Hip Hop

A few weeks ago Riley started Hip Hop lessons (organised once again by Carolyn, I would never think to even go looking for such fun things for him to do). Riley is loving it and last week we invited his girlfriend Nassia to join us, she had been watching her older sister do Hip Hop lessons for some time and was very keen to join. So we had Riley (aka Batman that day), Nassia and Lucas (aka Superman that day) on Friday afternoon grooving with teacher Jenna (the reason Brad thinks Riley enjoys it so much is that he enjoys impressing such a good looking young lady.....hmmm he may be on to something there). So here are a few pics of Riley showing us his moves.

Just a little side note, Riley and Nassia were telling their teacher Sam that they were doing Hip Hop together and then the Principal, Phedre, got wind of this and now they are keen to have Riley and Nassia do a little number in the school play in a few months!!

The Bat Mobile

I am a little behind in my blogging these days, there always seems to be something stopping me from getting this done. Right now Emily is sleeping (fingers crossed she stays that way for at least another hour so that I can get this done).

Not the weekend just been but the one before I was enjoying a sleep-in upstairs whilst Brad looked after the kids. I came down to find Brad and Riley working very hard on a 'project', whilst Emily happily looked on. The finished product was a Bat Rocket (in keeping with Riley's fascination of superheros). They spent literally all morning on this thing, Brad (ever the engineer) shaped the wings into the famous batshape, they stuck on a bunch of batman cups (leftover from Riley's birthday) to the back as afterburners and an ominous nose cone to the front - must see the pic to understand. They were both so proud of their work that they took some pictures and Riley gave me strict instructions to add them to the blog. So here they are....

(Notice the said 'ominous' nose cone on the front)

Commando Crosby.....

We are officially mobile!! Emily has been commando crawling for a few days now and gathering speed with each attempt. Gone are the days of putting her on the floor and coming back to find her happily playing in the same spot. Oh no, we are now using our newfound mobility to 'explore' every inch of the house. Just this morning we explored (a number of times) underneath the computer table, plenty of yummy cables there (Hmmmm), we explored inside the pantry, beside the rubbish bin and we also tried our best to explore behind the toilet (as mummy was using it). Drastic times call for drastic measures so yesterday the 'playpen' (kindly donated for temporary use by Michelle) was erected. At first this was a novelty and Emily enjoyed playing in here, that was until she realised that she was confined. Seems we don't like being confined so much (go figure....). I can see a baby-proofing shopping trip in my very near future....

First attempt at standing after 'launching' from Aunty Little Bec

Hmmm Nice perspective from up here, Hi Mummy!!

OK so there has got to be a way out of this place if I could just find it......

Ooooh I see Puppy "Hey Puppy come spring me from here......"

I can see I am going to have to lick and chew my way out of here then.........

OK so a bit harder than I originally thought, I will sit and rest on it but "Never Say Die....."

Visitors from afar....

This year we have been lucky so far to have had two visitors from home. Aunty Brookie arrived at the beginning of April and stayed with us for a little over 2 weeks. It was lovely to get to spend time with her and gave us a great excuse for Brad to take some time off work and go tragvelling the countryside. We mostly did stuff around our local area but we did manage to take a weekend trip away to Sun City.

Lazy Mornings.....

"The Fam" at the Elephant Sanctuary (and yes the elephant is the one on the far left of the pic)

Aunty Brookie and the kids at Pilansberg lunching with the giraffes.

Then at the end of April Aunty Little Bec came to visit. It was great to get to spend some quality time with my lil sis. We also spent most of our time visiting areas around home and also just involving Bec in our daily lives. She came with us to watch Riley at his various activites like Soccer, Horse Riding and Hip Hop Lessons. We managed a day at Christine's Day Spa also and then got ourselves tidyed up for a photoshoot with my good friend Tiaan. I suppose we needed photographic proof that we were able to pull off the girlie look (Hair, Nails and wearing pink etc....LOL).

Toy Basket Orientation..............

Aunty Little Bec teaching Riley how to Facebook??

Petting time at the Lion Park


Girls Day at the Elephant Sanctuary (and again YES the elephant is the one on the FAR left)

Dinner with the girls on Bec's last night in Joburg.

Any and all other visitors are still welcome of course, we currently have vacancy at Club Crosby....rates are reasonable too.

Glamour Girls....

It's been a long time coming but finally Bec & I decided to have some pics done together. We called up my good friend Tiaan and arranged a date and then took ourselves off to the hairdresser and then the day spa for some girlie pampering. I think we scrubbed up ok. What do you think?

7 Months Old Now!!

She just keeps growing and growing, there is no stopping this little monkey now. At 7 months she is now sitting very comfortably and confidently on her own, including in the bath tub. She is also trying her very best to crawl, she is making some headway but not always in the direction she is wanting to go, usually backwards but this morning she did move sideways (pretty tricky if you ask me). She is enjoying more foods and has started on baby custard and surprise surprise she loves it! She has also started having good old Vegemite Sandwiches for lunch, she is right into the idea of feeding herself and is now loving the Vegemite too although her first taste left her in a little bit of shock. Brad now has a theroy about why aussies love Vegemite, becuase we give it to our babies from such a young age that we grow up not really knowing any better.

Side Note: All of these lovely pics are courtesy of our resident photographer (and her new toy) Aunty Little Bec!!

6 Months Old Now (A little late but still here it is....)

So our little angel is now well and truely 6 months old. She is growing at such a fast rate it is almost hard to keep up with her. So at 6 months she is trying new foods all the time (not always loving them though I think I may have a potentially fussy eater on my hands) she tried her first bikkie which she was right into, that poor bikkie didn't stand a chance in her hands so I now have to take bikkies with me wherever we go (as well as a load of wipes to clean her and a 1M radius around her afterwards). Here are a couple of shots of her first bikkie experience.


HMMM YUMMY!!


OHHH SLIPPERY LITTLE SUCKER.....

THAT WAS GOOD MUMMY, PLEEEEASE MAY I HAVE SOME MORE....

YAY, I CAN HAVE MORE!!!