8 months old

Picture 1: Firstly we want to send well wishes to our friend Chris Murphy, who has suddenly become seriously ill and is on life support in intensive care. We hope he recovers well soon. The picture is of Chris with Sean and Elise at Chris's 40th B'day held recently on the 7 July.

Picture 2 & 3: Elise is 8 months old now (26 July) and is very busy scooting along the floor. She is even trying to crawl in her cot in her sleeping bag. Every waking moment she gets excited and wants to be on the move!

Picture 4: Aunty Nicole was recently home for a visit from Perth.

Picture 5: Mothers Group came to our place again in the last few weeks. Here are a few of Elise's friends. L-R: the twins Isabella & Rebecca, Lucy, Briella, Elise and Liam. Most of the boys were away that day - Brock, Justin & Angus as well as another girl baby Rachael.

Trip to Dubbo

The last weekend in June we took a trip to Dubbo for a long weekend. We managed to cram the portacot, bedding, pram, baby's food, baby's clothing, Elise and Nova (oh and a change of underwear for Kate & Sean) into the car. It was so cold (5 degrees and falling) at Orange, we were scared to get out of the car. It was great to see the area looking a bit greener after the rain.

On Saturday night we stayed with Michelle and Tim and it was lovely to catch up with them. Nova dog and Sam dog have a "special" relationship and clearly enjoy each other's company. Of course the rest of us are fond of Michelle and Tim too!

On Sunday we stayed with Mick, Ang & Toby. Toby has grown so tall (94cms)- you would not believe he is only 2 years old! He will tower over us all before too long. Mick & Ang will be working hard to feed & clothe him over the coming years. Congratulations to them on the sale of their house and we wish them luck in the search for a new abode.

We also went to visit the Thompsons and Sparrows. It was wonderful to meet little baby Hugh at last and to see how much Maeve and Declan have grown up. Thanks for the yummy afternoon tea.

We came home exhausted but very glad we made the trip!

Out and About

At the end of May, mum Kate and baby Elise (at 6 months old) went to visit Nicole and Elizabeth Atkins as there had been some new additions to their extended family. We wanted to meet Caleb-son of Luke & Kirsten Atkins and Chloe -daughter of Michelle (McGill) and Dom.
Nicole sent us some very cute shots of Elise, Caleb & Chloe (L-R) on the couch, then one taken with Elizabeth as well on the far left. They look so cute we had to post them on the blog!