Easter Egg Painting

It is day 6 of the school holidays, Wednesday morning, and we have no car, so we're busying ourselves getting into the Easter spirit! Eggs... look out!

The girls get their aprons on and equipment ready.

Smiley.

Concentration.
The wonderful egg-citing (sorry) results!

It is only 9.30 am... what shall we do now??

Cyclone in Oman, Rain in Doha, Camping indoors...

We unexpectedly experienced A LOT of rain here yesterday, so instead of heading out to the desert, we set up camp in the games room...

It is 6.20am and Matilda says, "I'm awake now!"

I guess, so are we!

My Second Medal

Congratulations to Isabelle for winning her second medal in gymnastics!

She has improved heaps and her scores went up from her last comp.

We're Driving to Dubai!

To accomplish this we need to get all sorts of paperwork done... and some new passport photos for our Saudi visas.

Gosh, the girls suddenly look all grown up even in my eyes...

When did this happen? And who consulted me?

Happy 7th Birthday Belle!

For those of you who don't know, it is a Swedish tradition to wake people up with fanfare (cake, presents, singing, balloons, etc.). Sooooo, here we are surprising Isabelle (well, not so much of a surprise since this is her 7th wake-up call!) this morning...

Banana cake?

All the pressies.

Yup, girls ARE best!

Cuddles with Daddy

So What... I'm Still a Rockstar!!

Welcome to Isabelle's Rockin' Party!

Wicked!!!! Soul sisters, Ruby and Isabelle.

(OK, Brendan and I are seriously worried that Isabelle looks more like she is turning 15, not 7!!!)

Miley & Hannah. (No, it's really Cloe and Carley, but I bet you couldn't tell.)

Ellen and Jamie on stage.

Ruby in Rockstar mode. Yeah baby!

Trying to catch Matilda on film while on the dancefloor is not an easy task...

Dance buddies, Alessandra and Isabelle L.

Isabelle and Brendan displaying their Air Guitar skills to "Sweet Child of Mine".

One of the favourite games... roll a 6, dress like a rockstar, cut and eat as much chocolate as you can with a knife and fork!

Go Jessica!

Cloe stuffing the chocolate in.

Sarah after she rolled a 6, "I... can't... eat... any... more... CHOCOLATE!"

Make-me-up. What do you get when you mix make-up kits and lots of eager girls? Well, here you can see the fabulous results... Brendan's team won this competition. Work it baby!
My obviously skilled team came a close second.

Hip Hip Hooray! Three cheers for Isabelle.
I'm lost for words...

The girls then split into four groups and had to choreograph a dance to their chosen song.

Here is Isabelle's group rockin' it to "S.O.S." (Jonas Brothers, not ABBA!)

Break dancing... I like it!

Stunning performance by Ruby and Isabella to "Hot n Cold".

A little side trip...

I was just in Perth for a very quick two weeks (purpose: complete a two-week school experience, teaching S&E at senior school). Managed to squeeze in some catch-ups, a hen's night, and a baby shower. Here are some photos from the times when I remembered to bring the camera!

Isabelle & Matilda's cousin Eleanor, who has just turned 2.

Eleanor and Aunty Julia (Brendan's sister)

Trying out some falsies with Azimuth.

Yep, we're 'still the best'. At what you're wondering? Hmmm, let me think about that.

Dinner with Martina & the boys. Here's Alec.

I tell funny jokes... see!

Tamsin & Ed's baby girl Molly. It's dinnertime!

I had a 9-hour wait at Changi Airport, so I popped out to celebrate Justine's 28th birthday with the rest of the Kirkham clan. Here are the sisters and me.

Ma & Pa Kirkham

Happy Birthday!

Cutie Pie

My job is to keep Mummy entertained in the traffic!

Isabelle's Sports Day

Today was Isabelle's turn to have sports day. Waiting for the event to start...

Ten races altogether, here is the egg & spoon race. Concentrate!

Kicking the football around the cones, tricky.

"GO NEPTUNE!!"

I love the way Isabelle runs, with a smile!!