Xmas Trees :)

My sister in law is already putting up her xmas tree!! Not even mid November!! lol!! I totally love her enthusiasm for xmas as I love xmas too!!

She has even gone out and bought a brand new tree this year :) I just wanted to share with her my beautiful tree from last year

This was the 1st year that I have ever had a child constantly 'attack' my tree!! Yes that would be baby number 5 Kaydence!! I'm hoping that this years tree will be 'left alone' or I will be investing in a playpen! Yes for the tree!! lol!!

Kaydence Annabelle is 2!!

I can't believe that my littlest girl is now 2 years old!! And she is totally rocking being a 2 year old! Kadee has been acting older for a few months now, toilet training herself for the last few months (all self initiated) and coming up with little catch phrases like "I don't know" when asked where something is and proudly saying everyone's name well, except for Silas who she calls Yi Yi lol :)

Kadee really got into the spirit of ripping off wrapping paper this year (good practice for Christmas!) and while we decided to have small birthdays this year for the kidlets, we had a special day.



As per tradition the birthday child gets to choose their birthday dinner and Kadee decided that she wanted noodles aka spaghetti :) So I slow cooked a bolognese sauce all day and Mike made fresh home made pasta, which is always a treat!



Kadee also had a visit from Melissa and her family (a fellow homeschooling Mumma, *waves!*) who happened to get Kadee a book, books happen to be her 'favourite toy' atm.



This birthday I decided to give a 'theme cake' a go. We mostly do home made cakes, but generally play it safe with chocolate icing and lots of sprinkles. But I recon I didn't do so badly with my 1st ever attempt and I've even had requests for more 'theme cakes'. (For those who couldn't work it out, its a jewellery box. Now I just have to learn some tricks of the trade to give my cakes that polished look :) Oh and my shirt was a causality, pink food dye all up the front! I still have pink spots on my belly! lol!


And of course the birthday girl got shy when sung Happy Birthday and the big kids had to blow out the candles :) (Aliya made a last min addition to the cake and added a heart to the top of the jewellery box)





Mumma loves you Monkey Girl and I look forward to many a Happy Birthday to share with you :) oxoxoxo

Cravings....

So the other day I have cravings for bananas and finally caved in and bought 2, one for me and one for Kaydence, as she was the only big kid I had with me that day. They cost me $4.20. It would have been cheaper to buy a block of chocolate! lol!!




Its been awhile since I bought banana's due to the price, and Kaydence had forgotten how to eat them!! She took a bite out of the banana before I had a chance to peel it!! Silly monkey girl!!

As you can see she was not impressed at having to pose for photos while enjoying her banana!

And how did I like my banana?? Well the one and only bite that I managed to sneak was delish! Of course Kaydence just had to eat mine as well!

Lots of hands make light work...

and many little hands make lots of messes, so why not encourage them to help clean up said messes :)

I love it when the younger kids work together to do the dishwasher, and ENJOY doing it!! I had asked Callum to empty the dishwasher, but Silas jumped up and demanded that he be allowed to do it! and then Kaydence started to join in!

Even though Silas is 4 and Kaydence is 21mths they know where everything goes in the kitchen. Here Kadee is passing the last of the cutlery to Silas as she can't reach the draw! Very cute and they are very effective :)

I wonder how long it will take til they learn to moan about the dishwasher like the older kids!

Kaydence and Braith

My babies are so very cute!

But put them together to try and get a photo...

With their combined cuteness it should be easy.....

I might have to leave it up to the professionals!

Tanties :) Being cute is such demanding work!

Hummmmmmm do u think that Kadee knows that she going to be a big sister very soon, as in 8 days soon???
Seems as though she is starting to assert her 'I'm the youngest and cutest' authority and start chucking tanties!! oh dear!!

Fluffy Mail Arrived already!! Yay!!

My very first MCN arrived today and I only ordered them on Monday!! They are so soft and the colours are delish!! The jade and ivory ones are for bubba boy and Kadee has the chocolate one. Can you believe that I've already gone through 5 bubba's without being sucked into getting some MCN's, I've used alot of terry towelling nappies with the older kids, and of course used alot of disposables, but this time round thought I would give MCN's a try :)

How cute is Kadee in her little chocolate bum!!??!!

Just because :)

I love trolling through my photos on a regular basis, and today I came across a couple of cuties enjoying my sock basket, at least someone is enjoying it............

Kadee .....

My youngest ratbag has been getting into mischief as per usual......

Yesterday she decided to get herself wedged in between the lounge and the window! and as I was wondering what mischief she may get into today, I turn to see Kadee grabbing SiSi's full cup of tea off the table and spill it all over herself and the dinning room floor!! Argh!! Did I mention it was FULL????? (Oh and we never drink hot tea in our house, everyone prefers it luke warm, just like mine! lol!! By the time I get round to drinking my tea, its always cold!)

Oh well guess doing the floors will be on my list today! ...............

And please Kadee, lets stick to less messy mess, just like the 1 million hair-ties u spilt all over the floor the other day! Much easier to clean up!

Kadee Monkey!!

This is just one of the reasons Kadee has ended up with the nickname Monkey!! She loves to climb on things!! and she is very cheeky!!

I managed to catch her in the act doing both - I caught her climbing up and she stopped to pose and laugh at me!! Kadee loves to climb on this telly which is pushed up against the wall, so that she can peek out the window!! When she wants to get down she will yell for us to come and get her or she will slide down and land on her bum!

Out of all 5 kids, she is definitely the most mobile and daring!!

Kaydence is 1!!!!!!

Can u believe that our baby girl is 1 already??!!??!!

Where has the time gone??

Kadee is such a joy to have, such a blessing to our lives!!! This year she got a Smart Trike :) Very cute :)

Some of the things she enjoys are - climbing, walking sidewards and backwards without tripping up, eating banana cake and all sorts of big girl food, she especially loves to slurp up long strands of spaghetti, says Daddy, Mumumumumum, Dogdogdogdog, Nighnigh and Ta..........

Messy Smiles are the best!

How freakin cute is Kadee!! Too cute for words! Even her messy face couldn't stop me from posting this pic! And the outfit she is wearing?? Well would you believe that it is a hand-me-down from when Livia was a baby, 10 years ago???!!!

And how can I be sure?? Well it has Livia's name on the tags :)

This out fit as been enjoyed by three girls now :) Its starting to fade but the colours still look really cute :)

I have a shed full of hand-me-downs waiting to be re-loved :) Which is great as I then usually only have to buy a few items to top up their wardrobes, saving a whole bunch of money. Buy a new wardrobe for everyone in the family, every season would be totally out of reach for the budget of a large family......

Dishwasher......

Kadee is fascinated with anything that she can open and get into...........

Wonder if there is child locks for dishwashers??

Home Made Pizza is the BEST! Yummy :)

But this time we decided to make it from scratch, no pita bread for the base, ridgy didgy base with yeast :) Yummy :) and the best bit?? That Mike and I were cooking together in the kitchen to prepare these tasty, delicious pizzas :) We love to cook and since he has been working night shifts, we don't have much of a chance to create together :)

p.s I just realised that my blogging is becoming very full of food :) Might explain my chunkiness :)

Growing Up.....

My baby girl sure is growing up quick!! Here she is at 2 mths, totally immobile, cute as a button practising her smiles.

Now she is walking a bit here and there, discovering that she can open cupboards and draws, and finding that if she uses her vocal cords everyone will come running to be at her beck and call.

This Christmas that poor tree will not be looking so cute as she discovers those shiny baubles........

Wordless Wednesday

Now that the kids have discovered Kaydee's hair there is no turning back! I just love the expression on her face!