Megan's Project 365

7.4.09

2009-05-14T22:53:00.000-07:00

Today is our 8th Wedding Anniversary. We didn't really do anything too special - had stuff to organise for going away. But we did manage hot chocolates at The Pancake Parlour - and Joel came along as well. How romantic!!

6,4,09

2009-05-14T22:52:00.001-07:00

Spent the day resting and relaxing today - Andrew is on holidays and the sun is shining. Perfect outside day

5.5.09

2009-05-14T22:51:00.000-07:00

Today I had a car accident. Didn't get seriously hurt but pretty bruised. The car on the other hand is a lot worse. A write-off. It was such good car

4.4.09

2009-05-14T22:46:00.000-07:00

Today I went to Crop for Kids - I had an absolute ball, scrapping and chatting. BUT i forgot to take my camera - will have to try and get some photos from someone else.

3.4.09

2009-05-14T22:44:00.003-07:00

Sometimes we can't make it home to bed in time. I wasn't driving when this photo was taken - I'd parked out the front of our house!!

2.4.09

2009-05-14T22:43:00.001-07:00

He still loves that sandpit. Digging and building.

1.4.09

2009-05-14T22:41:00.000-07:00

Joel loves his bathtime. He loves splashing and kicking and generally getting everything wet. Couldn't resist the snap of his little butt!

31.3.09

2009-05-08T21:48:00.000-07:00

We get these pretty little guys in our trees all the time around our house. I love their chirping and pretty colours.

30.3.09

2009-05-08T21:46:00.001-07:00

This is a card I made today for a friend. I really love this paper

29.3.09

2009-05-08T21:44:00.000-07:00

Today we went to see Thomas the Tank Engine up at Puffing Billy. Joel wasn't too sure to start with but he soon warmed up. It was great fun

27.3.09

2009-05-08T21:43:00.001-07:00

We had a Mexican night with friends tonight - all the food was so yummy.

26.3.09

2009-05-08T21:42:00.000-07:00

I been going to a late talkers group for Joel's speech - he wasn't saying many words and today was the last one. It's really helped us out heaps

25.3.09

2009-05-08T21:40:00.000-07:00

It was Andrew's birthday today - Joel got him the new U2 cd. Not a great photo but it still represents today.

24.3.09

2009-05-08T21:37:00.000-07:00

OK I'm back - i have a lot of posts to catch up on so here goes.

Joel and I went out for babycinos and choc chip hot cross buns today. Can i hear YUM!!

23.3.09

2009-03-30T21:02:00.001-07:00

We had a teddy bear's picnic at playgroup today. Was lots of fun. They kids ate heaps and made teddy bear masks as well. Joel loved his.

22.3.09

2009-03-30T20:59:00.001-07:00

Went and checked out the Mooroolbark Miniature Railway which isn't too far from our house. Joel and I had a couple of rides.

21.3.09

2009-03-30T20:57:00.000-07:00

We went out for breakfast with Aunty Beth this morning while daddy was at church camp. We went to The Firehouse in Ringwood. Yummo!

20.3.09

2009-03-30T20:55:00.001-07:00

Tilly came to stay for the day today. The two of them had great fun together. Here they are in the office, laughing at something (who knows what? LOL)

17.3.09

2009-03-30T20:52:00.003-07:00

Another beautiful day today. Perfect for lots of this.

16.3.09

2009-03-30T20:50:00.000-07:00

Joel and I spent some time outside today, laying under a tree in our backyard. It was a beautiful day and this was our view.

15.3.09

2009-03-30T20:46:00.000-07:00

Cheeky monkey grabbed the corn thins container off the bench and I caught him eating them in the office.

14.3.09

2009-03-23T19:25:00.000-07:00

Had a Spinks family lunch at our house today, to celebrate Andrew's and his mum's birthday. We also had family friends, the Christelow's there - celebrated Cathy's birthday too!

