Stinky Kid Round II

We are in a super strict routine in an effort to make Paddy sleep better.

That means dinner at 5pm and then bath and bed at 6pm.

So when I heard Danny call out at 4:30pm to help run Paddy's bath I screamed "Noooooo!!!"

Then I saw why Danny decided it was time to buck the routine....

Stinky Kid Round II

Paddy is Sick!

And is totally the stinky kid at the moment.

So to try and distract him from being miserable we did a tour of the Maleny Dairies.

We got to feed the goats and the poddy calves and play with the chickens. Paddy wasn't really interested in the factory tour - he found a broom and amused himself with that.

And the distraction worked - not a cry for the entire time we were there.

Poor Paddy Cook Cook

The Seamons visit

Adam, Renee & Amaya visited before they head to San Francisco for 6 weeks.

Paddy loved having Amaya around.

They played with playdough....

and blocks.....

had a ride on Poppy's mower....

and Amaya fed Paddy heaps of water....

The Beerwah Pool germs and sharing water bottles led to them both getting a cold and Renee & Adam extending their stay for a few more days until Amaya got a bit better.

Other highlights while they were here..

Mr Adam cooked from Jamie's 30 minute dinners book to test if it really could be done in 30mins. It took him 34mins but there were technical issues with the blender which caused the problems. Piri-Piri Chicken, Roast Potato & Sweet Potato, Rocket Salad and Portuguese Tarts for dessert.

And we celebrated Renee's upcoming birthday with a cake.

We all stayed out a Mum & Dad's for the week and had a busy time with the kids.

Be safe in San Fran Seamons family xoxo

Yes he's a boy

It takes all my will power to not say..."Paddy, get out of the garden, don't eat dirt and stop playing with the dog's water"

I have to remember that he really is a boy and there will be a lot worse than this to come.

He has already sucked on his pooey wipes, eaten dried horse poo, and sucked on the ground in numerous places.

It's time to learn how to chill out now.

Love him xoxo

I cut my hair short!

I was going to go blonde but decided I would chop it off instead.

The first night was a night spent apologising to my husband for making myself look like a boy.

But after some retail therapy buying cute little studs and hairbands, the look is slowly starting to grow on me.

Maybe in a few weeks I might even start to like it....

But for now you only get the photo of the least puffy side.

Michael put on Leigh's 50th at the races on Friday night. We had a nice dinner with all the family and two of Leigh's closest friends. Terry, Jane and Harry came and even Uncle Douglas drove up from Gatton.

Paddy was very excited to see his buddy Cole and played with him and Rommie all night. Who needs a babysitter when I have these two.

This was the only photo I took all night - hopeless.

I should have taken a photo montage of the demise of Kevin - the first two races he was on cloud nine when he backed the winners. By the end of the night he had to break the news to Crystal that he desperately put $50 on the nose of a horse that came second last in the last race of the night. He reckons he came out even...yeah right!

Happy birthday Mary-Leigh. We love you lots and lots xoxo

Dowling Christmas/ Patricia's Farewell

Issie, Lily & Grace - Good job looking after the little ones cousin Issie!

Kate hiding her Dowling inherited double chin behind Mum

Dookie, Georgie & Peter - the rose between two unsmiling thorns!

Coralie, Mathew & Claire

Brett & Danny always seem to end up at the bar together

Emma and Harry the unit. He isn't even 2 years old yet!

I left my camera behind when we left - Kate managed to capture the rest of the night's activities for me

Damn we missed the party!

We got together at Coralie's to say Merry Christmas to each other and goodbye to Patricia who is heading back to Vanuatu. Unfortunately she got stuck at Gympie in the floods so we didn't get to see her.

Here are some photos of everyone. Flynn and Debbie came along. I haven't seen Flynn in years and years so it was great to catch up. The other highlight was Kate teaching me the ins and outs of pool which proved to be a lot more fun than I thought.

I love Dowling catch ups. Resolution 2011 - have the Dowling cousin get together we have been talking about for ages.