Even more photos

Ok so I no that Ive been a bit of a freak with the constant photos, but hey, cant help it. I no that I hate photos of myself but I really like the one of Ethan and I that Kaytlynn took and thought I would share : D

Then theres the the pink and blue chickens that we saw at the farm animals enclosure at the mall. you cant really see the blue one as its behind the normal looking chook. The girls started having a heated discussion about them as Katy insisted that was their natural color but Kyla sed that they had been dyed.

Its been real hot here in Perth today. I remember when Shanley described her summer here. She told me that sometimes the days were so hot that it felt like you were breathing in heat every time you took a breath. Today was one of those days. It was that bad that when Ethan went outside to play with the dogs for about 10 minutes, he ended up getting heat stroke and throwing up. We had to sit him under one of the air con vents and pump him full of constant fluids to bring his body temp down. It didnt affect the other kids that much but it threw him quite a bit.

Awww

Woke up this morning to see Andrew off to work and realised that we had an extra littlie bunking with her brother. Love the way these kids sleep. Just like their bloody father

Doggie exercise

Kyla and the dogs, Roxy and Judge. It was our turn to take the dogs for their run so we took them to Port Kennedy. Love this photo

This is the first time that Judge has decided to have a proper swim

As you can see, podgy Judge needs the exercise.

Peek a boo

A last paddle before going home

At home with dad

Off I go to BodyPump leaving my children in the capable hands of their father. I get home, feeling real good after my workout, and get greeted by a clean house, clean kids all in bed. That made me feel even better. Untill I saw these photos and the pile of sandy clothes waiting for me to wash.

Across the road from our house is a park. All the kids from the neighborhood and our house had buried Liam up to his neck in the sand that covers it. Everyone thought it was fun but I thought it was gross.

In other news, the Lazarus-Barrons have all joined Tae-Kwon-Do. Well all of us except Ethan. We start next Friday and it will be good to participate in something all together that seems like heaps of fun and teaches us a lot too.

A couple of photos

From Kylas Birthday

A lovely moment...

between father and daughter.

Friday was 'back to school' haircut day for the girls. While Kyla and Kaytlynn just had a trim, Maddy went a bit more drastic and got a bit of length taken off at the back and got herself a fringe. Amazing what a haircut does as I think it makes her look older.

In other news, Ethan has gone mad on Pirates of the Carribean. In the morning Im awoken with a dvd thrust in my face and my son demanding 'Mummy I watch Pirates' and he must watch it 2 or 3 times a day. And his dad has replaced copies twice already due to scratches from Ethan. Im hoping he gets out of this phase soon as its annoying pretending to be a pirate at his will. Hes also gotten into Superman as well. Boys

A good nights sleep

NOT!

Just when we had finally gotten Ethan sleeping in his bed all night and Maddisyn staying in her own bed for the whole night, the little buggers decide to change the rules on us and revert back to their old habits.
The last few nights have been hard on us, moreso for Andrew who has to be up at 4:30 every morning to get ready for work. The last couple of nights have been hard on him as the kids prefer to lie all over him rather than me (I dont mind telling them to move along if they smother me!), so while Im only left hanging on the end of the bed, hes doing the same thing on the other side but with two extra bodies draped across him.
Weve tried to sleep on their beds but unfortunately, you cant stretch as well on a single bed as you can on a kingsize bed and its not as comfortable!!
I awoke at 4 this morning to Andrew complaining that he feels buggered and curled up in the far corner of the bed, with Ethan saying to him ' You okay dad?' wide awake and full of energy.
Poor thing, Im gonna have to pamper him tonight, if he stays awake long enough. Hes usually asleep a couple of hours after he gets home from work .
Karleen and I are counting down the days untill the kids go back to school (only 12 more days to go). All the kids are starting to go stir crazy no matter how often they get out, not to mention their parents who are getting sick of the fighting and tantrums! Andrew and I did the 'back to school' budget yesterday. Definitely not cheap with 4 of them at school, but I just thank my lucky stars that they arent all at high school yet, though it will probably be cheaper now than in another 4-5 years when they are all there.
Did you know that Kyla has stuff like surfing lessons, rockclimbing, childcare etc as a part of her curriculum should she choose to do so. And you pay through the nose for the privelige too :(