13.3.09

2009-03-23T19:24:00.001-07:00

Joel and I went out for morning tea with Beth. We went to Hahndorfs Chocolate cafe. Joel even had some of my chocolate milkshake. He loved it.

12.3.09

2009-03-23T19:23:00.001-07:00

Love when Joel sleeps like this. Very cute.

11.3.09

2009-03-23T19:21:00.001-07:00

Joel and I went down to the library today to read some books and then borrow some. He loves books.

10.3.09

2009-03-23T19:20:00.001-07:00

BUSTED!! Playing with Molly's food and water. It's lots of fun putting the dry food into the water!

9.3.09

2009-03-23T19:18:00.000-07:00

Finally feeling better today so we took Joel to the zoo for the very first time. He was a little unsure at first but by the end of the morning, he was loving it. The elephants were his favourite (mine too)

8.3.09

2009-03-23T19:15:00.000-07:00

Andrew bought some sand and filled out old fishpond to make a sandpit. Joel loves it.

7.3.09

2009-03-18T18:40:00.000-07:00

I was pretty sick today - had a nice bout of gastro, and Joel had a nasty cough. So we spent most of the day lying in bed together, watching Thomas DVDs. He was such a good little nurse to me. Excuse the double chin - I really need master Photoshop and give myself a digi touch-up.

6.3.09

2009-03-18T18:39:00.000-07:00

Another slide shot but I really love this photo. Don't know why. Just do. It makes me wonder what he is thinking

5.3.09

2009-03-18T18:37:00.000-07:00

We have ditched the nappy bag and Joel has a new Thomas bag. He loves it. We put on his back the other day - was a little heavy but he looked so old. Crappy blurry photo but you get the drift.

4.3.09

2009-03-18T18:35:00.000-07:00

Joel is a big fan of bubbles. He just can't quite work it all out yet!

3.3.09

2009-03-18T18:30:00.000-07:00

Joel asleep in our bed this morning. We've had a bad few nights, with him ending up sleeping with us. But seriously, he looks so cute.

2.3.09

2009-03-18T18:29:00.000-07:00

Joel took this photo of Mum and Dad when we were Skyping with them - they're in the dressing gowns!! Ha ha ha! It was early morning for them.

1.3.09

2009-03-18T18:26:00.000-07:00

Joel loves our chickens - likes to feed them and also collect the eggs.

28.2.09

2009-03-16T18:54:00.001-07:00

Seriously, this girl has is made. Snoozing on our bed most of the day.

27.2.09

2009-03-16T18:53:00.000-07:00

We had Tilly and Jenson over for a play today and they had a ball together outside.

26.2.09

2009-03-16T18:50:00.000-07:00

This is a frequent view of mine at the moment. Joel wanting to be picked up!

25.2.09

2009-03-16T18:48:00.000-07:00

We made chocolate chip cookies today. They were good!!

24.2.09

2009-03-16T18:46:00.000-07:00

A new favourite in our house is Matchbox cars. They can be found in all sorts of places. Joel is quite a fan of the passageway at the moment. Nice and echoey for noises and good floors for wheels to roll on.

Blogger Issues

2009-03-05T17:23:00.000-08:00

So I am still keeping up with the photo a day but Blogger has not been co-operating with me when I get around to loading photos.
I will endeavour to get more up later today or tomorrow.

23.2.09

2009-03-01T18:11:00.001-08:00

Another outdoor fave - his bike. This is also an indoor fave as well. He gets so fast on the thing.

22.2.09

2009-03-01T18:10:00.001-08:00

This is Joel's first attempt at taking a photo. I think he did extremely well for a 19 month old. Just ignore the average model!

21.2.09

2009-03-01T18:09:00.000-08:00

We bought a little slide for Joel last week on eBay and we picked it up today. He loves it so much.
He is such an outside boy.

20.2.09

2009-03-01T18:08:00.000-08:00

My little sweetie on the swing today. He loves that thing like crazy!

19.2.09

2009-03-01T18:07:00.000-08:00

Joel has discovered that he can climb up on top of the couch. He's also discovered that Mummy and Daddy don't like it when he does!

