we've been away for awhile!

Hi everyone,

sorry i haven't blogged for a while - its tough trying to get computer time - Matthew really likes the computer so when I'm on it - he's on it too!! Anyhow - there hasn't been too much happening lately - just the everyday stuff! Matthew has been running around like crazy, and I am always chasing after him! He particularly likes to open doors and run out the door if they aren't latched! I have to be very careful!

here's a pic of my 30th birthday party (surprise!)... there are a lot of candles there!

Matty's favourite thing at the moment is taking everything out of bags, the toybox, any box, shelves, cupboards - you name it - and putting it on the floor! So i spend a lot of time picking things up! I can't wait till he learns to put it all back one day :)

His newest word is STAR - he loves getting the star stickers i have for my students (the little kids) and trying to put them on my nose, or on his hand. It's very cute. He can also say car, duck, mum, dad, and a few other things... i think he says "what's that?" too but i can't quite decipher it!!

He is also a bit obsessed with planes and can spot and hear them well before I can!!

Hope you are all having a great day!

Matthew's dancing video

hi everyone,

well here it is - matty's dancing video... just follow the link!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQdaghGs6Uo

p.s. thanks to brian for the advice!!! :)

For my 30th birthday we drove up to Newcastle (about 2 hours) to Stockton Beach in 2 4WD's for an amazing gourmet picnic on the beach.

There was so much sand - it went on for miles - you actually feel like you are in the desert!! The water was beautiful (a bit cold but it looked nice)!


Matthew came with us and laughed the entire time he was bumping around in the car seat. I think he had the best day of his life really - he was so excited about crawling around in the sand, and the fact that it went for miles and miles made it all the more fun... He also loved sliding down the sand dunes. This kid has no fear!

It was awesome to get out of Sydney for the day and see something new. Australia has so many amazing beaches - this is just one, and there was hardly anyone on it. Hopefully we will be getting a 4WD soon, and we'll be able to do this a bit more often. I Love AUSTRALIA!! There are so many amazing things to see and do.

THe funniest part of the day was when Doug drove up over a huge hill and came over the top - only to come to a dead stop as there was a rather LARGE drop off on the other side. This of course made him get bogged down in the sand, and they weren't going anywhere without a tow... So Phil came to the rescue - but while attempting the rescue, got into a similar situation - so now we were 2 for 2... luckily some kind strangers (who weren't quite the weekend warrior type) bailed us out with a shovel, a tow rope and some rescue experience!!

After driving back through the sand dunes, we were just about to leave, when we saw a rather LARGE (ok HUGE) lizard foraging in the garbage... it must have been nearly 1.5 meters long, and looked like it had come out of the Jurassic era! A very cool sight to see... keep in mind that white box is an eske (or cooler for the Canadians!)

Another First

Well I suppose you get a lot of firsts in the first year or two - but i think we've done pretty well over the last year to get to this point without A BANDAID!! ha ha - yes - matthew had to have his first band aid the other day, as he tripped over his big toe, and scraped it. He was really interested in the red stuff on his toe, and managed to smear it all over his fingers until we realized he was bleeding (again - this kid doesn't cry!!)

He didn't like it much - this sticky thing on his toe, but it only needed to be on for a day, so he got over it pretty quickly...

This past weekend, we also went to Phil's Mum and Dad's house and Matthew discovered he could get through their doggy door...! The door was wide open, but he thought it would be more fun to go through the little one. He keeps us entertained :)

I will post some new pictures soon!

Dance Mania!

We have always known that Matthew loves to dance, but until recently were not aware of how extensive his dancing talents were! We just acquired a small keyboard that has all these different rhythms on it - and his favourite is the Samba! He is also partial to pop fusion too...Its so funny - he just takes off and goes nuts - bobbing his head and wiggling all over! He even knows how to turn the keyboard on and change the rhythm. I'm not sure if we will have a drummer on our hands perhaps?? I will try to download a video - but not sure if it will be too big! I wish you could all see it!