B2B...A Family Event!

A couple of weeks back we entered the local Botanic to Bridge Fun Run. 8 kms is not exactly what I would call fun! But the boys did run it and I walked a steady to turtle's pace behind them...they beat me by a full half an hour! A beautiful morning to be out and about though with 4000+ others. Thanks to the Port Authority for organising the day. We'll be back!

Love a good beach day

Queen's Birthday weekend rolled around and we had grand plans to go away for a few nights. But due to having a sick little boy we decided to stay home instead and planned a couple of day trips. One was with family friends to the beach for a couple of hours on Her Majesty's birthday. The sun was shining, breeze was gentle, company was fun and the sand,  oh so tasty! And BTW...the fish were nibbling! And as evidenced by one of the photos below, JVI did catch one!

A great way to spend a public holiday....sand, sun, splashing!

First Mothers' Day

What a special day of thankfulness and quiet celebration Sunday proved to be.
My first Mothers' Day was spent with my two favourite boys eating a yummy breakfast, enjoying a full vase of fresh, happy gerberas, playing and a relaxing walk on the beach in the afternoon. Oh yeah...and a treat of KFC chips. Such a nice day with plenty of time to think back over the last year and remember, with a smile, all the bits of being a 'Mum' that I have so enjoyed.
Like....reading stories, seeing the developmental milestones reached, bath time, the first sleep thru, giggles and laughter, swimming, family holiday, rolling -rolling-rolling, cuddles, jolly jumper sessions, staring into beautiful blue eyes, shopping for cute little clothes, hearing 'mum mum and dad dad' for the first time, etc, etc, etc.....

I am so grateful to have the opportunity to be a Mum and to have such a wonderful co-parent in J and such a delightful son in j.

First Family Holiday

Last week we managed to get away from busy Gladstone to spend 5 days together at Agnes Water. It was so nice to have time out to enjoy each other and just relax. We spent days sleeping, reading, exploring, swimming and playing. A great first family holiday...and here's to many more in the years to come.

Our pool 

We spent LOTS of time in the water

Which Jacob just loves

Just like he loves his tucker

And walks on the beach

Family shot

More exploring

Love the view

Not the best waves, but Jon had a fun surfing lesson

The boys bonding with books

We found the beach where K's family used to camp back in the 80s

There's still oysters there

Ahhhhhh...holidays...they wear you out!

Little j and the V8s

Thanks to Uncle A for the cool driver's suit and to Daddy for explaining to me why FORD is best:)

Weekend Action

J and the John Deere take on the block!

Winners were.....J and the John Deere and the sun!

Australia Day

Jon reckons you can't top his Australia Day.
He: competed in a triathlon (his first in 8 years) and survived....had a barby for breaky.....visited with family.....surveyed his new block of land.....drank a freshly ground coffee.....cuddled his wife and son. Sounds alright to me too!
Here's the proof:

Sussing out the course. Which one do you think took the wrong turn in the ride?

Kirsty's Dad (@ 60) competes in his first tri. He led for much of the way:)

Jon finishes the swim leg...on his own

Blitzes the ride

Takes all 3 cups of water during the run

Super competitive as you can see...there's 1.5km to go at this stage

The pace of the action was a little too much for a 4.8month old to keep up with

Hooray! Finished!

Recovery session

More recovering

For both Van I men

Showing off my latest trick

A first....little j with both sets of grandparents at the same time