18.2.09

2009-03-01T18:04:00.000-08:00

The radio in my car is permanently on 89.9 - Light FM. This is the Christian radio station here in Melbourne.
One exception is if I'm ever in the car between 4-6 on weekdays then it's tuned into Hamish and Andy on the Fox.

17.2.09

2009-03-01T18:02:00.000-08:00

This is my first LO for the year. And the only pic I took today - but it's a photo all the same!!

14.2.09

2009-03-01T17:56:00.000-08:00

This was the sunrise this morning - this photo does not do the sun justice - it was a brilliant red. And the smoke haze was thick. Just more signs of the fire threat not too far from here.

15.2.09

2009-03-01T17:55:00.001-08:00

This is a very common view of Joel at the moment - his back. He's always running off ahead, busy busy busy all the time.

13.2.09

2009-03-01T17:54:00.001-08:00

One of Joel's fave little hidey holes - behind the curtains in his bedroom. Also the perfect place to drive cars up and down on the window sill.

12.2.09

2009-03-01T17:52:00.001-08:00

Joel loves trains at the moment and in particular Thomas. We found this bag of tracks and trains at a second hand kids shop in The Basin and we've all been loving setting them up and letting the trains (they're battery operated) do circuits of the track.

11.2.09

2009-03-01T17:38:00.000-08:00

This is what happened to most of our plants this week after the hot hot 40 degree days.
The garden looks ever so dry and sad.

10.2.09

2009-02-10T17:54:00.001-08:00

Today was just one of those days. Joel whingy all day (mum getting grumpy!) We wrote today off as a bad day for all.

9.2.09

2009-02-10T17:53:00.000-08:00

Playgroup again today. Joel was excited to have his little girlfriend Tilly back after her big holiday. They are so drawn to each other. Tilly snatched a smooch with Joel on top of the slide then Joel was waiting at the bottom for her to give her one back. Ahhh young love.

8.2.09

2009-02-10T17:52:00.001-08:00

A weekly (sometimes more) tradition here is to Skype my mum and dad. They love chatting away and seeing Joel as does he. He loves kissing the screen and gibbering away at them. I love it too

7.2.09

2009-02-10T17:51:00.002-08:00

Today was the hottest day on record in Melbourne and also our most tragic. Bushfires raged out of control all over the State. A lot of them are not too far from us (around 25-40 minutes away) and have totally devastated towns and communities. At the time of typing (Wed 11th) there were 181 people dead. That is unbelievable sad.
There are just no words to sum up how overwhelming this is. Such a tragic tragic day.
I didn't take any photos today but have found a couple on the net. One is of Marysville - a little town about 1/2 hour away from us. There is absolutely nothing left!!
My thoughts and prayers are with all those involved and affected.

5.2.09

2009-02-10T17:50:00.000-08:00

All I can say is like father, like son. Joel likes to hold the remote when he is watching TV!

4.2.09

2009-02-10T17:49:00.000-08:00

Have had this salad for lunch the last couple of days. It is so yummy. BBQ chicken, some roasted pumpkin, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, avocado, mushrooms, red capsicum and some fetta cheese all drizzled with some balsamic vinegar. SO YUMMY!

3.2.09

2009-02-10T17:48:00.000-08:00

Still warm here today. Spent time playing together in Joel's room. Joel spent most of the day in just his nappy!

2.2.09

2009-02-10T17:47:00.001-08:00

First playgroup for the year today. Joel has finally mastered the slide. Can get up the stairs and go down all by himself. He loves it.

1.2.09

2009-02-10T17:45:00.001-08:00

Joel loves flowers. He nicked this rose out of the church display today and spent lots of time smelling it. Can you say CUTE!!

31.1.09

2009-02-10T17:31:00.003-08:00

I have a slight obsession with recipe books. This is only half of them. Do I use them - sometimes. LOL!!

