Zayden's First

a camera and a santa's hat bought a lot of fun to both this mum and son.

Christmas Time

christmas is my most favourite time of the year.

it gets better and better every year.

this year we made some new traditions and enjoyed our old traditions.

we had a family christmas party this year with just our family.

we played games and ate lots of food.

zayden celebrated his first christmas this year - he had absolutely no idea what was going on.

he enjoyed the wrapping paper and the boxes that once held his toys.

makai and braxton were so excited for santa to come that they could not get to sleep.

we enjoyed watching the polar express and eating the popcorn which we made as a family.

we were introduced to a new recipe which was white chocolate and crushed up candy canes - it's like christmas in your mouth.

we looked at chirtsmas lights nearly every night, 

we did cookie drops to our neighbours and friends.

we spent every sunday night at the temple lights.

we got the annual santa photo, this photo was classic, zayden was crying his eyes out.

we sang christmas music and played it in our house every day.

we did sugar cookie decorating, 

we got to watch a new christmas movie and read a new chirstmas book.

we went into the city to see the lego christmas tree.

this christmas was packed with new activities and old ones that the kids love.

it is really the most wonderful time of the year.

it's all about family, love and laughter.

christmas eve and christmas day was both spent with family.

the boys loved spending time with their grandparents and cousins.

i hope your christmas was as special as mine was.

Christmas Countdown

i go to the gym for alone time every morning,

and while i'm there the two older boys wake up and normally hop in bed with their dad.

today jevan was telling me the conversation between two brothers about the countdown to christmas.

 braxton : how many times to christmas

makai: 5 sleeps to go bracky

braxton: oh 5 minutes

makai: no 5 more sleeps i said

braxton: so i get to open my presents in 5 more minutes

makai *starting to get annoyed*: no no 5 more sleeps

braxton: oh yay only 5 more minutes

makai: no, lets wait until mum gets home and she will tell us.

i love their little conversations they have together.

and i also love how it ended up with lets ask mum - because lets face it mums are like google we know everything ; ).

blah.

my attitude bites today, like really bad.

it's one of those days where i can't even stop it.

my poor boys have coped it all morning and i feel bad every time i tell them off.

oh holy moly it suck over at the ormsby house today.

you should see my house.

let me describe the table to you and that should give you an indication of what state my house is in.

i have christmas cards, candy canes, glitter, play dough, glue, pens, envelopes, stamps, shirts, birthday cards, runner stamps, christmas tags, flowers, a cup and the advent calendar that i still haven't hung up yet all over it - and that's just the dining table.

and guess what, instead of cleaning it up i'm sitting here blogging about it.

i'm just having a super blah day.

there is so much to do that my head feels like its about the explode but instead of doing anything i'm having a mini meltdown.

i don't know how mothers get everything done and raise kids.

right now in my head its either one or the other i just can't do both.

so my house is taking a hit.

lucky i have had no visitors this week or they would get a shock.

i'm normally pretty onto the laundry, ironing, cleaning, packing away toys, sweeping, vacuuming and making sure the boys have everything they need but it's a bad week that on sunday i'm going to sweep under the carpet and start a fresh new week.

oh bless those fresh new weeks.

i love them, i live for them.

here's to a hormonal, oily top bun, mum who is wearing clothes that are stained sitting here instead of getting off her butt and cleaning.

Graduate

makai graduated from preschool today.

it was a day filled with mixed emotions.

i cannot lie i lost it and blubbered.

when i saw this little boy walk in with his hat and rob, i was a mess.

he is all grown up and i don't know where the time has gone?

i have started a little tradition (this year is all about starting new traditions for me)

something i can give to them once they have finished school.

i have bought the book "Oh, the places you'll go" by Dr Seuss.

all the words written in this book are exactly everything i want to tell the boys about the wonderful journey of life and all the experiences they will meet.

so every year i am going to get his teacher to write a note to him and when he graduates year 12 i'm going to give it to him.

as a mother i get to sit back and watch him grow,

 i am grateful for specific people that heavenly father places in makai's life to help and guide him along his way.

his teachers this year were amazing.

they were placed in makai's life by no mistake at all.

they have helped him grow into a boy who is ready to start kindy.

they have loved him and accepted him for who he is.

they have been patient with him and they have believed in his abilities.

i am so so very grateful for them.

his teacher left his class with a quote today from the exact book that i love love so much.

