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Maddie's Hi 5 Pizza Party

We headed off to Maddie's Hi5 Pizza Party in our new Hi5 shirt thinking we looked very special with our curly hair. Once everyone had arrived Aunty Annette told the kids to put on their special aprons and climb up ready to make their Hi5 Hand Pizza's (Very well done Uncle Nathan!!!!) This kids had a great time putting on a selection of toppings.

While the pizza's were cooking it was then time for pass the parcel. Each of this kids got a lollipop and some stickers and the birthday girl got a special Hi5 sticker book.

Then it was time for Maddie to open her presents, have you ever seen a group of 4 & 5 year old's during the present opening stage of a party, it is much like seagulls at the beach really....

Once the presents were opened then it was back to the table to eat their wonderful creations. and then Aunty Annette's wonderful creation the cake!!!!!


The kids then did some dancing and a game of frozen solders. It was a great afternoon had by all.

Well done Uncle Nathan & Aunty Annette and Happy 5th Birthday Maddie!


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All Italian Motorshow




Queens Birthday holiday Monday we headed into Darling Harbour for the All Italian Motor show. Lots of Fiat's, Lamborghini's, Ferrari's, Audi's and the all important Ducati's.....

This is the New Ducati 2007 1098S Tri Colore Very Nice!!!!! But lethal weapon - see specs below


We loved this little Fiat, it was a 500cc (494cc less than the Duc!!) and it have a motrised key at the back that turned as the car moved.....

There was also a very special guest for Caitie her all time favorite Spanish friend DORA. She got some stickers and had a couple of cuddles. However she was a bit disappointed that Boots wasn't there, but apparently he was very tired from swinging in the trees. This was was really great as you can imagine the noise when they started up the cars, and when she doesn't deal with loud noises at all!!!! not good for a super sensitive little girl....

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My First Pastors Wives Retreat

WOW!!!!! This was the most amazing weekend away, I learnt so much, and came back so pumped and excited about ministry and it was so at the right time cause I was so over everything.

Pip came with me and she was a dead baby, slept through all the sessions and great a night. That was a HUGE answer to prayer. Caitie stayed with Andrew, which was a great blessing to me to have some time out. I have a very special husband and I know it, just need to tell him more.

I was able to see that I am doing this "Pastor's Wife" gig ok and that what I am feeling is normal. That I am not failing my husband, church, God or self. Just that it can be tough some times and that life is so different to one married to a 9 to 5 Mon to Fri husband.

I caught up with Carolyn Altman and she is doing really well up and Lithgow and I met 21 other women who are just the same as me and that was so encouraging. Our speaker was Greta from Tamworth and she was so real and honest and such a talented lady, with a great husband that looks after the 2 girls while she came to minister to us.
I have decided to help out by being on the committee for next year which will give me something to do for me and that is out side of Windsor. Also allow me to network with more Pastors wives so when I do go to things with Andrew I can speak to more people than him and myself.
Both Anne and I were inspired to start up a ladies retreat, which our church has never had and seeing the men have had one every year for the last 10 years, we thought it was about time we had one. So I have booked the same site as this retreat, so we have a date, I have a name "MeTime Ladies Retreat" as every woman can identify with the need for METime, I have a really cool logo (if I do say so, I think it is anyway!!!) and as you can see I have done the flyer. All we need now is a speaker and for 12 months to pass..... but I am sure it will fly by.
I was really encouraged by the response of people when we have told them about the idea. We need 35 to book the site and I know that we can do that easy just by how many women who have already booked husbands to take the kids, are telling others and are excited too. This is such a blessing and confirmation that the ladies of our Church need this.
So if you are reading this from Windsor, put the date in the back of your 2007 diary ready for next year, start saving your $2.50 a week, tell others and lets get excited about the possibility's.
If you are not from Windsor, Anne and I would value your prayers as we work together for the first time to make this happen, as we seek a speaker, look at specific people to help throughout the weekend, for the ladies of our Church and most of all that is a weekend of blessing to everyone who comes and glorifies God.

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Hawkesbury Show 2007

Well, this was very disappointing day.

We thought that with Caitie being that year older she would be more into the rides...... NUP she has over developed her sense of fear during the year!!!

We thought with Caitie being that year older she could pat and chase the sheep and goats in the friendship farm .......NUP no animals to pat as they were not there!!!

We have a tradition Dagwood Dogs followed by pancakes..... NUP after 15 years the Pancake Shack was not there!!!

Good weather..... NUP it was wet, muddy, raining and just not fun!!!

Clydesdale's ...... NUP don't know whats happened to them!!!

It was just not as good as it has been and we had got a frustrating call about the Church 'lack of development", so our mood was changed from grumpy to just don't go there!!!

