Season's Greetings

Wishing you all a safe, happy, enjoyable and fantastic Christmas.

May you spend it in good spirits with good company and have a blast!

Love to you all from the Excell's

xxxxxoooooo

Meeting Father Christmas...

Every year Tatiara Seeds have a family friendly Christmas get together, and its a definite must for Father Christmas to make an appearance.

Last year Toby didnt notice the big man, but this year its a whole new thing.

Meeting a big fat bloke in a red suit for the first time was a big strange but the fact he gave Toby a present made it all ok!

Lauren (Rowett) showed us how its done

Then along went Toby

Check it out Mum!

Jake (Rowett) was pretty pumped with his parcel....

.....as was a tractor/ truck/ loader crazed boy!

Lauren reminding Father Christmas that she is in Kingston this year

Saying Goodbye

-Toby nearly ruined the illusion as he followed the forklift back to the shed!

Jake is set.

Bear -check, dummy -check, present -check.

Time for home.

Big man turn 31

Once again the Big man in our house celebrated another birthday. 31st to be exact. This time around he had to be quick to blow out his candles as Toby was on the job!

A Car cake much to Toby's delight

Toby blowing out the candles

and munching on a bumper bar......

Helping Dad open his parcels

Happy snaps!!

Cheese!!

Round 2 of Sydney visit

So we set off early one morning to catch our plane to Sydney for a fleeting, flying visit to see Alara for her very important 3rd birthday.

And really, truth be known, she needed someone to decorate her cake and do her hair especially for the day!

Birthday brekkie of flakes

A spot of golf before morning tea



The whole 'reason' we flew up - to decorate THE cake!

My 'helpers'

(we did seem to misplace a few smarties.....)

Morning tea at the park with Alara's friends

time for La's little cakes -decorated by the birthday girl herself!

Toby taking the birthday girl for a spin



In the afternoon we picked up Lucho from school and headed home for a play before Jill & Morgs came for tea.

'Alara' opening the presents......

I think Lucho had a big helping hand.....

The main event - CAKE!

I like to think of this as a symbol of appreciation!

Thanks for having us - we had a fantastic time,

see you again real soon! xx

Just for fun

Just a few random shots of the man from the last few weeks.......

Reading with Uncle Bing

CHEEEEESE!!

Ever the gentleman taking dolly for a ride in the sunshine

Red Cross Baby himself on his night of nights

at the Strawberry Fete

With some of the Red Cross Ladies (& Chris)

Dont fence me in......

My favourite time of the year came by, Steve was on holidays! YAY!

This means that all my projects that are a bit too far out of my capability reach finally get done.

Like the fence -

finally we now have a secure one instead of a half fallen chicken wire one

Hard at work

Nice and tidy - just the way I like it!

last of Sydney

These are the last few days in Sydney, hanging out at home, at a cable waterski place with an awesome jumping pillow, and ice skating to round off a great week.

Thanks Relle, Sami and La for a wonderful time, see you again real soon!!

Dancing queens

doing laps in the bath

The best fun ever!! well for me anyway

one of the rare moments caught of Kristen actually standing on the ice!

Relle, La and penguin

let loose......

Someone let the boys loose with the camera whilst waiting for lunch.........

Rabbits!

Bondi

We toured off to Bondi on a spectacular day..............ah no not really weatherwise, but we did catch up with Benita which made the day just wonderful!

Steve withstanding gale force winds for a picture
Windblown and windswept

catch up on the goss with Benita.......

"so exactly how sexy are the bondi boys???"

survival of the warmest

group shot

Play time

We went and found one of those awesome play centres where the children go and play while the parents sit and relax - if only there was one back home!

The kiddies and one big kid definitely had fun

'get the ball Dad'

' Yay! now one for La too!'

is that a look of delight or fright???

Again!!