Monday, February 16, 2009

Stephen John

On February 11 1998, Stephen John made his entrance into the world. This would have to be one of my favourite new born photos of Stephen - taken at 3 am when he was three days old.


Hannah (6) and Michelle (2) were very excited to be big sisters.



I had been blessed with two very contented little girls but the first six months of this little boy's life were spent with him (and me) crying a lot of the time! Thankfully he seemed to turn a corner at about this time and here he is with an adorable smile at the age of seven months.


This next photo is of Whippy sharing Stephen's left over cake crumbs. Stephen is about one year old.


This is another favourite photo - Stephen is 18 months old.


I am still sorting out photos, although I think that I have finally scanned them all. I will continue to post some photos of the kids at different ages and stages purely because I am enjoying this trip down memory lane!

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Michelle Ann

Well,nobody has left me a comment asking for more photos but I don't care because it is my blog and I will take a trip down memory lane if I want to! This time the photos are of my second born, Michelle Ann. She was born on November the 1st 1995 and remained nameless for about 12 hours. We had a name picked out until about 2 weeks before she was born and I went off it. It wasn't until the following morning when Warren brought Hannah in to see her little sister for the first time that we settled on her name. It didn't seem to bother her though as she made her presence felt right from the word go! She is now 13 years old and a delight to us in every way!
Here she is being greeted by Hannah for the first time.


I love this one of Michelle at seven months - what a smile!


This was not staged, by the way. I had left the pantry door open and 10 month old Michelle not only helped herself but also shared with the dog!


1 year old


When Michelle was about 10 months old she started sucking her thumb but she had to twiddle her belly button at the same time. I had all these gorgeous all in one suits that I couldn't put on her. She would really loose the plot if she could not reach her belly button when she wanted to suck her thumb! I just love this photo of her "twiddling" and sucking. She is about 20months old.


That's all for now - I am off to sort out some of my favourite photos of Stephen. Stayed tuned for the next exciting installment!

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

A trip down memory lane

I have been attempting to sort my digital photos into some semblance of order before they overtake the computer! As if I didn't already have enough digital ones, I have also been scanning a multitude of the children's pre-digital photos. It has been quite a job but I have thoroughly enjoyed my sentimental trip down memory lane. Even the children have oohed and aah ed over how cute they all were. I thought it might be fun to share some of the photos here.

I will start with our wedding. Warren and I were married 18 years ago on the 29th of September, 1990 (the day before his birthday to help him remember!) So the first photo is of us at our reception.



The second photo is of our cute little flowergirl who was nearly two when the photo was taken. Would you believe that she is getting married herself next week? Makes me feel really old!


In October the following year (1991)our first daughter was born. She was (and is) a beautiful child (young lady now!) who brings us much joy. It is going to be very hard to pick out just a few photos of her!

New born Hannah!

Look at those fingers and yes, she does play the piano!

Four months old on daddy's knee


Six months old - my sad face!


Twelve months old - what a cutie!




18 months old in the park



What a cutie - I told you it would be hard to pick just a few! I think it is going to take me quite a few posts to get through them (considering that she is now seventeen). And then there is Michelle and Stephen! Are you up for it? Leave me a comment if you would like to see some more and then go ahead and share some of your favourite baby photos.

January Catchup

I can't believe that I have somehow missed blogging the month of January. I will try and do a recap of the month. First off we travelled to Melbourne for my niece's wedding. It was beautiful, as weddings usually are! Here are the happy bride and groom!


Hannah also scored herself a job delivering catalogues. Her normal round is 500 houses in a nearby suburb, once a week. The catalogues are delivered Sunday morning, folded in the afternoon and delivered Tuesday. As well as her 'normal' round, she also delivered for several others while they took a holiday. One week she delivered to 1500 houses on the Tuesday and then 1000 on the Saturday. All three children help fold the pamphlets, then Hannah and Michelle deliver on bicycle. On the big rounds, everyone has been involved in folding and delivering. All the children appreciate the extra "pocket money" and we believe that they will gain a lot from doing the round - perseverance being the main one in this hot weather.

As it has been the summer holidays here, the children have enjoyed time with their cousins and friends. This involved trips to the beach and swimming pool and simply spending time with each other. All good things come to an end however and it is now back to school for the younger two and off to TAFE (further education) for Hannh, although she doesn't start for a couple of weeks.

I enjoyed the holidays but as is usually the case, it is good to get back into a routine and settle in to "life" as we know it!