30.1.09

2009-02-10T17:19:00.001-08:00

Still a hot day today. Lots of playing inside and watching our fave DVDs. Current faves for Joel are Thomas and Friends, I Like to Sing by Justine Clarke and In the Night Garden.

29.1.09

2009-02-04T17:14:00.000-08:00

It was hot hot hot here today - 43 degrees. That means another dip outside in Joel's pool. He loves it.

28.1.09

2009-02-04T17:01:00.000-08:00

We had a little family tea for my Stuart - Beth's boyfriend. I made a little cupcake cake for him. Joel loves Stuart and wanted to sit on his knee while he blew the candles out.

27.1.09

2009-01-27T19:49:00.000-08:00

Joel loves playing in his room with this red wagon. It plays music and lights up. Of course he has to sit in it whilst playing with it.

26.1.09

2009-01-27T19:47:00.000-08:00

Happy Australia Day. Spent a good part of the day with Andrew's family. We had a birthday celebration for his Dad. Was a great day with good food. This is me and my 2 sister-in-laws, Debbie and Susie. I think it's a pretty good shot for a self-taken one.

25.1.09

2009-01-27T19:45:00.000-08:00

We went for a walk down to our local park today. Has quite a big lake/wetlands area. Joel loves going down there and checking out/chasing the ducks.

24.1.09

2009-01-27T19:44:00.001-08:00

Joel loves to feed himself. Some does get in his mouth but he sure makes a big mess.

23.1.09

2009-01-27T19:40:00.000-08:00

Still taking a pic a day.

Joel has been spending time out in his paddling pool and Andrew snapped this pic of me supervising Joel - i love sitting in the hammock with Notebook magazine.

The other pic is of Joel relaxing in the hammock after his swim. DidI hear someone say CUTIE!!!!

22.1.09

2009-01-22T18:23:00.000-08:00

Today was a great day. Joel and I went swimming at the local pool with Bron and Jenson. Then in the afternoon, Andrew and I dropped Joel off at his parent's house and we went off to the new Doncaster Shopping Centre for a couple of hours BY OURSELVES!! It was great. We browsed (yes people browsed!!!) shops, checked out all the new stuff and even sat down for chillers at Gloria Jeans. It was great.

21.1.09

2009-01-22T18:02:00.000-08:00

Worked down near the beach again today. Left home early so I could sit by the beach with a coffee and do my devotions. It was awesome.
Forgot to take my camera down so this was taken with my phone camera. At least it's still photo for today.

20.1.09

2009-01-22T17:59:00.000-08:00

Was grocery shopping day today. Bakers Delight is always our first stop - so Joel can get a Cheesymite Scroll to munch while mama does the shopping. Always nice to have a happy boy when at the shops!

19.1.09

2009-01-18T21:45:00.000-08:00

Is pretty hot here today so Joel and I went to an indoor (and air conditioned) playground for a play with a friend, Jenson. Joel LOVES LOVES LOVES the ball pit and we had a great time in their together. The photo is a bit blurry and not the best, but I still love it.

18.1.09

2009-01-18T21:43:00.002-08:00

We had a BBQ tea at some friends house tonight and Joel had his first ice-cream. I don't think he was too sure - but he seemed to enjoy it (although the cold was a factor I think)

17.1.09

2009-01-18T21:43:00.000-08:00

We spent some time in the garden today. We are turning our big fish pond into a sandpit for Joel as it's not super safe to have all that water near his play area. Joel loves to help Daddy with the wheelbarrow.

16.1.09

2009-01-18T21:21:00.000-08:00

Joel got a pirate ship tent for Christmas and we spent most of Friday playing in it. It's lots of fun running in and out of the ship.

15.1.09

2009-01-15T01:40:00.000-08:00

Spent most of the day with Andrew's sister Debbie and her daughter Jessie. Joel LOVES Jessie and Jessie is such a sweetheart with him. She plays with him and chases him. It's so fun to watch.

