Josh was a little hard to get up and ready for school today but we still made it on time.
I honestly didnt recognise him when I got him from school as he had a white top on, but when he got closer to the car I noticed that he had been given his Cricket pack, also brought home some more wonderful artwork ...

Josh seemed pretty tired and I thought he was going to have an early night until Brenna rang and suggested we take the kids trick or treating for Halloween, we got there by 6.15pm but the other didnt turn up until 7pm, we headed out and just walked around the block, there were 7 kids in total and all did very well, some people werent interested and said things like "Im not American come back on Australia Day" a few others refused to open their door and yelled 'No one home" but most of the residents were very kind.

We didnt get home until 8pm and the kids were keen on piggin out on lollies, somehow I got them into bed by 9.30 with not too much fuss.

Well Josh was hard to wake up this morning, I tried 3 times before he finally got up.
He got to school just as the bell was sounding but was pretty happy I remembered to give him money for the cake stall today.
When I picked him up he explained that he got 2 cupcakes at playtime with his money and even got some change, he started digging into his pockets only to realise it had fallen out while he was playing.
Josh also said he had a computer class today and thinks he did really well (so do I by the look of his work he brought home), he said he even got to use the printer! Here's what he did ...

He was so good for the rest of the night, also worked on his golden words ready for his test this week!

Nicole dropped the kids off about 2pm and we all had the laziest day ever!
Josh and Lilly wanted to play outside and did really well without fighting and annoying each other for a few hours, then it started and they kept having to have time outs from each other.
Josh didnt like the look of dinner (Yoghurt baked chicken and veg) but after convincing him to just try it he was amazed at how nice it was and ate the lot!
It was so hard to get Josh to bed tonight, he kept saying but the sun is still up, I tried my best to explain to him why but he didnt seem interested.

Well staying up so late last night must have really knocked him about as Josh didnt get up until after 10am.
We all mucked around in my bed for well over a half hour tickling, laughing and just being plain old silly, then there was a knock at the door and Nicole and Bella popped in for a visit.
Josh and Bella played outside for a while then Bella had to go to a bday party.
Josh was great all afternoon, was in and out playing with Lill while I lazed about.
Josh got himself packed and ready in no time when I told him he was staying at Nicoles for the night.

Josh had free dress day at school and was so happy he got to wear his spiderman shorts and top, although when picked him up he told me off as I had forgotton about the cake stall and he didnt have any money.
He had hurt his finger at school today and brought this home from the school nurse ...

Josh was quite grumpy right up until dinner time as Lilly wouldnt leave him alone but his tune soon changed when I told him his Uncle Shaun and Emily were coming over for a visit.
Josh was so wrapped to see them both and wanted to play PS2 with Shaun but they spent most of the time looking for the car racing game which I think Lilly has put somewhere?
After Shaun and Em left Josh decided to play on his PS2 for a while and I noticed he didnt go to bed until about 11pm!

Another good day at school for Josh by the sounds of things and another beautiful piece of artwork for me ...

He said that the picture was of Australian soldiers protecting the beach (blue section) Josh said that the 2 blue men on the right is himself and his mate Riley and that their tank blew up so they are crouching down while the other tank gets the baddies!

Josh really wanted to play outside this arvo but I had to do shopping which he wasnt happy about!

Chops and vegies for dinner and he ate the lot!

Josh said he had a good day at school today and brought this home to show me ...

The weather was pretty bad today so he couldnt play outside when he got home, which he wasnt happy about.
Josh is a big fan of the simpsons cartoon but he was mesmerized by a program they showed on the ABC (channel 2) which was about the Australian Army. He is just so into soldiers at the moment and couldnt believe his eyes when he saw them on TV doing their training and listening to their stories, he kept saying 'Mum I want to be just like them guys and protect Australia from the baddies' Awww he's such a darlin!

Another great morning of being organised right up until we actually got to school and Josh had realised he had left his bag at home, grrrrrrrr! So Lill and I went to get it straight away and drop it back off for him.
I went to get Josh from school and he didnt seem too pleased about going home, I even picked up late so he could have a play, but he was a darlin when he got home, he brought the bin in and packed his bag and lunchbox away without me hasseling him!
We had Fish and chips for dinner which the Josh thought was super, off to bed for an early night tonight.

