We are me; Mummy, otherwise known as Michelle, Big chickpea; Daddy, otherwise known as Tristan, Medium chickpea; Rowan and Baby chickpea Reuben. This blog was started as I thought I was starting to loose track of all the amazing day to day things my children learn and how we grow as a family. It is also here to keep family and friends up to date with our adventure of moving our life from the UK to Australia.



Wednesday, 21 September 2011

Well there goes the summer, I'd better get blogging!

Wowzers!  I knew I hadn't blogged for a while, but I didn't realise it was over a month ago!
I never seem to manage to keep up with blogging through the summer months, so much going on, and the boys go to bed much later, so I don't get much of a chance to get on the computer.
But they have gone off to sleep before 9 o'clock tonight, so I plan to do a bit of a catch up beofre sitting down with my chamomile tea and getting on with christmas knitting!
Our first festival of the summer, holifair - a little local affair.  The sun mostly shone, we tried out our new mansion tent and had a fun time






Tris turned into the childrens entertainer, more and more children came up to join his merry dancing! Rowan at this point was mesmorized, sitting at the front watching the band.  He usually shys away from too loud music, but he knows the drummer and that gave him the confidence to sit right at the front.





Capoeria - the hypnotic drumming the were doing sent both boys promptly to sleep!

A spot of DIY, brighting up a very dull bit of hallway wall

Reuben admiring his and Rowans art gallery

I know we live close to the beach,  but sometimes its fun to have a beach in your garden!

8th Wedding anniversary - We went to a puppet show with the boys, then went out on the weekend to watch an open air play

This mountain was part of our garden beach, it was an egyptians pyramid, then a mountain for lego men and many more things that shamefully I cannot remember!




Random chicken shot!

Family fun day at St Agnes



Second festival - Aeon, Day two.  Day one was so wet we hid in the tent until it stopped raining!

A friend had made this wagon for pulling the kids around in.  People were amazed at it and kept stopping us asking if they were all my children!  they did look like a little blonde tribe!





Zorbing!  Can you tell by that grin how much he enjoyed it?

Rowans other love - Devil sticks


Making a bow and arrow





We camped with a lot of friends this time, which makes a big difference.  The boys had a fab time, in fact it was probably their best ever festival




Rowan wanted me to paint his face as a golden spiderman, mmm I'm not sure about the outcome, but he was impressed!

And Reuben wanted a green spiderman?!


Reuben found the real face painting lady, not rubbishy mum and dad!






Friday, 29 July 2011

this moment

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. 

Joining in with Soulemama for the first time this week