Naming rights

In two weeks another addition to the family will be made (we're booked in for 13th March). I've found keeping one blog up to date a bit much at times and there's no way I'll be able to do two! So I will need to change the title and the address of the blog - any ideas for what the new name should be. It'll be either about the two boys, or maybe about us in general and all we're up to. Although I'll try to not bore you with tales of which part of my body has fallen apart in a particular week (this week it's my back, and the cornucopia of drugs has resulted in my stomach giving up as well). So, any suggestions for a new title?

The winner will be invited around for some sticky date pudding (bring your own cholesterol-fighting drugs).

Three years old

Two weeks ago Marcus turned 3. It was a very big day. With "Little Brother" coming shortly, Marcus' third birthday helped provide the catalyst for the move into the "Big Boy Bedroom". We started the day opening presents in the big boy bedroom. 

He was spoiled rotten. He got lots of books. The number of Thomas trains he owns went up from 11 to 19. He got some more Thomas tracks. He got more play dough. He got some magnet trucks, diggers and cars. And he got a big new bedroom!

We had a great day. I took the day off work and for a special treat, we went on the cable car (his request!).

For Marcus' third birthday we shared a party with some friends. Maia was born on exactly the same day as Marcus and Jasper was born about a week later. So we went along (also with Maia's brothers Asher and Theo) to the Silverstream steam train museum.

One of the great things about the museum is that you get two rides up and down the track on a steam train. When we got there, we did our first ride on the train. Following that, we had a great picnic lunch. It drizzled a couple of times, but at the museum there's a picnic area which includes a cottage with a covered verandah, perfect for keeping out of the rain and the midday sun. Then we finished off with another train trip.

For a bunch of kids who are mad about trains (and especially Thomas) it was great fun. And for a bunch of parents who didn't want to organise anything extravagant but still have a nice day out, it was also great fun!

updating the blog

Using the computer
Originally uploaded by KarlW

It's been a while, I know. With Marcus now in bed I can use the computer. So, sticky date pudding in one hand and typing away with the other, I'll do a few updates tonight.

Key things that have happened since the last update is that Marcus has now done his first train ride (and more since), his first cable car ride (and many more since) and first bus ride (and more since).

He's turned 3. He's moved into a big-boy bedroom. And he's gotten more lovely!

A few firsts.

Over the holiday break I had just over four weeks off. It was fantastic. In that time, we did a number of firsts with Marcus. First off was his first train ride, with a day trip out to Johnsonville - seven tunnels in total!

Then we followed that up a few days later with a trip to the Botanic Gardens. Marcus and Shelley went up from town in the cable car.

Finally, Marcus and I did a bus trip into Newtown, where a regular trip is to go to the People's Coffee for a coffee and then to go to the park across the road for Marcus to have a play while Mum and Dad have their coffee.

Needless to say, he loved it all! Regular trips for him now include a trip into town to the gardens for a ride on the cable car.