After a really lame pony ride, we did find some little kids rides that she liked and that was the jumping castle and cars, so we spent 30 minutes with those rides and then headed home.

Oh well maybe next year

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Introducing Sabrina Kate Mackay


Born Monday 23rd April, to very proud parents Nathan and Annette and Big sister Madeline.

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Easter 2007

After the abundance of chocolate last year we decided to ration it out this year, and only buy one for Caitie, one for us and none for pip (there is one thing for blended food, not blended chocolate even though many of you choc-a-holics out there would disagree). It was all going well , instead of a big egg for Caitie we got 12 small eggs and did a egg hunt around the lounge room for her, which was great once she got the hang of it. Andrew got his usual Rocky Road Egg and I was spoilt with a Lindt assortment box including a rabbit that has a zip and pouch under its belly.... just don't go there!!!!

This is where we hit a snag see we had forgot about everyone else buying chocolate including for pip..... hence and table of chocolate, rations of 1 egg a day for over 3 weeks and many pimples.....
Good Friday we had a great service and after church headed out to Turramurra to look at a bike for Nathan who is getting his licence soon. We then drove to Manly for a wet and windy walk along to corso and chips and ice creams, then we headed back home via the new Lane Cove Tunnel (thats one long tunnel and as it was free, why not) then we put the girls to bed and had a quiet night off.

Saturday we headed out in the rain over to BJ and Kerryn's for a nice BBQ lunch where the girls played together and Annika enjoyed her eggs. Then Saturday night we headed out again in the rain to Dave & Alissa's engagement party, which even though it was wet was a good night and we had 2 very tired girls.
Sunday was another great service with big numbers that was very encouraging for Noel and Andrew. So over all it was a nice Easter had by the Parkinson Family.

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Easter at Bunnings

I was looking on the web for something and come across the Bunnings Family Easter craft night, so I booked us in we headed up there to do Easter craft!!!! It was the best night, Caitie had a ball and we both came out covered in glitter. Bunnings are great they do these things for free and the kids have some much fun, they also do it on Saturday's and Sunday's at 12pm and it is a great hour out that the kids get to make a mess that you don't have to clean up.


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Jamberooooooooooooo





As Andrew is now the Chaplin of the Boys and Girls Brigade we headed down to Jamberoo on Saturday for a day of playing in the water and on the grassy hill.


The water was rather cold so Caitie was not to excited about going in passed her knees and Pip screamed when I dangled her legs in for 10 seconds. So while Marcus and Majella had the girls, Andrew and I took the opportunity to float around the Billabong a few times and then it was time to eat.

After lunch Caitie, Lizzie and John played on the hill. Caitie rolled up and down and sideways, She ran up and down and sideways, chased John and Lizzie and played peekaboo.


It was a nice day and made even better as it ended with the girls in bed by 7pm and Andrew and I enjoying a nice Thai dinner while watching Happy Feet.

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We're going to the ZOO

We headed to the Zoo on our day off on Tuesday and after 2 Train rides and a Ferry ride we got on the cable car and headed to the top of the zoo.


We saw Monkeys, Tigers, Lions, Elephants, Giraffes, Seals, Zebras and lots more.

Not quite sure what was in the air on Tuesday, but it seemed like all the animals were getting some..... The chimps were all on heat, so they were doing what they animals do often and very loudly and just check out the elephants.... That's one big boy and he is only 7 years old!!!!!!


Caitie loved it and Pip was really good too. It was a very long tiring day but we all enjoyed it and had a great time. Caitie went to sleep in the car on the way home and so she went straight to bed and slept through till the morning.

We also picked the best day to go as the Queen Mary 2 was in the harbour..... That is one BIG boat and only the cost of a house for 1 person to sail on!!!!

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Mum's 62nd Birthday


It would have been Mum's 62nd birthday on Monday and it was a day of mixed emotions. It was easy to go on with the mundane this of the day and then every now and then it would hurt. My wonderful husband came home from Elders with lovely bunch of flowers and the sweetest card. And for some reason Caitie was singing Happy Birthday all day.......

It is so hard to believe that she has been gone almost 3 years.

Grandmother Bevan, Mum and me as a baby



My all time favorite photo of Mum, BJ & I in Malaysia in 2005


Me & My Mummy in 1998 at Dad's surprise 50th party



In the hospital when Caitie was born in Feb, 2004

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Family Cafe at Little Kids Church


Sunday morning in Little Kids Church the kids made Chocolate and Peanut Butter Spiders for the families to eat after church. So Grandma and us headed in for a yummy (so they told me... Peanut Butter yuck!!!!) Spiders. Grandma had 1 Daddy had 4 and Caitie had 3.

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