This monthly blogs is ridiculous, and as is obvious from the lack of blogs we have been very busy of late. And with the silly season on us in full force it is not going to get any better.

(He wishes!!!! at the Sydney Bike Show)

Andrew is very tired, as we don't seem to get much sleep these days. He is really happy with the changes we made to the youth group as we are still averaging 35 - 40 kids a week and the drop in nights are working well. Noel & Anne have headed back to South Africa again this Christmas as Anne's Dad is not well and so for the second year running Andrew is on deck for December. He was very excited on Monday as he had finished Sunday's sermon by 12:30pm, this is a first ever achievement. He had also taken on a Kids Christmas Show with a good friend Merrillie who felt God was leading her to put on a very cute Sheep costume named 'Fleecy' and go around to schools telling kids about Jesus. They have been very busy with practices and are doing 3 different schools and our Christmas Carols.


Caitlyn is still loving preschool and is growing into a gorgeous little big girl. We had Annika's 3rd Birthday in the begining on Nov and she had a great time playing with her cousin.

With Andrew and Merrillie having Fleecy practices I have been looking after Tahlia and Kalista and the girls have had great times dressing up and pretending to get married.

This week we invited Lizzie to come shopping wit us and she brought Caitlyn a new dress that has not been off her since Tuesday and she loves to parade around in it. She is almost 4 years old and you really wonder were that time has gone.


Philippa is off and running now and there is no stopping her. She is such and happy and funny kid, so different from Caitlyn, (Caitie was always serious).

I enrolled her in preschool this week so we got her uniform and she paraded around to show everyone her new shirt, hat and bag.

She is still refusing to eat anything but weetbix, bananas, pasta in sauce, jam sandwiches and of course Chips!!!! but we are slowly getting there. She is a lot more demanding that I remember Caitie being as when Pip is hungry and feels that it is time you feed her she goes up to her high chair and hits it, points to the kitchen and grunts. She told the microwave off the other day as I put her bowl in there and she wanted it out!!!!

I am just as tired as Andrew and really not organised out Christmas at all. My garage is FULL of presents to wrap that I have to do once the girls are in bed but I just can't be bothered. But at least my attempts to clean my house every Monday morning before mothers group, make the beds each morning and vacuum once a day so it stays tidy is working. Well I better get dressed as it is swimming day and Grandma Werlie will be here any minute and I am sitting on the ground in the middle of what was my tidy lounge room before the girls got up in my PJ's.