Other Christmas antics

Stephen decided he needed to make fresh pasta - Thomas helped by turning the handle to roll almost all of it! Fresh pizza dough was also made. We made a huge train track with some extra bits of track and what the boys already had - they are loving to play with it. We have also been finishing up some painting jobs around the house the last few days and have done a bit of shopping. Always busy! Thomas seems a bit sick today with a fever, and not eating and a bit irritable. Might need to take it a bit easier the next few days.

Look at that belly!

A pregnant mum is not a very good goalie! My side step and kicking is terrible at the moment as I have strained a groin muscle, so Marl scored lots of goals! I am now 23 and a half weeks pregnant.

What Style!

Mark got a soccer goal for Christmas. He thinks it is great, and both the boys have a pretty good kicking action!

Biscuits

We spent Christmas at home alone together as a family this year. I felt the need to bake some Christmassy biscuits when I got home.

Story time with Oma

Christmas with the Dedekinds

After our 3 nights away with the Sims family we moved onto the Dedekinds for 3 nights. We were all only together for the first night though. Had a pretend Christmas Eve together on the Saturday night. It was nice and more relaxed than usual. It is one of the first Christmases that we have not had a small baby type person to chase around! It was lovely.

3 in a row

Thomas, Ethan and Mark aged 2, 3 and 4 all in a row at Australia Zoo. It was a nice day out but was extremely hot and we only lasted half a day and I almost died from being so hot!!

Fun in the water

We bought Mark a pool noodle before our holidays as he had used one in swimming lessons. He was so happy to be able to get around the whole pool independently while holding onto it and kicking! Thomas was not so keen to hop in, but his cheeky side came out squirting everyone in the pool while sitting on the safety of the step with his new water squirter!!

Christmas with the Sims Family

We went away to a holiday house on the beach at Currimundi for 3 nights with Stephen's family the week before Christmas. It was nice to let the boys have lots of time in the pool and playing in small pools of water at Currimundi lake.

Putting up the tree

We put our tree up on Saturday and the boys helped so well and were so excited. Mark said "Will people come just to see our tree?" He must think we are the only ones to have one and he feels so in awe of it!

Christmas Angel

I started this cross stitch last year, but didn't get it done in time for Christmas so I put it away. I pulled it out about a month ago and have finished it! YAY. I still have to pin and frame it, but it is at least finished.