Oh, what a night...

We had the BEST time at the Leeuwin concert. The location was perfect...
the music amazing...

(The Waifs performing)

and the company was fab too...

(Aunty Lis, Uncle Sean and Charlotte)

Charlotte danced her butt off for most of the evening, we even went down the front, in the "mosh pit" for a while...

We also ate a lot of yummy food (Thanks Lis and Sean)...

(check out Charlie's too cute Waifs shirt)

(A weary Charlotte...

...and 5 minutes later)

She slept like this for the last hour of John Butler Trio... Poor Brett couldn't move, and was pretty stiff the next day. We were soooo proud of Charlie, she was an absolute angel. She had been up since 6am that morning, with no nap and had a full on day. She finally passed out at 10pm. I wouldn't hesitate taking her again... she was a trooper!!

Cass xoxo

This is where we are going tomorrow...

... and to make it even better it is at Leeuwin Estate winery down in Margaret River.
When the show was announced, I told Brett we just HAD to go. He was dubious, as if you read the countdown at the top of the blog, I will in fact be 36 weeks pregnant tomorrow. I am getting pretty big and sitting on the grass may be an issue, but SO WHAT!!! Nevermind that it is forecast to be another 36 degree today tomorow. I don't actually care!!! Leeuwin Estate is a kid-friendly venue, so Charlotte will be able to dance the evening away too, which is even better. I just had to get one last concert in before the bub arrives... And no matter how tired, hot and uncomfortable I get, you won't hear one ounce of whinging out of this gal...

Happy Australia Day from Stinking Hot W.A...

Brett and I were hoping for a bit of a sleep-in this morning, as Charlotte had a big day at daycare yesterday with no nap. However she of course had other plans and was up before 6am. So we decided to head down to Mandurah Foreshore for the Australia Day breakfast. The Lions Club put on a yummy brekky each year. A bargain at $3 a head for egg, toast, bacon and a sausage, tea/coffee and juice.

Then we hit the playground...

And now we are back home splashing in the wading pool (it's supposed to hit 36 degrees again today!!). All this before 10am - I feel like the day is nearly over!!

Hope you are all having a nice relaxing Australia Day!!
Love Cass, Brett & Charlie xoxo

It's BLOODY hot in Perth today...

...maximum of 38 degrees to be precise (it's still 33 now at 6pm)

...in fact it is hot ALL the time in Perth at the moment.

Hotter than I remember it being this time 3 years ago, when I was 35 weeks pregnant with Charlotte!!!

Charlotte has spent most of the morning in the wading pool, and i joined her briefly (sorry, no photos of that!!!).

Then this is what she came out of her room dressed in after another unsucessful attempt at getting her to have a nap... a singlet, no knickers, a long sleeved bib (worn backwards as a cardigan) and a winter beanie... nice, huh?!?

Nesting???? Maybe???

As I have mentioned before, Brett is desperately waiting for the nesting instinct to kick in!! With 5 weeks to go, this is about as good as it gets with me...



I am washing alot of the newborn nappies/neutral clothes/blankets/linen etc and contemplating packing my birth bag, but 5 weeks seems such a long way away. I would be completely stuffed if this little one decided to come early, because nothing is ready!!!

Cass xoxo

My "baby" is growing up...

Brett and I have been lamenting about just how quickly life is flying by!! I turned 30 last year, Brett just turned 35. Our so-called "baby girl" is 3 in a bit over a month, and by then we will have another bubba in the house. Very scary...

Perhaps we have noticed it most with Charlotte. It seems like just yesterday that she was born, everything was so new to us, and now we are faced with a bright, independent, somewhat bossy nearly 3-year old. She is blowing us away with how much she is learning and changing every day. But I must admit we are finding this stage a little difficult, largely because she has all but dropped her daytime nap - when I need it most - and this leads to her being pretty irritable by 4pm. I know we are lucky the naps lasted this long, but I am missing it sooo bad!! And whilst the tantrums are fewer, they have been replaced with an "attitude". I find myself yelling at her to stop yelling (great role-modelling?!?), but many a time she has beaten me to it, calmy saying "stop yelling please mummy". I have been devastated that on several ocassions when Brett has arrived home from work she puts on a full-scale welcome home dance for him (complete with a chant of "Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!"), and then promptly dobs me in "Mummy yelled at me today!!". Never mind that I have played with her, fed her, constructed cats out of playdoh, danced to "The Fairies" - the one thing she focuses on is the 5 minutes of me losing my cool!!! Oh dear....

But anyway, things are about to change in a big way, for all of us. I look at our friends with more than one child and wonder how they do it!!! I guess we'll just have to see how we go...

Sorry about the somewhat sappy post. Hope you're enjoying your weekend.

Cass xoxo

How to build a cubby house - Part 3

We have walls...

After some construction delays due to the fierce Perth summer, Brett spent the day yesterday erecting the walls of Charlotte's cubby house. she was at daycare for the day, so was super suprised to some home to find her cubby house looking more like a house...

So much so her face broke into a huge grin and she exclaimed... "Wow wee, did you make that Dad???". Too cute!!!

(Charlotte opening the pretend door...)

Sunday Brunch and Baby stuff...

Today we had a lovely brunch at our friends Sara, Dave, Aiden and Megan's new house. We haven't caught up with them properly in ages and we were spoilt with the most amazing spread of food. Charlotte got to have a good play with her bestie Aiden, and we thought they had definitely worn each other out enough to have a lengthy sleep this arvo - well, I'm sure Aiden slept... but Charlotte definitely didn't. Little bugger!!! I now have a cranky 3 year old to deal with, and Brett has gone off crabbing in the estuary!!! I am hiding in the computer room and she is playing with her dolls in the family room, with the ocassional bout of tears (for absolutely no good reason)!! Only 2 hours 'til bedtime!!!!

Sara had borrowed our bassinet for their little one Megan, and we brought it home today, as she has well grown out of it. Brett had said a few times that he felt he should be doing something to prepare for the bub's arrival, so I suggested he put the bassinet up when we got home. It is fair to say that both of us got a little misty-eyed, thinking that Charlotte was once small enough to fit in it, and that our new baby would be there very soon (have you seen the countdown at the top of the blog.... 42 days to go... Oh my god....).

This was Charlotte at 3 weeks...

But this is it's current use...

She is going to be so disappointed when her baby gets kicked out for the real thing!!
C xoxo

Belly @ 33 weeks...

Not a great photo (sorry about the armpit). Bad light too. But here it is anyway...

Daddy's Birthday Celebrations

Charlotte decorating his cake...

This is what greeted Brett when he arrived home from work...

Singing Happy Birthday...

Blowing out the candles...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to this gorgeous man...

Unfortunately he is spending his special day at work. And after I ruined our attempt at celebrating yesterday with the mother of all hormone-induced hissy fits, I am feeling more than a little bit guilty that he is there and we are home.

Charlie and I love you to bits. Happy 35th Birthday. Looking forward to celebrating when you get home.

Thankyou for being the bestest father and husband, and for putting up with an exhausted, hormonal, crazy pregnant woman. Have a great day sweetheart...

Love Cass, Charlie Chicken-pie and Baby Bump xoxox