Lachlan's Big Boy Bed

Up until now, Lachlan has been sleeping on a mattress on the floor (to avoid the risk of injury if he fell out).  We have decided that the time has come for him to move up in the world, so he has graduated to a big boy bed.  He is delighted with the change, mainly because there is a great cubby underneath it now!!!

Easter

Yes.  Easter occurred.   Yes.  There was chocolate.   Yes, it does affect my boys...

School Fete

March held the annual school fete, much to the excitement of my three boys.  It was a fairly exhausting afternoon with our lot there from 1pm until about 6pm, and not stopping or sitting down for the entire time!

Cooper couldn't wait to see how Sophie would enjoy the swing ride:

While the Jacks looked like they were planning something....

And Lachlan got in touch with his farming heritage.

Lachie loves his Dinosaurs!

One thing I have noticed when visiting Mum and Dad's house with Lachlan, is that the dinosaurs ALWAYS get a run.  This day it was a fence / dinosaur / city combination. Nice one!

Red Bull Flying Dancers

In March, Marcia and I went to see the Red Bull Flying Bach.  It was a show with about 8 male hip hop dancers, and one female ballerina, all dancing to Bach music.

IT WAS FABULOUS!!  If you ever get a chance - GO SEE IT!!

After the event, we had coffee and cake, looking at the lights of the city.  An absolutely fantastic night.

Beechworth

We had another weekend in Beechworth for the Queens Birthday weekend this year, a caravanning adventure accompanied by Marcia and some of their friends.  It was a beautiful weekend with cool nights, and lovely clear days.

On one of our days up there, we visited the town of Chiltern which is a beautifully preserved historic town and which boasts the only working Linotype machine in Australia.  The two people running it showed us and our boys exactly how it worked.  It was fascinating.  So much work involved!

They also printed a few pages on their old printing press.

Jammin' Jacks...

We visited Jack's mate, Jack P and brought the guitars.  Both boys belted out 'Gold on the Ceiling' with the radio as backing track.  Jack P's mum and I have already started working on names for their band ...

17th Feb - The Glory of Computer Games

We had an opportunity to look after Adam and Kate's kids back in Feb, which gave James and Patrick the opportunity to show Justin and the boys their Sonic Racing game.  See if you can guess who was the most enthusiastic participant....

4th Feb - Cooper's First Day of 4 yo Kinder

Cooper started his year of 4 year old kinder with great confidence this year.  He was flanked by his support crew of prior and future students of the kinder, and was happy to show them around.

The other Jack's birthday

Our Jack's best mate at school is another Jack.  'Jack P'.  Jack P had a rollerskating party for his birthday in January and it brought back all sorts of memories for the Mums involved!

Here are Hudson and the two Jack's sporting their dazzlingly stylish rollerskates:

18th Jan was the BIG DAY!

Yes, I realised that I haven't blogged for a while, so prepare for a few updates!

It needs to be noted in the record books that the 18th January was the date when Cooper first rode his bike without training wheels. 

Photographic evidence below!!  Good on you Cooper.