Fiji - part 1

In early March we spent 8 nights in Fiji. We stayed at the Outrigger on the Lagoon on the Coral Coast.
We had the most amazing time. Our trip was relaxed and fun. The boys enjoyed kids club and we enjoyed some time alone! We swam, ate, drank and relaxed. We highly recommend it and would love to go back one day :)

Here is a selection of photos from around the resort. I'm posting from the iPad, so I can't comment on the photos, so hopefully they are fairly self explanatory...

Seat belts

About 2 weeks ago we swapped the boys from a 5point harness to an adult lap-sash seat belt and in doing so, converted their seats to booster seats.
They weight guidelines for the conversation is 18kg.
Depending on the time of day they are weighed....
Ethan is 17.9-18.4kg
Ben is 16.9- 17.5kg

We figure that's about right....

They are happy with the move :)

Soccer

Ben and Ethan have started under 5's soccer!
They have played 3 games and are loving it. We play early Saturday mornings for 2x15 minute halves. They play 4 a side with no goalkeeper on a small field. It's good as they have more chance to kick the ball. They haven't scored a goal yet, but kick the ball often and have great fun!!!
They also have practice on a Tuesday for30-45 mins. With soccer, preschool (two days a week) karate and swimming they are busy little boys.

Below are some pics of their first game.
Ethan was number 1. Ben was number 3.

Update on Ben's surgery

We took Ben for a 6month checkup after his operation to remove his adenoids and insert grommets.

He's doing great. Both grommets are still there but the left is blocked by ear drum growing over and almost out. This is the natural progression to it falling out. The right is still working.

Ben has had an excellent result from the surgery.
He no longer dribbles or snores!!!
He is hearing better and his speech has improved so much we are now more concerned about Ethan's speech!! We are thrilled with these results, as its always a worry as a parent to put your child through an operation. It's great to see proof that it was the right thing to do.

Ben still has to wear ear plugs to swim, shower, bath or any time his ears might get wet. He is very good and cooperates well with his earplugs.

We go back to the surgeon in 3 months for another checkup

Summer parks

Summer is over :(
But the weather is still warm.

Here's a few pics of the water park from today and another park from last week.

Love cards

Last Sunday I (Sal) came home from work to a roast dinner and some love cards from the boys.

Here's the inside of my 2 cards :)

Too many questions!

While we are driving, Ethan sits quietly and looks out the window. It's quite normal for him to go the whole trip without speaking more than 1-2 times.

Meanwhile Ben talks constantly!
He asks questions in a non-stop string of speech.
Today it's something like this

Why are those (school zone) signs flashing?
Why do they only flash when the kids are there?
Why do we have to drive slower?
Why do speed limit signs have red circles around them?
What happens if we drive too slow?
What happens if we drive too fast?
What was that noise (motor bike engine)?
How can you hear the noise of the engine if it's inside the bike?
Why do cars make that bang (backfire) noise?
Why do the engines get broken?

And it can go on like this for ages!!!

Other days we can get questions about different topics.

Too many questions!