The Green Family: Our news

Things have been pretty busy with us over the last few months.

The children are keeping me pretty busy and our week is full of morning play time, swimming and playgroups. The children continue to do well at swimming with Matthew now swimming on his own and Sophie turning into a fish!

Matthew continues to have one day a week at pre-school which he enjoys. He is not due to start school until 2010 because of the cut-off date so we will probably start putting him in for two days a week from next year. Matthew continues to amaze us with his ability to remember everything we tell him in detail (I wonder where he gets that from!) and his curiosity into the why!! His favourite past times are his trains, cars, and planes that he constantly uses to create little scenes and is completely in his own little world. He is also into anything that his Dad is doing!

Matthew and Sophie are playing very well together although they do have their moments!!! Matthew likes to think that he is in charge but Sophie soon lets him know otherwise!!

Sophie is such a little lady and has her Daddy firmly wrapped around her little finger! She just has to flatter those eyelashes and she's there!! We've been lucky in that she started to communicate quite quickly so we haven't had to deal with too much frustration on that part, but she has managed to work quite a lot of dramatics into it already.... Her muslin continues to be her closest friend and generally doesn't go anywhere without it. She is into her pretend jewels, handbags, and shoes. I've already warned Dave to start saving.

Dave's work is going well and he seems to be very settled there. He spends most of his time entertaining the children and suitably winding them up before bedtime!! There have been a few boys nights out recently which appear to have helped him feel a little less than ordinary!

Things for me are pretty busy at the moment, as well as my lovely babies, I continue to work on the committee for the Mons Playgroup we attend on a Thursday, I'm working two days a week with Judy at Pitter Patter Prints and also helping Dave's company out with some IT work. I am trying to find the time to keep house, shop and cook an occasional meal, oh and update the blog!!! It's not really as bad as I make it sound. Things are good and I am feeling much more settled in myself and in being in Australia.

We had a fantastic time at my friend's Sue's 40th birthday party. She had a fancy dress S party where you had to go as something/someone starting with S. I ended up as a Swashbuckler and Dave as Seargent Pepper!!! It was a fantastic evening and far too much alcohol was consumed... There is a photo below (be warned).

Matthew and Sophie