2008-04-27 Camping on Mummy's Birthday

Aiysha: Camping is so much fun! We drive out past Wannaroo to the Chittering Valley where we stayed on a farm! We put our tent up in the same field as all the sheep, but they went somewhere else during the night. We went to a Vineyard for dinner after Daddy almost drove over the tent, and it was lovely. It got very cold as it got dark. I had fish and chips, Daddy had a steak, and Mummy had calamari. It was far too much for us all so we didn't have pudding.

We got back to the tent in the dark, and we climbed in. Daddy managed to get Clogger to sleep, and we stayed up playing Uno, which was funny! I won most of the games. In the night, I went to the toilet about 4 times, and Daddy came with me - the stars were amazing!

In the morning, we tried to find somewhere to have breakfast in Bindoon, but there was nothing! So in the end, we went to a bakery, and got some cakes! Yummie!

We drove back, and it only took 45 minutes, but it seemed like we were a long way from home.

I liked going to Marcel's house, because I met Jamie and Ben, and we played basketball and on the trampoline - it was funny! We also ate barbecue dinosaur...

Clogger: They took me to a strange place, to a strange house, to sleep in a strange bed. Me no like.

C: Brrrr! Cold camping, but fun in the end!

S: Some great piccies, and some amazing stars! A long time since we'd seen stars like that! We went for a barbie at Marcel's house, and it felt like we ate a dinosaur! The ribs were huge!

2008-04-01 3 Certificates in 3 days!

Aiysha: I am so proud of myself, I received 3 certificates in 3 days! Mummy got a call from Edgewater Primary who told her that I will be presented a certificate in front of the whole school for my Indonesian! Also, I got a swimming certificate from my school swimming, AND I got another one from State Swim - one of two certificates as part of the Dolphin group! Mummy, Daddy, and Cloggy were so proud of me, and we did a toast! They are all going to come to my school assembly in May too! I am so excited!

I also went lawn bowling with Daddy's work, and it was really fun! We had lots of sausages, and I even won a game!

Clogger: I understand what people say now. I tell them I understand by nodding my head, and I do it all the time! It makes everyone laugh that I nod my head at most things, but I am now communicating with everyone, and it makes me so happy! They don't have to guess what I want now, I am so happy!

C: Clara is so clever now - she nods every time we ask her a question, and is so happy that we understand her! A lot less tanty's!

S: When I asked Clara whether she knew Pythagoras' Theorem, she nodded! Amazingly clever girl!

2008-03-28 The Lyons Visit

Aiysha: I love it when everyone comes to visit me! Grandma Sue and Grey Furby came for 6 weeks, which was amazing! We did so many things!

We spent so much time in the pool, it was lovely!

I had my last 3 lessons of cricket, and Grandma and Grandpa came to watch me - I tried my best, and I really enjoyed it! I'm still not sure if I really like it, but I will decide next year.

Grandma and Grandpa taught me how to skip - they held each end, and I was in the middle, and they counted for me. They also taught me "England Ireland Scotland Wales" with 2 chairs. Since then, I can now do fast skipping, and I will be doing it with Daddy soon! I can't wait!

We had an Australian breakfast near Hillary's when Lizzie was here, and it was fun! We packed up all our stuff, and we went as soon as we got up!

Grandma and Grandpa took me out to dinner too, which was so much fun! We went to Hillary's Marina, and I chose to have fish and chips! It was fantastic. It was such a special time for me, as I hardly get to go out without Mummy and Daddy. We got home quite late, but Mummy and Daddy didn't mind.

All the Lyonses went to Penguin Island! Clogger didn't come with us - she had to stay with Daddy. We saw seals, and also a man rescuing a pelican which had a broken wing. Poor birdie!

Clara: I learned to walk while Grandma and Grandpa stayed with us! They were so helpful, and supported me so much!

I had a lovely birthday party - everyone got presents that day, and I had a lovely cake which Mummy made for me. Aiya got a surprise present, but we still do not know who it is from! It was a carrier for her iPod, and it had hearts on it!

C: We became Australian Citizens at a ceremony in Joondalup! We met the Mayor, and we all got gifts. Clara was not too happy, but we all managed to get in the photo!

