Tobys 6th Birthday

Toby has had 2 days of FAB birthday fun! Here are the photo highlights! (Please bear in mind i cant actually see what in snapping!)

Jelli Baff! Toby saw this on TV and wanted some! It is slime and revolting, they both loved it!!

The Cake....Dirty Dog..........

...............with fleas!!

The girls dance and the boys scooted!

Toby is dancing in the background!

Happy Birthday beautiful boy!

Still guessing

A few photos from the week, considering i cant actually see what im taking they are not too bad! I have a plan and hope to have my new camera in a couple of weeks...watch this space!

Sean and the boys had a camp out this weekend, i joined in the campfire bits but took on the job of house watching and slept inside......well someone had to! We cooked scones on sticks and toasted marshmallows! Happy sticky boys!

We took the dogs for a bush walk this morning, perfect temperature, still nice and green, we love spring!

And lastly.......we burnt off the last bit off bush today, we are now a little bit safer for summer, sadly a beautiful blue tongued lizard did not escape in time, we were all very sad that we killed this amazing creature, the boys laid him to rest in the rose garden. They marked the grave with a homemade headstone. Bob wrote RIP LIZZO then Toby laid a Frisbee and toy $20 note next to him? They were so solemn i didnt really get an answer as to why those 2 things.

Guessing

My camera screen is completley broken so these photos were taken by guessing!

Hamilton Bridge
(missed the dogs!)

Sports Carnival

An excellent day, failed to get many action shots, both boys came home with an array of ribbons but my camera has since died so photos are lacking!

I have decided.....

.....to start sharing some of views on my blog!

and i want to start with Food Additives! I have just posted this..

"Hello form Australia, I have been reading MckMama for a while, it is such a great blog! I am really interested to know about the use of food additives in your country. This is something i have been thinking about since i saw the picture of the wonderful Rainbow Cake.
Let me explain my interest......Here in Australia our food standards authority does NOT protect us from harmful additives in many of the foods and drinks that are available to us, particularly to our children. There is a growing movement over here to change this fact but many of the food colourings,flavouings and preservatives are available and in many foods....i have to read every label. It is proven that colourings such as Blue(labelled 133 here) is a suspected carcenogen and linked to hyperactivity and asthma. It is actually banned in 7 countries but is used here in all sorts of things.......chocolate biscuits can actually have no chocolate but a variety of additives to make it look like chocolate. This is just one example but the list is massive our most worring list of over 60 contains the numbers 100,120,122,129,249,282,466,1201...... i could go on.
I could go on, the subject is very important to me (can you tell!!) I am raising 2 boys one who has hyperactivity, attention and social issues, since eliminating as many of the nasty additives from out diet as we can his issues have lessened, but it is about long term health too.
I am truly interested to know how you, as mothers in America are protected..or not by your authorities and if additives are an issue for you??"

on one of my favourite American blogs MckMama at the forum.

As this is a subject that i feel strongly about i really want to know how Mums in other countries deal with additives, if they are aware of the problems linked to certain additives and if their authorities are more protective than ours. i know that things are really changing in the UK which is great but we are so much slower here.

So i am going to put some links to sites that i have used as resources, if anyone trips over my blog and is interested in knowing more.....

ADDITIVE ALERT the wonderful Julie Eady who's book by the same name is a must read!

FED UP WITH FOOD ADDITIVES Sue Dengate has also written great books

A Few Bob Birthday Pics

Bob enjoyed his Birthday to the MAX as only Bob can!!

He finished the day like a true party animal...passed out on the sofa with the dog

Sean put the detail on the cake!

Tobys Room

Bad photos but it gives you the idea!! I love this room now thankfully Toby does too, he has told us that he will now sleep in there more often!

Holiday Highlights

Just love hanging out in our PJ's for as long as we like!!

Making our own breakfast....

Hanging out with good friends at fun places.

Just being at home with time to enjoy the little things!

Just LOVE LOVE LOVE the holidays.....only one day left :(

Wellington Dam

Sean and Toby took Zim out to see the Dam on the day it overflowed. A big day in these parts!!

I just love it.......

..............that my boys are friends.