January = Summer Fun!

Ok, where to start.. its been so long. Summer has been great. One of my favourite times of the year and BamBam actually will go swimming now, so this is the first year I've been in deeper than my knees since he was born! This of course means that I have very little photographic evidence, as we have spent so much time in water of some description. On Jan 2nd we took our caravan and Piddles and HotCheeks tents out to a camping area/dam not too far from home. We stayed out there for 3 days, then came home (work commitments), but left the 'van out there.... Shoey and one of the older kids rode out with him on his motorbike each night for three nights, then we went back out and stayed until the 19th! The last week we were there was the Scripture Union Christian Youth Camp and Shoey is one of the leaders. Piddles and HotCheeks moved their tents up to the youth camp area (and away from our 'van) and during the day BamBam and I would go swimming, then sit for a while, then go swimming, then sit for a while... you get the idea. Shoey would be helping out at the camp or driving the speedboats for the teenagers to ride behind on a biscuit. Piddles knew quite a few people, this was her 3rd camp, but it was HotCheeks 1st.



I also got a tattoo during this time because a new tattoo artist moved to Tamworth. I had been wanting two tattoo's actually for quite a few years and had the design in mind... but hadn't had the opportunity. This is the internet, so you'll have to email me privately if you want to know what or where the tatt is! Haven't had time to get the second one yet. Still working on the design.



Piddles went back to the private Christian school and is in Year 9. HotCheeks left for Boarding School and I'm still coming to terms with that. BamBam began kindergarten in a special class at a school in Tamworth.



Here are a few photo's from this summer... cant' find the Christmas ones... not to worry. The description is above each photo.



This is one of the big tents at the Youth Camp.




Piddles snapped BamBam while we were camping.

At one bible study, Piddles did her ligament in her ankle... that was in October I think... its still giving her problems.

Piddles took this shot of our 'home away from home' at the dam before the kids moved their tents to the Youth Camp.

Piddles also snapped this 'bird on a wire'.

This is the pool at HotCheeks boarding school. He's in there somewhere! We aren't allowed to see him for the first 5 weeks. After that he can come home on weekends.

Piddles on his bunk in his dorm.

BamBam and HotCheeks on their first day of school this year.

BamBam. First day of school 2009.

Piddles on her first day of school 2009.

BamBam washing up while we were camping.

This was the view from our caravan while we were camping.

Shoey on his motorbike. We had to come home every couple of days to feed our menagerie. Also we had a problem with our car and had it in the shop for a couple of days as well!

Piddles about to fall off a 'raft'.

This one is before he fell off! Obviously.

BamBam loves this bridge, but he prefered to be under it most of the time. As you do.

Shoey has begun competing in local triathalons. When they run in our area, the running bit goes past our house! Just after this shot BamBam decided he had to run into the middle of the road and try to physically stop the other runners... it was very embarrassing.

This is an arial view of HotCheeks new school. I won't point out his dorm, as this is the internet!

There has actually been some rather serious drama's in our family... not in our household, but other members of our family. As that is not my story to put on the web, if you want to know, so you can help us pray for strength, then email me and I'll give you the full story. Or Stories actually... sheesh.

STOPNOTE: The following is different incidents to the above worries. Shoey was hit by a car yesterday while riding his push bike. He's fine. and the guy who hit him has paid for the repairs for his bike and its allready fixed and home! At the same time No 1 son has been quite sick, and has had several hospital visits... asthma, broncitis and throat infections. If he's not better by next week, they said he might have influenza.

apologies for spelling errors. Its taken all day to get this far... so I'm not even proof reading!