December 2013

Here's an idea of what we were up to in December of 2013.

Augie had a go in my Christmas party heels.  

Despite a fondness for trying on red heels, he's still all boy with his love of rough play.

He also loves a good obstacle course - here he is with Mick at the Yokine Play Space.

Checking out the Kent Street Weir at Canning River Park.  We'd gone to Canning River Park to scope out good places to hold his birthday party on the following weekend.

Drinking out of the dog's water tap at the Canning River Park.

Shopping for new beds - this one ended up being the winner!

Augie's brand new big-boy bed in his new room.  He slept in it the very first night and has never once gone back to his crib/cot.  So far, he's only fallen out of it once.  Mick went in to pick him up and he went right back to sleep.

Opening his birthday presents on the morning of December 10th (and picking his nose!).

Trains are the new bin trucks so he was thrilled to get a few trains as presents.

He also got some new books.  I'm thrilled to report that his love of books is still as strong as it was when he first discovered them before he was a year old.

Just when he thought he was done with the presents, he discovered his big present - a surprise train set Mick and I had put together downstairs the night before.  There was actually another surprise train set in our lounge room which he discovered later on in the day.  This one had been a hand-me-down from a friend but we decided to give him another fun surprise on his birthday.

He got a bit overwhelmed with all the presents and got very shy just before he opened the very last ones from Mick's parents.

We had a playdate with our little friend Olivia from Asilo (day care).  Olivia also loves riding the trains so we caught the train from the city out to Claremont and went for a babycino and a morning snack. 

Happy Augie over dinner out at a favourite burger joint one hot summer evening.

Mick's original song entitled 'Woman', which he has now taught Augie.  As you can tell, it's a musical extravaganza...

My work had a family picnic on the Matilda Bay Foreshore. Augie has fond memories of this event a) because there were a few other little people there who are just his age and they had a ball and b) because it's the first time in his life he'd had an icy pole (popsicle if you're reading this from North America).  In the photo above are the Icy Pole Gang, from L to R, Xavier, Augie and Thomas.

The Icy Pole Gang

A big 'cheers' to icy poles.

We also caught up with one of my Mothers Group friends who has since moved to Switzerland but was back in town for a visit in December.  It's hard to believe just how much these little people have grown!  This is a photo of Augie, Mitchell and Wyatt (who now lives in Switzerland) actually sharing a train set.  A real milestone for us indeed - we went to this BBQ and actually sat around having a conversation while Augie just played with the boys.  We did not have to helicopter/referee or tag each other out to ensure that civility and peace reigned in the play space.  Hallelujah!  

Augie and Wyatt had a ball doubling on Wyatt's little gyro-bike.

When we went to the Canning River Park to check out possible birthday spots, we took Augie's bike as he loves riding on this BMX track there.

On Mick's day off work each week (Tuesdays), Mick and Augie would walk me to my bus stop in the mornings so Augie could hail my bus for me.  This is a job he took very seriously and never once did I have to hail my own bus so long as Augie was at the bus stop.

One afternoon we met Jess, Jasper and Dave out on the beach in Fremantle for dinner.  Fremantle is a good 40-minute drive from our house and THIS is the music we were treated to nearly the WHOLE WAY THERE!!!  (Incy Wincy Rano, in case you hadn't grasped by the tune, is the Incy Wincy Spider in Italian).