Long time no update

I know I know.

Real life got in the way somewhat when I started back at work.
And you have all been missing these big blue eyes



Here are a few photos from Rotorua to keep Aunty J happy

Well I was just saying to Grand-nan that....OOOOOOOHHHH there's a camera!!


See now this is where you but the explosives, and the detonator goes...


Hurry up Aunty J! I can crawl the bridge faster than you can walk it - I win!

Ok, time for an update

I have been really slack at this lately I know!

But hurriKane inspired me this evening (and I now have a camera again so have some photos)

I was doing my jungle-gym impersonation this evening and my darling bought me a book to read. "Goodnight Gorilla". Now this is one of those kiddies books, that doesn't have many words, but the pictures are really detailed, and you tell the story by talking about the pictures. I went through it twice with him, naming the animals, making the noises etc. then he put a finger up to my lips to shush me, and HE read it to ME.

And he told me all about the background stuff I never really noticed - elephant has a ball in her cage, gorilla has a bike, the little mouse stole a banana from gorilla...

It was the cutest thing and I was so impressed


Mums-eye-view....

"Cuddle Mummy?"


Kane hanging out at Mummy's work during a leaving do after flirting with all the ladies

News!!

Kane has his first Australian Cousin

I have just had an email from across the ditch stating that Kane's Great-Aunty A is now a grandmother.

Proud Nana and the very cute little angel that I know none of the stats for yet :)

On a more typical hurrikane note though....

Ok the little dear was pleased to see me when I picked him up this evening... Ok it's cold so it probably feels worse than it would have otherwise...

But did he have to slam the ranchslider door open, jamming my fingers in it and effectively bludgeoning off a good bit of the pad of my finger!!!!

the nail on the finger has a black line along the impact point too!

I was such a good girl and didn't swear in front of the kiddies though.... the nanny didnt think i had actually hurt myself badly until i asked for a plaster and showed her the bloody pulp

For Grand-Nan

Look how tall I am!


Say cheese


Playing with Dobie and the music box


And a message from the man himself:

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Kane and water

After the last post, you can understand me being nervous about giving him a bubble bath!

But I wouldn't want to deprive him of the fun (even if he has taken to climbing fully clothed into the shower with me

Here is his opinion of the bubbles:

Bluddy AAARRRRRRGGGGG

The day started so well, Kane slept in, settled him in with brekkie and his cartoons, and went and had a shower, the front door was locked and deabolted with the keys for the deadbolt hanging on the wall. Next to the key ring for the garden shed at the back of the house....

Went to step out of the shower and wondered why my navy bath math had faded in one corner and I hadn't noticed it (note, I am blind as a bat without the specs on)

Stepped out into half an inch of water.

When I got OUT of the shower. The front door was wide open, the garden shed was wide open, the hose was connected to the tap on the front of the house, and Kane ( bless his little soul) was standing in his room enthusiastically watering his bed and (hand painted) bookcase.

The kitchen, halways, bathroom and his room were completely flooded. he had painted the walls with the hose and made sure he hadn't missed any of the pictures in the hall and his room.

Luckily Dad could get hold of the AquaVac from the fire station.

Had to cancel a coffee date as I was still mopping up (first date in MONTHS)

Kane decided to jump up and down on my last nerve - was in the kitchen and took a drinking glass off the bench, instead of putting it back nicely when I asked him to like he usually does, he threw it at me. I'm pretty sure It cracked something in my foot when it landed.


Now my house smells a little funny :( Ah well that will go


On a more positive note, I FINALLY have a picture of Kane and Nana that I like!

Having lunch in the sun

Fun with Aunty J

Got some lovely photos of Aunty J palying in the pool with Kane last night. Yes Nana, I will be putting some photos of you with Kane up here once I have sorted through them :)


blowing bubbles!

Science makes the best toys

Been playing with "Non-Newtonian fluids".... Non-newtonian fluids flow like water until you put strain on them, is a sticky solid that you can pick up and mould as long as you keep pressure on it, as soon as you stop, it reverts back to a liquid and runs through your fingers. We made Gloop! ....really fun messy play that is easy to clean up later!

2 parts cornflour
1 part water

when it dries out, it dries to a powder that can be vacuumed off carpets, and washed out of clothes etc. They used a similar thing in mythbusters to walk across a pool filled with custard - as long as you keep moving, you're fine - as soon as you stop, you start to sink



as an aside, I managed to work out why you're lovely comments weren't showing previously (found the obscure setting that was wrong), so they all show now and I can see who luffs us :D

Who needs a paddling pool

My boy worked out how to make his own!



Geex I dunno, that boy will do anything to get a bath!

Big day for Kane

Today Kane got his "Big Boy's" bed. We picked up the bed that was mine, and Mum's before me. My little baby is all grown up now! I made it up and he immediately started jumping on it and lay down on it...I think he is stoked he gets his very own pillow now!

He is also having fun with the fact the toddler bed is still int he room too - he and jump on both of them!


He has also been having a lot of fun with his christmas present from his father - a pop-up car tent. As it is a reasonably practical size, I have bee able to have it up for him for a while, and will often find all his cars parked in neat rows inside it

Happry New Year

Wow what a busy few weeks!

Managed to get to Rotorua to visit Kane's Grand-Nan. On the last morning we were there, she cuddled him while I loaded up the car, came back in and managed to snap the most gorgeous pics

And a week later Kane met Santa for the first time. Man he is my boy - stuff the guy in the red suit... Lemme at the fire engine he arrived in!!!