Day 39 | It was a very quick stop for a pretty serious photo as we ran out the door to Karate this afternoon! Hayden is coming up to 5 years now with the club, and is a blue belt. So pleased with him that he has carried it on so far! Austin is just one term in - and loving it! He was very excited today to get his first blue tip on his white belt (after the photo was taken!) It true form, there's no slowing this one down, broken arm or not!

Day 38 | Something a little different and a little abstract today. It's a photo that actually looks best large on a full screen, but hopefully you'll get the idea!

Simply, shower time.

Day 37 | Austin had a birthday party to go to today, which he has been very excited about. Because we only had to go around the corner, he rode his scooter there and back (yes, with his broken arm!) When we got home we came inside, and he was straight into drawing. It wasn't til I actually stopped and looked at him properly a little while later I realised he still had his bike helmet on! I asked him if he wanted to take it off, but no, he was quite happy to leave it on! Got to love him!

Day 36 | We haven't gone far or done too much today, but at the same time it's been a busy day! One of the fun jobs today was unwrapping the new squabs and cushions for the seating area of our new deck. It's nearly a year since the project was started, but we are getting there slowly! It's starting to look really good now, with just the tiling and a few smaller jobs to finish off. Hayden and Alfie were the first to try the new seating out!

Day 35 | This cheeky monkey got his new cast on today! He's pretty pleased with it - and it's waterproof! Yah!! He gave me one chance to take a photo, and this was it! Luckily it was a good one - it shows his personality perfectly and I love it!

Day 34 | Another really quiet day today. They boys have just spent most of the day playing around, and then it was board games this afternoon! Hayden first choice was Cluedo, and then Austin's choice of Chuggington 'Snakes and Ladders' was pulled from the back of the cupboard!

Day 33 | Thank you everyone for my birthday wishes! It has been a very hot, and very windy day here, so we haven't done a lot! We went into the City and met Steve for 'birthday' lunch, which was lovely. And other than a trip to the dog park with Alfie so he could have a run around and cool down in the stream, that has been our day : )

Today's photo was a matter of finding a shady spot a little out of the wind, so I grabbed a quick photo of the boys on the front doorstep just before we went to the dog park. It's so hard to get a natural photo of Austin in particular (he's at the age of the 'strange' smile), let alone the two boys together, so I have fallen in love with this one. Another new favourite of the holidays <3.