What a great start to the week, Josh was up at the crack of dawn and I had him at school by 8.15am, he was pretty happy about that!
When we got home after school Josh and Lilly headed straight for the cubby house and were in there right up iuntil dinner time, Josh was begging to have his dinner out there but it was getting dark.
A late night for Josh to bed, it was after 9.30 before he got to sleep.

I didnt get to see Josh until lunch time as it was John's birthday lunch so Damian, Lilly and I decided to walk up as it was a nice day.
Josh was outside running amok with Bella when we got there.
He wasnt too impressed about having to go home and was asking where is the car mum? As soon as I said we were walking home he thought it was a race and took off, he's quite fast and was way ahead in no time.
When we got home I said go and have a look in the front garden, next minute I hear 'woohooo, ohhh yea, my cubby house is up!!' going by that reaction I can be safe in saying he was wrapped.
Olive brought Lea over for a play and the kids had a ball.
We had Brenna and Zakk over for dinner and Josh was pretty happy about that, he showed Zakk his cubby and then was explaining to him about the computer games he plays in great detail.
Josh ate all his dinner and was in bed by 8.30

Josh was great this morning considering all I did was clean and hassel them not to mess things up again, he had a few games on the computer then we headed to Nicoles as she was having a make up party.
Josh, bella and Lilly played well outside then headed back inside for a movie and to munch out on some marshmellows ...

Josh didnt want to leave when it was time to go home and Nicole said he could stay for the afternoon and play with Bella and she would drop him off later.

By dinner time I was starting to wonder where they were, so I called and Nicole said he could stay over the night.

Another day of school and plenty of time to play before the bell, Im so lucky as I still get my morning kiss goodbye :)
I picked up Josh first from school as he loves to come into the day care centre and suprise Lilly.
Josh did all his chores again tonight and brought this home from school to show me ...

We came home and headed out to the garden for a quick clean up and the kids played in the back garden.

I was very happy to see Josh eat all his dinner tonight as he gets a bit funny now at trying new things, I made a lovely quiche with a heaps of vegies in it.

Being friday night he got to stay up as late as he wanted and didnt go to sleep until 10.30.

Josh was just in time for school today, he was a shocker to wake up again.
He said he had a great day when I picked him up and said 'check this out mum, I made a pirate's hat' ...

We headed to Lainie's for a visit.
He was quite well behaved there and had me giggling when I saw him playing with the doctor play set.
It didnt take him long to spot some dirt and he was straight into it.
We came home and had a beautiful canneloni dinner and bruscetta, Josh ate it all, I was so impressed.
He even got dressed into his pj's and headed for bed. I should've checked on him earlier as yep you can guess he was still up at 10pm sneakily playing PS2!!!

We were'nt late this morning dont ask me how as Josh would not wake up, it took me 3 times to finally get him out of bed, so tonight there will be no movies PS2 or PC, straight to bed!
I picked him up at the usual time he made this today at school ....

and we headed to Juney's to get Lilly. He wasn't happy when he saw her face and been painted and wanted to know why he missed out. I explained to him the fun day was for the little kids who dont go to school.
His mood soon changed when Juney gave him a Dinosaur book and he sat straight down to read it, he was wrapped that it had his favourite dinosaur pictures in there.

When we arrived home Josh was so happy to see there was something for him in the letterbox ...
I was lazy tonight so when Nicole came over to visit we decided to take the kids to McDonalds for dinner, which of course put a smile on their faces.
Well my plan on getting Josh to bed early didnt happen and again I found him watching a movie so I turned it all off and he was asleep by 9.30 yet again.

Another day of school for Josh, he had me worried this morning as he didnt look well and kept saying he didnt know what was wrong, but after 30min or so confessed he had a bad dream ... he said someone was hurting his dog and he had tears in his eyes :( I gave him a big hug and we went out to see if Hunny (our dog) was ok, he was very relieved to see her.
After that he was ready in no time but we still managed to be a little late for school.
Josh was in a fantastic mood when I picked him up but he kept asking if he could go to Kiona's to play, I explained I still needed to organise it with her parents.
Here is a beautiful creation he made in art class today ..

