In the Perkins family we believe that life is made up of the little everyday things. Things like enjoying a sensational cup of tea, Manny seeing his face in the mirror for the first time, or finding a bush turkey under the deck. Even though we delight in the little things it is often the big things that end up in letters and emails (Chris has a cold, I almost stepped on a snake - all the boring stuff).
These Joyful Jottings are going to change all of that. So we invite you, dear friends and loved ones, to share in some of our precious everyday moments as a family. Enjoy!

Sunday, 29 May 2011

Fun with friends and a week of firsts!

Manny with two sweet friends
This week we have been up in Rockhampton waiting for a dear, stubborn ;-P friend to give birth :-D We are SO SO excited to meet this new little one and we really can't wait! So to while away the time (and keep our household, composed of a grade one child, two preschoolers, one toddler, an infant and one in-the-oven, busy) we have been enjoying some great outdoor fun. There are some definite pluses to being in a smaller city: you can go for real walks, you can stroll to the shops, you can take the kids to the park, etc, etc.
Here are some photos from our little "vacation":

My sweet son playing in the kitchen while I cook dinner. He was actually playing with the tin! a big first :-)
Taken while I was cooking (again, teehee). Poor Manny is teething so he was taking his frustrations out on his namesake, Manny the Rabbit. It's just slightly alarming when someone yells out, "Manny fell in the lizard cage!" (yes, that actually happened).



Manny went to the zoo for the first time! The only animal that really got his attention was the giant emu. They had a little conversation over the fence before I whisked him away to safety!

Manny's first ride on a swing! This one was designed like a hammock so he was able to lay on it while I pushed him :-) He had a blast!


Snuggling with Charlotte at the park

We went to Manny's first sports event - the Lighthouse Lions playing basketball. We yelled ourselves hoarse cheering for a certain little redhead... Manny of course slept through the whole thing.

Manny had his first BBQ at the park! Notice the super cute outfit picked up at a morning at the op-shops!


We've been out for some long walks when the other littlies have their nap time. On this particularly sunny day I borrowed Jimmy's hat. How cute is this kid? :-D   
Manny and Rachel were both wide awake during nap time so I took them for a long, long walk in the double stroller. I received many compliments on my two beautiful children, both sitting there sucking their thumbs together. I could've gone through the whole big story about who each child belonged to but I thought, hey, why complicate matters!
Of course, Chris is still working hard in Sydney and we miss him sooooo much! Last night Manny wouldn't settle to sleep until I had Chris pray with him and wish him good night via telephone. Within five minutes the little guy was asleep. So if you see Chris, tell him we love him! <3

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