so long since posting...

Life has been moving so speedily these last few weeks. Judy and Walter's visit came and went. It was lovely to have them here and give them a real sense of our new life. The boys are great. We have only just started to explore our new surrounds. But today we went to the local primary school and it is really spacious and green. The three of us (Li, Kai and I) walked around exploring all the different classrooms. Kai got a little bit scared when we went right around the back to what looked to be an old house converted into a school area. I felt really excited knowing the boys will probably be going there in a few years. Eli has been working lots, he is glad to be on a familiar movie set (The Knowing and The Pacific). He is slowing starting to adjust to the work environment here. I always knew there would be some adjustments to be made. Liam was a little sick last week and both the boys have been living with some virusy thing the last month or so... I think the crazy hot/cold weather pattern plays a big part in that. Eli is working all next week, so I am going to get around on public transport for the most part, although sometimes that can be fun for a change.
Here are some pics of everyone taking over the last few weeks

so long grandpa...

We got to have a child-free dinner last night with the folks. It was really nice. We have been going to the Belgrave Reel Café. It's pretty great food. I have ordered the exact same thing every time (soup, salad, dips). We say goodbye to Walter tomorrow. He is heading up to Sydney to work a little more and then back to snowy Vermont. Judy will stay with us until Sunday, so I am trying to think of a couple more nice things to do before she goes.

attack of the giant easter egg!

we had such a lovely day.
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my beautiful mum

thomas in emerald... sweltering heat...

We took the kids to see Thomas today in Emerald. Mart and Mum came up and we all drove there in the unbelievably hot weather. It was almost too hot for the kids to enjoy. Luckily we managed to get onto the shaded carriage, I couldn't have handled sitting in the sun. The ride was short, kids loved seeing Thomas and the Fat Controller.
The heat has been pretty oppressive, yesterday I played netball on an outdoor court and just about died. I think it was 40 degrees. It was a bummer as I had started with a new team and could barely lift my arms up to shoot... so I sucked pretty badly and we got totally trounced. Oh well, will try harder next week, weather allowing.

lazy and crazy days

Judy arrived last Sunday. Eli and I stupidly got the dates wrong and left her stranded at Tullamarine wondering where the hell we were. Anyway she got a cab to Upwey which was pretty expensive. We have been having a nice time. The week started pretty slowly, but we have been thinking of more and more things to do. We went to Moomba on Saturday. It was pretty funny experiencing it as an adult. I guess it just seemed so lame, is it possible it has always been pretty lame, or was I just an easily excited kid. Anyway Kai loved it and so I guess it is still fun for kids. Yesterday I did the 1000 steps and Kaisy actually nearly made it to the top with me. It's been hot this weekend, which is nice actually. Today we swam in Lysterfield Lake. It was just so much fun to be able to dive into the water. It seems over the last few years I have missed out, not having the freedom to run into the ocean or dive into a pool, either being too pregnant or minding an infant, I was starting to wonder if I would ever be able to enjoy just being able to swim again. YIPEEE!

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weather has been crazy...

Yesterday was sweltering, and we spent the day out on the deck. It was too hot to go into the yard in the sun. I moved the trampoline (Eli found at the tip) onto the top deck so the kids could still play. Kai loves just laying on it and looking up.
He spent his nap/quiet time yesterday reading in there... I'll take the quiet time where I can.
Last week was pretty cold. I was almost ready to get the winter clothes out of storage... but it's hot again today, so I will wait a while.
Eli is getting started on the downstairs floor today. I am looking forward to seeing how the new oak floors look down there.