We officially have two toilets, two basins and two showers that work. Master plumber Keller was kind enough to connect the water and voile there was working plumbing things. The toilet is fine to use along with the basin but we really should get a shower screen built before launching into the en suite fully.
There are good and bad points about dad in the bath. Good point the water rises heaps, bad point there is less room, good point he squirts you with the bath toys, bad point there is less room. Okay so there are more good points than bad points. Anyway, Alicia and I think its fun.
There are some things in this world that amaze even me, and it happens to be this chip. Its a frozen chip probably from frozen makeshift potatoes but that doesn't detract from the size. Its amost 18cms as you can see from the ruler. Ewan had a really big chip a couple of nights later which I had to take a photo of, but it doesn't compare to the monster chip of all time.
How is it that Alicia just adores her dolls. She didn't even own a doll until she was almost 1. That obviously hasn't been a deterrent because now she has taken to dragging her dolls everywhere we go. This is not normal for us, because Ewan didn't get too attached to anything, except maybe Aunty Leannes pound puppy. (another story) Well Alicia loves her babies and especially Baby Cameron or Carla (the name changes depending on the outfit). She is a right little mother and does a really good job, most of the time. The doll looks like a real baby and has instigated conversations from strangers because of the likeness. Just the other day whilst at IKEA, Brad had a couple of comments. Yes he was holding it whilst Alicia played. Anyway Alicia won't go anywhere without her baby.
This is what I look like whilst blogging and dancing to the Wiggles whilst sitting down. Not attractive I know, but real
Why has it become a nightly ritual to wrestle with dad. Not only is Ewan involved but Alicia has to be in on the action. She can be as rough as Ewan and won't back down. She does have a tendency to be a little girlie when things aren't going her way though. Ewan loves it and secretly so does Brad.
If you took a look at these photos you would assume Alicia has always had a dummy, but that is not the case. She has however developed a fascination with Cameron's dummy. She will take it and run, munch on it and won't give it back without her classic tantrums. I just think its a novel item.
We had Chicken and Chips for tea tonight and both Cameron and Alicia still had a lot to eat but neither was interested. Aunty Leanne then got Alicia to feed Cameron and visa versa. It worked a treat. They ended up eating heaps!!!! It was very funny to watch and a little bit messy. I'm not sure if Cameron was completely happy (check out the photo) but seemed eager enough to eat everything Alicia gave him.
Poppa had been doing some work in the roof and the light was on. Brad had installed a light in the roof in case they needed to do work up there. Ewan spotted this and thought it was cool. I said that he could have a look once dad got home from work. He was so excited climbing the ladder and when he looked into the roof......he thought it was pretty cool.
Here is a photo of a clock that Brad got for his 21st. Does it look complete to you? If you answered, NO, then you would be right. Usually it has a glass dome covering it. Well that dome cover met with an unfortunate accident. It could have only come into contact with one of two children. Guess which one. Yes, Alicia decided that it didn't need a cover after all. According to Ewan (who is definitely not a reliant witness) said that Alicia kicked it. I don't even want to go there, so we won't.
What the???? You say. Our family has grown by one. And its a tiny tiny one. His/Her name is Mudgie. Mudgie the Budgie. I named it mainly because I didn't want to have to contend with Billy which was Ewans name. Billy from child care was not nice.
Well Ewan did believe he was a hairdresser this morning when he decided to cut Alicia's hair. Unfortunately for Alicia, he did a shocking job. So much so, that I was devastated and cried for at least 20min solid. I couldn't even speak to Ewan. There is no way to fix it or cover it up, thankfully he didn't cut the front but the side and really close to her head. It doesn't look so bad with her hair wet, but when its dry it looks dreadful. I think I was so upset because we have been growing it for 2 years and it has finally reached a length that is really nice and she has these curly bits at the back. And she has only recently had her first real hair cut. God knows what Donna is gonna do this with one.
Pepper and I have some bonding time, usually when I go to bed, either to sleep or watch TV. She jumps up and I rub her little tummy. She loves it. What she doesn't like, is when Brad comes to bed. He doesn't want her on the bed and certainly lets her know. He points his finger at her and says, "Off". This is usually enough for her to get off the bed independently and go lie on her pillow. The other night, she wasn't going to budge, as you can see from the photo. If it meant having to lie on me, that was going to happen and it did.
I was looking out the French doors yesterday and noticed two parrots sitting in a tree. They were there for ages. This is the type of bird we get in our area, I would assume because we are close to Linear Park. They can be very chirpy but are absolutely beautiful
I was busy in the computer room and thought it was a little too quiet in the lounge. Once I emerged, I found Ewan asleep on Brads back, whilst Brad was reading his Cruizin magazine. Now we are not necessarily shocked when we see Ewan sleeping in weird positions but it can't have been that comfortable. He has always been the same, once he is tired that is it.....he is asleep regardless where he is. He has fallen asleep on me whilst at Fasta Pasta and the Royal Hotel. Hence, he sleeps when he's tired.
I thought Brad did a really good job tonight with Alicia's hair. Not only was it away from her face, but if we had put a decoration in her hair and a fancy dress on, she could have been mistaken for going to a party.
It only took two haircuts and you may have noticed that Ewans fringe is no longer chopped into. I hope this episode of our lives is gone forever and I won't have to put Donna through another hair crisis for a while.
Introducing you to Batwoman and Batgirl. They fight poos, constant drink filling and baby swaddling together. I have to admit, that Batwoman takes on a little more than Batgirl but she makes sure that Batwoman is never idle and always willing to help hang out the washing, put a nappy in the bin and look cute on queue.
Alicia has learnt to open the fridge. This may seem a harmless act, but believe me its not. Now when I go to get something from the fridge, like cake etc, there always seems to be a little finger mark in it. So we have to put delicate items higher than she can reach. Soon she will be trying to fill her own cup, I just can't wait to have juice all over the floor.