2008-01-30 Grandma Sik and Grandpa Brian

Aiysha: I was so looking forward to seeing Grandma and Grandpa! They bought so many books and toys for me and Clogger, it was great! We did lots of walking around the lake, and we went to the beach too! We did lots of swimming in the pool, and I finally managed to get Grandad in the pool pretty soon after they arrived! We played piggy in the middle, had mango milkshakes, and we found a huge bees nest when we walked round the lake.

I loved Grandma's cooking, and they both did lots to our garden - they cut all the roses, trimmed all the trees, and Grandad made a pyramid for our boganvilias! Very clever man. He also tried to teach me Sudoku, but it was a sneaky trick to have a laugh with him.

Grandad liked watching the cricket, and the tennis! We watched some wonderful games, especially the final between Tsonga and Dokovic - that was amazing, and I stayed up to watch the whole match. Dokovic won in the end, as I said he would. Everyone else wanted Tsonga, and Daddy kept on making silly jokes with his name. Not funny Daddy!

Clara: Grandma makes me laugh so much, especially when she tickles me with her nose! She is a funny one!

2008-01-11 Our Christmas Holiday!

Aiysha: Wow! We had such a funny time over our Christmas holiday! Daddy took some days off, and we had six days together!

We seemed to decide where to go by looking at the weather on seabreeze.com, and as the wind was quite strong in the afternoon, we decided to go to the beach in the morning after Cloggy's sleep, and to have fun in the pool in the afternoon! It was great fun, and we played so many games both at the beach and by the pool! We played games like poison wave, seeing who surfed the furthest up the beach (I always won that!), catch in the pool, bombs, diving under to collect leaves and doing lengths.

Daddy also gave me some snorkelling lessons in the pool! We tried to do some snorkelling at Hillary's Marina, but the water was too cloudy to see anything. Mummy said we could go to Trigg one day and that it would be amazing! I can't wait!

I managed to use all my presents, from my artwork, to my books, to my music player, to my jewellery, it was great - I am so grateful for all the presents I got at Christmas. Mummy and Daddy also found my All About Me book which I have not seen for a long time, and I had forgotten I had. Since we found it, I have read it almost every night. It makes me laugh a lot, as there is a picture in there of Uncle Dave, and I keep calling him Doufus!

Cloggy has been really good, and I have had lots of fun with her! Mummy lets me carry her around the pool, which is so nice. She loves the pool, and we play lots of games, and I sing her lots of songs!

On Sunday, Mummy and Daddy said I had been soooo good that I could choose what we did today - I was so proud! I chose to go to Hillary's Marina, and to go on the big water slides at The Great Escape! It was amazing, and I loved every minute of it, even though it was a bit cold! I can't wait to go again, and I gave Mummy and Daddy a big thank you for letting me choose what to do!

Alana, Matthew, Eve, Dan and Inga came to our house on Thursday, and it was brilliant! We spent the day on the waterslide and in the pool! I had so much fun! I also went to watch Daddy play touch rugby, which was really nice! It was a beautiful evening.

Clara: I absolutely love the pool! Mummy, Daddy and Aiysha play so many games, and they always take turns holding me and pulling me around the pool!

I managed to say "Aiysha" to Daddy, Mummy and Aiysha too, which is my first real word! I was so proud, and now I can call her whenever I want!

Mummy is stopping my morning sleep now - boo! And I am also now brushing my teeth! Double boo!

When we were playing Piggy in the Middle in the pool with the huge ball, Mummy accidentally threw the ball in my face, and I fell back and hit my head. I did not enjoy it, but Mummy was very sorry. I still love playing games through.

Aiysha has started brushing my teeth now! I like chewing my new toothbrush!

C: We accidentally put the diving toy down one of the pool holes, and I spent ages getting it out because I float too much! Aiysha and Daddy were laughing at me so much! We've had some really hot days, and our solar pump is working great! Top temp in the pool has been 36 degrees! Amazing!

S: Touch Rugby was hard, and we could have done with Dave being there! We struggled to win, but it was a great game. Luckily, we scored a lot of tries before we ran out of steam. Two of their players got sent off, one for almost rugby tackling me twice! Plonker.

Treat: Homemade Mango Milkshakes!

2007-12-25 Christmas Day!

2007-12-25 Merry Christmas Everyone!

2007-12-24 Uncle Dave!