Today is your day,

Your mountain is waiting,

So…get on your way.

if you haven't read Oh, the places you'll go you need to.

but have your tissues ready - if your anything like me you'll ball your eyes out.

this is my message to my little boy today.

Congratulations KaiKai!

Today is your day.

You're off to great places!

You're off and away! 

           Dr. Seuss

It's Time

mr makai had his orientation for kindy last thursday.

i cannot even begin to write how emotional i was.

i was surprised how emotional i was about this.

for the last couple of years i have been caught saying - quite frequently 

"i cannot wait until you start school."

can this day already be here?

he won't be with me all day every week?

i only get the afternoons with him?

i cannot believe that this day is just around the corner.

it brings tears to my eyes to think that once he begins kindy, that's it.

i send him off into the world and hope that all i have taught him will influence his choices to be good.

he is about to begin his journey in the world in which i can no longer protect him.

he will be all on his own.

i think this is what heavenly father must have felt when it was finally our turn to begin this earthly journey.

he could no longer protect us from our journey, only watch from afar and pray that we would return safely.

i struggle to come to terms with the fact that i have to let him begin his very own journey that doesn't have his mother by his side encouraging him and catching him when he falls.

now i have to watch from the sidelines and hope that he will be ok.

and hope that he knows how much i love him.

tonight as his dad went in to give him his nightly goodnight hug and kiss.

his dad asked him with his arms stretched out "do you love me this much makai"

makai's reply shaking his head "oh dad i love you lots more."

i really don't want to send my sweet eldest boy into the world,

but i know that it is time.

and as heavenly father does, i will hope and pray that he comes back to his family safely.

and i will be cheering him on from the sideline, dusting him off when he falls and throwing him back into the ring.

Mr Braxton Turns Three

no.2 turned the big three on tuesday.

i don't know where the time seems to be going?

he was just born and now he is getting ready to go to preschool.

the time i have slips by so very quickly.

if you know bracky you know he's my mini me.

i mean my exact mini me - looks and personality.

isn't his daddy lucky.

he is so wild. he is a riot.

his cheekiness is infectious.

when he gives you the braxton smirk you know he's got a devilish plan about to be put into motion.

he is going to give me grey hairs.

he loves music, he absolutely loves the avengers.

sometimes as i watch him climb or jump off things, i wonder if he knows he's not the real ironman.

but hey, i let the kid dream.

his imagination is amazing and he lets it run wild.

to be able to call myself his mother is an absolute privilege and a blessing.

he is the pocket rocket of the family, he is our tarzan.

he is growing into a boy that will be strong and courageous on his journey through life.

he will never know how much i love him.

there are no words that can explain it, it's a feeling - all you mothers will be able to relate to.

his birthday wish was to ride a horse.

and you guessed that his wish was granted.

if any of you are looking for something to do with your kids, you need to visit Golden Ridge Animal Farm at Dural.

it's the best farm i have taken my kids to and quite affordable.

they get to hold baby animals, bottle feed baby goats and lambs, feed deers, cows, pigs, ducks, geese, alpacas, milk a cow and to top it off ride a pony.

he got french toast for breakfast, donuts for lunch, salmon and prawns for dinner - as per requested by the birthday boy.

to top it off a birthday cake and a birthday song.

oh bracky boy - you have no idea how great you are going to be.

