Monthly Update

This month Kirrily has gone back to swimming lessons. Lucky for me, she is now 3 which means i no longer have to get into the chlorine and 34 deg pool. Kirrily isn't quite so happy about that. Davina is her teacher again. She is slowly getting used to the water again and the teacher. She does give Davina the evil eye most of the time.



Pelican's Nest - Pirate Day



Pelican's Nest had another theme day last week. This time it was pirate day. There were plenty of Captain Featherswords (from the Wiggles if your not up on your pirates), and way too many plastic knives, guns and swords for my liking. We just used the stripy shirt kirrily usually wears plus a bandana and eye patch. Rob the pirate turned up for a play and sing with the kids and they ate pirate food (whatever that might be).

12 Week Challenge - Week 3

Well so far I have been flogged by my Personal Trainer. She has updated my gym program from 'hard' to 'impossible'. We are also doing Saturday 'beach' sessions. 7am start at a beach somewhere around Caloundra. The first week was Shelley Beach. We ran here, up there, squats and more squats, jumps and lunges until i was completely wrecked.

I did however, turn up for Week 2. This time we went to Ballinger Beach. (it's between Dicky Beach and Currimundi Lake). The weather was horrible. It was still a warm 23 deg (well it was when i left) but the clouds came rolling in and started to pour down rain. Which didn't really matter as it kept me cool and i was running through the creek and up the sand hills anyway so i was well and truely wet and then dirty too. We did more running, climbing up the dunes, and boxing too this time. I was more than wrecked this time.

But....then comes week 3 'beach session'. Well this week isn't quite on the beach. It does look out near a beach. It's steep, very steep and very hard. I'm climbing Mt Coolum. We are car pooling from 6.30am this saturday at the gym for a race to the top. There are other trainers and their slaves, sorry participants, going too so about 15-20 of us.

Here's some stats from the Discover Maroochy website:

'208 metre high ancient volcanic dome' One of the best ways to appreciate the beach vistas of Maroochy is to climb Mt Coolum - a 208 metre high ancient volcanic dome. The reward at the summit is a truly magnificent, 360-degree vision of the Sunshine Coast, including a view of its sandy coastline that extends from Moreton Island in the south to Double Island Point (the gateway to Fraser Island) in the north. Nestled around the base of the mountain is the home of the Australian PGA Golf Championship, weaving its way through groves of Melaleuca bushland with kangaroos and wallabies just another part of the round.

They make it sound pleasant really but i'm a tad scared. I"ll report back for sure after the event.

22nd August - 12 Week Challenge

The Horley 12 week challenge officially started on 22nd August. I was convinced by my Personal Trainer to sign up and 'enjoy' the ride. It's basically a hard slog for 12 weeks to maximise your weight loss. Tomorrow is my first saturday beach session with my trainer at Shelly Beach near King Beach. I"m a little scared now as everyone else has chickened out so it's a 1 on 1 session with Jayne. She's awesome but makes me work pretty darn hard. Last night was the first of our 7pm night sessions. sometimes they show slides about nutrition etc. and then we go to woolworths to read food labels, and they even throw in surprise training sessions.

http://www.12weekchallenge.net.au/Home/

But i've stuffed my back on Thursday before the boxing class so that's not the greatest start to the challenge. Here's hoping i survive Saturday.

Nambour Nightmare

Well not long after our wonderful Anniversary Friday, we had horrible Sunday. Hayley being sick for hours and hours, ambulance rides to Caloundra, transfering to Nambour in the night and then the worst nurse i've ever come across EVER. She was rude to everyone so it wasn't something i did.

We were enjoying our local strawberry feast at Bulcock Beach on Sunday when the fun quickly turned to horror. I've never seen hayley or kirrily sick like this and i never want to see it again. although, if you look at the photo taken just moments after her first up and under, you would never have guessed what was going to play out for the next 36 hrs in the hospital.

Anyway, that was a learning experience that i'll never want to repeat. Although hayley did get the star treatment to Caloundra Hospital. Allira Richardson was our 'student' ambulance lady. If you don't know who i'm talking about (like lots of other people who went who?), she's is or was an iron lady/lifesaver from up here on the sunny coast. We almost named little Hayley Emma as Hayley Allira. Must have known one day she would save us.

21st August - our 5th Wedding Anniversary

The 21st of August seemed to come around very quickly this year. We organised for Nan and Pop to baby sit the monkey's while we went out for lunch. David took me to the vineyard near Montville. To say it's tiny and not quite the Hunter Valley is an understatement but who cares. YOu can't get a view of Mooloolaba, Mt Coolum and Caloundra from Cessnock. :-)

We wined and dined for a few hours and enjoyed the fantastic views too.

Even the local magpie came up on the balcony for a look around.

The Beach Visit

"Mum, can you take me to the beach tomorrow".

Kirrily has been asking me for weeks, over and over and over again to take her to the beach. So we went to Big W and splurged on the most expensive bucket and spade (well the lot cost about $4 so not a huge splurge). She picked the blue bucket and the light blue spade and carried it everywhere through the shops. When we got home the "mmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam, can you take me to the beach tomorrow" kept going and going again.

We crumbled yesterday. The weather was only 23 but with a little cloud cover we put on her "Santa's" pink beach shoes and took the bucket and spade to Happy Valley.

She shells were fantastic and even lots of little bits of coral were along the beach. We were collecting for about an hour, the bucket was filling fast before we finally dragged her away. Kirrily had a fantastic time and Hayley didn't miss out either. She was in the sling on the front of david laughing and squeeling in delight and excitement watching kirrily. Or was she just trying to tell me i'm mad for going in the water up to my knees. I would have gone further but i didn't take my swimmers. The water temp is a cool 20deg which isn't too bad for winter.

Here she is:

Back and Blogging again

Well it's been a long time between blogs but spare time is a luxury lately.

Kirrily's birthday cake turned out better than i'd expected. And even if the icing wasn't 100% perfect, do you think Kirrily knew or even worried. No way.

Here are some photo's of what we have been getting up to recently.

Cupcake Teahouse - Buderim

The cupcake of choice was one covered in bright pink icing. Who would have guessed. Pretty similar to the colour of her shirt.

Hayley's first ride going fowards in her new car seat

Hayley is pretty pleased with herself in her new surrounds and loves facing forwards in the car. when you turn around there is always a cheeky grin waiting.

One of 'those' photo's.

I've been told that this beanie (thanks to Panadol) will be one of those moments you will just have to bring up at her 21st birthday. It's a dragon and keeps her lovely and warm. What you can't see is the dragons tail at the back of the beanie.

Hayley's first ride on the 'swings'

We arrived at Picinic Point and kirrily loves these swings so was happy for hayley to share some sea-saw time with her. (that's Pop's arms holding hayley on).

You will see that in the photo's we've had to get out the jumpers or long sleeves. who would have thought. Once it gets below 20 degress we all become cold frogs (or whimps).