I love to see...

Monday nights in December they leave the Temple grounds open so you can go look at the Nativity in the garden. It was Toby's first visit to the Temple...

 Hayden says to him here "It's like we have just been married Toby...smile for the camera"

Christmas...again?!

I can't believe how fast this year has gone! We've nearly been in Adelaide for 12 months now! Looking forward to getting back to Tas for Christmas (dear burglars our house will be occupied over Christmas so don't get any ideas) ...although it will be weird without Mother. (She'll be enjoying a white Christmas in Utah). I love this time of year! It pleases my soul to have so many reminders of the Saviour around at this time.

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.

Family Getaway

Hayden had a few days off so it was time to getaway. Victor Harbor, here we come! Even if it was only an hour away from where we live it was nice to get out of the house and stay somewhere different!

They have a wildlife park, can't remember the name...

 Toby loved feeding the Kangaroos!

 A BIG Croc...

 Here are some turtles relaxing...in the CROCODILE pen... (see in the water)

 This was as close as Hayden got to feeding the animals...

 Toby loved the Hotel room...

 Showing us the pond...

 Victor Views...

Our next getaway will be to tassie for Christmas, bring it on!

Bubbles

and some water play...

Toby Turns Twelve Months

I can't believe we have a one year old! Toby is our gorgeous baby boy and we love him so much!

He was a little shell shocked on the morning of his birthday...

 He loved tinkering with his new presents, and opening a special card from Nan sent all the way from America!

 I can't get enough of his smile...

 I made a video of his first year as a present for him, (playing in the background) and he loves watching it!

 This cake was a trial run for the cake I wanted to make for his party on Saturday, it looks a bit hodge podge as I was playing around with different lettering and ways to write on the cake.

 He loves Mister Maker, but his most favourite part is the shapes, they come on and do a little dance to a song " I am a shape". He always stops what he's doing and gets a big smile on his face when it's on the telly, hence the shapes on the cake.

 He really is a big boy, we've never given him cutlery before, we feed him, or he eats with his hands, but he grabbed the spoon off Dad and decided to feed himself cake and ice cream with no trouble at all!  (ok, a little messy). I'm always so amazed at what he picks up and learns through observation!

So this was the final cake, my first ever experience with fondant, it was fun, but I definitely need some practice!

 We had some friends over that we've made through church and mothers group for a morning tea.

 This is when everyone sang Happy Birthday, he's so funny, he has no idea what's going on but loves it when people sing his name and starts cheering! (This happened at swim lesson and music time this week also)

 More presents to explore...

 Toby loved the balloons we had around the place for decorations, he keeps calling them 'ball' and I was trying to explain the difference between a ball and a balloon, and it was quite difficult, can you do it?

 We are members of a Toy Library and they hire out big things for party's as well so we got a red car and a play gym for the party... lots of fun! They really kept the older kids entertained and when everyone left Toby got a turn ...

 First driving lesson = deep concentration!

Happy Birthday Bubba, we love you!