2010 Grand Prix

Race day.....wow, Aston more excited than Rod! Aston let an Aston Martin pose with him....

Aston's debut

I sent Aston's photo in his ear-muff's to the place I purchased from, and he's now on their Facebook page..... look up Em's 4 Kids on Facebook.

Happy Birthday to Xavier

Funny....Xavier has been watching this video this morning, doing the HOORAY's and then blowing at the screen!

Xavier's 2nd Party

Ingredients for a perfect birthday party.......Beautiful weather. Great friends and family. Food and drinks. Play equipment. Planes flying in overhead. Sugar and food colouring.

Xavier had a ball!!!! As did we. Here's some shots of the day:

The Aeroplane Cake.

Xavier was most excited to awake from his Saturday arvo nap to see this half finished...then most disappointed that he couldn't have any. All Saturday night we explained that it was for his party "tomorrow". Fast forward to Sunday morning....he awakes, I head into his room....he's standing in his cot saying CAKE CAKE. Still a little annoyed that cake wasn't for breakfast.

YAY, a truck!!!

Present opening (done in stints, as the play equipment was constantly beckoning):


FINALLY!!!! He got to eat cake!!! I hope to upload the singing of HAPPY BIRTHDAY and blowing out of candles when the computer cooperates.

See-sawing with cousin Kaylis:

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee....you go faster with your tongue out:

Nanna & Aston (dream bubba today, and loved cuddles from everyone):

Ayla in the trees:

Drumming along to The Wiggles

2nd Birthday Frivolities

The stash that awaited Xavier in the loungeroom:

Xavier finding "the stash"

(note - balloons just as much fun....if not more so....than pressies for a while there)

Another rockstar in the family:

Setting up the new bubble catching game:Catching the bubbles (the catcher makes a PING sound...first one to 20 PINGS):

Enjoying the first of the birthday cakes....a dodgy blue iced number for the actual birthDAY:

Locally made name puzzle:

The last few weeks

Aston getting prepared to wear his earmuffs for the Grand Prix trip in the last weekend of March:

Xavier helping daddy to clean the car:

Xavier studying up on his TODDLER TACTICS....

Yet another strange sleeping position:
Aston equally as out of it:

The world according to Aston....

Getting kisses from his big bro:

Hanging with cousin Ayla:

Playmat Playdate:

STACKS ONNNNNNN:

I finally put the double kit on the Phil & Teds:

Xavier's World

Rod and I have been in fits of laughter over Xavier's antics the last few weeks:

Flying the remote control helicopter simulator:

Sipping on his own (watered down) cup of tea:

The amount of items in his cot at naptime and bedtime is seriously getting insane:
McDonalds Farm visited childcare....ducks quack, chickens buck buck, YAY

Music Maestro:

So, the picture below is eating an amazing bolognaise (if I do say so myself, complete with hidden blended veggies). He was definately enjoying it....so much so that he thought he thought maybe more formalness was required so donned the bowl as a hat. Note the penne pasta shell on his index finger....a fine way to eat pasta!

Same night....dessert....banana custard EVERYWHERE.

Makes a fine hair treatment apparently.

He's quite partial to wearing his speedo's on his head. Isn't everyone???

(side note - when he does this, he keeps saying "Nanna"...not sure if he's learnt it from when she does it, or if he wants to go in the jacuzzi)

Cruising the decking in nappy and sunnies....ahhh, what a life!