Feb 14th - Day 45

Valentines Day - well not really a huge event in our house hold, for the main reason that for the past 4-5yrs one or the other of us has been working.  This year was DP's turn to work.  So i thought I would head out and collect something I had won after making a purchase from this site http://www.kidsclubhouse.co.nz/   This is a Wellington home based company and the sell lots of different disney themed products in NZ.  Earlier in Jan I had gotten a pair of winter PJ's and a T-shirt for our Little Einsteins mad child. Then also purchased his Birthday present (an interactive rocket ship) and a pair of PJ's with Lightening MacQueen for our friends 4th birthday. 
Anyway I ramble - they run a monthly competition and every purchase goes into the draw.....I won and Tyler got to enjoy the spoils.

 

Feb 13th - Day 44

Weekends during term time mean sleep-ins (yes 8am is a sleep in!) and swimming lessons.  Today was the first day of a new class, with a new time and a new teacher.....so rather than 11.20am we had to be organised a whole hour earlier (we where late) and so rather than getting to play outside or watch an episode of mickey mouse it was toys only - Mr Potato-head is a favorate and today it was decided that rather than dressing up the spuds he would dress himself.
Introducing Tyler-big-teeth.

 

Feb 12th - Day 43

Friday's - adults learn to love or hate them and I have decided that kids do too.  After a long day at daycare and with myself in the kitchen cooking dinner (yes i do cook), Tyler wanting to "help" I decided it was time for some technological interventions - I could have turned the TV and DVD on, but he would have stood at the kitchen gate calling me.  The computer means he gets to sit with daddies headphones on and watch.........In this case Handy Manny (thank you Playhouse Disney!)

Feb 11th - Day 42

In my attempts at packing this afternoon I noticed this on the wall next to DP's desk and computer. He has been working many hours since before Christmas and has been on-call for 3wks this year already. This shows how often we rely on this esential piece of paper in our house......
In case you are having trouble reading it - this is a calendar showing Dec 2009.

Feb 10th - Day 41

We have been lucky to have been able to grow some of our own veg this year again, we grew more last year but wasn't sure most of our weather would have killed off the young plants this year. Tyler gets involved and loves watering the plants and picking the fruits of his labour......green tomato, very lightly pink strawberries etc. But one of the most loved would be green beans - not string beans or broad beans but round green beans.....we are now watching our second crop of them grow in hope that we might get another few feeds of yummmy beans. As we dont have a lot of garden space most of our vege live in cubes we scored from the warehouse for $2 each due to damages.

Feb 9th - Day 40

I am proud of myself - I have stuck to taking a new photo now for 14 days in a row - little slack at putting them up but still taking them :D

This one is of our handsome boy Simba the puss cat - he is a SPCA cat and is now about 9yrs old. We have had him since he was 8wks old (or there abouts). He is a very layed back cat, not too keen on strangers but usually warms up quickly so long as there are not too many loud little people involved.
He is Tyler's shadow and learnt very early into Tyler's journey into solids to sit under the highchair and he would usually gain the best bits - unless mum was mean and shut him outside. So while he drives me insane at times and has cost us a fair amount he is a member of our family.

Feb 8th - Day 39

This afternoon after a productive morning house hunting and weeding of the horrid gravel path around our house. I settled into some bill paying, clothes folding and general house work to the gentle sounds of the latest Oz Idol winner - Stan Walker. He has a very soothing voice and he is often requested in the car by the youngest family member.
I am even allowed to sing along :)