I made a beautiful beef stew for dinner and again Josh ate everything! I was a little annoyed to find him awake watching a movie at 9.45pm!

Another week gone by and Josh is off to school again today, he was nice and early so he had lots of time to play before the bell went.
Josh was in a great mood when I picked him up and then we headed to get Lilly.
Nicole, Bella and Shannon visited bu Josh wasn't interested in playing outside with Bella instead he ignored the fact they were here and opted for the PC, after they left he starts asking where's Bella gone?
Roast chicken for dinner and Josh ate it all.
Off to bed nice and early again xoxox

Josh headed straight for the PC again this morning so I let him go while I cleaned the house.
We dropped the kids off at their Nan and Poppy's as I was off to the Mornington Wine Festival.
We got back to pick them up about 3pm and Lilly was sound asleep and Josh was outside on the swings, he wasn't too happy when we told him it was time to go home.
We had a lazy afternoon, Josh and Lill played outside and got filthy dirty in the back garden.
An easy dinner and suprisingly an early night for the kids.

Josh had a good sleep in this morning and then he headed staright for the PC. He was stuck like glue playing his sonic game and was so excited when he got past the 4th level!!!
I had to pry him off the PC to get ready for Sheniah's party but when he saw the present all wrapped up he was eager as anything to get there.
I took some pics before we left ...

We dropped him off at 12 and picked him back up again at 2.30. He looked buggered but said he had the best time.
He wanted to get back on the PC again so I let him go for an hour then dragged the kids off to Brenna's so they could play with Zakk. Josh was a little cheeky at Brenna's and just wouldnt listen to me so after an hour I had enough and headed back home.
Josh ended up having a little nap in his room before dinner.
He was great for the rest of the night and I was shocked when he agreed to have a shower and not a bath for a change.
He didnt go to bed until 10, that afternoon nap must have recharged him, LOL.

Josh was buggered this morning and took ages to get ready for school, we still made it on time and I got a big kiss and cuddle goodbye.
He brought home some lovely artwork today ...

Josh and I stopped in at safeway before getting Lilly.
When we all got home the kids decided to pig out on sandwiches and biscuits, I was amazed they still ate all their dinner and wanted sweets afterwards!
Josh played some PS2 and then chilled out and watched some cartoons with his dad.

I dropped Josh off to school super early this morning and he seemed to be in a great mood when I picked him up at 3.30.
We came home and got ready to go to Brenna's for a BBQ.
Josh, Zakk and Lill played so well together. They ran around with the dogs until it got dark then headed in to watch Spiderman, then they decided they wanted to watch Shark Tales, that didn't last long either so they went off to trash Zakk's room instead.
We had a late dinner as the BBQ didn't work and ended up getting home at 9.30.
Josh was great and went straight to sleep, when I went off to bed I noticed Lilly had jumped in to bunk with him for the night.

I was in a bit of a panic this morning as I had a big day but Josh managed to drag himself out of bed, get dressed, have brekky and be at school right on time.
He was so happy when I picked him up as I had his swim shorts water pistols and told him we were going to Brenna's so he could play with Zakk. He made another beautiful creation in art class today ...

They had a ball and they got saturated within minutes. Josh even had an idea to tip a bucket of water down the slide and make a slippery slide which Lill seemed to enjoy the most.
We had to leave at 5.15 as I hadnt thought about what I was going to do for dinner and told Josh if all goes to plan we could go back tomorrow afternoon.
I made the kids macaroni and cheese and since Josh nearly ate a whole bowl full I gave in and said he could have biscuits once I had finished my dinner.
He watched bugs bunny cartoons again for a half hour and was asleep by 8.30.

Josh was amazing this morning we were all dressed and ready by 8am, he wanted to go straight to school so he would have a long time to play before the bell went.
Today's artwork ...

We came straight home after school had finished for the day as the plumber was there installing the new oven but he didnt mind as when we arrived he noticed the plumber had brought his dog and what was even better was that this dog actually played fetch with him and brought the ball back to him everytime!
Josh helped me water the garden and we headed inside to start on dinner, we had heaps of left overs from the roast and snitzel but Josh opted for fish fingers and garlic bread.
Josh and Lill played well together for the rest of the night but they were buggers to get to bed, Lill ended up sleeping with Josh and they both fell asleep about 10pm they looked so cute.

