Tickling twins

Meeks captured this video today and I had to share it. They sometimes do the cutest things when no one is watching but as soon as you pull out a camera or something they stop. This time Meeks managed to get some footage of a particularly cute game that we've never seen them play before.

Lucas and Sam playing

Mitch was off having an adventure with Ganny and Grandad today so it was just the small boys at home. So while Meeks was off at the shops we decided to have a play in the back yard. The weather is overcast, but that seems to make for really richly coloured photos which I like. Here are some from the morning.

Adorable!

Ducky park with the boys

I had a rare weekday off work today after working most of the weekend so this morning Meeks and I decided to take advantage of the beautiful winter sunshine and go to Fagan Park (or Ducky Park as it is known in our family). It is always fun in a park to see how far the boys' general coordination has improved. Mitch swings from ropes and other equipment like a monkey, whereas Sam and Lucas are getting to the point where they can climb and hang on to ropes and things - in fact they spend half their lives being told to get down from tables and benches they have climbed onto.

Here are a few of photos from the day on the play equipment:

and a video of Mitch on the flying fox:


Lucas and Sam decided to go and chase the birds

Mitch decided to join in

We also walked down to see the ducks.

No photos of the ducks because Meeks and I spent the whole time trying to contain the little boys excitement which meant keeping them from jumping in the water with the ducks and other scary birds (and eels). Unfortunately, after walking down the big hill we had to walk back up. Obviously we were all going too slowly for Mitch

 Sam was doing okay walking, but Lucas wasn't having a bar of it and Mitch was disappearing into the distance so Meeks decided to carry Lucas, at which point Sam decided he needed to be carried too.

Then there was a bit more playing on the equipment and off home after a fun morning.

Bushwalk

Last week Marion and Tony came up from Victoria so while they were up Meeks and the boys, Marion and Tony and Nana all went for a bushwalk down the end of our street.

Mitch took over the camera at this point:

 

That's watermelon juice on Sam's lip in the image below in case you're concerned :)

Mitch is fascinated by the idea of bush walks. Whenever we drive anywhere past any sort of bush he says, "We could go for a bush walk there". Uncle Mike has promised to take him and cousin Lilly on a long one, one day - Mitch is looking forward to it (hint, hint).

Diorama

A few weeks ago Mitch and Meeks made a diorama of a jungle for Mitch's animals to play in. Here are some photos of the making of and the final result:

Doing crafty things like this is one of Mitch's favourite things, but finding a time and organising it all is really tough - also tough is stopping Lucas and Sam tearing it apart in their quest to play with it. I think this one managed to last a few weeks because it was mostly kept out of their reach :)