fun in the country

i've said it before and i'll say it again, in the country you make your own fun. the kids spent the day at uncle mat and aunty jenny's house today, playing on the home made slip and slide all together with the dogs looking on and occasionally getting in on the action. mat has lived in the same house for as long as i have known him (since i was 4) and he and jen have built themselves a house alongside his childhood home. i can't picture him ever living anywhere other than the country.

the kids all loved getting soaked and sliding around in the bubbles and generally having the time of their lives. honestly, growing up in the country is the best and sometimes i am a little sad that my kids will never have that, but we just need to make sure there are plenty of trips to nannas and aunty jennys to get their country time in.

maddie cracked me up so hard though, when she had had enough of the smaller kids, she climbed up on the top of the monkey bars and sat up there like a dancer, to listen to her ipod. chill out time, girl after my own heart.

 

summer fun in winter

the beauty of perth, is that sometimes smack bang in the middle of winter, we get a "summer' day. today was warm enough to be outdoors in the sun and enjoy it, so we headed off to one of the local parks, (the jungle park in brabham - listed on maps as whiteman edge, it's in the middle of gloucester approach, mayfield drive and everglades avenue) alex and i chilled with his aunty niques who is here from the u.s. for a few months and the older kids scooted about and loved it!

look at this sweet babe. i am just obsessed with his face!

we also discovered that the jungle park now has a little free library. yay! another one to go and trade books at in the future. perth we love you... there is nowhere i would rather be. 

fun in the sun

after my last post, would you believe it, the kids have been swimming three days in a row. alex's first swim in the pool at our friends house, then swimming at my favourite cousins house yesterday... we don't get to catch up all that often, but i love it when we do. her kids are just so kind and play around with my littles, keeping them happy while we catch up on everything we've missed. it was a great day.

and then today... we spent a couple of hours in the scorching heat (it was really hot today) at the ellenbrook water park with mel and her girls. we are so lucky to have such amazing parks, especially this one locally. we have spent so many days here since we moved here and even plan to have joseph's birthday party here this year. it is the best!

even this pale skinned mum is cheering hooray for summer this week, cause they are having the time of their lives! 

alex's first swim

it's no secret to anyone who knows me that i avoid the beach. so everyone assumes i hate water. not so. not at all. i actually really like swimming. i love the feeling of being in the water, after the initial "getting in" bit. my issue is the sun! i can put on suncream 5 times over a few hours and still end up burnt. it's just my insanely white skin which you can see above. i seriously get a headache 10 minutes after going in the sun too... and i just can't explain it. the most annoying bit, is that the kids seem to have inherited dougs genes. they both get red after a while in the sun, but then go to a nice tan the next day. maddie even has a little bather tan, lucky devil!

sometimes i brave the sun - and today was one of those occasions, so baby could have his first swim. oh did he love it! he was splashing about, moving around and loving every second. i'll have to take him in the water more often.

my happy little water baby ♥