Clancy turns 1!

We also went to Clancy's first birthday party on the weekend. The boys ate lots of chocolate and had great fun playing with their cousins. Clancy also had fun eating chocolate and wiping it all over his mummy's shoulder! I think Clancy had the most fun though once most people had gone home! He is a fairly gentle soul...

Visiting

Friends of ours have moved to Australia from the UK. Aaron went to Uni with Stephen, and Annette is his German wife who he has now brought to live in Australia for a bit! They have a boy called Ben who is 3 months younger than Thomas and she is 18 weeks prenant with their second child. It was great to spend a night with them and let the boys get to know each other. We had a lovely relaxing time and were well fed! The boys 'helped' Aaron put together his new lawn mower which they thought was just great!

Peek a boo!

So Tired

This was Mark after his first full day of Kindy. He did not sleep at Kindy during his 'rest time' but came home and crashed. He didn't even finish his gingerbread man - still half eaten and clutched in his hand! This is one of the paintings he has brought home from Kindy. He still loves it. I think the teachers are starting to get to know Mark better. Mrs Annie has been saying things like - he is a very clever, conscientious boy isn't he? She says that Mark has been horrified by some of the mess the other children make. Also she asked the children to try to make up their own rest beds the other day. Most kids gave some attempt but then waited for help, she said that Mark came to her in tears because he had not been able to complete the job perfectly himself. She said we will need to work on that! He is always willing to volunteer for things and is very helpful. They also say he is a very good eater. I never thought I would get an eating compliment about MArk because we have had so much difficulty with him and food even since he was a baby! We are very happy he is having such a good time.

First Day at Kindy

It was Mark's first day at Kindy today and he was very excited. Here he is with all his things all ready to go. The whole family went with him, but were only there a few minutes as he was more than happy for us to go!!

He started the day with some gluing. When I picked him up 2 hours later (it was a short introduction day today) - he has painted 3 paintings, 2 glued collages and 2 nail board things. I left most of the craft there - I can't take that much stuff home every day!! He is looking forward to going for the afternoon tomorrow. He commented that they had to wash their hands all the time! I never make the kids wash their hands at home so he is not used to it! We are all glad that it seems to be going so well. I think it will be hard not to send him to the attached primary school next year, but we are not planning to at this stage. He is at the Martin Luther Campus (www.concordia.qld.edu.au)

Week at Maroochydore

We took advantage of the fact that my arents are overseas and stayed in their unit at the coast for a week. We had a lovely time - lots of trips to the beach and swims in the pool. Mark is loving the water at the moment. These photos were taken at Noosa. Mark starts Kindy tomorrow - will have to take some pics and let you know how he goes...