Fast Forward to Present Day

I am terribly behind on all of our family blog posts so this is a big one with all of the most important things from last Christmas to now. Lizzie's birthday will have her own post.

This is how we spend Christmas Day. On the floor, putting together our brand new Lego sets. We love it!

Wiggle Bay at White Water World. 

Amita, Nan and I went to see The Last Jedi together. Amita loved it though was a bit confused in the part where Kylo is shirtless. 

Poses with the Lego World displays at Dreamworld. The Storm Trooper looks a bit miffed that Amita is taking his gun.

Hulk Smash!

Rawwwwr...

Lizzie and I went on a Mummy Daughter date and her choice was to go to the frozen yogurt place. Good choice Lizzie!

Hanging out in Nan and Pa's pool with the cousins.

I love Lizzie's style of swimming with floaties!

Hanging out together at Dreamworld while the big kids go on other rides. 

This is the first day of school for both Amita and Lizzie in 2018. Amita started grade 2 and Lizzie is at Kindy. 

Both girls are doing dance this year. Lizzie is in the Twinkle Toes class and Amita does Jazz/Hip Hop and Ballet/Contemporary. 

In the Easter Holidays Amita got her ears pierced. She did really well and only cried for 2 minutes. As a reward for being brave she got to have some Frozen Yogurt with lots of gummi bears in it.

Here's Amita's first ride on a roller coaster at Dreamworld! Her cousins are behind her.

Family movie trip to see Marvel Infinity War.

When it rains we always take advantage of the big puddle in front of the house.

When it doesn't rain enough we make it rain in the shower instead.

Making some flower crowns after church one day. I used to make these every week when I was a kid.

Dinosaur themed mini putt putt, what could go wrong? Only Lizzie being terrified of the electronic caveman on the 2nd hole. It took a lot of convincing to get her past him.

Once we were past the caveman she was happy to give it a go.

Amita's first lost tooth. It was put in a cup for safe keeping and Steve accidentally threw it out when he did the dishes, but the tooth fairy was kind and still left some money.

Our faces just before playing Monopoly... they weren't quite so cheery at the end.

Amita's silver medal from a WAG 2 gymnastics competition. 

Lizzie got to drive the vintage cars at Dreamworld and now thinks that she's the best driver in the world and won't need any lessons when it's time to drive a real car. 

I am a Child of God

One of the songs we are learning in Primary this year is 'I am a Child of God.' Earlier this year when Lizzie was learning the other verses she started to sing, 'I am a Child of God, and so my knees are brave.'

Hervey Bay Camping Trip

We tried out a different camping ground (Pialba) at Hervey Bay last year. This one had us camped about 20m to the beach and right next door to the free water park so we had a great time! We would go to the water park just about every day. The toilets and camp kitchen were clean and close so we would 100% go again. 

Lizzie: This is me and Dad. I'm licking the Shape flavours off my hand.

Amita: This is at the water park. It was really fun. My favourite thing was a clamshell that squirted water.

Lizzie: I'm at the water park sliding down a slide. I'm having fun. 

This is our camp set-up. We got to use our new camping trailer which means we could transport more things and have a pretty comfortable time at camp. I especially love the fridge/freezer so I don't have to think too much about storing perishable food. 

Here we are doing tricks at the trampoline park. Amita is in the pic above. As a gymnastics coach, I really don't know how these companies get anyone to insure them. There's so much we have to do and prove before we can let anyone try a somersault but at these places you can walk off the street and give it a go first time. I naively wore linen pants and ripped a hole in them when I tried an aerial so there's no photos of me this time.

Lizzie.

Steve.

Sometimes Mum and Dad need a break and the only thing that stops these girls from moving and talking is being on their tablets. 

Maryborough is a nice town about 25 minutes inland from Hervey Bay and we spent a day here going to the markets and checking out all of the heritage displays they have. 

Here's Amita looking very fancy in old time dress.

Here's Steve looking very dapper as a town crier. 

The Town Hall had a bunch of children's Christmas actvities set up so the girls decorated gingerbread cookies and made screen-printed banners. 

Maryborough's claim to fame is that it is the birth place of  P.L. Travers, the author of Mary Poppins. There is a heritage trail you can go on to find clues about Mary Poppins. We were pretty tired already from walking around the markets so skipped right to this statue of Mary Poppins outside the old bank. Lizzie is not busting for the toilet, or doing a Michael Jackson... she is just trying to duck her head underneath Mary's umbrella.   

We visited the cemetery where Grandpa Tom is buried, found his plaque and cleaned it up a little bit. 

The girls with Santa.

On our last night, looking very tired, but content, and having a special dinner at Hog's Breath Cafe.

Amita's 7th Birthday

It's been a busy year! Her 8th Birthday is tomorrow and I'm only just putting up her 7th birthday post! Here's a few photos of her being very excited about getting nutella and books, and with her self decorated birthday cake.

Here is her Birthday interview. It will be interesting to see how different it is to the one she does tomorrow.

1. What is your favourite colour? Pink and Purple

2. What are your favourite toys? Lego and Barbies

3. What clothes do you love to wear? Ballet dresses

4. What’s your favourite game to play? Eeeeeasy! MINECRAFT!!!

5. What’s your favourite sport? Every sport! My two best ones are gymnastics and basketball.

6. What do you love about school? When I do fun subjects where I can make things like in Science.

7. What songs do you love? You’re Welcome (Moana)

8. What are your favourite foods? McDonalds, Hungry Jacks, KFC and blueberries

9. Who are your best friends? Everyone in my class 

10.  What do you love to do with your family? Spend time together

11. What do you want to do when you grow up? Be a mum and teach dance classes. I think.

 12. What are your favourite books? Ella Diaries, The Magic Faraway Tree and The Folk of the Faraway Tree.

13. What makes you happy? When I go to the pool because I get to do swimming.

14. What makes you sad? When people ruin games and call me silly names. Also when I hurt myself at gymnastics.

15. Where are your favourite places to go? Japan (she’s never been but really wishes to go one day), the Gold Coast, Logan, the skate park and the beach.

 16. What are your favourite tv shows/movies? The Wonder Woman movie and Mia & Me.

 17. What is your favourite animal? Leopards and dolphins.

18. Who is your favourite scripture person/story? Joseph Smith is my favourite person because he translated the scriptures.

19. What is your favourite ice-cream flavour? Mint, Chocolate and Vanilla

20. Who is your hero? Mum and Dad because they’re the best parents in the whole wide world!

21. What do you like about Mum? When I go to gymnastics with her.

22. What do you like about Dad? He’s sometimes silly

23. What do you like about Lizzie? She wants to stay with me forever and ever and ever.