Swimming

The kids have just finished up their swimming lessons for this year and are doing really well. Piper is jumping in and getting herself back to the side and out of the pool and here's a sneak peak at Lachlan's progress.
Talk soon
Ang

And the Silly season is Continuing!!

Just what do the Norton's get up to for after dinner tricks??? Tonight it was the ol' spoon on the nose. Kept us amused for an embarrassingly long time, Piper is particularly adept at it, Mum was pathetic!

Talk soon

Ang xxxx

Let the silly season begin

Last night we officially started the Christmas festivities with the kids Christmas party at their daycare. Despite the heavy rain it was a great evening complete with an African drummer, a dance performance with Lachie and Piper showing their groove thing, face painting, Spiderman jumping castle and of cause Santa. All the children received a lovely book from the centre and a good time was had by all. Tonight Aunty Tan has babysitting duties while we go out for my work Christmas dinner. And then the social engagement keep flowing. Just love it!!!

Hope all is well and happy your end.

here's the first of my Merry Christmas greetings,

Ang

Wow another blog so soon!!!

Now with my flash new equipment (thank you my darling hubby) I feel energised to blog away.


Just a few shots, Lachie at a playgroup birthday party, really getting into his tiger character. And at Steve and Tarn's wedding in Sawtell last month. All good here just waiting for Piper to wake so we can head over to a friends place for a BBQ.


Talk soon


Ang xxxx

Don't believe everything you read however well meaning.

I am pretty sure that unless I contact you and let you know that there's a new message on my blog you would have all given up checking it out. And who can blame you my last message suggested I would post more regularly but what can I say lifes busy and the time to play on the internet very very short soooooo I will do what I can but no promises. We are all good here (just had to stop potential problem as Lachie and Piper fight, I mean play.) I have just finished a major online course for work. Did I mention it was huge. It has been going since June I think and the last month I have been completely absorbed with it. Handed it in last week so fingers crossed. Now I have this free time! I should be cleaning and organising but playing online is more appealing at the moment. Hope all is well with you and your fam.
Talk soon (I hope)
Ang

A photo of Lachie 'Harry Potter' and Piper 'I have a new dress'.

Keeping it regular

Hi all, well things are still manic but I am determined to put a little pressure on the breaks so lets see how we go. There's nothing visual this week as I still have to download all the party photos so the camera is full but I just wanted to try and write at least once a week otherwise before I know it a month or 2 have flashed by. Lachie and Piper do a extra class at kindy which is dancing. Lachie thinks its fine but apparently Piper is quite taken with it and only wants Miss Rena (the dance teacher) once her lesson is over. We had a quieter weekend which was nica as every morning Lachie asks 'Where are we going today?' so its kind of a treat to not really have any particular plans and things just happen. Well, next week there's bound to be more snap shots.
Talk soon
Ang

Princess Piper's Birthday

Dear all

Hard to believe that our little girl is now 2!!!!

We had a wonderful party today for her, thanks to my special group of party co-ordinators and hands on support team. I'm pretty worn out so here's a few photos to give you an idea of our day.

Talk soon

Ang

Half way through

Well half way through our Easter Weekend and so far all systems go. Many miles travelled and socialising accomplished. Lachie had a ball, literally, at bowling and got quite a surprise at how heavy the balls were, once he lifted it and stopped trying to push it back down the shoot. He actually showed me an independent side that I'm not sure I'm ready for when he was with his mates at bowling and really wanted me as far from the action as possible (unless I proved useful like getting his shoelace knot untied or providing sustinence.) I'm trying to think I misheard the 'go away mum' comment but that could really just be selective deafness.


It was great to catch up with old school buds and Southbank as always wore the kids out so we have 2 sleeping angels awaiting the Easter Bunnies arrival, that reminds me Lachie told me to put a carrot out and I forgot! Here's some shots of the kids in their Easter Bonnets and of cause the now professional ten pin bowler.

Looking forward to the rest of the fun the weekend has to offer and maybe even some downtime!!!!

Talk soon


Ang

We're Back!!!!!

Don't you just hate it when a fantastic idea falls flat!!!! Well folks that was my blogging experience. Tried so desparately hard to post all about our adventures when we were in Africa but it didn't seem to want to work so not wanting to muck around too much with Les' computer (which is a wonderful machine) I thought I'd do it all back home. You know what thought, thought don't you???? Anyway I finally had a bit of time and most importantly patience and alakazam things seem to be working!!!!! Anyway all good here I've just finished a very overwhelming term at my new school and am on holidays for Easter break. We have of cause been using every minute of everyday to run here there and everywhere and try and do absolutely everything. A very wise friend asked me why I was so busy and I don't have a succinct answer but anyway gotta hurry as of cause I have a million and one things to do and we have a huge long weekend planned which includes trips to the Gold Coast, a wedding, a park picnic, catching up with old school friends at Southbank, a family good Friday, Easter, fixing a car, an overnight stay away, a birthday party and of cause chores. And that's this long weekend! Gotta slow down just not sure how. Now that we are hopefully back on track here's a few photos from Dreamworld, where we hung out mainly in Wiggles World of cause last month.

Talk soon.

Ang