's 5th Birthday party today. It poured with rain all morning and for most of the party so unfortunately there was no opportunity to enjoy the trampoline and swings in the backyard. Fortunately we had arranged other entertainment!

 

 

 

 Many thanks to Brett from ReptilesUpClose who brought the reptiles and entertained the kids. They all had such a wonderful time and I'm sure will remember it for many years to come.

How could I forget the cake?! There was a huge scrum of kids around the cake when Mitch blew out the candles. Fortunately I had taken a few beforehand.

At home with the boys

I found myself with an unexpected day at home with the boys today while Meeks went off to work for a day. I say unexpected because we had forgotten all about it. So the boys and I played in the garden with the new toys and I took some photos and video and then after lunch and sleeps took some more photos of the boys around the house.

Firstly, before lunch on the trampoline

And a video!

Then around the house after lunch and sleeps. Sam and Lucas eating chocolate eggs


Lucas drawing and smiling

Mitch and Sam at the computer

A couple just of Mitch

Tramapoline!

One of the reasons we wanted to get a big backyard in our new place was so that we could give the boys somewhere to burn off the energy they have in abundance. A perfect way to do that is with a trampoline. So with the boys birthday coming up at the end of April, we had their birthday present delivered and constructed (a wise investment given the difficulty in putting these things together) a little early.

This all happened while the little boys were out with Meeks and Mitch was at Pre-school. When they came home, it was a huge surprise! It is something we can all enjoy too.

 

Mitch shows off his acrobatics

 

The three boys playing together

 

 Mitch decided to play photographer for these ones (you can see his toes!)

 

We hope to have many hours of fun on the new trampoline and no doubt a few injuries as well!