Another Illness

Sorry I haven’t updated in a while, our house has been the sick house for about a week.

Sal has had an asthmatic cough for about a month, and after much nagging from Tracie, will be going to the doctor about it tomorrow. She also spent the last 24-36 hours living on toast and feeling nauseated.

Ben got a high temp on Thursday evening with no other symptoms. Since then he has developed a nasty chesty rattly cough and today has a green runny nose. He is also going to the doctor tomorrow

Ethan is developing a similar cough, had high temperatures on the weekend and vomited everything he ate on Monday. He is eating ok today, but his cough is getting worse. He is also going to the doctor tomorrow.

Tracie has held up best of all. But today yesterday and today she feels like she’s getting the same bug :(

As I am writing this, Ben’s woken up early from his nap and is crying…. better go check him. Poor sick baby.

Australian Reptile Park

Last Friday the weather was beautiful so we made a spur of the moment decision to visit the local reptile park. We have been there once before, when the boys were only just 1yr old. The difference a year can make to their interest and understanding is amazing. They had a great time looking at all the animals. It’s only a small park, and we look forward to a trip to a bigger zoo in Sydney soon :)

 

Ethan in the denim jacket, Ben in the blue jacket with hood on – looking at the dingos.  Ben, going over to say hello to the Kangaroo  

We were quite amused at how this emu was sitting!

Of course, after not too long, the boys spotted the park and had to have a look!

Take a close look at the pictures with Ethan…..that little tongue is making quite an appearance lately!!    

We had a great morning at the reptile park. We saw heaps more animals, but like a lot of reptiles, they were in little glass cages and didn’t photograph well.

Nana’s House

The boys LOVE going to Nana’s house. Nana (Sal’s Mother) lives about an hour drive away, and usually comes to visit us (rather than us lugging half the house to see her!). Every so often we make the trip to see Nana and when we do, the boys LOVE it!! They love Nana, her dogs and her piano. Here are a few pictures from our recent trip to Nana’s house.

 

The pictures below are the boys feeding Nana’s dogs. They got handfuls of dry dog food and emptied it out all over the patio, then Nana got out the dustpans and brooms and they helped clean it all up again. All GREAT fun for a 2yr old! – Ethan in red, Ben in blue/grey.

  Another big hit at Nana’s house is a toy pram that used to belong to Sal’s sister when they were young. It lives in Nana’s spare room and the boys know where it is and go get it every time we visit.

 

A few months ago (not long after they turned 2) we had a family party at Nana’s house (with all Sal’s Aunts/Uncles and cousins). As it was just after their birthday party and we had a new jumping castle we took it with us for all the kids to play on. Last week, the day before we went to Nana’s house, we told the boys we were going to Nana’s tomorrow. Ben’s immediate question was if we could take the jumping castle. He obviously associates it with Nana’s house! So we did!

The day had warmed up. Now Ethan’s in the green shirt and Ben’s in the red.  

We had a great day at Nana’s house!

Playing at home

Two 2yr olds are a funny combination. In the picture below, they both thought it was funny to bash their heads together. It made a pretty loud clunk, but they both laughed, and did it about 5 times….. silly boys!

Ethan and Mummy (Sal)

The other day my friend came over to exercise with me, and Ben, Ethan Laini (4) and Jordan (8) amused them self playing in the back yard while we worked out. When we were done we found the chairs like this. The older girls had gone home, but the Ben and Ethan tell me that this is a bus. They are sitting on the chairs riding the bus!!

Ethan

Ben

Plants and Birds

I know this is supposed to be a blog about the boys, but I can’t help my self with my new camera. Here’s a few new plant/bird pictures!