October

So my next update didn't come so soon after all...sorry!  But here's a few photos of what happened here last month.

 A random hot day in the holidays saw us head off to the 'beach' for a cool off.

Here Devon and Olivia are playing in the water waiting for cousins Lauren and Hannah 

to arrive - they were up from Albany for a week. 

 The girls stayed for dinner that night - 

here they are having fruit time with Nanna

 Hannah, Lauren and Olivia letting their creative juices flow

 Levi being a goofball and my maid in the background doing the ironing ;-)

 On the last day of the school holidays we headed off to Perth on the train

 enjoying some morning tea while we wait for the ferry 

which takes you across the river...

 ...to the playground

 

 a quick happy snap of us all before heading back home

The morning was beautiful and sunny but the afternoon was a bit wet and wintry

 good for a quick spot of shopping while Levi slept :-)

 Levi's lovely locks were becoming just a bit long and knotty, so it was time for a trim

 I was scared his curls would disappear if I chopped it too short so I just took a little bit off

 The highlight of the day while Nan and Pop were staying with us - the nurses visit!

 Devon (and Olivia when she was home) were allowed to help the nurse with things like

taking Pop's temperature and blood pressure which they thought was just it! Devon's not shy either

so when the nurses started coming he'd run outside and say, "Hi! I'm Devon, I'm 4 1/2, what's your name?" 

Another big October event: Rod's 33rd birthday this year :-) 

It fell on a Sunday so we celebrated with the family and Ed and Evette

with coffee and cake and then soup and buns afterwards

Here's Andrew, Paul B, Ingrid, Rod and Marcel

Charlene, Dad, Myron Hordyk (Renee's bf), Renee and Rose 

 Marleen, Mum, Evette and Ed

 All the kids made themselves quite comfortable at the front door :-)

Tegan, Devon, Elisa, Anya, Levi, Courtney, Olivia and Caitlin

 from the kids perspective...a familiar sight while the in-laws were here

 and another one from the kids...all the books we need to keep Levi 

occupied during breakfast, lunch and dinner! 

With their dear Pop and Nanna