Josh was up and eager to go to school this morning as he knew he was going on the school bus after school to go and play at Kiona's house, so we dropped Josh off first so he had time to play with his mates.
During the day Kiona's mum rang to say that Kiona wasnt well and therefore wasnt at school so we will have to make another day for a play visit, I wasnt looking forward to telling him that, but after school Sam's Mum Michelle had rang as Josh was sitting eagerly waiting for the bus so she broke the news that I would be there to get him soon.
He was a little upset when I got there but seemed to be ok once I explained he will be going there for a play visit just not today, then he changed the subject straight away as he had some exciting news for me ... 'Mum guess what ... I got the star of the week today' Ohhh I felt so proud and he was given a bag with pencils and a sheet of paper in which he had to answer a few things about himself, here are his answers:
#1 What is your favourite food? Apples
#2 What is your favourite animal? Zebra
#3 Who would you like to be? Just like Hulk
#4 Who do you admire? Daddy
#5 What are you good at doing? Riding my scooter
#6 What is your favourite book? Cat in the Hat
#7 Where were you born? Rosebud
#8 When were you born? 25/01/2001
#9 What is the best thing about school? Sports
He also had to take back a photo of himself as they would set aside some time during school and read out his answers and his photo would go up on the board.
Josh was happy to see we were having another of his dinner favourites, chicken snitzel and even ate all his vegies, he was very impressed to know the broccoli came from our garden.
He watched a bugs bunny cartoons and was asleep by 9pm.

I didnt get to Nicoles until 1pm that day as I had been to Dandenong.
All the kids were outside playing on the swings and seemed to be in a great mood.
Josh was suprised to see me and wondered how I got here without him seeing or hearing me, lol.
We stayed for a while longer so they could play and then had to head home. While I prepared a beautiful roast dinner the kids played outside on the slide and bikes.
Josh ate all his dinner and I mean all of it so I decided he could have dessert which put a big smile on his face.
I was happy to see there was no fuss with Josh in going to bed tonight and he was asleep in no time.

Michelle dropped Josh off at 11.30 and Lill was so relieved to see her big brother.
They must have missed each other as the played together for a good hour with no fighting or yelling.
We went down the street to do some shopping, Josh started off in a foul mood as was draggin his feet and constantly complaining so I took him into the bakery to get some lunch, well it seemed to make matters worse as he only wanted cake, so I told him if he ate a sandwich or a sausage roll I would give him a cake, well his lunch was gone within a split second and he was up choosing a cake, he ended up getting the biggest lamington I had ever seen.
I then had to drag the kids to the deli, fruit and vegie shop, butcher and then to safeway, they were buggered by the time we had finished.
Brenna rang when we got home and asked if I could help with one more load to her new house so I decided to take Josh and the ute.
Zakk and Josh get along so well and played for ages, chasing each other with the hose and got totally saturated while Brenna and I relaxed in the back yard, we headed home about 5.30pm.
We had a quick easy meal got their bags packed and headed to Nicole's as Josh and Lill were staying over for the night.

We all had to get ready early today as Josh was off for another day at school, Lill was in care and I had to drop his clothes, blanket etc. to Michelles before Brenna arrived to pick me up back at my house. Amazingly we did it all and Josh was so excited as today was the day he finally got to go on the school bus with Sam and stay over the night.
I gave him a big kiss as I wouldn't see him until tomorrow.
Kioana's Mum rang me at lunch time and organised for Josh to go there for a play visit on Monday afternoon and again he would have to catch the school bus, I couldnt wait to tell him.
It felt so weird not getting him from school this afternoon and I couldnt stop thinking about him, neither could Lill by the looks of it as for most of the night she kept calling out for him and looking everywhere for him.
By 7.30pm I couldnt get him off my mind so I called Michelle to see how he was, she said he was fine and was being such a good boy for her, he jumped on the phone and quickly said 'Hi Mum having a great time, Sam has racing cars, love ya, Bye' and gave the phone straight back to Michelle. She said she would drop him off about 11am tomorrow.

