2010-12-10 I have FINISHED! Iceberg! Clara's Graduation!

Aiysha: “I do not want to watch Harry Potter!”. Even when I am not suppose to be watching it, I was scared, and we had to leave 1 hour 30 minutes into the latest Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Daddy was really enjoying it too!

We went down to Mandurah for the weekend, and had so much fun! We got down there on Friday night and had a barbecue. We went on a boat trip, went to a water park on the river where me and Daddy had to climb up loads of inflatable toys and jump off them – one of them was a massive ice berg! That was so funny! We also had fish and chips twice, went to feed animals at a farm park – Daddy’s favourite were the pigs, and I loved the joeys! We also played loads of games. I love going away!

I missed my school disco to go to Mandurah, but I am happy because I won the music prize, and I also chose presents for Clara for my indonesian prize!

Daddy played this video of Marina and the Diamonds to me, and I loved it! We downloaded it, and now listen to it all the time!

It is getting close to Christmas now, and I have written cards for everyone!

I was so proud of Clara at her graduation. She looked so grown up!

Clara: I finally had my own graduation from ABC Edgewater! I was so proud of myself, and Aiysha was allowed to come and see me graduate as well as Mummy! We had to sing songs and everything, and we were made to dress up! I was so happy, and was the perfect reward for being brave during Mummy's teaching practice!

I loved feeding the animals at the farm park! I loved the deer and I got to touch a snake!

C: I cannot believe I have finished my teaching practice! I am soo happy now! We finally got our games room floor repaired now! It has only taken 6 months since the storm!

S: State Titles were a little disappointing going out in the semis with a drop off which we could have won if a pass was not forward! Next year, eh? Claire and I had a nice night swim, and the girls found out and came down to talk to us – it was really nice to see them…J

2010-11-10 Daddy’s Birthday and Halloween!

Aiysha: We went to Rottnest Island for Daddy’s birthday! It was such a sunny day, and Daddy and I sat at the back of the boat looking out to see if we could see anything strange, and to avoid getting seasick. We got our bikes off, and cycled to some beautiful beaches, and had a dip in the water, even though it was a little cool. When we turned back, Daddy decided to cycle all the way round the island, and we met him back when we ate our ice creams back at the park. We didn’t see any quokkas until we got back, which was funny. We saw some pretty amazing salt lakes too. Daddy really enjoyed his birthday.

I invited Grace, Joseph and Luke around for our scary walk around Ridge Close! Nick came along to have a chat with Daddy too, which was funny! We ran everywhere, and we picked up a few people along the way. We got sooo many treats which I could never possibly eat. Grace enjoyed herself though, which was nice.

Daddy took us to a party for an old friend Chris Bruce, and we played by the pool for a bit, then Clog and I joined in with the girls playing a dance game on the Wii, which was really funny!

Clara: I loved touching and looking at the quokkas – they are funny! Happy Birthday Daddy!

C: Half way through my prac, and exhausted! Poor Clog in day care full time…L

S: I loved Rottnest, and getting away from the crowds! I had a brilliant birthday!

2010-10-18 It’s Pool Time Again!

Aiysha: Summer is almost here, but our pool is now warm enough to swim in! It is so nice having our pool back! We also took Joseph snorkelling at Methams Pools while Mummy did her work. Joseph was a little scared of going into the water with me, but we moved a long the beach, and we did a little together. Daddy also took Joseph and I rock climbing, which was brilliant! I love it!

Hanna Banana came to sleep over, which was so much fun again! We stayed up late again, and she made us laugh a lot!

We also went on a day trip to the Swan Valley where we had a picnic and a very short walk. Ah well, at least we got to go to a park!

In Real Life was a program I asked Daddy to record, and it was brilliant – possibly the best one we’ve watched so far! The people on it were all very nice, and it was just as good, if not better, than Scorpion Island!

We went to have an ice cream at Hillary’s Marina, and Daddy found his favourite ice cream – cheesecake and crushed raspberries! Mmmmm, it was lovely!

Clara: Went to Harry’s Party – he is my best friend, we do so much together! It s funny having our pool back – it has been a while since I went swimming, so it is so nice to know I can still do it! It is hard going into Day Care for 5 days a week for 5 weeks, but Mummy has made a special chart for me so I can count down the days, and I get a treat after each week! I will do my best to be strong!

C: My course is sooo busy! But I’m doing ok with a couple more High Distinctions, and I really like my mentor at Lake Gwelup! I’m pretty lucky there!

S: So glad winter is almost gone. Just gotta collect loads of wood for next winter now!

2010-08-09 Aussie Of The Month and Gym Comp

Aiysha: I had no idea! Mummy and Daddy kept it secret from EVERYONE! They called my name, and I was shaking the the chair! It was presented to me by a footy player Owen, and he was really nice because he stayed behind to talk to me especially! I just can't believe I was chosen, and it is only given out once a year!