Aiysha: It has been such a fun holiday with Dave here! He was here for 12 days, and we did soooo much! He left today, and I cried, and we were all sad. I could tell Cloggy was sad, even though she was racing around the house with a smile on her face. I said to Daddy that I had such fun, especially playing the 'Yes No' game.

Last week it was so exciting to come home to find him here, and I played with him and talked so much with him! He came to watch my cricket practice, played Ludo with me, helped me draw and colour, and read stories with me. We went to Fremantle for lunch, and I had no idea that Daddy and Dave were going to take me Ice Skating because I had such a good report from school! At first I was a bit careful, but very soon I was going around on my own and even played some of the games! Dave and Naomi (my climbing friend) looked after me, and it was brilliant! Santa even turned up at the end, and I got to sit on his lap, have my picture taken, and got a present! What a day! Mummy also made Dave a birthday cake, which we all thought was lovely! Well done Mummy!

We had a party at Little Muppets, and I got to sit next to Cloggy to eat! It was funny! I got a present from Santa - a piggy bank which I can lock - but Cloggy cried when she sat on Santa's lap. There was a bouncy castle, and lots of food which was not good for me! I loved it! Cloggy waves all the time now to people - she is so clever!

Dave made me laugh so much because Daddy gave him some sweets for his birthday from me, and they were so sour! When he put one in his mouth, he made such a funny face! When I tried one, I did too!

We took turns in choosing our music in the car - I always chose Daddy's songs, which annoyed Dave, and made me laugh...tee hee.

This week we went to Matilda Bay twice. On Friday, Uncle Dave accidentally locked the keys in the car, and we had no way to get home! We tried to ring a taxi, but none would come. So Daddy had to phone his friend James, and he had to go to our house, let himself in, and get our keys, and drive down with them! We were all very grateful, and he even found my thongs on the beach! What a hero! Dave bought him some wine to thank him...

Dave also made dinner a few times for us, which was lovely! I really enjoyed his beef!

On Saturday, we made sure Dave did not touch any keys, and after windsurfing we went for cakes at the cafe, and I played with some little children, and looked after them when they went on the pier - it was fun!

Playing cricket in the garden was fun, and when we went in our pool on Sunday, Chloe visited, and came in too! Daddy kept splashing us, and Uncle Dave joined in too! It was very funny! I also got stung by a bee when Daddy said I could help it out of the water - silly Daddy! Mummy told him off many times...and Uncle Dave joined in...

We opened our presents with Dave after lunch - he got me so much - pen tops, rubbers, a music player, a piggy torch which needs no batteries, and sellotape with pretty pictures on it! He got Cloggy a real piggy bank, and Mummy some lovely washing stuff. Daddy also got a music player, and an origami kit, so I hope he will make me some paper animals! We gave him a CD, a picture of us in our Christmas outfits at the pool, and a new Quicksilver rashie! He was very pleased with that!

Dave and Daddy went windsurfing again for the last time, and Daddy really hurt his leg.

Last night I went out at 7pm with Isabella and her grandparents for dinner - it was so late! Dave sat with me outside as I waited for her, and we had a good talk. I had a lovely time, and I got back at 9.30pm. I was very tired. I had such a nice time though.

Thanks you Dave for coming! I am so looking forward to beating you at the 'Yes No' game! I'm going to miss you!

Cloggy: I love Uncle Dave. He's a funny man. He gave me lots of kisses, and I look forward to the photos he took of me! I love waving to people now. Standing is so easy for me now, I hope to be walking before my birthday! I love playing with balls too, and pretending I'm bouncing them!

C: Dave's visit went so quickly! We were very busy all the time trying to fit everything in!

S: We had such a laugh with Dave! We did so well on GOW2, and everyday we did something wicked! What a packed holiday. Much too short though! He was very pleased with his windsurfing and his wetsuit, although he left his rashie he got for Christmas behind! Ruprect! We had an amazing Christmas dinner last night - crab, garlic shrimps, rice, beansprouts, and chocolate waffle surprise!

We did spoil ourselves, with coffee, cakes, dried pork, mangos, pancakes, sweets, etc. But we earned it...

GOW2 checkpoint: Underworld, with Icarus wings. L1 + XXX, Madusa head, hammer, Joust pole

Thanks for coming, and looking forward to your next visit!


