Disney Live!

One of Molly's Christmas gifts from Paul and I was tickets to see Disney Live! Three Classic Fairy Tales.
Well, today was the day!
We had actually totally forgotten about the show, then it clicked Friday night... oops!

So, it was a suprise for everyone, to be honest ;)

First, I could not resist these 2 yesterday afternoon... dinner was cooking on the bbq, I had filled water balloons for war, and a total blast was had!!! (plus, I had a glass of wine in hand!)

Jasper was not impressed at being made to attend this show... he secretly enjoyed it, but won't admit it in public! Molly was beside herself with excitement!

 Waiting for "our theater" to be ready!

 Hugs with dad.

 Barely able to contain her excitement!

 Being force fed some love!

 The show about to start..

 Haha, me in the Mickey Mouse crown. It came with a bag of fairy floss (cotton candy), and cost more than I care to admit!!

It was an ok show. A lot of money for what it was, but Molly LOVED it, and Jasper liked it, so it was money well spent.

I can't understand why people can't just put down their phones and enjoy what is in front of them... The glow of phones in the crowd was so distracting, as people wanted to get photo after photo of the people on stage. Why? I've no idea..

Snow White was followed by Cinderella, and that was followed by Beauty and the Beast.
They were very quick versions of the stories, and we were done in 90 minutes. It was just long enough for little kids... Although, there were quite a few people who were there sans kids! (That would be me... I love me a Disney themed ANYthing!!)

The weekend is over. Back to reality after managing 5 days off in a row for me!!!

Thanks for reading

Brooke

Christmas 2014

So much preparation, planning and time.. and it is all over, JUST LIKE THAT!
Click, blink, and it is done D.O.N.E.

We are on summer school vacation until the beginning of February, and the weather has been delightful.
My step-son, Brent, went back to Sydney for Christmas, so we celebrated a couple of weeks early with him..
Brent got Jasper X-Box Live for 12 months, with the head set, so this is my future for the next few weeks ;)

Molly got a flying fairy that she JUST HAD TO HAVE! (don't mind the feral hair, she had been outside getting water all over her...)

 He also got them a slip-and-slide, so that went into action pretty quick!

 Last day of school photos...

After the last day of school, it was all a bit much for the little one,,, asleep before we got home, and it was HARD to wake her up!

 A night at the beach for fish and chips with my folks (Grandy and Poppie) saw her right.. that and the party dress she got to wear!

Jasper wanted me to video his cool moves ;) 

Mum and dad wanted the kids to sleep at their place for the night... since the car accident (see last post), Molly has been SUPER clingy, so while Jasper went for a sleep over adventure, this is what happened at our place,...

Sleeping Beauty..

 The lad has been put to work in the gardens.. we have a huge back yard,. so it will be a long term project, but in one morning, he (with some help) dug through siol conditioner, planted all the ground covers, and watered them in. The next morning, he helped spread all the mulch around.
next off is the 19m long back stretch of garden...

I had an epic fail at Santa photos this year... I have the same photo every year - the REAL Santa, not an immitation.. But we never got there to see him... this is as good as it gets this year. Sorry kids :(

 Christmas Eve sees the kids able to open one present before bed,, after putting on new PJ's.
This year, Jasper was horrendous and rude, so missed out on opening the present :(
Molly got to open hers,,, learning books, flash cards, and a range of things to see her right for pre-primary next year!

 Christmas morning started at 6am, so quite decent for us!

 My mum and dad came over about 10,30 with more gifts, and we ate, drank and ate some more!!
It was a great day, so much in fact, I didn't take any photo!!! I was "in the moment" with my family, and loved every minute!!

Jasper is addicted to the X-Box, and since we can't really find any decent kids games for Molly, Santa got her a Dora game for the Wii. Here she is, loving it!

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. My plans for New Years are the same as every year - bed by 10 for me! It is just another day, and I can't cope with reduced sleep hours ;)

Jasper has bloods on January 8th, so I will post again then!

Thanks for reading.

Brooke

Accidents are NO Fun for Anyone

Funny thing happened last Monday (December 1st).

Well, not funny. Scary and stressful. Not funny at all.

Driving home with the kids, and on the freeway, and the car behind decided not to stop when we stopped...

It is right at the end of the freeway, and the time of day we were there, everyone stops pretty quick.

It was a probationary driver behind me, so she just didn't have the experience. She didn't leave the breaking distance. This is the result.

For the last week, it has been very hard for me to see the positives. I have been very angry and stressed. I did nothing wrong, yet my car may be written off, and her car has not a scratch (4 wheel drive with a bull bar). I love my car. I want it fixed. 

I know I am lucky. The kids were not hurt. I was not hurt. The other driver was ok too. We have a rental car (covered by the other drivers insurance) to drive while the fate of my poor car is decided. 

I am fortunate.

Very fortunate. 

Jasper has his regular blood counts this week, so I am guaranteed to post again!There has been some quick bruising happening, but I am sure that I am just paranoid...End of year (school is out for 7 weeks on December 18) is upon us, and I know that Jasper is prone to cold sores and gets pretty tired and run down.

It is still interesting to see his counts.

I have had the delight to chat with a couple of new FA FAmily members in the last months. It is so hard when someone comes to you fresh from diagnosis. You feel like they look for an answer. Hope. Something positive to look forward to.
We will be 9 years since that diagnosis phone call come February 1 2015, but it still feels like yesterday. 

When you speak to a new FAmily member, it brings it all back.
There is no "right" thing to say. 

How do you comfort someone with this diagnosis? Hope is there.It is just SO hard to seeit sometimes!

Molly is doing great now she is out of her sling (fractured collar bone - see previous post for all the details ;) ).

She is very clingy and sooky, but she had a fracture, then a car accident, so I have to giver her a little leeway - sometimes! 

She is full time at school next year, so won't have my gal with me Monday and Friday.

While she will always be my Littlest Bug, she is 4 going on 25, and totally ready for full time school!

I will report back when we have Jasper's next blood counts...

These are from our dinner date tonight... Grill'd burgers for dinner!

Some days they drive me mental. Most days, they are a delight.

Every day, I love my babies.

Thanks for reading.

Brooke

xxx