SNAP!

This is Ben and Annie-Rose playing a game of Snap! on a Sunday afternoon. The deck had been heavily stacked beforehand to make for a fun game ;-)

Big kids were camping with school mates on their farm, so this was special time with Annie today.

Tag with Dad :-)

This is the kids and Ben playing tag at Perrin Park. This was my first Saturday without having to work on my thesis, so it was a pretty special day. It got to 28 degrees and we hosed the kids off when they had finished playing here.

Annie wasn't in the most gracious mood, but maybe it was the heat. As I type this now in the evening of the same day, thunder is rolling around the skies, and it feels like it is going to be a true Brisbane Summer with sultry days and stormy nights. All good.

Show and Tell

Annie got given the show-and-tell box to put something in, and to bring to Kindy to talk about with the class. These items can get pretty random and odd-seeming to adults, but we have learned to go with the flow for show and tell. She chose to take a crystal rock from Ken, a possum bone we found in the yard and a snake skin. All pretty interesting stuff :-)

This is her practice presentation (note the ballet tights ;-)

Splash!

Even tho the children's pool at UQ is seriously heated all year (like a bath!) - I tend to only take Annie there as it warms up. We go on Thursdays, which is my day off to be with her :-) This day, we went shopping, came home, cleaned the house, went swimming and watched a movie before collecting the 'big kids'. If you go to this pool between 12 noon and 3pm there are no lessons and you get the pool to yourselves pretty much. It's a well-kept secret for locals.

KIAY! (Spirit Yell)

This is the children showing off what they learn in Jujitsu classes. Charlotte only just started a few weeks ago, and Oliver has been going for a few years. They go to junior defense, and Annabelle is about to start Little Warriors class :-) The big kids will try for their full yellow belt at the end of this year.

Augustus Gloop!

This is the kids doing an impression of the oompaloompas singing about Augustus Gloop, the great big stinking nicanpoop - in the new Johnny Depp version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - one of their favorite movies.