The Stone Age

Each year the school puts on a concert, every student has a part to play and most have a line, there is lots of dancing and singing and it keeps the audience in fits of laughter. So much time and effort goes into these concerts each and every year. There is a theme through each year's performance.

This year it was 'The History of the World' and each year took a different part of history and turned it into a fantastic performance. Year One had 'The Stone Age', complete with The Flintstones and lots of cave people. I am in awe of the teachers that pull all this together and also of the sewing skills of some of the parents that make costumes! I do wonder how they'll top each year, but somehow they do!

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'A portrait of each of my kids, once a week, every week in 2013'

Muddy Organiser - She's come a long way, she used to be afraid of lambs, now she's happy to feed them
Muddy Pixie - Sitting in the audience at the school concert, in awe of the spotlight and action on the stage
Muddy Puzzler - Not wanting to miss any of the marshmallow!
Muddy Boy - I love that he has no problem at the moment with wearing girly clothes, hats, pink shirts, I know this will change soon, but for now I love that he gives it no thought.

Killing them with kindness

So 12 months after the big Fox escapade which wiped out our poultry we are starting to branch out again into other breeds. We have had a couple of plain brown chooks for a while, they were rejects from the neighbour, a testing bunch, just in case the chook yard wasn't truly fox proof. After almost 6 months of survival we've used the Muddy Puzzler's birthday as an excuse to get some Silkies. I did think we were getting chooks ready to go straight into the yard. Unfortunately I was mistaken! We now have 4 baby chickens, we put them out in a cage on the grass in the day and bring them in to a brooder box next to the hot water system to keep them warm at night.

 

The Muddy Kids are loving it, soaking up all the squishy cuddles, overfeeding them, effectively killing them with kindness, as I think they are so well fed they'll soon have trouble walking. It is lots of fun though, and has been bringing smiles to the kids faces and lots of conversation about names (Dora, Pink cupcake icing, Thomas and Barbie Fashion Show are the current names they've been given). 

 

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A Portrait of each of my kids, once a week, every week in 2013

Muddy Organiser - A rare smile, at the moment exhaustion is setting in with the end of Term 3 closing fast
Muddy Pixie - Delighting in the veggie garden
Muddy Puzzler - So proud to be wearing Grandpa's Beanie that was found after being lost shifting sheep in July
Muddy Boy - Thongs - no more to be said

Linking up over at Che and Fidel for 52 - A Portrait a Week

A lot happens in the space of a few weeks

So much happens when you don't blog for 3 weeks, big events, little events, lots of lovely family time. We've checked crops, been to parties, celebrated a special 2nd Birthday, explored the Warrumbungles and the observatory and enjoyed just being together as a family.  We've said goodbye to an old worker and welcomed a new one into our world. We had an awesome Father's Day and spent it with friends at the local pub.

 

We have gone from jumpers and long pants to shorts and T-shirts, with thongs and sandles, it is such a fantastic time of year, not too hot, the flowers are starting to bloom, the roses and grapevines are greening up and it's so much fun to just be outside, in the sunshine, in the garden and soaking it all up before it gets too hot! No matter what the rollercoaster of life has kept up it's momentum!

 

 

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A portrait of each of my kids, once a week, every week in 2013

 

Muddy Organiser - So serious, thoughtful and contemplative

Muddy Pixie - Mum- do you have to take my photo again

Muddy Puzzler - Let loose on the hammock

Muddy Boy - I'm not too sure about this hammock Mum - I think I like it!

 

I think I am done playing catch up now, finding the time to blog has been hard these past few weeks, I still captured those moments with my kids, but the time to upload and put them together has been harder. Trying now to get back on track......

 

 

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A Portrait of each of my kids once a week, every week in 2013

Muddy Organiser - Taking in the spectacular Warrumbungles
Muddy Pixie - Enough with the shoes already - I'll carry them
Muddy Puzzler - Captured in a moment that cheeky smile
Muddy Boy - I want to do what my sisters are doing