Holly had a great birthday last week. On Saturday she had some friends over for our first ever birthday Pool Party and it was a huge success. The pool party concept must be the easiest in the history of party themes, because the kids just swam for most of the 3 hours, got out halfway for a spot of lunch, pass the parcel and a pinata – Breezy! I didn’t know what games to play given that these kids are 7, go to about 10 or so birthday parties a year and are quite savvy with the games thing. So I changed the pass the parcel concept to make it that as they unwrapped a layer, they had to do a challenge in order to get a prize. For example, one had to hold her tongue while singing happy birthday, one had to do a sum, one spell a word, limbo, hop for 15 seconds and sing songs etc. It was hilarious and quite exciting for the kids to see what they had to do when they unwrapped the paper. Great game! I was also so impressed with the level of swimming skill and confidence these kids had in the water. None of them have swimming pools, but do swimming lessons and it really shows. Well done parents!
909 ^Holly and I with her party cake at her birthday pool party.
912 ^ Meg the little mermaid

Here are a few pics of the kids in the water – we set up the slippery dip so that the kids can fly down it into the pool. They have had endless fun with that one. I wish I could fit on it to have a go myself!
905 ^Holly flying off the slide
930 ^ Jess crashed out after the party

We had dinner for Holly’s Birthday with Mum and Dad over, Holly requested her favourite dinner – Burritos, and then we had Birthday cake (from Adas and Lin) which she chose herself mainly for the pink cream and chocolate sprinkles all over it. Cake was so delicious, thanks you A and L xx

I filled in for a sick colleague last week and spent a good 90 mins up in the ICU testing 3 very small and sick babies before they were transferred to other hospitals. One was so tiny, barely 900 grams when born at 25 weeks last October. I would be surprised if it was 2 kgs now, all these months later, but it did pass the hearing test so that is one less thing for those parents to have to be concerned about. I’m just loving my job so much. Looking forward to this year and seeing what happens in regards to my position and permanency etc.

Mum, Lisa and SIL’s Penny and Sascha are heading off to Melbourne this weekend to visit Kate. On the agenda – shopping, Phantom of the Opera, dinner at Fifteen (Jamie Oliver’s restaurant form the TV show) and a bit more shopping.

We bought a new camera and Jus has been taking mega amounts of photos, so here are a few of my favorites.
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918 ^Dressing up at the Discovery Zone at the National War Memorial
924 ^Meg and I ‘flying’ a helicopter
927 ^Justin and Girls in front af a fighter plane
921 ^Trampoline fun at my aunties place.

Have a great week