What's Next?

When ever Aaron sees us on the computer he says "What's next?" It's a jolly nuisance! So door to computer room is kept locked as he can't be trusted not to fiddle! He loves to look at little video clips (especially of himself), if it's a clip of him as a baby he says it's Maddison!

Another new saying he has is "No Share". This is said very seriously to Maddison, particularly when he's playing with Thomas trains and she wants a bit of the action. It's quite amusing to me that he copies what we say, but with a twist to suit himself! I tell him he has to share with Maddison and to give her a train and piece of track and then (generally) she's happy. But no, all weekend it was "no share, no share, Maddison". Then a few seconds later "No, no, no! (hand waving) No Maddison, no share! Maddison, Maddison, Maddison (shakes head)". (Yes he's saying her name properly now!)

So I have had a few private giggles and sniggers, while trying to teach Aaron that it's "yes share"! Oh dear ... could be a long drawn out battle me thinks.

He's going to school this afternoon! He's well enough to go, he runs at a hot temperature anyway (his fathers DNA showing through), but don't believe he's "sick".

Water is back to normal (well for this condo's standards!). Lyndon typed a big email to the email address on the apartments website, but as of this morning it hadn't been sent. We got an email back saying undeliverable!!! Is there some sort of conspiracy going on?

We do have a filter in the kitchen for our drinking water - took 3 months to get installed, so we have only had it just over a week. The installer said about every 3 months the first filter needs to be cleaned, so to give him a call. But it's very brown already! Good job water passes through 6 filters altogether before we drink it. We ran the water for over an hour on Saturday before the "brown" wasn't obvious.

Fresh Water for Anyone???

Last night we had a storm, but weather has been okay today. This afternoon the water got turned of for some reason or another and when it came back on ... eughhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

This is seriously what it was like straight from the tap. Lyndon filled this 5 litre bottle to show management as it was so filthy. Will be interesting to hear their response ... we might hear it in a couple of weeks I suppose.


So - fancy a bath in this? No wonder the kids have high temperatures!

Thomas Trains

Aaron has had a couple of days off school with high temperatures so we bought him another train track set from Ikea (it's about quarter of the price of Thomas stuff and fits in with the Thomas track - only has track though not road).

So here the kids are putting it together and playing :-) Maddison quite likes reclining over the track just to make sure she's in the way!

Couches make good tunnels!

Harold sure tastes good! So do the Thomas brochures!

Before .... and After!

Maddison has decided to go all out with solids! Here she is "seriously" enjoying peaches (she'd already eaten half a jar of sweet potato)!

And here she is after her Daddy gave her a bath (and obviously poured a bucket of water over her head!)
Her hair is getting really long at the sides - just like Aaron's was at this age. Trouble is the long side bits aren't enough to put into pigtails!! Might have to resort to that head band yet (and just watch Lyndon's reaction! hee hee).

New Type of Hair Product

Thought it was time I wrote something about Maddison!!

Over the last 2 days she's decided she likes solids! YAY. Maybe this will help her sleep through the night (yeah I know, wishful thinking!!). At lunch she ate half a jar of sweet potato and tonight she ate a whole jar of apple sauce.

While devouring her tea tonight she was quite expressive with her hands and if I wasn't quick enough with the spoon to catch the apple sauce dribble it got smeared all up the left side of her head. Her hair was like rock - there was no way a strong wind would have shifted it. So if you are looking for a real good hair product - try apple sauce!! Photo doesn't do it justice really.