Halloween

i was pretty excited about the boys halloween costumes this year.

i knew what i wanted them to be since last halloween.

makai took a little convincing, he was pretty set on spiderman.

1 - it looked a little tricky for me to do

2 - i really had my heart set on them going as the avengers minus thor.

so they went as captain america, ironman and the hulk.

don't you love how all you want is just one nice photo of all of them together in their costumes.

do you think i get any - nup.

they had different plans.

oh well - maybe next year (i think i've been saying that for the last 3 years).

our church had a trunk or treat at night.

it was awesome, the boys loved it.

they got a whole bunch of lollies and got to play with their friends after,

 without me freaking out where they were.

each year our halloween celebrations get better and better.

Roadtrippin'

last friday we took a road trip down to kiama.

we were celebrating our last day with joovy before he starts his new job and the long days begin again.

the south coast is my absolute favourite.

the beaches there are beautiful.

the towns are old school.

we sat and ate fish and chips by the marina.
the boys did some rock climbing, we walked up to the blow hole - this was a huge hit with the boys they thought it was the best thing - after we got blasted by the wind we walked back to the main street to finish off our family trip with some ice cream.
oh wow, this was THE best ice cream parlour.
they had the craziest variety of flavours - it was so hard to choose just one so naturally i got a two scoop.
the kids loved it.
as we packed up the car and got started on our way,
i heard a little voice behind me saying i vomit mum.
all that i had to clean it was a sock.
i turned to wipe the vomit away - think braxton had already vomited.
but what he really meant was i NEED to vomit mum.
he vomited everywhere,
it was so so gross.
needless to say it was a smelly and very emotional ride home.
and all good family dates accompany i bazillion photos but don't worry i only chose 6 to post.

A Lesson Learnt

let me tell you about today.

it was makai's first primary presentation.

i had this vision in my head of how today would go.

we would get their arrive early, he would walk reverently and sit on the stand,

he would sing proudly the songs that he has learnt, when his time came he would go to the microphone and repeat the sentence he has memorised and then sit back down reverently.

this could not be further from what happened.

we got there late, i had to pry him off his grandmother to take him to the stand, he wouldn't sit still, he turned around and started pretending to shoot people, he mimicked the chorister, their was no reverence, when it came to his turn to speak he refused to get up, when he eventually got up to the stand he head butted the microphone, stuck his tongue out and then said his line.

oh boy, it's always funny when it's not your kid doing it.

he was seriously crazy.

i have to be honest and say i wasn't really impressed with it at all.

i wanted to go up on that stand and take him down.

i wasn't proud, i was embarrassed that the crazy kid that couldn't sit still was my kid.

and then someone made a comment to me which changed my whole attitude.

a man from my ward walked past me and said

did you see makai after he had said his part, 

his eyes locked straight to you for you to give your approval on how he did.

my heart broke.

it didn't matter how irreverent he was being, it didn't matter that it took him until the end of the program to say his line.

it only mattered that he said it and that he sung all the parts of the songs that he knew.

in that moment i learnt that they will do things their own way and in their own time but they will always know that their mum is the most proudest person of them in whatever they do.

i am so grateful for makai and for the blessing he is in my life.

i know that he chose me to be his mum for a reason, he believed that i could guide him on the path back to his eternal home.

i have to admit i haven't done a great job at that so far, 

he has coped most of the brunt of my failures as i have come to learn what works best in raising children.

he is here to teach me patience, that's one thing i have said since he was a toddler.

this lesson will stay in  my heart forever.

and when my boys look at me for approval they will see a big smile on my face to let them know they are doing great.

Thousand Words

i love that taking photos is so easily accomplished now.

because I always have my iPhone or camera super close by I get to capture some hilarious moments.

my favourite one today is this doozy.

zayden's face kills me.

the poor kid had to sit and watch his brother eat a cookie while his mum was putting peaches in his mouth.

