All the boys together on a busy summers day! xx

Oh my boys, how you love being in your daddy’s arms! The time has definitely come where you look at your dad with a new level of wonder. He’s everything and more. He kisses and cuddles you, makes up songs and awesome dance moves, teaches you how to catch and throw, includes you in every mission and adventure, teaches you how to grow veggies and herbs and then creates a beautiful meal for us to all sit down to eat together. Oh how we love him… xx

My time…. rain falling on what feels like the first wet day this summer, both babies in bed, my man home and prepping up dinner in the kitchen, exciting adventures planned for the afternoon, me relaxed and lying in bed DURING the day! Slowing down is one of the most precious things we can do for our selves. We need to remember how beneficial it really is for healthy minds and bodies…. Hahaha… should take my own advice more often!! xx

Outside again… I love the freedom our backyard gives you boys. You’re able to wander down the ramp and into the back yard to explore in your own time. I check on you sporadically to make sure you’re happy and safe. Most of the time I don’t let you see me as I don’t want to interrupt the beautiful little adventures and imaginary play that is going on. xx

Dack’s you got your first cricket bat before you could even sit up… and today you were smashing balls all over the backyard. I loved watching your bowling wind up as you ran halfway down the ‘pitch’ before unleashing! Your dad was teaching you how to catch balls thrown above your head and I’ve never seen such a celebration as when you took one! You would take your hat off and thrust it in the air yelling wildly! (Just how you’d seen Warner celebrate) You then asked to get the other set of stumps out so you had one to souvenir and you and your Dad celebrated like champions. xx

Deski it’s just cheek! Honestly you’re a little crazy kid! You make your mum and dad laugh every second… whether you’re shaking your head insanely from side to side, bopping to music only you can hear, being a little cranky pants to get your big brother in trouble, playing mum and dad off against each other, crawling away from us at a speed which astounds us, refusing to come inside at dinner time, wanting food right NOW, laughing hysterically when we say goodnight through your mozzie net, squealing with delight everytime you’re within reach of water, holding up your own body weight on anything you can hang off…, climbing everything and anything you can get a toe on,  being a CP when you’re teething, but still smiling at anyone and anything that looks at you!

Dacka you’ve always made my heart melt with your compassion and beautifully clever mind. You’re such an inquisitive and observant little bloke who’s always conscious of what’s going on around you. You have a wicked sense of humour and like to take the mickey out of everyone around you. Your dad and I are always asking each other ‘did he just pay me out..?’ You love to laugh and sing and astound me with your ability to recognise a tune and then be able to mimic it perfectly. You’re fabulous with accents and imitating people and you perform all of this for laughs! You have given Kade numerous nicknames in his first year… Karder, Kadez and lately Koya. And the funny this is everyone follows suit! You even coined your own nickname Dackie.  Which perfectly fits! xx

Dack’s I’m so proud of how your confidence has grow when it comes to animals! I think Lucy played a big part in this! I loved how you and Kade would squeal with delight everytime she came in to the room. And now with Pippin across the street, I don’t think it will be long before you’re asking for an animal of your own….  xx

Daddy’s back! Daddy’s back! After two weeks at work your Daddy is finally back home with us. Although… five minutes in and it was already ‘boys club, no girls allowed!’. (Lucky I know you love me…) The heat wave continued so it was early morning swims before breakfast, after breakfast, before lunch, after lunch and…. you get the idea! Dackie, mama was so proud of you as you swam under water for the first time in sooo long and guess what… you absolutely loved it! Fat Boy Slim resurfaced and you celebrated with some serious breakdancing moves that had us all in stitches! Deski babe all the swimming and the heat absolutely exhausted you again today. I almost forgot to wake you up as it neared dinner time…I both love and hate having to wake you… Your  delicious little body in deep slumber just makes my heart melt. Love all my fellas. x

Oh dear… paybacks have begun! Watch out Dack’s, Kadez is fighting back! Dackie, today was your first day back at day care after about 6 weeks off. Kadez and I came to play with you until your were comfy again and just as I was leaving your little body came flying across the playground. I thought you were distressed but you raced up to me and said ‘I love you’. You told me you couldn’t let me go without telling me. So in the end I was the one with tears in my eyes as you raced off to play. x