February iPhone Photos

Sorry about the chopping back and forth between months, I found another batch of iPhone photos on my phone from February. Zara looks so grown up in this photo with her sneakers on.

I'm still obsessed with those eyelashes 

Big sister cuddles are the best 

Lissy at a staircase to the moon (this was during a family video that was being made by Tiana Clarke). 

Pretty tropical flower from someones garden in Karratha

Harrison on a mountain bike ride with Dad 

Girls ready for church in their Sunday best (I adore the dress Zara is wearing, a little RL dress from Aunty) 

Cuddles with Aunty Erana at Empire Cafe 

Michael and Harry were on different basketball teams this season. Michael was on Magic and Harrison was with the Lakers. They would play each others teams occasionally and although they would get competitive they were always best friends at the end. Look how hot they would get after a game outside in Summer in Karratha. 

I love this photo of them 

A photo of Sienna out the front of our house 

Clinton in the local paper with a group of engineers 

Typical Lissy style 

Sienna won an award for her creative writing - she received two books. We were really proud of her. 

'Crazy Hair Day' at school 

Poor fourth child. I often have to wake her in the afternoons to be able to pick the older kids up from school. Who would want to wake up a baby from such a peaceful sleep?? 

I found these two sitting on a couch, fully dressed, in the pool one morning. 

Sienna's primary teacher Leanne Gard, is just wonderful. Sienna adores her and loves all her primary lessons. Leanne looks after and feeds someone else's horses in Karratha and often picks up Sienna to come along. She took this amazing photo of Sienna and her own daughter Olea (far right) with two of Olea's school friends - they are at the stables. 

Papa Visits 2

Papa was incredibly helpful for the two weeks he stayed with us. He spent days in the extreme heat of Summer unpacking and organising Clinton's huge shed. I wish I had taken before and after photos as it's hard to describe how enormously daunting the task truly was. Papa was super helpful around the house too; putting out the rubbish, hanging out and taking in the washing, cleaning the kitchen, washing the dishes, babysitting...the list is endless. I was able to get the last boxes unpacked while he was there and settle the kids into school. Plus the kids loved having Papa to play with them, as you can see in these pictures in the pool. He's extremely patient with us all and we feel so blessed to have him in our lives. 

They love it when Papa throws them in the pool

Three on one, poor Papa!

I tried to get a nice photo of Papa and the kids before church, but inevitably someone's eyes were closed or someone wasn't looking in every photo!

One of Zara's first words was "Harra" she loves her big brother!

It was Papa's birthday on the day he flew home so the night before we had ribs for dinner and a birthday cake (covered in mint kit kats and cherry ripes - Papa's favourites).

Zara is thinking, "let me at that cake!"

After the cake...haha!

Words can't express our gratitude for Papa coming to help us during our move. He's always serving and helping others and we appreciate his good example in our lives. Thanks for all your help Papa, we hope you got some rest when you got home. 

First Day of School 2017

I was so grateful that I had Papa staying with us for the first week of school. It was much easier taking the big kids to school without Zara. This is Alissa's first year of Kindy and she was really excited to be going to her new "big girl school." I had to include all these photos of her because her facial expressions were priceless!

Sienna in year one, Alissa in kindergarten and Harrison in year five. 

This is my favourite photo of them all! 

Harrison was so happy to be in his best friend Michael's class. He really hit the jackpot this year with his teacher Mrs Campman-Withers. She's fantastic! Harry had a wonderful first day. 

Cute notes the teacher left on all the students desks

Harry was lucky to have lots of his friends in his class. Michael, Tobie, Zachary and Jaxon.

I don't know why I didn't get a photo of Sienna in her classroom. Her room was in a bit of chaos that morning and maybe I was too distracted. Sienna is in a split year one/two class. She was happy to have her friend Lily in her class but unfortunately many of her other friends were in different classrooms this year.

Alissa is in Mrs Morris's class this year. She happily got stuck into the activities on the tables.

A sweet gift of bubbles from her new teacher

A gift from Alissa's teacher to the parents

Alissa didn't shed a tear and happily said goodbye to me. I went home relieved that she was so settled. She goes to school 2 days one week and 3 days the next, a five day fortnight.