A New Tradition

after general conference yesterday we decided to go for a picnic.

we originally were heading out to the beach but considering how long it would take us to get there and then walk once we found a park we were trying to think of somewhere else we could go that was more local, we were driving through north rocks and we thought why not the temple.

it was perfect day and we had the temple grounds all to ourself.

the kids loved it which made for a fantastic family date.

it was so great we have started a new tradition.

after we attend general conference we are going to have a picnic at the temple.

how grateful i am for family traditions.

they build memories that last a lifetime and more.

they strengthen our relationships as a family unit.

zayden has been a slight grump these last few days and just these couple of hours we spent together gave me that extra oomph i needed to be able to endure this weeks trials.

this was our failed family photo attempt, it was hilarious.

Moments Captured

because this photo is just so dang cute,

it deserves it's very own blog post.

being a mother is sweet.

Troublesome Threes

braxton is turning three in 4 and abit weeks.

but his attitude has already hit it.

i always prepared myself for the terrible two's (which start at 18 months now)

but nobody told me about threes.

twos i can handle but threes - wowzas.

braxton has always been my wild child ever since he was born.

he does what he wants only when he wants to.

he will blatantly (no idea if i spelt that right) disobey you or ignore you if he doesn't want to do it,

and he is unapologetic about it.

he literally does his own thing, he doesn't even care if noone else wants to do it.

his thing is "i don't care i'll play by myself if you don't want to"

joovy's favourite comment to make

"oh wow i wonder where he gets it all from"

- me.

yep, i can't lie. all me.

my mum always told me "you'll get one like yourself one day"

psch what do mothers know?

oh boy, she was right.

we mirror each other's personality.

you can take toys away from him, dvd's away from him, park time away from him, send him to time-out, send him to his bed - he literally does not care.

he is always going to be the one to give me grey hairs when it comes to girls.

i was at the beach with him the other day and he started walking off,

following 2 girls in bikini's.

what two year old does that?

so wish me luck blogging world.

i'm about to feel a whole lot of gratitude for my parents raising me when i was three and not giving up.

A Daughter Of God

yesterday i went to the general womens broadcast.

it was so uplifting to go.

i do have a little confession though, i did not want to go.

i'm that kind of person that will make any little excuse not to go.

it's solely because i'm lazy.

i'm grateful for a husband and friends that encourage me to go.

especially for a husband because i was in such a bad mood an hour leading up to it,

the kids had been crazy all day, zayden is teething so he is like a grinch at christmas right now, my hair was super super gross, i didn't get to jump in the shower until 5:30 and it started at 6.

basically i was finding any little thing that was going wrong and MAGNIFIED it.

jevan simply said, you don't have to go, it's up to you but i know you will feel better if you go.

so along i went.

i have been enduring a personal struggle for the last couple of months.
i have been struggling with my worth on this earth.

i have had thoughts does heavenly father really know me personally?

does he know what i am struggling with, is he even helping me?

i have even felt sometimes that i don't have a plan set out for me but i am just here to fill a body.

president utchdorf gave a talk that i guess was the sole reason i was meant to go and listen to.

i wrote some things down that stuck out to me.

i write these to help those of you out there that are having this same kind of struggle or the same thoughts.

• you are always a child of god
• he knows what's best for you but he wants you to choose what you thinks best for you
• heavenly father is raining blessings down but our doubt acts like an umbrella which stops the blessings from reaching us
• you are loved by your heavenly parents
• he knows the time you held onto the fading light and still believed
• he knows the times you've fallen short and he still loves you
• he knows when you help others with their burdens even though your struggling with your own
• do you think our looks or dress size change your worth to him?
• he knows the potential and desires you to become more than you can imagine
• he wants you to return to your heavenly home with honour
• as you live the gospel joyfully you will discover your best self - your real self.

how inspired it was for my friend to ask me if i was coming to this broadcast.

how inspired it was for joovy to encourage me to go right up until the last minute.

