Party preparations

Helping Mummy with all the baking... at least she doesn't have to do as many dishes!

Summer Sleepovers

Yesterday, Isabelle slept over the Jamie's house. They went to Nails for manicures, went to the cinema to see Kung Fu Panda, and ate pizza before falling asleep at 9pm.


Today, I picked them up and took them to lunch at Johnny Rockets, Heely-ing around Carrefour, swimming at the compound pool, and cooked spag bol for dinner. Matilda was delighted to have not just one big sis, but two! The girls fell asleep in front of Alvin & the Chipmunks. I wonder what fun we'll get up to tomorrow??

Making a mess at home!

Now that I'm on summer holidays Mum lets me make lots of mess at home! (I'm missing my big sister a lot - she had a sleepover at her BF Jamie's house last night.)

Matilda's last nursery day

Finally, I am on summer holiday too! Thanks for all the fun, Apple Tree Nursery!

Can we have a movie night tonight?

The girls camp out under Isabelle's desk and watch Bee Movie on the world's smallest DVD player. Daddy's watching something boring downstairs and Mamma's doing her assignment. We gotta stick together!

Isabelle the teacher

OK, school's out for me, but I'm teaching my sister to read.

Goodbye Year One!

Today was Isabelle's last day in year one. This is her teacher, Miss Allen.

She took home a fantastic school report - once again, we are super proud! She has made some great friends, and we look forward to seeing them all after the summer break.

Meet our newest pets!

Tortoises Stegosaurus (Isabelle's) and Elephant (Matilda's) arrived yesterday.
Matilda spent the whole day reading them books, singing for them, talking to them, and showing them pictures. Hmmm... I think she misses our dog.

Mormor came to visit!

Well, first things first... we all needed haircuts!! So, Isabelle, Matilda, and I (and four other neighbourhood children) lined up for a quick trim.
Not too short Mormor!

Hugs. Mormor has all the cool stuff... check out this hair wrap!
Finally, someone to sit and play with my Polly Pockets for hours...
Dancing in Isabelle's room to Waltzing Matilda.
Endless hugs and chatter.
Brunch at Movenpick Hotel. Mmmmmdelicious.

We look forward to seeing you again in a few weeks Mormor!

In the lead up to exams...

Who knew I'd be watching this many Disney movies in the lead up to my exams? Well, the reason is Matilda is home with scarlet fever. Poor thing. Exams, shmexams.

Music enters the house

Thanks Grandma for introducing music into the house! Look I can even do it backwards now!

Monkey see, monkey do

Much to our surprise Matilda appeared out her sister's dressup box in what looked like a full abaya & big glasses! Hilarious. I guess that's what she sees the ladies wearing around town.

School play

OK, so the photos are a big dark, but the performance of Wackadoo Zoo by the year one kids was BRILLIANT! Isabelle was a narrator (big part!) and dressed as a pig that neighs. Note to self: must bring tissues next time, sniff sniff.

I want to go to school too!

Matilda wants to do everything her big sis does, including go to Doha English Speaking School (DESS). AND THE GREAT NEWS IS... SHE GOT IN!!! YAY!!! Well done Titi! You're a clever chicky!

Mermaid Party

Today we hosted a shoal (or is it a gaggle?) of mermaids to celebrate Isabelle's 6th birthday.

The lounge room was transformed into a underwater world, with real fish! The girls were all transformed on arrival with mermaid skirts, body glitter and an abundance of hair, wrist & neck bling!

My two mermaids.

Then they got hyped up with pass-the-parcel with treats & dares in it, the chocolate game, crab racing, and a skin-the-eel race! In keeping with the sea-theme... the birthday cake was a sandcastle with shell chocolates.Well done Isabelle! You're a great 6 year old, and we're so proud of you!

Would you let this man read a bedtime story to your kids??

This is what Brendan would have looked like in the 70's. Scary.

As for Samantha, the big hair and big makeup is just lovely! Haha. We're off to celebrate Moon's 35th birthday!

Our new addition to the family...

Here she is... Brendan picked up his new VW Passat today! Ain't she a beauty?

Happy 6th Birthday Isabelle!

The birthday celebrations started early on the weekend with lunch at Johnny Rockets with good friends.

"YMCA!!"

Horseriding on the day with besties Elsie & Ruby at Sheik Faisal's farm. Horses are Honey, Vinegar & Amigo.

More fun at Fun City. Little sis got to come along too. Afternoon cake & tea. Thanks for the marble cake with green icing and pink smarties! Yum!

Happy Easter 2008!

It is 5.37am and the kids are eating chocolate... it's gonna be a hyper day!

Quad biking!

Isabelle dragged Brendan out quad biking... wheelies, donuts... Brendan was hanging on for dear life!