We love cooking!

Thomas and I love spending mornings in the kitchen cooking for our biscuit jars, and last week we spent two days baking and decorating our gingerbread men.
We had loads of fun and Thomas was getting very creative with the colours of buttons and eyes that each "man" had to have.
The best part has been taste testing - Thomas has been having one gingerbread man each day with his afternoon tea at kindy. He feels very special especially when he gets to tell Jeanette, Julie, Diny and Jane (his kindy teachers) that he helped make them and all the measuring and mixing that he did to help out.

Playing cricket

Thomas loves playing outside and the other day found his cricket bat and ball. Here he is getting the technique just right! Even more important is what you wear for a game of cricket, love the outfit!

Another family photo

Just found this one too taken end of April of the family at Okurukuru, same time as the others were taken.

Family photos

Some photos of our family - taken over the past month or so. Promise the next ones will be of a 40th birthday, held in April!

Mummy, Daddy and Thomas after having meal with Aunty Sue at Okurukuru

Mummy and Thomas (taken by Aunty Sue)

Thomas waiting patiently for his lemonade at Okurukuru

Peter Combe

Thomas' favourite song at kindy, and amazingly we found it on youtube, as you do! He knows all the words and likes to correct us when we try to tell him it is time to "clean his teeth with bubblegum". "No mummy and daddy, I clean my teeth with a toothbrush"; and then bursts into fits of laughter when he hears "brush your hair with a toothbrush"

William Tell Overture

Check this one out! Story of my day!

40th Birthday!

Can't let today finish without posting and letting you all know that I turned 40 today! It's been a weekend of celebrations and a great night out with family and friends last night was fab-u-lous! We dined at India Today that had great ambience and magnificent food, and everyone enjoyed themselves. Thank you to everyone for coming and sharing my birthday with me, and to all the friends that couldn't make it I'll post some pics soon!
Thomas and Steve spoilt me incredibly (diamond eternity ring and Audrey Hepburn collection in DVD boxed set) - and we even managed another birthday cake with candles and birthday song this afternoon. Had to go for a run to get rid of the excess food eaten over the weekend. Yay for me, it has taken 40 years to learn but I finally woke up without a hangover, wahoo!

Check out my beautiful 40th birthday cake. Made by Tania Fleming - just for me!