November 2014

This was November 2014...

We had good cuddles in the mornings.

We also had a bit of crazy in the mornings!

and more crazy...

bottomless pit of crazy, right here...

On the mornings Hux slept in (a previously unknown phenomenon in our house), Augie liked helping Hux get out of bed.

Hux was fond of sorting lettuce.

and playing in his Rainforest Jumparoo

fat little legs!

Batman and Superman had a wrestling match.

Augie was fond of vacuuming!

Mick and me at my work Christmas party.

My whole team from work and their husbands at my work Christmas party.

Libby and me. 

The obligatory bathroom selfie at the Christmas party.

Frankengnome was put in charge of 'guarding the peas'.  He did an excellent job as we had a bumper crop.  

Augie made this cool mask at Asilo.

Hux and Augie had some fun during Hux's tummy time.

Augie was particularly interested in the war memorial plaques at Kings Park.  Endless rounds of questions would ensue whenever we saw them.  We taught him that whenever he sees them he needs to feel deeply grateful that someone gave their life for his country.

On a lighter note in Kings Park - climbing some dinosaurs.  Hux watched with a keen eye - just waiting for the day when he can join in.

Selfie taken during one of our Tuesday lunch picnics.  Tuesday was the day I had both boys on my own all day.  We found that a lunchtime picnic was a good way to get ourselves out of the house and break up the day.

Atop a giant prehistoric reptile in dinosaur park in Kings Park.

Selfie of Hux and me while Augie was climbing dinosaurs.

Augie atop a dinosaur - a sleeping Hux in the stroller in the background.

Hux conversing with dragons.

In addition to talking with dragons, Hux also enjoyed when Augie entertained him with peek-a-boo man.

And we never really got too much of this peek-a-boo game.

Um, why are you taking my picture, Mom?

Oh, I suppose I could give you a smile!

Augie's feet are so big compared to all of his peers but they still look little here in this photo taken while he was wrestling with Mick one morning.

Family selfie during a morning cuddle.

Augie selfie

Another Augie selfie.

When Augie gets a hold of the camera photos like the three above and the one below.  He gets angles that we weren't even aware a camera could achieve.

Hux spent a lot of time hanging out in his Bumbo on the kitchen counter and he seemed to like the birds-eye view of the kitchen happenings.

One particularly active day for Augie we all ventured out to Bounce (a trampoline gym).  Hux and I relaxed on the benches and Augie had a ball bouncing around and jumping into this giant pit of foam cubes.

and just ran around like a crazy person burning off ALL THAT ENERGY

All of Hux's little friends from the Maylands Mothers Group.  Hux is in the lime green shirt and clockwise from him are: Lachlan, Sebastian (out cold!), Arabella, Reuben, Nikolai, Myles and Evie-Rose.  

Ah, those were the days when the babies all stayed put and we could step back and somewhat relax.  This gathering was at Tranby House for Lorayne and Evie-Rose's farewell as they were leaving us to move to Karratha.

It's Batman!  Augie got this mask from 'batman', who called him and said he'd left a batman costume for Augie at our house.  Sometimes Augie is a very bright kid but on this day he didn't put together that 'batman' sounded a lot like his Dad and you could actually hear 'batman' on the phone AND in the next room ;)

Smiles!

I put this photo in because one day Augie cracked out with this full song in Italian and we had no idea what he was singing until the newsletter from his (Italian) daycare turned up with this translation in it.

Hux having a great time with Sophie la Giraffe (she's French).

Look at those cheeks!

The arms are blurry because they're flapping...he REALLY wants to get a hold of Bodhi.  As you can see, Bodhi knows precisely how close to get.

This photo melts my heart.  Augie is such an awesome big brother.  He just loves Huxley to bits.

Morning cuddles.

Get a load of that morning hair!

Superman.  The photo pose is STILL with us sometimes.

Superman and Captain Tasty-fingers.

Playing ABC's Reading Eggs app - an educational app that is supposed to help them learn to read.

Teeth coming in - we chewed on everything and anything we could get our gums around!

Augie gets me flowers all the time.

More crazy.  Hux isn't quite sure about the crazy first thing in the morning.

Some crazy and some sweet.  Hux still looks dubious :)

Laughing at the funny little guy in the mirror.

Smiley Augie.

Look, Mom, I've learned to stand up in my Monster Bed!

Tummy time!

Beady little eyes and a sweet, slobbery grin.

We like our selfies - we always smile at that funny little guy in the phone.

Ready for a first try of solid food.

He looks so tiny in the big high chair.

Giving solid food a first try.  Not altogether sure about this but we do persist.

Having so much fun!

We like to pull our whole play gym over on us.

One beautiful Sunday afternoon we met up with Augie's friend Reuben from Asilo and Augie and Mick went for a spin in Reuben's family's canoe.

We wondered how long they would last but they made it a good 15-20 minutes.  Hux and found a nice shady spot on the bank of the creek and chatted with Reuben's Mum. 

Hux thought Augie talking about dinosaurs was really funny.