The week that was...fun, frolicking and laughter

Sorry, these posts seem to be getting later and later! Will try to improve on that next week.

Friday Riley and I had to pick a gift certificate up from Windy Point - the view up there is amazing



Saturday trains with Daddy on the floor



Sunday (Valentine's Day if you go in for it!) C and I went to a wedding



Monday Josh went to the playground with C for some Daddy-son time while lucky Riley got to stay home and help me with chores - is it scary that he already loads clothes into and out of the washing machine?





Tuesday Josh drew a picture of his great grandma (Greatyma) and wanted to send it to her, so we did the envelope and stamp thing and popped it in the post



Tuesday not a photo... but a shameless mummy brag :) Riley performing his latest trick




Wednesday we made a zoo with a set of wooden animals we borrowed from the toy library



Thursday the boys had a tonne of fun (and made a lot of mess!) fingerpainting with home made gloop



A fun, laid-back, happy week. The best kind.

The week that was... the days get longer

Well, not really longer - but they feel it! Josh has just given up his day sleep and the time between C going to work and coming home again feels like it's been extended by two hours. I'm coping a lot better than I thought I would though.

Friday Riley and I spent some time reading and looking at books. I often feel guilty that I haven't made the time to read to Riley as much as I did to Josh at the same age, and often the books he does hear are Josh's, rather than baby-appropriate. He loves the 'That's not my...' series though.



Saturday we covered the lounge room floor in puzzles





Sunday some Daddy/son time on the floor on Daddy's one day off for the week


(excuse the dress ups and toys all over the floor!)

Monday we played dress-ups, and from there graduated to playing pirates, which meant a lot of treasure 'burying' and hunting - until Riley stole all the treasure! Josh loves hiding/seeking games at the moment, be it the traditional hide and seek in the backyard or hunting for something hidden indoors.





Tuesday some relief from the heat and humidity



Wednesday we met some good friends at the local playcentre for coffees, babychinos and a play





and in the afternoon, Josh painted some pasta (and ate plenty too!) and we strung it together to make a necklace





Thursday everyone was a little tired and cranky. We sat down together and attempted an amicable game of skittles... we were somewhat successful.





In other news this week, Riley has decided that being spoon fed is for babies, of which he's obviously not one (according to him...). This means that the following is what he now looks like after every meal.



Next week will bring some cooking, as we attempt to use up the biggest zucchini I have ever seen. Pics to come!

The week that was... Living in the land of Oz

With Australia Day in the middle of the week just been, we've had a bit of an Aussie theme happening this week. It's been fun!

Friday this is one of Riley's fave expressions at the moment - I think it's so funny!



Saturday this is Josh's newest favourite plaything, his 'motorbike' - he spent most of Saturday out the back playing on it. Riley spends every minute that Josh is outside banging on the back door waiting for me to take him out too.



Sunday we went to a pool party for C's Auntie's birthday. Riley didn't swim, the pool was unheated and too cold for him, but Josh was eager to get in from the moment we got there.



Monday we made lamingtons for Australia Day.



Tuesday - Australia Day - we spent at my parents' eating Weber lamb and salad, watching cricket, while the boys played.



Wednesday was the first day of Storytime at our local library for 2010. Josh looooooves Storytime and it's been great for his confidence in small groups. The Storytime coordinator chose an Australian Animals theme for this week, which fit in really well with us! We read books such as Possum Magic and The Wide Mouthed Frog and made Australian Flags out of sheets of blue paper and different dried lentils.



Thursday we had a quiet day at home. After eating cheesymites in the chairs-and-sheet cubby, Josh and I made Australian animal finger puppets - a kangaroo (or a 'boinger' as Josh called it LOL), a kookaburra, a wombat and a koala.



Looking back, this week has had a bit of a Josh focus - Riley is at his happiest at the moment just crawling around doing his own thing. More of him next week, promise!