random photos

<---tyson in his carseat

------>cody in his booster seat

---->charlie in his carseat

charlie looking happy--->

Homeschool update

so we have pulled cody out of kinder.

before anyone says anything,i will explain what led to this, cody was bullied by another child everyday the teachers werent much help with that issue,he often came home with bitemarks that were brusiing on his back and arms.The teacher ctually stated she thought what cody was doing in speech thereapy was pointless and stupid. Ei only visited him once at the kinder the whole first term once!! I say its not good enough and anyone who says otherwise needs a good kick to the head.

since not going to kinder he has become calmer at night, he has had less night terrors, hes still hyper and unpredictablewith moods but hes slowly calming down ive noticed he needs to be in a very sturctured enviroment he needs to know whats next &when he finishes this or that.

<----cody drew a picture of "daddy"

Right now he isnt doing anything formal lesson wise. We have started a thing called "book time" the books are currently living in a book bag and the boys know where the books are they go pick one and either ask to be read too or they read by themselves(as best a 4 yr old and 2.5yr old can read lol).

Tyson enjoys cody being home and they seem to fight less now. We have been enjoying lots of cooking and plan to start a garden.

we made easter egg biscuits on good friday----->

charlie loved taste testing some---->

yesturday charlie had his carseat turned around so now our backseat looks like this:

top secrect

I wish i could say what im planning but i cant its a surprise ive told 1 person. 2nd may 2015 will be a big day

Cody's 4th birthday

Cody turned 4 today.

He had an awesome day he had lots of fun, Allans mum made a spiderman cake for Cody and cody loved it.

He enjoyed himself ,I cant believe he is 4! where did time go? It seems like onlyyesturday I brought home a newborn from the special care nursery.Now he's all grown up.

charlie's room makeover part 1

I am going to attempt to make a bird mobile (ah yes notice i said attempt )the pattern for the birds came from here. I have to find some branches and some eyelet hooks and after that i'm set .

Also going to make some window stars

I got the tutorial from here

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Muesli recipie as reqested

Muesli

6 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup coconut
1/2 cup oil
1/3 cup honey
12 crushed weetbix
1 cup dried fruit( eg sultanas,apples,apricots,etc)

method:
preheat oven to 180 degrees .
In a large bowl(or as i did a 4litre ice cream contaner) combine oats & coconut.Melt the oil,honey together and stir through oat mixture until throughly combined.
Toast the oats in a roasting pan over 2-3 batches for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.Remove from oven add the dried fruit and crushed weetbix and mix through. Store in an air tight container.Serve with milk.

I used dried apple circles,sweetened dried pineapple& mango slices cut up into little bits and cody loved it. I add honey on the top after i add the milk at serving time.

secrects to getting 3 kids to bed by 8:30pm

Yes you read right,somehow I manage to have all 3 munchkins asleep by 8:30pm. Cody used to be the hardest to get to sleep but right now he's a breeze(hope I dont jinx myself ).Tyson is often asleep within 10 minutes of Cody being asleep,then charlie is asleep within 10 minutes of Tyson conking out.

What are my special secrects you ask? Well, I am awake at the lovely hour of 6am everyday (*insert groan here*) my boys like to rise with the sun now....oh yay hahaha.
Anyway, recently we decided to get healthier and took things out that werent that great for us. Now the boys eat Muesli with some honey & milk for breakfast. Lunch is wholemeal wraps with salad and meat and cheese. Dinner is chicken schnitzel,mash potatoe and 3 or 4 other vegies with gravy. Snacks are fruit or vegetables. Drinks are water or the rare cup of juice.

During the day I let Cody & tyson run around they also have 1 nap during the day.I have also started playing music such as Bach,mozart,beethoven as cody seems to find it relaxing.

If anyone wants my muesli recipie yell out (its very kid friendly) codyb eats 2 bowls for breakfast he loves it that much.

beyond blue

Some people may find it surprising that I am very passionate about Beyond Blue & thier campaign.I have my reasons though.

Aaron: a life in pictures

Why is this guy so important you ask? Well this is my little brother Aaron. We were pretty much best friends almost we fought like all siblings do. I remember mum telling me the new baby was a boy and thinking that was awesome I always wanted a brother.

There is an almost 4 year gap between Aaron &I.

I hear you saying "jess get to the point" ....

Well, 2007 was a big year for Aaron.

In January 2007 he became a father to

Axden. He was on top of the world proud as any new dad is.

He got a job he was really excited about. Looking back its hard to pinpoint a trigger or cause,but on 13th August 2007 he was dead.

No one knows why.

His death has left a hole in the family.

Please support beyond blue its a great cause,if one person can be helped through beyond blue its 1 life saved and hundreds spared grief of thier death.

shelbys party

(thats cody pretending tobe a duck ) (my bro damien holding charlie)

We went to My neice Shelby's 1st birthday party at sparrow park in geelong west on the 30th march.Tyson & cody had fun.

<----Cody enjoying the party hat on the drive home.

<---Tyson in the swing.

Tyson is becoming very independent now he was proud he slept in his "big boy"bed for the whole night,this has taken months. hahaha.

<----tyson on the way home.

Now whats more fun then a hour long trip home with 2 kids high on sugar ??especially when they insist they are ducks.