i'm so grateful i went to hear these words that my spirit needed to hear.
i know i have a father in heaven who loves me.
he knows my trials, he know my struggles, he knows my failures but he still loves me.

you are all beloved children of a heavenly father.

an imperfect mother

my Facebook and instagram accounts are full of mothers who own businesses, who buy everything organic, who make everything there child eats from scratch, who can create amazing things whether it be sewing or graphic designing or who blog daily and still have time to give their kids the best lives.

 i just think to myself, wow how do they do it all?

and then my best friend said to me one day - as i was having a conversation with her about this - she said "they can't be doing all of it, somethings gotta give" and another friend also said "they always put up the good things that are going on in their lives never the bad days or the melt downs."

this is so true.

to all those mothers out their that have a stash of frozen meals in the freezer,

just incase something goes wrong or you have the most ridiculously long day and are just so exhausted you couldn't even think about dinner,

*FIST PUMP*.

i'm not a perfect mother.

i have a stash of chicken nugget boxes, frozen pizza, fish fingers for those just in case moments.

i make my kids dinner form scratch 80% of the time but for that 20% at least their getting fed, right?!

sometimes my kids go to school with cookies and sugary treats because i was too tired the night before to make something.

my interest board is full of diy's that i'll eventually getting around to, right?!

but it's good to have goals.
i try my best to get chemical free body wash for my kids,
but sometimes when i have 3 little one's playing tip up the isle in the shops, if it says no parabens on the front of the bottle, well that's good enough for me

i blog whenever i get the chance, really it's whenever my kids give me the chance.

my kids are the most important people in my life,

and i think they'll forgive me if they get a donut instead of a raw clean treat when we go out because their mother is exhausted.

to all those mothers out there that can do all this,
i think you are amazing.

maybe you should let me in on your little secrets as to how you have the energy to do this all.

i am knackered by 6:30, that last half an hour bed time routine can be really slow and painful for me some nights.

but to all you mothers out there that give everything a good go and sometimes want to pull those nuggets out of the dinner,
don't feel bad - i think you are even more amazing.

be kind to yourself, your doing the best you can. 

Zayden's Favourites

i love how babies are so easily entertained from the simplest and cheapest items they have around them.

zayden has a collection to choose from being the third child.

fisher and price, little tikes, lamaze you name it we've probably got it.

but his three absolute FAVOURITE things right now - that can entertain him for hours - are…

1. an empty wipe packet

2. the wire basket that we put all his toys in

3. my keys

these things cost probably $9 altogether. 

i'm not even joking.

forget the colourful dog that sings him songs,

this boys would rather sit and play with the basket that holds it.

so future mothers to be,

invest in $3 wipe packets, $6 wire basket throw in your house keys

and not only will you save yourself a BUCKET load of money but you will bring yourself minutes and minutes worth of quiet.

Reason #268

This is reason #268 why I know I am a mother of boys.

today while the boys were having their nightly bath,

makai was kneeling forward on his knees playing with his toys,

meanwhile our wild braxton boy gave me his "I'm about to do something cheeky" smirk and attempted to out his finger up his brothers backside.

i could not stop laughing.

i then had to come in and stop it because they were trying to turn it into a game with eachother.

I don't think I'll ever be able to relate to this boy sense of humour thing they have got going on.

i guess boys will be boys.

Spring Season

happy spring season.

i love LOVE this time of year.

the blossoms come out, the sunshine, the beginning of beach trips, (my birthday), outdoor play all day.

how can you not love spring?

tuesday has become an braxton, zayden and my adventure day.

yesterday i thought we would try the splash park at nurragingy reserve,

i've heard off a couple of people last summer that it was really good.

there are two fantastic things about this place, it's 15 mins from our house and it's FREE.

if you have kids this place is a must.

we stayed there for 2 hours and the boys LOVED it.

 i have to get a close up of this boys rolls

I Am Grateful

today was a good day.

