William's Disney Cars Tow Mater 5th Birthday Party

Last Saturday we celebrated my 5th Birthday in the backyard with my friends.  The weather was wet and cold so Daddy erected a couple of tarps over the Cars Jumping Castle and from the roof of the back deck.  The weather didn't dampen the party spirit and all the kids had a ball.  Between the Jumping Castle, Pass the Parcel, the Tow Mater Pinata and party food the kids and parents were kept busy.

The rest of the family came for dinner in the evening and we jumped on the castle until it got too dark.  Mummy even had a jump on Sunday morning before the man came to take it away.

Helping Mum make Jelly Cups for the Party

Eating chips waiting for my friends to arrive

The party food table and there is fairy bread, cupcakes and cookies

Party Food and Lolly Boxes for the kids

The Jumping Castle

Tow Mater Cupcake

Lightening McQueen Cupcake

Cupcake Tree

More Party Food

Face Painting by my cousin Melissa

Pass the Parcel

My cousins, James and Cameron playing Pass the Parcel

The Tow Mater Pinata that Mummy made

Pulling the strings on the Pinata - James T was only supposed to pull one string but he pulled a lot and most of the lollies came out - two more strings to pull for the rest of the lollies to fall

Thomas's Daddy with an Empty Tow Mater Pinata on his head

Singing Happy Birthday with Mummy and Daddy and my Tow Mater Cake that Mummy made

Chocolate, Chocolate and more Chocolate and lollies for my Tow Mater Cake

Some of my friends eating chocolate cake

Esther and Cameron eating chocolate cake

My Spiderman Web Wrist machine from my cousins James and Cameron

September Adventures

Winter has been full of colds and flu's for all of us especially William and we are SO looking forward to the Spring weather.

William's Kinder doll "Rosie" - he is looking after her for the week.

He is just about to start Swimming lessons.

Lego with Dad and Rosie

Kinder aerobatics

Kinder playdoh - making pasta and pancakes for Mum

Fathers Day 2012

Reading Eggs program - learning his letters

Tow Mater is William's favourite "Cars" character and the theme of his birthday party this year!

So stay tuned for the "Tow Mater" Cake - another challenge for Mum.

Pretending to be unicorns at Kinder with Esther

Resident Kinder Handyman

Vets at play with my friend Thomas at Melbourne Zoo - Kids Keeper Area

Riding elephants with Thomas and Penny

"So William - where shall we run our Mums to next??"

A moment of reflection watching the elephants!

Lunch in the sun before we head back to the Vet hospital with Thomas and Esther

My friend Demolition Dan - the Dinosaur

Day out at Melbourne Zoo

William and I went to the Melbourne Zoo today.  Recently they opened a new "Keeper Kids" Area and William spent about 2 hours playing in there today.  You can dress up as a Zoo Keeper, a Vet, a Horticulturist and a Researcher.  Here are some great shots.  We spent about 4 hours at the Zoo, 2 hours in here and 2 hours seeing Live Animals - William's favourites, Tigers, Elephants, Frogs, Penquins, Giraffe's and the Lion, who roared very loudly today!!!

Ready to operate on the sick animals

On the Walkie Talkie

 Chopping Food for the animals

Cutting down a fallen tree - concentrating hard!!

 Imitating the Giraffe's heartbeat (I can hear his heart Mummy)

My new Friend

Medicine for the Monkey

 Getting a splinter out of the Lion's back

 Checking the Lion's heartbeat

 The Koala needs Medicine

 Putting the fruit and vegies in the animal's basket

 Cutting up more food ( he wasn't happy when the zoo keeper emptied his baskets!!!!)

The Monkey has a sore arm and tail - Oh No!!

Another Hospital Visit

William fell over whilst dancing in the shower (despite being told all the time, not to!) last night and split his chin open.  It was a very cold and wet night in Melbourne last night, so the last thing we wanted to do was drive to the Emergency department!

We arrived at 7pm, and got triaged straight away and then 20 minutes later saw a doctor.  But because William had had his dinner at 6.30pm, we had to wait abut 3 hours before they could give him the gas to put the stitches in!! So off to the kids playroom to wait!! We got chatting to a mum who was waiting for her son to have stitches in his head from hitting the coffee table, so the boys played happily for ages.

Finally at 9.40pm, William is ready for the gas.  He chooses strawberry flavour for the inside of his mask, holds the mask to his face for a practice with oxygen, then continues to hold it with the doctor while they turn the gas on and get him ready for his stitches.  Paul and I have taken bets - Paul 2 stitches, me 4 stitches.  So 4 stitches later (Yeh Mummy you won!) William holds the mask like a professional, no tears at all, and he lies very still.  When it's all over he sits up with a big smile on his face and wants to look in the mirror! back to the waiting room for the paperwork and cream for his chin and he and Paul play games, and William is dancing around the room - it's now after 11pm!!

I didn't think  I should take shots of the procedure but here are a few from our latest hospital visit.

Waiting to the see the doctor with the bandage Daddy put on.

In the Kids playroom, waiting, and waiting.  Watching Wallace & Gromit

The bandage the doctor put on with bears on it, and an anesthetic

Still waiting for my dinner to digest!

My four stitches

All finished - the brave boy ready to go home

Playing games with Daddy waiting for the doctor to send us home