Jan 16

Another rewind from last week's beach trip. It was the first beach swim for the boys AND the dog. Nym (9 month old labrador) was even less sure about the water than the boys were. She'd only been in water once before (a few days earlier than this) in the shallow creek behind my parent's house and she had no idea what to do!

Jan 15

No photo from Jan 15 because I was sick and didn't have the energy to pick up the camera, let alone think of taking a photo... so here's a rewind to last week's trip to the beach:

Jan 14

I wish I could have captured the beautiful sound of his giggles. 

Will have to be content with this image of his delightful face. 

Jan 13

Back at the off lead dog park, teaching Mr 3 how to use the ball thrower. This place is great, a completely fenced field with a playground right next to it. Even better it's 100 metres from my parents back door. It's a great place to tire out the dog and the kids!

Jan 12

On the way home from the coast.

Our Labrador, Nym, is now 9 months old. She is fantastic with the kids, very calm and gentle. W especially has developed a lovely relationship with her, and I often find them snuggled up together on the couch (despite the 'no dogs on the furniture' rule). I think they're working towards sneaking her onto his bed... But I think I draw the line at dogs on the bed!

Jan 11

First time swimming at the beach for both our boys (three and five). They both enjoyed the sand (Mr 3 is throwing handfuls of it into the water here) but were a little unsure about the water.

It wasn't the ideal beach for a first visit because the waves were breaking at a deep point (I could barely touch) but once you got past that it was shallow again. It meant the boys couldn't wade very far at all before it got deep, and they were too nervous to try when we were out further.

We'll have to try another beach soon.

Jan 10

Cool science: making backyard volcanoes (and mud pies!)

How to: http://www.sciencebob.com/experiments/volcano.php (extra messy mud optional!)