Well we were all up and ready to go on time this morning. Josh was at school with plenty of time to play with his mates before the bell went, so it was good to see him off with a big smile on his face.
I picked him up but he didnt seem that impressed as he thought he was going to Sam's tonight so all the way home he had his arms crossed and an unhappy look on his face.
Once we were home Josh went straight for the PS2 and was determined to get past level one on the game his Uncle Shaun had bought him, that seemed to keep Lill and Josh occupied for a while, they had a bath and were eager for dinner as it was their favourite bacon carbonara.
He was such a good boy and went straight to bed with no fuss.

We all slept in this morning and in doing so Josh was late for school. I had to go with him to the office and get him a late pass, he didnt want me to walk him to class and he said 'bye Mum you can go now I can do this on my own you know' but I got a kiss goodbye so that was ok.
I picked him up once school was out for the day and as we were leaving we stopped to chat with Sam's Mum - Michelle and we organised for Josh to have a stay over on friday night, he was so excited about it and wouldnt stop talking about it all the way home.
This is what he brought home from school today ...

He didnt want to do much this afternoon except have a little play with Lill and chill out as he said he was still a little tired.
He ate all his dinner and wanted to go to bed.

Josh brought home some cards that were for me home from school today, you can find them here at my blog ... hyperdigimum
The kids that were in our group on the school zoo excursion made them, they are so adorable!

Josh was a little harder to wake this morning so I let him sleep until 8am, which was a bad mistake as when we got to school he wasnt impressed that he didnt have any time left to play before the bell went, off he trotted with a sour look, but I was pleased to see him happily playing in the sand pit when I went to pick him up in the afternoon.
Today's artwork from school ...

Josh again did all his chores without me asking when he got home, he makes me so proud!
As I was cooking dinner he came out and boasted look mum Ive got my pj's on and I put my clothes in the laundry, my head was literally spinning.
He ate all his dinner and was then determined to pass a level on his game so he was happily playing in his room.
I did some washing, and also caught up on some emails, put Lill to bed then again to my amazement Josh comes out and asks for akiss and cuddle as he wanted to go to bed, I went up to tuck him in and make sure he was comfy but he was already asleep!

Back to school - Term 4

Josh was easy to wake this morning and was ever so keen to get to school to see his friends, he was so much happier when he realised his dad was driving him to school.
It was so nice to see him run off with a huge smile on his face and his class mates greet him at the gate. Im a lucky mum as I still get a kiss and cuddle before he runs for the school, I savour every one as I know it wont last much longer, lol.
We picked him up at 3.30 and he was good and came straight to the car, he even said thanks mum for letting me have a play after school, he obviously still doesnt want me to pick him up on time! He brought this home today ...

He amazed me when he got home as he emptied his school bag and packed his lunch box away without me asking, he evn changed out of his school clothes and put them in the laundry, he must really want his pocket money this week, lol.
I didnt think he would have a bar of dinner as it was pasta bake and I had hidden capsicum and onions in it, but to my suprise had polished it all off.
He had a few games on his PS2 and then he hit the sack by 8.30

Well Josh, Bella and Lill were singing and screaming, yelling and all that kid stuff when I got up.They played quite well for a while in Josh's room then they all sat down for a big brekky.I no sooner turned my back for 5 mins of a quick clean to find the kids into the poker chips cards etc, they had thrown them all around the room!After they had packed them all away it was time for a bath, Josh wouldnt let Bella share a bath so Bella had a shower.While I had a shower they all thought it would be fun to totally trash Josh and Lillys room and I mean trash!Nicole rang and said she would be over after her shower to get Bella, so I got the kids into gear and made them tidy up the rooms.Josh wanted to go back to Bellas to play so he spent the afternoon there, which he was quite happy about.I picked him up at 4pm and we went to see Nana Juney. Mel was there as well.The kids were really well behaved there and were wrapped to see Juney as we hadnt seen her for 2 weeks.Back home we went for dinner and an early night as its back to school for Josh tomorrow, he was a good bot tonight and went straight to sleep.