Notes on Andrew Belinda & Benjamin Lattimore

Happy Mum!!!

Ben has been attending our local C&K Pre-Prep five days a fortnight for seven weeks now . I was very nervous about how Ben would go. But I couldn’t be more impressed!! His teacher is amazing and he loves her! He asks every morning if today is his Pre-Prep day and is truly disappointed when it isn’t. He has made a lovely little friend and they are like two peas in a pod!! I had a peak at his folio this week…. fabulous!!! A happy little man makes a Very Happy Mum!!!

This afternoon the parents were invited to come after Pre-Prep for a coffee afternoon. It was lovely….. so many lovely people. It was made even more special by a sweet surprise…….each parent got a coffee mug decorated by their child to use when they visit. Oh I just love it!!! Being a Mum is so much fun – I feel so lucky and blessed!!

Linking up with Life Made Lovely Monday

Just Add Water and ……Presto!

We are amazed at our veggie patch…. it is actually growing. We don’t really know what we are doing, so we didn’t know what to expect. We are learning as we go. All we have really done is add water and ….. presto …….. veggie plants. We do consult with our only gardening book ‘Dig – Modern Australian Gardening’ by Meredith Kirton from time to time.

Here is an update of what has survived our questionable gardening talents, the magpies and the horrid scrub turkey – tomatoes {fabulously}, carrots {only three seedling have survived}, corn {most got pecked out}, beans {fabulously}, radishes {oh my goodness we are going to have dozens…. radish anyone?}, zucchini {fabulously until I transplanted three plants yesterday…. I think I killed them}, spring onions {most got pecked}, watermelon {only one plant left…does that mean only one watermelon?} pumpkin {two plants survived} and passion fruit {fabulously}. I think we are doing ok??

Ben is very keen to pull the carrots out!! It is taking some convincing to stop him from doing this. I am not sure he can wait any longer!! I am almost tempted to let him as I want to know what is going on under there as well…….. I am not known for my patience either!!

Will keep you posted on the carrots and other gardening adventures….

Ha-Ya!!!

We enjoyed our sandwiches with some Ninja moves!!

Thanks Aunty Claire for the pressie xo.

Oh the Joy!!!

I finally got to the new ‘Ipswich Antique Center‘ this morning. Oh the JOY!!! Room after room filled with treasures – from butter churns, wooden fireman ladders, cuckoo clocks to old milk cans and beautiful furniture. I only made one purchase this morning as I am on a money saving mission……. but next time I don’t know if I can be that strong!!

My First ‘Mummy’ Homework!!!

I can’t believe how excited I am….. I got my first ‘Mummy’ homework from Ben’s Pre-Prep!!! It was a two page spread about ‘Our Family’ for Ben to share with his classmates and then go in his folio. Ohhhh it was so much fun!!!! {Don’t worry I know how ridiculous I sound – I just can’t help it!!}. I adapted the ‘About Us’ that we use for the blog and added it to the first page and the second page is family photos – Ben’s favorites. I included Ben, Andrew, myself, all the cousins, both sets of grandparents, pets and scarecrow. Sorry Aunty’s and Uncle’s I didn’t have photos of you all….. beware at our next get together!!! The homework also said that all family special events/holidays/memories can be added during the year. So we can add a page about our new cousin when she arrives….YAY and other family from Melbourne or overseas we might see! Oh and yes I just had to add bunting…. as I can’t get enough of it lately and it always makes me smile!

So here it is……. I think it captures our family.

My publishing skills are a little rusty….. I haven’t done anything really since Ben was born. I used Publisher in the Virtual Box…… which is just crazy as I am sure Mac has something fabulous I could have used. I also used ‘Picnik‘ a cute online photo editing program to put the curves on the photos {Shauna from ‘The Reed Life‘ suggested it… THANKS}. But there has to be an easier way to do that as well. I also need to acquire a few more skills…. like being able to select just the bunting and not the background. I am interested in all suggestions for editing programs for the Mac….please.

With my first ‘Mummy’ homework finished. I will share with you another of my Pre-Prep Parent delights……I LOVE RECEIVING SCHOOL NEWLETTERS…….I really do!!!!

I am going to link up with ‘Life Made Lovely Monday’…. ENJOY!!

Meet Spud

Ben suggested we needed a scarecrow……what a great idea! So here he is – Spud the newest family member on the Lattimore Acre. He is spectacular – not only because of his incredibly handsome appearance but he has managed to keep those pecking birds away, even the scrub turkey. He also stayed standing this week through a crazy storm! Thanks Spud!!

I am going to link up with ‘Life Made Lovely Monday’, we think Spud is lovely and I do plan on blogging how we made him.