Cake Monster

William has been helping me bake ginger bread men and Christmas Cake. He pulls the chair upto the side of the bench and gets upto all sorts of mischief. I was cutting out gingerbread men, turned away and he picked the cutter up and had a go himself (picture below). Then, whilst I was icing the men, he stole 2 when I wasn't looking!!

After creaming the butter, sugar and eggs for the Christmas cake, I gave him one of the beaters to lick and when I turned away to get the fruit he dipped the beater back into the mixture and he had the most mischievous look on his face when I turned around again!!

William turned his bike over and was "fixing" it like Paul fixes his bike, so Paul gave him two spanners and he preceded to fix his block cart (picture below). He is copying a lot of things we do and say so when I said "bugger" the other day, William followed suit!!!

William loves eating cake too - I made a batch of mini banana muffins and he ploughed through them in a couple of days - he saw them when he woke up from his nap and he yelled "cake".

Yummy Mum

Helping Mummy to cut shapes out

Finished product

Mr Fix it
Too tired for any more baking Mum! Let me watch Bob in peace

November and Early December

We spent the first week of December down the Great Ocean Road, following Paul and Mark for part of the Great Vic Bike Ride from Portland to Geelong - 550kms in all and 9 days to complete.

William and I went ahead to Apollo Bay and stayed in a cabin. Emma and Daniel joined us for 2 nights and the boys were either naughty or nice together - no surprises there!! but they did have a ball.

William is talking heaps, loads of new words, his favourite being 'stuck'. it is amazing how many different situations you can use this word - when he can't get out of his chair, his pusher, can't get his shoes off, or his bike gets caught behind a chair, he can't get his jumper off - 'stuck' always appears!

Mark has been here for a month now and William is enjoying having a new playmate.

Here are a few shots for November and early December.

Paul and Mark at the Port Fairy Lighthouse on the Great Vic Bike Ride

Drawing with Daniel at Apollo Bay

Helping mummy make banana cake

Yummmy Cake

Daniel and William cuddling Iggle Piggle and Upsy Daisy

Partners in Crime again - water play

Hello Mummy!

Still partners in Crime at Apollo Bay in the bath after sandcastles at the beach

I'm helping Daddy using tools!!

No Ruby, leave me alone, you've already had a kiss!

How do you like my new sandpit?

Wet through at Ruby's house playing in the water - sorry Mum!

Great Aunty Ruth's Visit & Other Shots

The Twelve Apostles

Melboure by Night - Ruth's last night

Grant's Reserve in the Dandenongs - I'm not holding the bird, Ruth - they bit Daddy last time!!

Wonderland in the Grampians

Now Paul, you told me this was an easy walk!!

McKenzie Falls in The Grampians

Cloudhill Gardens in the Dandenongs - I'm sure I'm not allowed to be up here - Oh Well!

Mount Dandenong Observatory with Aunty Ruth

Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Cruden Farm Open Day - Children's Farm Nursery

I've never seen a sheep up close before

or a Cow

Now bunny's I've had experience with!

And ducks too!

Me and Nana at Cruden Farm

I love the beach Roof (Ruth)You've been holding out on me Mummy - I Love tomato sauce (first time)

The girls just can't resist me!! I'm not sure I'm too happy about this!

I want to be just like my Dad

See Nana, Daddy taught me how to climb a ladder

Daddy taught me how to climb the ladder - (Oh No say's Mummy!!!)