Full Itinery

Wednesday- Dave arrives, moon noodles

Thursday - Lunch at Korean, watch Oldboy, chicken wings, touch rugby - only 6 players, very tough, we drew 7-7

Friday -Finish Oldboy, cricket catching practice

Saturday - Cricket - all groups together, wetsuit, shopping

Sunday - Fremantle lunch, Ice skating, Uncle Dave's Birthday!

Monday - Tennis, wetsuit bodyboarding at Trigg - very windy

Tuesday - Bibulmen Track, blister

Wednesday - Bodyboarding, but too tame at Trigg, tennis, windsurfing in afternoon, pick up girls from Muppets party

Thursday - Work, touch rugby win easy

Friday - Dave brought Aiysha into town, lunch, windsurfing - very blustery, keys in car - James, yes no game

Saturday - Windsurfing - softer wind, cakes, Aiysha looking after kids at Matilda Bay, shopping, market

Sunday - Windsurfing - broken leg, Aiysha dinner with Isabella, Cricket in garden, swimming lesson, pool + Chloe, christmas dinner, GOW, presents, fish market

Monday - Dave leaves

2007-12-08 Mummy Helper, The Mermaid And The Christmas Concert!

Aiysha: Mummy came to do Parent Helper on Wednesday this week, and she helped everyone in the class make their Christmas Santa hat! She also sat with me on the mat to listen to the stories. I loved ummy coming to school, especially when she can spend all her time with me (Cloggy was at Mupheads), and I was her helper all day!

Today I dressed as a mermaid as it was fancy dress day, and the theme was Underwater. Hannah Morrow was a mermaid with me, and most of the boys dressed up as surfers, and Miss Hayes, the student teacher, dressed up as a life saver in red and yellow! It was really funny. After school, I went to the disco in my new swimming costume that Mummy's friend Gabrielle sent to me. The disco was very funny, and I danced to locomotion and macarena, while Mummy sat on the lawn and watched me.

Last weekend Joseph's Dad Nick dropped off some windsurfing stuff for Daddy, and brought Joseph round! He stayed all afternoon in the pool, and we had such fun attacking Nick, and the Daddy! Joseph was so cold his lips turned blue, but he still carried on swimming - strange boy.

Cricket last Saturday was cold, wet and windy. I was also tired, so I didn't enjoy it much. Daddy had to tell me off for not behaving very well, which I was sad about. However, today was much better, and I did really well after we had some practices during the week! I enjoyed it a lot today, and so did Daddy!

Last Sunday we also went to the beach, but it was too windy that we had to leave after 20 minutes. It was fun though, and we dived in our pool instead.

We had our Christmas Concert this week, and I had to introduce the song 'Jingle, Jangle, Jingle' - Mummy and Daddy thought I was the clearest of all the speakers, which made me proud!

Hannah Morrow came to play yesterday, and we went on the slide an made cakes. It was really fun. Daddy walked us home, and I played at Hannah's for a while as Daddy looked around their house.

My friend Luke who lives near us came on a cycle ride with us today - he was really fast. We went to Neil Hawkins Park and back. He's going to come for a swim tomorrow, and also show us his remote control car again! So funny!

Cloggy: I did a really clever thing this week! I crawled over to the fireplace, stood up, and took one of the tiny firelight candles out of the candle holder, played with it, and then after I finished with it, I put it right back in the candle holder! I think I surprised myself too! I have done a lot of swimming this week, and Mummy and Daddy keep pushing me under the water - it is really funny!

C: Last Friday I went to the house warming of the house Hannah's Mum just bought. Should be fun! Really enjoyed Parent Helper this week - Aiysha behaved so well with me, I was so proud! This Friday I went on a boat with Arafmi, and we parked at Matilda Bay, which was excellent. Lovely being out on a boat at night, but was a bit windy! Finally went out to dinner with Clogger at La Vita in Joondalup - she behaved so well, and it so very amusing! Lovely food!

S: I miss being Parent Helper. It has been really hot here, and our pool has been so nice. Big leaks in our solar pool pump, be we will figure it out one day...

Meals: Curry, Creamy Chicken, Asparagus and Cheese Crepes

2007-11-18 Summer is here, and so is Cricket!

Aiysha: I have started playing cricket every Saturday morning - I am in the same team as Charlie, Ben, and Jack, and I have met so many people. We play lots of games, but it is still a little disorganised. I think Daddy is going to volunteer to be coach, as our first team coach cannot come anymore. I am in Team 2, which is great fun!