We went to the Cuddly Animal Farm Park, and we just hugged, fed, and kissed the guinea pigs! We tried to feed the lambs, but preferred to go back to the guinea pigs. Daddy went off and found a HUGE horse, and we spent ages feeding and talking to it. It was amazing. We went for a few snacks after at some lovely tea rooms, and then went home.

We've been to the beach twice already this Spring - once on our own, and once with the Harveys on Daddys Day! It was brilliant fun, and lovely weather! We went cave exploring, body boarding, running races and slid down the dunes.

This week I have the State gym comp, and next week the Carnival! So exciting!

Clara: I am so proud of my sister - she is so nice to me, and everyone else thinks she's nice too! Go Aiysha! She is teaching me lots of gymnastics, and also looks after me when I am not well!

I love Alvin and The Chipmunks! I watch it all the time at the moment!

C: Another High Distinction for Music! Wow! I am soooo excited. Steve must be sooo proud! We are all beaming for Aiysha and her award!

S: I've just resigned from my job - scary stuff! Um, yeah, so proud you can sing Farmer In The Dell on the geetar!

2010-08-16 Zoo and Bees!

Aiysha: Last weekend we went to Perth Zoo, and I took loads of pictures, especially of the Orang-utans! They were so funny, and I must have taken about 50 pictures. Daddy said that there is no harm in taking lots of pictures – he said he took loads of pictures of a lizard in Malaysia, and Grandma Sue laughed at him – one of those pictures now hangs in Lowbarn bathroom. Anyway, I wanted to show my Indonesian teacher, as they are endangered animals. The rest of the zoo was brilliant, and Clog and I had such a laugh. We had a nice picnic, and played in the park too! We spent the whole day there, and was quite tiring!

This weekend, Caroline invited us to dinner at Joseph’s, and it was great fun! He had an electronic car which I helped Roxy drive, we had fish for dinner, and lovely chocolate cake and pavlova for pudding. It was such a nice meal! I can’t wait for them to come round again. Daddy re-strung Joseph’s guitar, and he started playing it – maybe one day we can play guitar together!

On Sunday, we decided to go up to Gin Gin to a bee farm, but there were no bees there apart from one small hive. There was a kangaroo there who shared our picnic. Her name was Tiger Lilly, and she was so cute! She seemed a bit lonely as her partner was killed by a car, which was sad. After eating loads of honey, we went to Gilderton and played on the beach – we got very wet, lost one of my thongs, but was really funny! It was a lovely place!
Clogger: I loved driving around in Joseph’s electric car – it was so funny! I got so wet at Gilderton that I ended up only wearing my bomber jacket! It was funny!

C: Gilderton is a lovely seaside down – I would love to go to Seabird too!
S: Saw Inception on Saturday night after going to the Sovereign Pub – what a dreadful place! Reminded Nick and myself why we detest the English pub culture! Movie was average, bordering on disappointing.

2010-07-28 Back To Uni

Aiysha: I fell off the beam again in my gym comp! Everybody seemed to! I got excellent marks in the bar (Daddy kept score, and I got top score in the group, and maybe second overall!) and vault, but I should have stayed on the beam. It was a great comp though, and I really enjoyed it!

Mummy has started making muffins – yummy! Mummy has started Uni again, but it won’t be for too long now. Clog and I are going to help her make things, and try out her lessons, which will be fun. I didn’t really want to go back to school, but I know I’ll enjoy it when I get there. Roxy also has to go in to ABC for 4 days a week, but she said she was going to be really brave.

I decided that I would try and make a machine out of babboo – I got Daddy to saw and drill sticks for me – it was really fun. In the end though, Daddy suggested using all my pieces to make a bird feeder, which we did! It was great, and was really fun to make.

I had my first guitar lesson with Daddy – it was fun, but hard work! I love my new guitar.

Clara: I’m going to be brave at day care! I’m going to miss Mummy though 

C: Not looking forward to the hard work after such a nice time off!

S: Aiysha did so well in her gym comp. She is doing well!

2010-07-19 Bells Rapids

Aiysha: This weekend was really funny. We drove up to Bells Rapids and watched all the kayaks coming down practicing for the Avon Descent, and we were watching them fall in. We made guesses as to who would fall in and who would not, it was funny. When ever anyone fell in they got claps from the crowd. We sat on the rocks in front of them, and gave claps when they got through without falling in.
The World Cup Football finally finished, and Spain won it. We got up early to watch it at 6am, since Daddy recorded it. I loved watching the world cup! Next year it is the Rugby World Cup, and I can’t wait!
I’m not looking forward to going back to school  I love being on holiday with Roxy and Mummy!
Roxy Ann: I got a new laugh – Daddy says I laugh like a gecko! It is funny!

C: What a lovely morning at Bells Rapids – we need to get out more often!

S: Bells Rapids were a great laugh. Claire was worried about our car getting stuck in a ditch :-)

2010-07-05 I am 8!

Aiysha: I am 8 years old! I do feel like a big girl, and I had my party at High Flyers! Again I invited Hannah Banana over for a sleepover, and it was so much fun! She is my best friend.

