Non Identical Twins Johnie and Zuzu arrive

We can't be beaten by the southern cousins with the arrival of their new baby. Check out our new twins arriving within two days of each other. Johnie weighed in a bit heavier than Zuzu, Father is really pleased with the new arrivals.

The Baby Has Arrived!

Geoff and Lyndal Walton are proud to announce the arrival of little 'Storty' Walton at 12:22pm on Friday, 12th June, weighing 4.2tonnes.  Mother is recovering after a smooth arrival, while father and baby are taking some time to bond.  

the big Bart

One weekend after exams a few my friends and I climbed mt bartle frere- 15kms of leech-infested and at some bits vertical rainforest track!! It was great though, and the view at the top was totally worth it. We stayed in the not-yet-finished part of the Hardwicks house and were welcomed home with a bbq and cake from Kim and Chloe:) Thanks again for putting up with us all!! For the rest of the weekend, some of us went into Cairns, swam at Josephine Falls, visited Aloomba's famous jewellry barracks, and went to Etty Bay and a friends small farm near Innisfail on the way home to Townsville..

I have finally made it to actual home and loving mums home-cooked dinners and been helping dad out a bit! Hope everyones doing well Love Janine:)

New blog layout looks good too Anna!

Spin-Offs

Hi family...as you can see I've jazzed up the blog a little and added a new element on the right hand side called 'Spin-Offs'.  I've been writing another blog (oh the scandal!) called 'Big Story Little Story'  for a while now and thought I'd pop a link on this page so you can have a peak if you so desire...all you have to do is click on the little icon.  Let me know if any of you are doing the same thing and I can add it in there.  Hope you're all well xoxo

A Big Weekend

Hi All, It's been a while since I have written. I couldn't remember my sign in details!! (It happens when you get older) I have just come back from the big city. Brisbane that is.. Work had a stall at the Papercraft Convention in at the Convention Centre over the weekend. We stayed out at Indooroopilly at night. They were big days, but fun serving on the stall. Lots of women..... but the occasional male. I did see Jenny Smith from the old Lawnton days with her two daughters. I kept to myself however and didn't make myself known to her. There were some great photographic exhibits of babies/children from different local photographers. Very cute. Uncle Kerry is up in Normanton with the school and will get to spend the day with Chloe in Cairns for her birthday which works out well. Take care....love to all...

33 Weeks and Counting...

Ever showing off her baby bump!!

An Acquired Taste...

Tonight Ever picked her nose and ate it for the first time...then came over to Mummy and said, 'yummy!!' with a very proud look on her face like she'd just discovered her own food source.  Just thought I'd keep the family up to date with the important things! :)

Spending time with Aunty Chels before she heads for Sydney.

WWJD?

No no...not 'what would Jesus do' but 'what would Janelle do??!!'  This is a question I've been asking myself at lot over the last week...actually, it's been more like 'what DID Janelle do??  I'm talking about matchbox car playmats!!  Inspired by Aunty Janelle's creation that entertained us for hours as kids, I decided last year that I would make some for my niece and nephews who are just about to hit three years old...so I bought the material and then didn't touch it for 9 months!  But this week, I've started and nearly finished one mat.  Aunty Nelly - why didn't you tell me how much work was in one of these things!?!  Yikes!  But I've been enjoying myself anyway.

Here's the Aunty Nelly original given to Dean in 1985....

And here is the half-finished Anna version, slightly girlied up for my niece in 2010...

                                         

We've got Ava's house, a hospital, school, daycare centre, police station, zoo, Kmart, church and a florist! Fun! Just got to finish putting the rick-rack on and then add all the little button embelliishments.  Now how did Aunty Janelle makes those flowers again?....

Hi Everyone!

Hi everyone! Kimberley here!

I Hope you are all doing well and I can't wait to see you all again!

I especially want to see Ever!

Anna, what could be another title for me to Ever (not 1st cousin once removed!) That is to long to say as I always talk about her to my friends and how cute she is!

I hope that Chelsea and Steven are going to have a good time in Sydney!

TC I hope that you are also going well and Janine and Lauren and Kent and Anna!

Of course I can't forget Chloe!

Anyway, Got to go and do some homework/assignments!

Love you all!

Love, Kimberley

Wanted

Dear Cousins,
Has anyone got a photo of the mystery man in Laurens Life. Aunty Merryl is desperate!

Ode to Uncle Ssssss...

We all knew it was coming...the allure of Australia's very own hollywood would eventually call to our beloved Steve.  But we thought maybe it would be at a time when we were ready to say goodbye! I don't really know when we thought that time would be!?! 

Ever in particular is quite devastated at Uncle Steve's departure....ok, ok...she really doesn't have much of an idea that he's gone but I know if she understood the concept of people going away she totally would be!  You see, Uncle Steve or Uncle SSSsssss as Ever calls him, has continually conquered the 'favourite' relatives list since Ever was born, much to the continued dismay of Aunty Chels and Grandma.  They can spend days with her, giving her baths, changing her nappies, playing with blocks and reading her stories but when Uncle S walks into the room after two months away they are dropped like a hot potato! 

Whenever Aunty Chelsea appears at the door, Ever eagerly looks past her saying 'Sssss?'  When she sees a pair of men's shoes at the front door she says 'Sssss???'  When she came to the dinner table last night after having her bath she looked over the guests slowly...grandma, granddad, aunty chelsea, uncle dean...and then said 'Sssss????'  So maybe she does understand a little bit that he's not around.  

We had the official goodbyes on Sunday and it was very sad.  BUT we will see him again soon whenever Ever's sibling decides to arrive...woohoo!  We will miss you a lot Steve and wish you all the best pursuing your dreams....

Last hugs...

Hippie Cousins

Thought you may like to know we have all become hippies

A Day In The Life of An 18 Month Old

On a lovely rainy day Ever woke up to her one and a half year old birthday...

...had a big girl drink out of a cup,..

...and then decided which candle she would like on her 'cake'.

Time to help Mummy cook!

Just when she thought she was going to have to wait for the cakes to cook, Nanna & Poppa showed up with some specially made biscuits just for Ever! ('Face' biscuits especially made by POPPA that is!)

A little quiet time with Poppa...

...and a book with Nanna...

...before realising the cakes still had to be iced before we could eat it!!

Yay! They're ready!

Happy 1/2 Birthday to Ever!

If the big story is the big one and a half year old then the little story is the little bub who's getting bigger everyday...

26 weeks...

A Trip to the Park

That White Bird Again!

Our airstrip was cleared and graded with another 'drag over' this morning. The plane arrived and after a couple of 'fly bys' checking out the strip they landed in a cloud of dust, safely. We all breathed a sigh of relief! After a bite to eat up at the house, Lauren braved the cockpit with Uncle Geoffrey and flew up to see our green property from the air.

Always a bridesmaid...

Hello family! It has been a long time since I wrote a post, mainly because nothing was/is happening in my life. But I was recently a bridesmaid for my friend Kym who I met in and lived with in Gladstone. She had her bridezilla moments like most brides I'm sure, but I survived with a saw bank account and a nice black dress!
We all got ready at the Stamford hotel (along with the West Coast Eagles). The ceremony and reception were at Sirromet Winery down at Mt Cotton. Which was gorgeous! I didn't get too many photos but here are a few for those that are interested.

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