I went to Cooper's party today at High Flyers - I love it there, and I think it is the best gym ever!

We had a really relaxing morning today, and I did some artwork.

We went strawberry picking yesterday, and I didn't fall asleep again like last time. Unfortunately, we had a really hot day this week (40 degrees), and it has killed the strawberries. It may be the last couple of weeks of the season because of it, which is such a shame, as I love pancakes and strawberries! So does Cloggy!

The last 2 weeks I have jumped into our pool several times! It is lovely! Still a bit cold, but yesterday it was 29 degrees! It is going to get so much warmer, and Mummy and Daddy are looking to fix the solar heating in the pool! I can't wait to have some pool parties! It is so exciting! Mummy bought me some new flipflops too which I tried out in the pool yesterday - Daddy kept on throwing them to the deep end - not funny Daddy!

Cloggy: MMMmmmm, strawberries and pancakes! Everyone is trying to make me crawl everywhere! Little do they know that I love it, and I love putting my hand in door hinges, and squeezing my fingers under doors, and down plugs, and eating grass! I'm not looking forward to diving into the pool though - seems a bit bigger than my bath...

C: What a shame about the strawberries!

S: Summer is finally here, and it is lovely! A full week of hot sunshine! Coaching cricket should be very interesting...

Meals: First steak in over a year! We can't work out why! Lasagne, garlic prawns

2007-11-08 We Are Australian Citizens Today!

Aiysha: Well, almost! Mummy picked me up early from school with Cloggy, and we all went on the train to town to get interviewed by the Government! It was scary! Daddy met us there, and it was really hot! Daddy had his interview first, and he said he answered all the questions. When Mummy was asked, she didn't know the answers to a couple of questions, and laughed - she makes me laugh, Mummy does! The lady was really nice, and she told us about the ceremony which may happen in June. The lady didn't ask me too many questions, but I said thank you to her, and she gave me a poster about the Australian Pledge, with lots of animals on it - something I can do for my news.

We are not citizens until the ceremony :-( I can't wait!

Daddy took me for ice-cream, which was too sticky and too hot to eat. Then we went looking for Mummy because we lost her. We then took the train home.

Cloggy: I'm already a citizen! Ha ha!

C: The printout I had was an old one, and they asked me different questions! Thats not fair!

S: I knew all the answers off by heart! I'm a very proud citizen!

2007-10-31 Halloween & Snakes

Aiysha: It has been so busy for all of us since Mummy went back to work, I haven't had time to tell Daddy what to write, but I'll see if I can remember what happened up till Halloween!

I remember going to Tristan's party at High Flyers - that was so much fun, and Mummy promised that she will register me. In fact, I have gone there again today for Cooper's party! Mummy will ask about me joining!

I think mummy sent Grandma a picture of the Carnival we went to - I got to hold a snake, I went horse riding, I went on a tractor ride, and finally bouncy castle! It was also free! We don't know why, but it was funny! Mummy and Daddy were laughing at someone holding a balloon in a funny way - I don't know why, silly ones!

I made a new friend last week - his name is Luke, and he is always on his bike on Ridge Close. He is a lot older than me, but we get on really well! Daddy asked if he would like to come with us on Halloween, and he liked that!

Daddy and Mummy went to my friend Joseph's place to look at a windsurfer for Daddy, and it was really funny! We stayed for such a long time that we almost forgot to feed Cloggy! Poor Cloggy, but I had fun!

We invited Tiana and Lauren to come round and go on our water slide in our garden, as well as bake some cakes. They loved the water slide, and we stayed on it for ages!

Halloween was so funny! Daddy also said my boyfriend Callum could come along, so we picked him up on the way out. We started on View Court, and went to all the houses! We collected so many sweets, even from people we didn't even know! Luke came with us a little later, and so did Callum's sister - we were a little gang, almost like at Abinger Drive with Dale and Jamie. It was so much fun!

Cloggy: I wish I could go Trick or Treating :-(

C: I'm not looking forward to work. The settling in sessions for Clara have not gone as expected, so Daddy is going to check it out to make sure it is ok.

S: Aiysha and Callum are so competitive! They ran everywhere on Halloween! Luke joined us a bit late, and Aiysha liked him so much she gave him several of his sweets - he really appreciated it!