Day out in the City

Here we are enjoying the City with The Farming Dawsons.
First a cultural visit to the church opposite Federation Square- most interesting. We met some Girl Guides there- three separate groups! Next on to the flames- plenty of time for posing before the main attraction.

Fraser goes to high school.

Here is Fraser on his first day at High School!
We never thought this day would come. Mr Squeezy has grown up a lot.
Another school related photo, at home with a Science project- baked Alaska! It tasted great and keeps quite well in the freezer.

Fraser goes to AJ2010

The big day has arrived- after about 18 months preparation. Here they are ready to board the bus to Cataract Park, NSW. They all had matching hats, bags, bum bags, water bottles, scarves, another top, plates etc! What a huge operation 13,000 scouts plus leaders and heaps of activities as well. We take our hats off to the organisers.
and eagerly await news of how it all went. Check out he web site AJ2010- for reams of info.
Looking forward to seeing you again, Frais, our brave, bold scout.

School concert 2009

Big fun was had by all. The weather, for once, was very nice- not too hot, too cold, raining or smokey- as it has been in the past!
Fraser performed- "Let's get it started in here!".
Gemma's class performed the more traditional,"Jingle Bells".

Fraser graduates

Fraser graduates from primary school

Art work.

Dressed in our best, ready for the ceremony.

Certificate for NSW Maths competition. Fraser also received the school maths certificate.




School captains give a speech, this was the best picture- the lighting was not good.

We are very proud of our grown up boy!

Hello

Look out- there's a new post.
Birthday cakes for the day and the party- can you guess what they are?





Morning present
opening.














School project- This is Fraser's Dianorama.
Brief make a model of your hero. (There were a lot of Steve Irwins.)

If the world were made of paper...

An idle day and plenty of paper and sticky tape- suddenly we have our own futuristic airport.
View of the main runways.
Helicopter pad.






Pilots eye view of the main buildings.
'Blackbird' space travel 'plane hanger.








Close-up of the terminal building, with passenger bus.
Not sure how long it will last, afterall, it is made of paper... not sure if it has a fire fighting crew... could be a little unsafe.

The boys went to the motor show again. Not enough cars with stowable tables, unfortunately.
It's good but, how many cup holders does it have?

Garden Improvements

Landscaping is coming on apace- with all hands on deck. Grannie made her own wheelbarrow from a pot and a golf trolley.
Now we have our own creek and sculpture garden installed.
Plants to be added in the Autumn, when it gets a bit wetter- here's hoping!
The new sculpture was a birthday present for Kaggs- 'Rhythm' by Andrew Kasper- let's hope the parrots like it too. More improvements to follow, when the labourers straighten out a bit.

Happy Christmas

Happy Christmas to you all.

Wishing you all a fabulous holiday with lots of prezzies and loads of fun.

Lots of love from The Massive xxooxxooxxoo

What Fraser and Gemma did at school this year.

School work 2008
Here are some examples of the children's work this year. An invitation to school by Gemma. The grade 2 theme was 'Mini beasts'. Here is a dragon, a caterpillar and a ladybug.




This is a true account of our adventure down the Creek!
The class had to develop characters for a story. Mischevious Mortimer's toaster (he is the evil character) and Heroic Henry's spaceship- I think he is the hero.
Here they are on a recent day out.

School Captain

At school assembly on Monday, Fraser was chosen as school captain for next year!
He was very excited and we are all very proud of him. Gemma cried "happy tears" as he went on stage to receive his certificate and the congratulations of Mrs Maclachlan, the principal.
Well done Frais!

The Slatch

We all had fun when Kath came to visit

Day of Wombats

Today we visited a friend of Karen's who helps injured wildlife. He's currently got two wombats (Wombles and Barry), a swamp wallaby(Poppy) and two tawny frogmouths (no names so far).

The wombats are very cute and extremely bulky, a brick with legs. Pete wants one for Christmas- despite nearly being bitten on the leg by Wombles. Pete says- "That's a bit harsh on Wombles- it was only a friendly nibble"

Gemma's Birthday

At last the big day arrives! Gemma is 8. She got what she wanted- some fish. They are called bubble and marble- the names relate strongly to their main physical characteristics. Marble looks as though he has swallowed a marble and bubble has big bubbly eyes.The party is to be held soon- a Haloween theme, watch this space....
Here she is showing off her new front teeth, which have also recently arrived.

Knitting triumph

Here is Gem in her new dress.
I got this wool from the op shop for a bargin- the new fairy dress is fitting well and will probably grow at the same rate as the fairy, if we are lucky.
For the techno interested, I knitted it on big needles from the bottom up- hoping the neckline will not stretch. The sleeves are raglan and also knitted upside down, just for fun. All in knit stitch- no point in doing fancy stitches with this wool! I am chuffed that it has turned out wearable- and popular.