Dear Mr Claus

My husband and I have been good parents this year. We have both worked very hard, Stuart achieved his CCNA and I have my bus licence. We said goodbye to a person that we loved and we welcomed a niece into our family. We traveled across the world and even to Ikea and all the while we maintained our ridiculously expensive mortgage (some debt acquired).

We have done a good job with our son who eats his vegetables, sleeps 11 hours a night and 4 hours a day. His day care lady says that he is a gentleman who is easy to look after because he is so helpful.

We have been so good this year. Here are the following suggestions...

Bec
1. Sunglasses
2. Lip glosses
3. Tupperware
4. Billabong 'moon' handbag
5. Billabong Beach Towels
6. Pillows (european with covers or 2x standard firm)
7. Monopoly - Here & Now Electronic Banking

Stu
1. Windows Vista
2. Fall Out 3 for PC
3. A juicer
4. Food processor
5. subscription to EON or HACKING magazine
6. Cinema Cash

Kind Regards,

Rebecca & Stuart D

Dear Santa,

I have been a very good boy this year. I went all the way to America with mum and dad. I started day care and I have started swimming lessons this term. I have been helping my mummy a lot with the cleaning and I am always helping dad to cook.

For Christmas I would like ....Play Doh $15 Toys R Us

Crayons $5 Toys R Us

Puppy - Free To Good Home

Forks - Woolworths $5

Chickens - Nan & Pop B

Toy Kitchens - Toys R Us $50 +

Play Food $15 Toys R Us

Swings Toys R Us

Mini enclosed Tramp $100 Toys R Us

Trolley $20 Toys R Us

Drink Bottle $6 ABC Shop

Plate Set $12 ABC Shop

Love,

J A C K

Prices & stores were provided by request and are subject to change

He loves my singing

WARNING: The following videos may contain scenes that offend some viewer's sensitive ears.

Grey Elephants

Grey Elephants was my favourite nursery rhyme as a child
- thanks mum. Jack loves it too!

Insy Winsy

Jack & Jill

At the end of the video he says,'Surprise!'

After all of that I asked him if he thought his mum was a good singer....

"I don't know?"

Weed

The puppy found a new home so our backyard was reclaimed. The boys did raking and digging out weeds all afternoon, they are fixing up the lawn so that is will grow soft and lush. That's the plan! When Stu turned on the sprinklers Jack ran out into them before we could stop him. Tomorrow they are going on their first swimming lesson together - you can't buy this sort of daycare :)

Yum

I offered to make come baby cakes and mini quiches for Molly's christening in a couple of weeks. I thought I'd better check that I could actually make the quiches before the big day. Aren't they cute! Jack and I love little food :)

Poor Baby

Our poor boy has tonsillitis. He was having a great day (apart from only eating rice bubbles) and then the fever came on and so we took him straight to the doctor who had a quick look and solved the mystery.

His mother is still no wiser than she was 6 months ago and was panicked. I was also taken by surprise despite the subtle warnings.

*A 2.5hr sleep in the morning followed by a 2 hour sleep in the afternoon
*Eating only rice bubbles and grapes
*Asking to go to bed only 1 hour after he woke
*Crying for his water bottle which was in the fridge
*Refusing a spring roll
*Playing quietly by himself at Beth's place
*Wanting to be carried all day
*Taking no interest in Beth's kitchen and trampoline
*Drinking bottles and bottles of water
*Only wanting Mum for cuddles

Next time I'll clue in :)

Dog

This puppy was at our door step this morning. He and Jack have been chasing each other all day.