Hello there

Long long time no blogging, and I feel completely out of the loop with more than 140 characters ala Twitter :)
And my photo blog is equally neglected :(

This post is just a random collection of what we have been up to and what's left to do before the holidays start.

This week is the third last week before all of Isabelle's activities finish for the summer holidays, and the last two weeks are full of end of year activities.

Isabelle turned 4 at the end of last month and celebrated with her school friends with a royal party fit for the princess she is. The day before her party (her actual birthday) was the dress rehearsal for dancing, we stayed and watched the acrobatics routine and since then Issy has been practicing so she can so the same kind of moves.

The concert is just over a week away and Issy is very excited about dancing on the stage. Next year she will be adding ballet to her class list and cannot wait to start.

Next year will be her last year before starting "big school" and she will be going to pre-school three days a week. The class she is currently in will be splitting up into two classes with more kids added who are starting next year. We find out next week who her teachers will be, what class she is in and who will be in her class.

Swimming is still going well, she is also getting lots of fun practice at her cousin's who have recently installed a pool. I think we may be visiting quite often over the holidays.

The house is great too. The next door neightbour's dog is not so great though.
Isabelle took a while getting used to sleeping in her own bed, but with lots of reassurance and a great bedtime chart made by Aunty Amanda she is getting the hang of sleeping in her bed the whole night.

And Christmas is fast approaching and Issy is one excited girl.
She is not asking for much from Santa, only thing she really wants is "a brand new pink scooter".
The Christmas tree has been up for almost three weeks now!
Issy is also impatiently waiting for the Christmas lights to go up around the neighbourhood so she can go and look at them all :)

Hopefully this will not be the last post before the end of the year!

We have moved.....

...house! We moved into a new place with two of my sisters.

It is so very exciting, Issy has her own room, with her very own Princess Aurora quilt.
At the moment there is no ADSL available, fingers crossed it works out soon!

Currently at Mum's at the moment, visiting my little sister who just returned from a school trip to the Philippines and trying to catch up on my Google reader - been reading for a while and its still at 1000+!

Gift Ideas

Isabelle comes up with the most funny and unique gift ideas lately.

Her friend from school invited her to his party. While discussing present ideas she decided we should get him a T.V: Image from thethinkingstick.com


Then for Grandad's father's day present, she wanted to get him a boat. But not just a boat, it had to come with a car to pull it along:
Image from caradvice.com.au

And for Grandad's birthday this weekend, she wants to give him a chicken robot:
Image from iphone.88000.org

New Lunch Ideas

How cute is this?

It is from Funky Lunch, and I urge you to click through to the gallery.
Isabelle and I looked at it together, and she now wants lunch like this for school.
If it helps her eat more vegies at school, I'm all for it.

Book Club

Just 'joined' a book club over at Meet Me At Mike's.
The first book is The Time Traveler's Wife


Come and join :)

As promised....

.... here are some of the photos Isabelle took while in the backseat on our way home from our holiday.










She loves checking her photos after she has taken them, and the giggling from the backseat was hilarious!