Another sick day

Princess was off sick today but I do feel like I was duped a little. This morning she had a loose cough by 10am she was fine again. The problem is that the school makes it pretty clear that they don't want sick children at school.

It wasn't too bad for me as I've come down with a cold which is terrible timing as our new nephew is coming tomorrow and so we will need to put off our first visit until we're all germ free.

Anyway I decided that with some help I would take the opportunity of having all three girls home that I would try to get some photos of all three. I'm not completely happy with any but these were my favourites.

Where is my baby? I think I am going to be in shock spending time with the little newborns.

Another school event

This week it was book week which ended on Friday with a very long parade of all the kiddies from prep to year 5.

They had to go as thier favourite book character. For Princess it was quite easy. She was Lady Bug girl. We love this book as it promotes children to use

their imaginations rather than having to rely on others, such as parents to create activities for them.

These are the books which we have.

I'm a bit excited to see there are more in the series now. Princess' birthday isn't far away. I wonder if I can get them before that.

Princess at sports day

This photos says so much about our little Princess.
That's her in the red bib with her hands in front of her face.
She was so shy about racing. I think she was watching all the older children race first so anxiety levels were left at a high level until her turn. She wasn't actually too bad and came in third which parental pride makes me want to add that one of her competitors was a boy. Bad bad pride.

Anyway we were happy that she tried her best and showed great sportsmanship.

Wearing red today

I'm wearing red today because in Australia we've been asked to. It's a colour which Daniel Morecomb's family has asked us to wear in honour of their deceased son.

Their story is so harrowing and I can not imagine the heartache they have gone through. They have been so strong to continue to search for their son and his abducter. What they have done for child protection in our state is huge.

Another day at home

Princess is still not quite better although she is much improved, just getting her tummy used to food again seems to be a process.

I think Happy Girl is ready to go out today. Her latest word is 'shoes', its funny as the word is posed as a question as her tone goes up at the end of the word. So even though the other girls are perfectly happy wearing their pjs all day this little girl is wearing her shoes and her hat which she brings to me alot at the moment too.

Well if she can't go to school she can at least improve her computer skills.

It's funny because both Sweetness and Happy Girl move their chairs here all by themselves.

Reasons I shouldn't stay home

I'm going to get fat.

Princess is home from school today as she is still sick and wanted to make choc chip cookies so she wouldn't miss out on the cooking.

Amish cookies as seen here http://melissagoodsell.typepad.com/recipes/2008/06/amish-cookies.html

At the end she hasn't eaten one as she still isn't feeling all that good but Lord willing she will be better by the end of the day and taste her goodies.
Before I eat them all.

Week in review.

After her recovery we are starting to promote cooking and baking with Sweetness. She doesn't have much interest in learning 'school' activities and spends most of her time outside and/or playing fairies.
And so here are some very nice chocolate chip muffins.

Happy girl and I thought they were delicious. I know that there is someone out there who is asking how I could possibly give a toddler wearing cream a chocolate muffin without a bib but you know me, I'm very daring.

So after having a sick child last weekend Princess decided that she would take over this weekend with sickness. She was lucky and managed to get in a birthday party on Friday night first.

You have to laugh I told Princess that she didn't look sick enough for my picture and so this was her second attempt. What a drama queen (just like her mother)

Princess is super when she is sick, she manages to look after herself most of the time, even getting her own spew bucket. She just needs to learn to hold her hair out of her face. poor diddums.