box

Fun with a cardboard box and a toddler. This is our second 'house box'. The first one was loved to ruins. Cheap, quick and easy fun!

Outside

There is a certain time of the day. When the sun is getting lower. Adam is only a couple of hours away from arriving home. My to do list is looking longer then it did at the beginning of the day. Late afternoon is when I feel myself getting most frustrated and anxious about getting things done. Cooking dinner, a quick tidy or sweep. Lately, when it gets to this point, Artie and I simply leave the house and head outside. We play downstairs until Adam pulls into the driveway.

Because you know what? The chores and to do lists are still waiting for me, they are not in a hurry and are not going anywhere. However, Arthur will only be this age once. It is times like this that I remember to be truly grateful that I am able to be a stay-at-home mum and watch my boy play in the late afternoon sun. 

Spring and Mandarins

First day of spring. Feels a lot like summer here in Queensland! Which means stripping down and enjoying a lazy afternoon on the deck, eating mandarins.

Dress ups

The boy is fully recovered now. Which makes for a happier, well, everyone!

Playing dress ups. Hats are so much fun. Putting all our hats out to play with can keep him entertained for quite some time. He points to his head and makes noises whenever a hat is near by.

Sick

Our poor boy is under the weather. He has high temperature.The doctor called it the Ekka Virus. So we are trying to take it easy as much as possible. Lots of nursing, a bit of sleeping and many more cuddles and kisses. Adam and I hope he gets better soon. We have never seen our little firecracker so placid and sleepy.

We still manage to get a few laughs from him though. Here's hoping for a speedy recovery.

How does your garden grow?

Very slowly. It would seem. But you have to keep trying. Right? The herbs are still a dismal affair but I have hope for the tomatoes, which do seem to be getting bigger. I am trying to grow them hanging upside down in buckets. So far I have high hopes. Artie and I visit them everyday and give them love and encouragement. Cross your fingers for us! I had a great frame made for the buckets to hang from but unfortunately it was not strong enough to survive the high winds we had the other say. So now they are hanging on branches in the barren and farthest corners of our yard. Until I have the time to make a stronger frame this is where they will stay. 

We did yield the smallest potatoes. I dug them up the other day. They are tiny. Artie loves them though and carries them all around the yard. I might try and steam them up for him one night, they are just the right size.

Bushwalking

Weekend bushwalking. Arthur even walked some of it alone and stuck to the path!