The football World Cup has started, and I get newspapers everyday from school to look up the teams that are playing and what groups they are in. Mr. D ordered them in for us. One newspaper pretty much fills up my bag!

I had the best birthday ever! I go so many Smiggles stuff (which I also gave to Clara), and I got loads of stuff from the family – Thank You all! I’ll be busy writing you all thank you notes, so watch out!

Hannah came round on the Saturday, and we went for the coldest game of golf at Leapfrog ever! It was freezing, and we were so late for our table. We all did pretty well though, and it felt like a true Winter’s day. We were back pretty late, and we got ready for bed, even though Hannah and I were so excited. Hannah slept on the floor again next to my bed, and we woke up the next morning with Clara to play DS and watch TV. What a cool birthday! We watched Trapped, which Hannah had not seen before.

We had loads of things to bring to High Flyers, and Daddy did a special CD of all the songs I have listened to in my life so far – it is a very good one! We played it all the way through my party, which was so cool. Katy was in charge of my party since Tony was not well. We did free play, trampolines, the parachute, and then more free play. It was so much fun, and I made sure that my sister did not miss out! I made sure I looked after her, and she had a great time. We then had our party food upstairs, and everyone sang happy birthday. I was so happy! When we got home, I started handing my presents from the party out for different people to open, so everyone was involved. It was great, and it wasn’t even my birthday yet!

Unfortunately, Beck came to pick Hannah up, and I will miss her! It was great to see her, and hopefully we will see each other soon. She may even join High Flyers…

The following Sunday, we decided to go up to Yanchep for an early morning walk – it was lovely! We walked right around the lake, played hide and seek, had some snacks, and Roxy and I played a trick on Mummy and Daddy – Roxy lost her pink fluffy jacket, and me and Roxy went to the office to find it, and when we walked down, I hid it behind my back, and Mummy got really worried, and I suddenly brought it out from behind my back, and laughed so much  Daddy is not the only one who can play tricks.

Roxy Roo: My sister and I are besties! She looks after me so much – at her party, when we go out. I can be a little mean to her, but I love her so much!

C: My holiday is almost over, and I will be starting my course at the end of July! Oh no!

S: I loved the walk around Yanchep park – the birds were amazing! Swarms of them!

2010-06-15 Sleepover and World Cup!

Aiysha: Wow, I just had the best weekend! I cannot believe how much fun we had!

On Saturday, I was invited to Florry's party at Wild Kids. Clara also sneaked in, and we had a really funny time. We had a game of Cluedo during lunch, and I guessed 2 right, but Mummy guessed none! Daddy also had 2 right, so we both won. We then went to pick Joseph up from his house, and go and watch the sunset. We were a little late for the sunset, so we went in the dark, played catch, and looked at the most beautiful sky and the calm sea - it was really fun! We tried to play leapfrog, but when I tried to jump over Daddy, he fell over and my face went right into the sand - I was brave though.

We came back, and we had home made pizza and chicken wings, which I could not stop eating! They were so nice! Joseph did not like them that much, but had some garlic bread. We then stayed up late playing Crash Bandicoot and Club Penguin! It was so funny! Joseph slept on my floor, and we stayed up talking and laughing for ages - I wished time would slow down as I love having him around.

On Sunday, we work up extra early and played on my DS. Daddy watched Australia beat England at rugby, and then we had pancakes, which were yummy! We then planned to ride to Scenic Park, so Caroline brought round Joseph's bike, and we set off. Joseph and I were both pretty tired, but we still played catch when we got there. Also, I learned a new trick for gym - handstand straight into splitz without my feet touching ground! I am so proud. When we got back, we had some lunch, then Daddy then set up an obstacle course around Ridge Close, and Luke came round. That was fun. We then played Crash Bandicoot again. Joseph left at around 4, and I was absolutely exhausted! I lay on the couch, almost fallign asleep, but Daddy made Arthurs Beef, which was the nicest ever!

Last week we went to celebrate my Gym Badge Test at the nicest Italian place called Lo Zuccherro - the pizzas were so nice, and Mummy and Daddy could not stop saying 'Mmmmm' at their food. It was really crowded, and we had to sit outside for a while, but then we got seats inside, and it was lovely and warm.

We went down to the river to play at Heathcote Park (the one with the ship), but it was under renovation! Instead, we went to pick up Jellies! How cool was that!

Not long before my birthday now...

Clara: I love going to all of Aiysha's parties! It is so fun! I also love all of Aiysha's friends, they make me laugh so much. I am swimming really well at the moment, and I love my gymnastics! I think I am Tony's favourite!

I also did a dance especially for Grandma and Grandad in our new games room! It was funny!

Daddy and I have a new game called slaps - I get to slap his hand, and he tries to move it out of the way. I think I am too quick for him.

C: Aiysha's badge test was great! I am so proud of her!

S: It has been a beautiful winter so far...a touch of English summer about it!

We may pick our first mandarin of our tree this week!