there were still tantrums and there were fights but they were ones i could still smile after.

today i am grateful for my three little boys.

i am grateful that i am there mum.

i am grateful that i am their comforter, their biggest fan, their nurse, their teacher, their guide, their chef.

i am grateful for every achievement they have accomplished.

i am grateful for every failure they have overcome.

i am grateful to be the one who irons their shirts for church.

i am grateful that i am the one who does their buttons and shoelaces up.

i am grateful that i get to do their hair and help them brush their teeth.

i am grateful to be able to be blessed with the magic of kissing a sore and it magically feels better.

i am grateful for the snotty noses i get to wipe when the snot is oozing its way down to their lips.

i am grateful to be able to give that special sort of mother hug that tears disappear and smiles replace.
i am grateful for the daily train track i build.
i am grateful for the ninja turtle fights, and the avenger dress-ups.
i am grateful for the million matchbox cars that are left lying around all over the house.
i am grateful for the lego left out at night that i step on.
i am grateful for the planes that we spot in the sky and the trucks and buses that we count on the road.
i am grateful for the little conversations that we have while we are in the car, while we are cooking together, while we are at the dinner table.
i am grateful for the rendition of I Am A Child Of God that they sing in the most off-tune voices.
I am grateful for their sweet, tender, meaningful prayers that get to be apart of.
I am grateful for the love that they teach me to have more of.

i am grateful to call myself their mother.

one day they will grow up - some days i wish that it would come much sooner - but i will wish all these simple daily tasks (that sometimes are a nuisance) to have not gone so fast.

they will never know how much i love them or the aspirations and hopes i have for them until they become fathers for themselves one day.

i love being a mum of boys, but not just any boys, my boys.

Rain Rain Go Away

sydney peeps, whats going on with our weather?

it's ridiculous !

i really dislike rain, ALOT.

so this weather and I just arn't agreeing and it def does not agree with my boys.

not sure if it's all boys or just mine (because they inherited my genes) but they hate being soped up inside for more than a day.

the boys literally could live outside as soon as they wake up until they get called in for bed.

we have started to go a little kuku this week.

if there is no sun soon for a day straight i am concerned about what will happen to our sanity in this household ;).

so yesterday i had enough of the raining not raining shinanigins that we decided that we would get out for a quick walk to the bakery, get some treats, jump in puddles and run back all before it started pouring again into our cubby house that we had made in the lounge room.

it hasn't helped that braxton has decided to come down with the flu while his dad is away.

he is in denial he is sick (because neurofen is AMAZING) i have to remind him to keep taking it easy, needles to say he didn't listen to me and crashed out at 5pm.

Discovering Me Again

as a mother and wife i feel sometimes i have lost my identity to who i really am.

i know who i want to be but i don't have time to become that person because raising children supporting the main man to achieve his goals and attending to everyone's needs in the family is a full-time job.

i remember days where i had to time to do my hair and make-up, choose an outfit that i felt pretty in.

i felt like i could paint the town red, i was confident in myself and had no self image issues.

now it's 5 min shower, hair greasy up in a top bun and make-up - who has time for make-up?

most days i don't feel pretty at all.

i try so hard to give my kids the best start to their journeys.

getting them to pre-school, getting them to swimming lessons, making their breakfast, lunch and dinner, taking them on play dates, exploring our local surroundings, getting them to church, dressing them, bathing them, reading to them, going on walks, scooter rides, buying them clothes, getting their haircuts, taking them to the park, doing the laundry, running the household, supporting the main man, the list goes on and on.

i absolutely love my boys and i love being a mum and a wife.

i would not trade that in for the world.

but i think maybe once a week us mums and wives need to take some time for ourself and find/remember/revive who we are, who we want to become, what talents are.

find some time to do our hair, do our make-up so that we can feel beautiful or even sexy, paint our nails, discover a new hobby, go for a walk, have a bubble bath WITHOUT any interruptions.