14.1.09

2009-01-15T01:37:00.000-08:00

We had a couple of hot days so we got the good old blue shell pool out and Joel had a great time splashing around under a tree in our backyard.
For those who are concerned regarding the water saving issue, Joel didn't have a bath that night and we bucketed out the water and watered a few trees!

13.1.09

2009-01-15T01:27:00.000-08:00

TODAY'S PHOTO STILL TO COME

It's on Beth's camera

12.1.09

2009-01-12T04:27:00.000-08:00

Spent the evening at my sister Beth's new apartment. She cooked tea for all of us. She has a lovely little balcony and a huge hammock on it. Sadie and Joel had lots of fun, swinging in it together.

11.1.09

2009-01-12T04:10:00.000-08:00

Two photos today
Joel used to be so scared of balls. He'd totally freak out. But now he's gone the other extreme and just loves them. We found this beach ball in the garage and blew up for him to play around with in the backyard. He loved chasing it around as we threw it back and forth.

10.1.09

2009-01-09T18:53:00.000-08:00

Joel loves loves kissing and especially kissing babies. He loves to kiss his cousin Sadie but he found a new kissing buddy today. Nathan. Cutie hey.
Excuse the "flashy" photo but the two of them wouldn't sit still. If anyone knows how to make a photo less flashy I would love to know.

9.1.09

2009-01-09T18:34:00.000-08:00

Today Joel had his first ever haircut. He did so well and didn't cry or anything. He looked like such a big boy in the chair with the apron on. The photo below is an after haircut shot!!
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8.1.09

2009-01-08T01:29:00.000-08:00

We all went for a walk to the park this afternoon. Joel loves the park and especially the playground. He has a thing for the little plastic tunnels at the moment so I snapped away and caught this cute pic.

7.1.09

2009-01-07T18:14:00.000-08:00

I cheated a little today - couldn't pick just one so i made 3 into 1!
I worked down near the beach today but my client was out when I got there so I had an hour to kill before I went back. Walked up to the shops, bought a Chai Latte, walked 5 mins down to the beach. Not the prettiest beach in the world and not the best beach weather but it was still awesome, walking on the sand, checking out rock pools. I felt like a little kid.

6.1.09

2009-01-07T14:48:00.000-08:00

SERIOUSLY!!! SERIOUSLY!!! That's all I could say when I saw these during our fortnightly food shopping on Tuesday. Way way way too early.

5.1.09

2009-01-07T14:32:00.000-08:00

Spent the day cleaning at my other sister's house. We had an extremely cute distraction in Sadie. She is such a little sweetheart. I'm really going to miss those guys.

4.1.09

2009-01-07T14:31:00.002-08:00

Joel and I went to check out my little sisters new apartment now that all the stuff is unpacked and that. It's very cute. On the way Joel cracked the sads in the car and this is a surefire way to keep him entertained - he hasn't managed to accidentally ring anyone yet

3.1.09

2009-01-07T14:31:00.001-08:00

I have a new (well she's pretty old) blogging companion. Her name is Molly. She is our family cat that was living with Mum and Dad and then they moved. So she lived with my sisters and now they've moved. So she's come to stay with us. She loves nothing better than to sit on the desk while we are in the office. She's a total sweetheart. Andrew is not much of a cat person but Molly is totally winning him over!! Ha ha ha!

2.1.09

2009-01-07T14:30:00.000-08:00

Day 2 - Joel LOVES strawberries so we buy a couple of punnets a week (which can get expensive) so we found a strawberry farm near us that sells 3 punnets for $5 (BARGAIN!!) So every week we go to the farm to get strawberries. Here is the truck from the fields, stacked with strawberries - YUM!!

1.1.09

2009-01-07T14:29:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to share about another challenge I am hoping to undertake this year. It's called Project 365. Taking a photo a day for a whole year. I know I know sounds a little bit too hard but I thought I'd at least give it a go. They will be posted here as well as my Flickr site (in the sidebar)

So Day 1 or Project 365 and I have taken at least 1 photo so that's a good start. Here it is....

It's not a perfect picture or anything but it documents what a bit of what we did today.