Green Thumb

Charlotte now has a veggie patch which she can call her own. Phil sectioned off part of the garden and set it up for her. I took her to the markets last weekend and she picked out the veggies she wanted to plant. So far, we have baby carrot, sweet corn, zucchini and broccolini (which she originally thought was boccocini and which she loves but had to tell her that cheese does not grow on plants!) She waters the veggie patch every day and we can already notice the plants getting bigger. Can't wait until we can eat them!

Family time

With Phil and I both working part time now, it means we get loads more time together as a family. It has been so good for the girls. And with the weather getting warmer, we are counting down the days until summer.

Smiley Olivia

The kids ... all three of them

This is the 'Please save me from my big sister' look.

I am pretty sure Olivia was focusing on doing something else in this photo ... if you understand what I mean.

Love!

All ready to go out. Yes, that is lipstick. She loves it at the moment but it gets very messy. Most of it ends up around her lips instead of on it.

Olivia finds something with as much hair as she has.

Good times

Olivia's first vegemite experience.

Charlotte is absolutely obsessed with art. When you ask her in the morning what she would like to do today, she always says she wants to draw and paint. Needless to say, we have gone through reams of paper. She is getting quite good and when she draws a picture of someone, you can definitely see all the main body parts.

Six months old

Olivia is now six months old. She is 95th percentile for length, 50th percentile for weight and 75th percentile for head circumference. She is such a delight and loves people (especially other kids). The past six months have gone so fast - I am a little sad that she is growing up so quick. She sits up by herself now (although still falls back occasionally) and loves the sound of her own voice. I even think she has more hair than Charlotte did at six months (although I am not going to get my hopes up just yet!).

Disney on Ice

Charlotte and Grandma went to Disney on Ice last week (she got the tickets for her birthday). She has not stopped talking about it ever since.

Here she is waiting for Grandma to arrive. She is absolutely obsessed with jewellery at the moment. Wants to wear it everyday and even sometimes to bed.

Bushwalking

The weather has been so nice lately that we decided to take the girls on a bushwalk. Well, actually, it was just a walk in our backyard but given it is 5 acres and you can't see any houses, it felt like we were on a proper bushwalk in a remote area. Charlotte did really well and walked quite a long way. She wanted to stop all the time to pick flowers and berries for the kangaroos (yes, we can perpetuate the myth that all Aussies have kangaroos in their backyard - we do!).

Playgroup

The best thing about being on maternity leave this time around (apart from spending quality time with my girls) is that all of my girlfriends have had babies recently and/or work part time and we can get together with all the kids. How times have changed from when we used to get together and go out!