i wish those mothers out there that can deal with all this, look beautiful and most importantly look confident in who they are could give me some pointers on doing it all.

one thing is good to know that i have 3 gorgeous boys and one wonderful husband that love me unconditionally and eternally.

friday-itis

i think friday-itis is a condition.

don't judge my parenting methods for friday.

i don't know what it is about fridays, but i am just so blah ALL day.

it's pretty much a home day except for a quick trip to swimming.

today i was especially blah.

the kids got extra quiet time (which they were not complaining about) after lunch,

and then i convinced them that it was a good idea to bath at 4:30pm get in their jammies,

and have an even longer tv time whilst having dinner in between instead of before (which again they were not complaining about).

to top it off the boys had cheese toasties for dinner - i know so nutritional.

but i was so over the day i could not think of what to cook.

and zay, well zayden had the best dinner.

because i heated his potato and leek soup up for too long i had a bowl of custard for after his dinner, it was the perfect temperature.

so you can guess what got for his dinner.

MOTHER OF THE YEAR !

oh friday-itis, i'll beat you one day.

Prayers

since i became a parent i have been waiting and waiting for makai to be able to say prayers all on his own - for the simple reason so we i dont have to say it about 10 times a day.

i'm not even joking.

jevan would be like "i think it's your turn" at night.

i would just look at him and be like "umm are you serious, for everytime i've said it double that."

i was running out of things to prayer about ;).

so this last couple of months makai has been saying his prayers all by himself.

i really love listening to what he says everytime we fold our arms.

sometimes i have to admit i squint to keep my eyes open just to see his little face really concentrating on what to thank heavenly father about next.

it's really sweet.

i really love how kids have the most simple prayers but they are so beautiful.

they are so genuine and they mean every word they say.

(especially when they ask heavenly father for mummy to please buy another ironman - the blue one please heavenly father.)

i think makai is having a little competition with himself,

everytime he finishes he looks at me and says "oh mummy that was a longer one today."

so to sum it up i'm so glad we can now add another individual to our family prayer roster - next up braxton.

Sayings

lately the boys have been saying things that just make me laugh.

we will be driving along and having a conversation and one of them will just say the most random thing

so i started writing down a couple of them (when i can remember to).

you probably wont find them funny - it's probably one of those mother things that the mum only finds hilarious.

so we were driving on our way to bunnings when this conversation happened.

makai "where are we going mum"

me "we have to go to bunnings to get some light bulbs"

braxton "oh i love going to bunning rabbit, they like to eat carrots"

makai chuckling "oh bracky it's not bunning rabbits its bunnings"

makai has taught braxton how to play "What's the Time Mr Wolf"

and he absolutely loves it, its a must play when we go to the park now.

when it's braxton turn he says "What's the time Mr Clock?"

makai and i both say bracky its whats the time mr wolf, 

his reply yeh thats what i said whats the time mr clock.

and lastly this morning during our morning prayer,

makai - "thanks that daddy could go to work

and thank you that mummy will stay home and cook for us"

i now know where i stand in his life.

lol.

these two boys crack me up.

Journal Smchournal

i am so so terribly bad at keeping a journal.

i kick butt for like 3 days and then nothing for a year.

i'm just terrible at remembering to write in it.

 and then one of my friends on instagram has started a photo journal.

for almost the last year she has been taking pictures of something she has done during the day writing a comment on it and the date on it.

i thought this was PERFECT for me.

i take pictures of what we do daily - i'm super amateur at it but hey it's only for me.

this was on journal i could actually complete for a whole year.

so i am up to day 11 and it's much more easier than i thought.

the only thing i have to remember is to take my camera.

another great thing is it actually makes me get my DSLR camera out instead of being lazy and using my I Phone.

at the end of 365 days i'm going to them printed in a photo book and this will become my yearly journal - 2014 is looking like the year i will finally complete A journal for a whole year.