Master Chef in training!

Monday was a day of baking in this house! William and Amelia got to choose a packet or box at the supermarket that they wanted to make so they decided to make brownies!

William was decked out in his NEW apron and was doing a great job cleaning the whisk for me!

I also had a Donna Hay box of Macaroons that I made up as well and were really easy to make but also really yummy!

I then thought why not try and make macaroons form scratch at the same time seeing that I already had all the ingredients as well as had the oven already powered up.

They didn't turn out exactly how I wanted smooth crisp outer layer and chewy in the inside BUT they still tasted pretty good!

All in a very productive cooking session and great that the kids had some new treats for there lunch boxes for the next few days. New project is the pumpkin pie which I have been checking out in a magazine, looking forward to giving it a go!

Daddies Little Helper

Ok so I posted earlier that we have been planting our garden in pots, well Ryan has been very busy making planters from wood he has been collecting from work, yes Boags is good when they throw old pallets away as Ryan has been collecting them as he has been making some little odds and ends for the garden. So after our family trip out these two decided to start the painting stage! I must say William was very keen in doing the painting, although he did get into a BIG mess with the paint all over himself and since I have worked out the paint does not come out of clothes as easy as I thought, lucky they were the old clothes that were a little small!

Good job guys!

Children's week at City Park

On Saturday to start children's week there was a family day full of free entertainment and things for the kids to do at City Park. We ventured down after a quick trip to Bunnings to purchase some odds and ends to put into out garden.

The weather was wonderful and the kids had heaps of fun, especially William as he was able to enjoy a bounce and a slide on the bouncing castles. They had a couple of food stands including saugages, oven pizza and ice cream William gravitated to the ice cream and got very cross that he had to have a sausage before an ice cream! After a little discussion about it he was happy and forgot all about eating an ice cream!

William went and danced to the faeries and was a little unsure to start as it was overrun by many girls , that was until the silly song came on and then he got into it! Amelia met up with a friend from school who was also enjoying the outing and between them they boogied to the faeries as well.

All in all it was a great day and we caught up with people and families we hadn't seen in a while but was nice to see and chat to.

Spring Gardening and BBQs

Ok so our family does not have the best track record of keeping plants alive, I actually think we kill them with kindness! I can dream can't I! Any way we have bitten the bullet and have collected a few pots as well as Ryan building a few pots and we have currently got a little garden going on. Now don't get me wrong the house we are renting is great as the plants are self surviving BUT we wanted to try and grow a few herbs, vegies and fruit. Currently we are growing some tomatoes ( I was a little keen for planting when sow day came around) we also have a selection of herbs including basil and rosemary two of my favourites. Ryan has got him self an olive tree and a mandarin tree. I brought some spring onions which were looking a bit worse for ware but they have come back pretty well thankfully! We thought for some fun and to get the kids excited we would grow some sunflowers which have taken off really well. The only draw back was after a few days of great progression we realised we had some neighbours with gourmet tastes and they started to eat Ryan's chilli plants and garlic and beans! So we have now made cages to go over them, looks pretty funny at the moment as each pot has it's own wire fence around it, almost like a prison for plants!

So after a busy day in the garden with the weather being so kind we decided to crank up the BBQ and get in practice for the kind of summer we are planning to have this year, one with many BBQ's and time to sit outside and enjoy the sun, while looking at out little garden!

Boxing Training

Ok so a busy weekend of birthdays as well as for me a training course in boxing held in Hobart.

I travelled down with Mum Friday night and was ready to get going at 9am on the Saturday. The day consisted of lots of practical stuff like position for boxing and holding pads so as not to get injured. It was a great information day and also a pretty good workout! The Saturday was focused on jabs, crosses and uppercuts with the ways in which you can put combinations together and how to get maximum workout in either a class setting or a personal training session.

The Sunday was focusing on the hook as well as the elbow and then kick boxing which was knees and kicks. This was a good session but not as intense as the previous day still hard however! SO after 2 pracs and a theory  assessment we finished the day with passing the course. So now I can add boxing to my list of areas I can now focus my PT sessions and classes to teach! So if anyone is wanting to do some PT just let me know and we can arrange something!

A Birthday Weekend

Well the weekend of birthdays started with Charlotte on the Friday and then continued on with my Mum's birthday on the Saturday. It was nice to be able to see mum on her birthday as I travelled back to Hobart with her on the Friday evening. We woke up Saturday morning and she was excited to get some special gifts.

I had a training session all day Saturday but I took her to dinner that night to Hogs Breath (have been wanting to go after the adverts on TV and was keen to try the curly fries)! It was all yummy and I would recommend if your down to give it a try!

After a yummy dinner we skipped along to Cold Rock for some ice cream. Mum had old English and boysenberry and I had old English and baileys with pop rock and caramel fudge mixed through, was pretty good! All in all I think she had a lovely day relaxing and being spoilt!

Happy 13th Birthday!

On Friday we celebrated Charlotte hitting the teen scene! It is hard to think that 13 years ago she was just a little bub, oh my how time flies past!

She celebrated in style with opening her presents and blowing out some candles (or should I say we singing happy birthday while William blew her candles out), before she went to school so Amelia and William could take a cupcake for there lunches. We got her some birthday balloons and a massive badge just to let everyone know that Charlotte was the birthday girl! One of her special gifts was a pretty pink Pandora leather bracelet with a lovely purple bead, pink is her colour! We also had Nan from Hobart visiting with us which was lovely that she could be there for Charlotte's birthday!

I was told she had a lovely day at school and she came home that evening to enjoy MORE cupcakes, this time ice cream cupcakes as I knew that she would at least be able to try eating some of these as they are smooth and Charlotte is fully PEG fed and usually does not eat orally. I must say she really enjoyed the sweetness of the ice cream BUT not how cold it was she sure came up with some wonderful expressions which I thought would lead to tears as it was so cold but she continued on with no complaint.