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So after getting very excited about the upcoming summertime fun that we are planning to have in our pool, we closely inspected the pool deck and realised that it was quite unsafe with nails and screws rusting and just popping out of the decking. Once we mentioned it to a couple of people, it was clear that the decking was put on upside down by the previous owners of the house. We decided that something needed to be done, as the boards were able to be pulled up with not much effort at all.
We began this weekend – stage one of ripping up all the boards and de bolting the old concrete:

I had the important job of getting all these stones out of this gutter section.

They filled the wheelbarrow!

This was my only job. Note how important it was. Cade has done the rest completely on his own – everything. He pulled up all the boards in record time before it rained yesterday afternoon and then has spent the whole day de bolting and ripping out the other bits of randomness that surround the pool. He really is my hero!

In other outside news – carrots, snowpeas and strawberries are planted. Now, we just have to make sure they dont drown between the rain and the girls keenness to water them.

ALL THREE OF US!!

We have moved in to our house – its been a big week and we are very thankful and happy to finally be in.

This is the most important photo of the house as far as I am concerned. We were just talking to the girls at dinner time about how great it will be in summer time that we can eat outside next to the pool and then have an evening swim before bed time. So, when we were praying later on, Maisie came out with this bit of gold:
“and we thank you God that we can be living in our new house, but I wont love it until its spring time and then summer time when we can swim in the pool, so I pray that you will make it summer time”.

AMEN!

there has been a lot of dressing up this month thanks to some second hand dress ups from friends!!

Dressing up fun time

Tally as Princess

wrestle mania time

You can leave that hat on Cece

Tally as another Princess

Dressed up girls

Alice

cute little Alice legs!

Maisie checking that the bunny has a tail.

Reading time on the couch.

Started with some birthday parties and ended with winter camp!

Maisie and Aunty Kate enjoying their birthday cake early in the week.

Sisters enjoying morning tea

Aunty Hannah and Maisie enjoying their birthday cake later in the week!

Tally had an accident and we had our first serious head bleed.

Maisie opening her presents up before heading off to Winter Camp

Pretty pleased with what she got!

Alice chewing down a Winter Camp apple after a long trip.

First morning session – the under fives had the best seats in the room! (its so they could see over all the big kids heads!!)

5/6 Winter Camp 2010 – The Amazing Rescue.

After a big day of play! B & S & Maisie and Tally spent the weekend in each others company eating, playing, showering and laughing. It was so nice to watch them all together again – we hadnt seen them since Winter Camp 2008!

Maisie taking her own photo – now that she is 4!

Birthday times seem to be coming around quickly and after asking the girls what they might like for their upcoming birthdays, this is a gift Maisie got last year, and it has been a winner and continues to be used daily by all three of the girls (and us).

family fun with a present that just keeps on keeping on!

Tally and her drawing of a person

Maisies flower drawing

Maisies Person (we had to keep this one on there for quite a while!)

Tally in character as Dundock the cat who comes to visit every now and then.

Alice getting into the game – dressed up and taking her baby and her bag for a walk.

Tally dressed up and driving in her “car”

Maisie doing her ballet/gym/dance routine for me.

Dorothy comes out to play.

To assist in trying to get Maisie to re like pizza (she had it once about 2 years ago and was sick, and hasnt eaten it since), I decided to make some home made ones tonight. We chopped everything up and then the girls put what THEY wanted onto their own pizzas.

They really didnt eat very much of them – but it was fun anyway.

John, Cade, Stuart, Lincoln & Hannah all raced in the Nail Can Hill run last weekend.

This is the before photo as they got ready to head off to the start at 9am.

The race is 11.3 kms up and over Nail Can Hill and finishes over at Bonnie Doon Oval in West Albury.

Funny thing is that the photo represents the order in which they finished the race!

John, 47:54 mins
Cade, 48:55 mins
Stuart & Lincoln 65:09 mins
Hannah 77:31 mins

Hamish came over to play ALL DAY today!! We had so much fun!

Cuddles on the couch

Threes a crowd – lets squash her!

Seeing who is taller (or just a kiss on the chin…)

Alice has learnt how to smile for the camera “CHEESE”