Hello Kitten...

Welcome to our home

You are going to be very loved and cared for.

You have your own little bed that has been specially crocheted for you*

Now would you PLEASE,PLEASE,PLEASE sleep at night.

Frank Sinatra (Franksin for short) was welcomed into our home on Saturday 28th January.  A very loved and fluffy addition to our family.

*Wool in its previous form can be found here

Let's Go Fly a Kite

Let's go fly a kite
Up to the highest height
Let's go fly a kite
And send it soaring

Up through the atmosphere
Up where the air is clear
Oh, let's go fly a kite
Let's go fly a kite!

We celebrated a birthday and Australia day with the flying of 

kites. 

What a fun family activity. 

We almost soared across the country side it was so windy and 

at one stage the birthday boy let go of his kite and it went 

flying and I went running to catch it before it wound itself 

around the AFL poles. 

 I love this photo of the smile behind the cake

I have also pulled out the knitting needles this week and am 

knitting something for me. I want to be organised for the 

chill factor that we will have this year and would like to 

knit something for all of the family members (a little more 

then just a beanie or a scarf)  I am the one that always seems 

to miss out, so I am knitting for myself first.

I hope that everyone is having a great weekend.  We scored 

an extra long four day weekend this week, which was lovely. 

School returns at the end of next week and we really need 

to sort out a routine and this daylight at 9pm thing pronto. 

I am starting to think I have left my run too late. 

If I am too quiet on here I have found a love for Twitter 

and Intsagram! 

I am mealyandi at both locations if you would like to 

follow along in the daily fun. 

Exploring our new environment

We have been spending the days going for walks and riding around our new neighbourhood. The new hood is different to that of many.

We are a community plopped in the middle of a defence training ground.  We are 14km from the nearest town and you can flip a coin at the front gates and decide which road to take to explore (that will take you over an hour to get to) 

We share our neighbourhood with the animals on our flag.  They wonder up to our front yard of a night and have a nibble of what green grass we have. I have not managed to snap a photo of them up close yet.  Our friend seems to want to spring them and enjoys watching them run away from her.

There are plenty of birds to find and identify.

We are all feeling very content here and at home.  The boy (who loves to explore and collect rocks and sticks) is in his element here. 

I have plans for this spot in the backyard.  It will become our vegetable plot. 

New Year, New State, New House

Well we have yet again moved across states and all of the boxes have all but left the house.  There is still a little bit of organising to do and finding just the perfect place for all of our things. Moving as much as we do it sometimes feels like a puzzle fitting our furniture and all that is us into yet another house.

I am not sure where to start.  Should I try and catch up on the last two months or just start from now.

Here is a very quick recap and I will let you fill in the rest of the dots with the photos.

Leaving Brisbane and saying good bye to some very good friends and family.  There were tears and still are.  The 3rd of February can not come quick enough so the little people can start school and kinder and meet some new little friends

 
A visit from Grandma and Grandpa on our last night in Brisbane and a ride on the Wheel of Brisbane.

Just look at the view from our apartment. What a way to farewell Brisbane.

The long drive down. We stopped at a few familiar to us spots along the way and someone was excited when we crossed the NSW/VIC boarder.

Made it, only hick up was the rock that decided to kiss us on the windscreen on the way down.

 Now to get organised for the new year, new school and get out and meet new friends and catch up with old ones.  I am starting my new year with the Chinese this year. I would like to achieve lots of things in 2012 - lets see how I go.

Merry Christmas

From our family to yours we wish you a very Merry Christmas. We have moved across the states of Austrlia and are on our way to unpacking the house. We are enjoying a few days with family and have eaten way too much like most families arond the worldbat this time of the year. I am posting this from my new iPad. If you have any tips and tricks please share them with me. I really have no idea what I am doing. I am also without wifi access until we get back home and am unable to install slot of the apps that I would like to. But will make a list for when I get home. Blogging then might be easier and posts may have photos attached. Until then I will dream of being organised in the new year. Please bare with me. I have lots to share when we get home in a few days.

Going Spotty

Amelia has been learning about the artist Yayoi Kusama during the past term as part of their art module.  She has been doing some secret painting, drawing and colouring at school which will all be revealed this week when the family are invited to attend the classes Art Exhibition.

Today we headed into GoMA to see the wonder that is Yayoi Kusama.  If you are in Brisbane or are planning a trip make sure you leave time to pop in. (it is open and free to the public until 11 March 2012)   I would recommend that you head in early.  The whole exhibit can be seen in an hour.  It is also not an exhibit that I would take my very active 3 year old too.  It is a pretty to look at but don't touch exhibit with only one room that is interactive.

I was told that I was not to take any photos of the exhibit (I did not delete the ones that I had taken so here is a little sneaky shot (shot from the hip and taking pot luck of what I got)

 The obliteration room, is a hand on interactive room.  We were handed a sheet of stickers on entry and told to go for our lives.  A completely white room the size of a house has already been covered with brightly coloured adhesive dots. Children can also access the online version with Kusama's World of Dots

 

The final room of the exhibit is set up to help GoMA celebrate turning 5, the Children's Art Centre invited Perth-based artist duo Pip & Pop (Tanya Schultz and Nicole Andrijevic)

This exhibit draws on children's fairy tales from all over the world.  It is created using sugar, Styrofoam, beads, lights and glitter.  It is another look but don't touch exhibit, with lots for the little girls to find (including Sullivan Family creatures and deers.

For more information pop onto the website www.qag.qld.gov.au/kusama
I would love to go back towards the end of the exhibit, as they are hoping the the dotty spotty white room will be covered in so many dots that the white will not be seen at all (if you go let me know, would love to see your photos.)

{pinterest make me challenge} Coin Purse

The first of the handmade Christmas gifts are completed.

I came across a challenge last week on Blossom Heart's Blog and thought why not.  I have 1000's of things pinned on Pinterest and I it have become my biggest time waster since it's invention.  I lay in bed and pin from my iphone when I should be falling asleep (and I wonder why my husband won't buy me an ipad for Christmas)

The pattern for these is from Gabby's blog.  My version has a little mistake in them (I am only fairly new to this crocheting thing)  I think that they look great though and are just big enough to hold in your hand or pocket and keep your money safe in your bag for tuckshop.

These girls have been fantastic for my little miss and I really like the idea of the buddy systems in schools.  Fingers crossed that Amelia meets some lovely girls next year that she can look up to.
Ravelled

Joining in with the Pinterest Make Me Challenge over at Mummy to Five