January 31st 2009
Mans on left, Linc on right
January 31st 2010
Mans with his Daddy
Linc with his Aunty Tab
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Boy's Barnyard Birthday
I had a helluva time trying to organise the boys' first birthday party.
Trying to find a hall that was air conditioned and that you didn't need public liablity insurance to rent was like trying to find a needle in a haystack. The orginial plan was to have an underwater themed party. Fill up a kiddy pool and a couple of sand shells and have it at an air conditioned hall with outdoor play area. I found heaps of potential places but they don't hire out for private parties. You have to have public liablity insurance. What's the point? Honestly.
We even tried local pools and the only place I could find that had a pool party room (as TRAC isn't open yet) was North Melbourne Swimming Pool BUT the room was upstairs with no door. Yep, very intelligent to have a toddler's birthday party there. A quick bolt down the stairs and they'd be at the bottom of the pool.
So, the compromise was that we hire an air conditioned room at the Copper Settlement farm and I change the theme to Barnyard Animals. (Despite the fact that I'd all ready bought underwater themed party decorations.) I was not happy with the way the day turned out.
My usually reliable alarm clocks decided to sleep in, so therefore we did too. We had to make 2 trips in the car to get everything there and I still forgot half the food. The air conditioner in the room was useless by the time it was filled with people. It was too hot to visit the animals. The pony ride was a bust as only BFF's 2 and a half year old was the only one not terrified of it, and 2 hours for a party, with a half hour to set up and clean up was no where near enough time to fit everything in. (1.5 hours for a toddler's birthday party my butt HUGGIES!).
I was happy with how the lolly bags turned out and how the cake turned out and that's about it.
The boy's didn't even get a chance to open their presents there.
Hopefully by the time they're 10 I'll have it down pat!
Trying to find a hall that was air conditioned and that you didn't need public liablity insurance to rent was like trying to find a needle in a haystack. The orginial plan was to have an underwater themed party. Fill up a kiddy pool and a couple of sand shells and have it at an air conditioned hall with outdoor play area. I found heaps of potential places but they don't hire out for private parties. You have to have public liablity insurance. What's the point? Honestly.
We even tried local pools and the only place I could find that had a pool party room (as TRAC isn't open yet) was North Melbourne Swimming Pool BUT the room was upstairs with no door. Yep, very intelligent to have a toddler's birthday party there. A quick bolt down the stairs and they'd be at the bottom of the pool.
So, the compromise was that we hire an air conditioned room at the Copper Settlement farm and I change the theme to Barnyard Animals. (Despite the fact that I'd all ready bought underwater themed party decorations.) I was not happy with the way the day turned out.
My usually reliable alarm clocks decided to sleep in, so therefore we did too. We had to make 2 trips in the car to get everything there and I still forgot half the food. The air conditioner in the room was useless by the time it was filled with people. It was too hot to visit the animals. The pony ride was a bust as only BFF's 2 and a half year old was the only one not terrified of it, and 2 hours for a party, with a half hour to set up and clean up was no where near enough time to fit everything in. (1.5 hours for a toddler's birthday party my butt HUGGIES!).
I was happy with how the lolly bags turned out and how the cake turned out and that's about it.
The boy's didn't even get a chance to open their presents there.
Hopefully by the time they're 10 I'll have it down pat!
Christmas 2009
Ok so I'm slack.
I can't sleep because I'm hot and sick of not being able to find a position that's comfortable. Particularly because my belly keeps tensing in spasms. (But we'll get to that later.)
As I couldn't sleep I thought I'd finally put some updates on my blog.
I don't know whether to be disappointed or cheerful that I barely took any photos of the boys first Christmas. All I got was first thing christmas morning.
We had Baker Bob's Dad over from Tasmania as well as my family over for a late Christmas lunch and I just completely forgot about the camera. On Discovery Home and Health there's a show called, "Shalom in the Home" and one of the Rabbi's philosphies is once we start concentrating on preserving memories, instead of making them we are living in fear and that's no way to live. Which I think is very true, but I'm still disappointed. (I think the lack of photos had more to do with an aching back after preparing salad, meat and dessert for 15 people and dealing with an over tired Mans than enjoying the moment, but I'm sure in 10 years time I won't remember it that way.)
The boys got spoilt rotten with toys from everyone that my house looked like a bomb hit it for weeks afterwards while I tried to find a place to put everything. Baker Bob and I got them blocks and few small things (which took them a week after Christmas to open because a they were all presented out by the 27th and b they just kept eating the wrapping paper). Santa brought them bikes and a sack full of books and bath toys mostly.
My Dad followed up Christmas by having a minor heart attack on the 28th which was terrible but he's doing well now, (medicated) and it's just been bedlam every since.
Baker Bob putting the bikes together Christmas Eve
Mans on his bikes
Linc on his bike
The boys going through their sacks. (Note this discarded bottle).
I can't sleep because I'm hot and sick of not being able to find a position that's comfortable. Particularly because my belly keeps tensing in spasms. (But we'll get to that later.)
As I couldn't sleep I thought I'd finally put some updates on my blog.
I don't know whether to be disappointed or cheerful that I barely took any photos of the boys first Christmas. All I got was first thing christmas morning.
We had Baker Bob's Dad over from Tasmania as well as my family over for a late Christmas lunch and I just completely forgot about the camera. On Discovery Home and Health there's a show called, "Shalom in the Home" and one of the Rabbi's philosphies is once we start concentrating on preserving memories, instead of making them we are living in fear and that's no way to live. Which I think is very true, but I'm still disappointed. (I think the lack of photos had more to do with an aching back after preparing salad, meat and dessert for 15 people and dealing with an over tired Mans than enjoying the moment, but I'm sure in 10 years time I won't remember it that way.)
The boys got spoilt rotten with toys from everyone that my house looked like a bomb hit it for weeks afterwards while I tried to find a place to put everything. Baker Bob and I got them blocks and few small things (which took them a week after Christmas to open because a they were all presented out by the 27th and b they just kept eating the wrapping paper). Santa brought them bikes and a sack full of books and bath toys mostly.
My Dad followed up Christmas by having a minor heart attack on the 28th which was terrible but he's doing well now, (medicated) and it's just been bedlam every since.
Baker Bob putting the bikes together Christmas Eve
The presents under the tree.
Mans on his bikes
Linc on his bike
The boys going through their sacks. (Note this discarded bottle).
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