Four eyes!!

Luc with his cute "harry potter glasses"!! 6.5 yrs old, growing up so fast! So funny and caring, a great kid!!!

Sophie goes on school camp...

Our little 10 year old Sophie went on her first school camp a couple of weeks ago to Point Peron.  There was much anticipated excitement for this inaugural camping trip as previous years had declared it "the highlight of their years at primary school"!!!  4 days and 3 nights aways from any contact with her was also indeed challenging for us parents left at home...(in the much quieter home I might add!!)
(Above: quick photo of Sophie and I the morning she left!)

A hug for Luc....

and this reaction from Sadie the "wonder pup"....."if I look all cute like this, will you stay??"

How bout this cute look...I think it's my best side!!

Anyhow, the 4 days and 3 night were "jam packed" full of fun and activities.  On the way to Point Peron they toured around the Fremantle Jail and were told scary stories...(great!!) Arriving at camp they hurriedly chose their bunk beds and got settled before a play and dinner followed by a quiz night.

The next day they had a ropes course, raft building, swimming, canoeing and then visit to Penguin Island on a ferry.
That night after a dinner of chicken, vegetable and mashed potato they all settle down (all 60 kids) to watch a movie.

Day 3 was bike riding and numerous games and a fun "Pajama themed" disco to end the night.

So a very action packed time and all the kids came back to school very tired but happy.

Sophie took a camera and below are some of the photos she took.  We had a laugh that most of the photos were"selfies"  of herself and her friends being silly and the other 50 or so were of the disco and all you can see is black with a few bright lights flickering....

on the bus...excited!!

the duck face!

the happy face

the "do you want to see up my nose face"

sunglasses shot!

Playground at camp...

cute little penguins at penguin Island

Happy Feet's

watching the penguins

Dolphins swimming right at the beach, so close to them

Dolphins

yep...lots of pictures like this

who takes pictures of their feet??

All in all though a great experience for her and she didn't miss us at all...(yeah right)!!!!

School swimming carnival....

A couple of weeks ago the school swimming carnival was held.  Sophie and her cousin Jack both competed (Jack's first time now that he is in Grade 3!)  They both did very very well.  It was such a hot day... 39 degrees, very hot for us poor Mum's helping out at the finish line!
Above pic: Jack in the 50 m breast stroke he came 2nd place!

at the finish line...

Sophie 50m breaststroke...She WON her race....in Division 2!!!

???? not sure who or what this is??

Sophie and her friend Indy heading to the starting line for the freestyle race...they were holding hands because they were nervous!!

The Sophie and Jack "cheering squad"...Nanny and Grandpa!

Sophie in 50 m freestyle

here she comes...very, very  close finish..but she WINS!!  1st place to Sophie!!

She can hardly believe it.....(by the way, I was one of the placers on the day which is how I got to take close up photos!!)

and.....she can hardly wait to fix her hair!!

Really??? Did I win??

1st, 2nd and 3rd!!

more cheer squad...Aunty Jane and Havana!

Mum...stop with the photos!...oh, ok, just one more!!

So proud of themselves!!

all their races done!  

 An amazing sunset that night from upstairs...sun going down over the Indian ocean!

hot summer days....well

As you know we just moved to a house with a pool last December and thank goodness for that as it has been a long hot summer!  What a difference a pool makes.  Sophie and Luc were in it for hours at a time!

even adorning snorkelling gear to check for coral and fish,.

the little mermaid...

the bigger hairier mer-man

beautiful mer-girl

blue skies.... (glimpse of Indian Ocean in the background!)

underwater cameras are fun!

Sophie and one of her buddy's Jayde

Don't be fooled by this angelic face!  He will splash you!!!

back to school.....

seeing as I am so far behind with updates....here are the "first day of school pics".  Luc started Grade 1!!

Handsome man on his first day of school!!

Sun in his eyes maybe??

Big sister Sophie...First day of Grade 5!!

Ok, so these photos are really not that good, but you get the point!

cute!

His school bag is almost as big as him!!

hows this angle, mum?

happy...

sitting at his desk!

before school started...

Sophie

when do I put my glasses on??

Daddy got to come with us for the first day of school! Luc's teacher is standing in the doorway, she is very very nice!

Luc's desk and he sits next to Carla!

So far so good.  Sophie and Luc are loving their classes and teachers.  Tomorrow Sophie goes on a school camp for 3 nights....we will miss her
xx