Smythville

Poppy's little helper , originally uploaded by EclipseAu . We went down to visit Mum today as it had been a while since we have caught up. They had only just got home from a week away caravanning and Poppy need to wash the 4b. Well CB love following Poppy around and giving him a hand, so Poppy let her help with washing the car. She loved it.

Well I was as nervous as Hector Pascals this morning,as I had offered my services to K & N to take some photos for them at the girls Naming Ceremony.  All my worries were unfounded, and I just put it down to a bit of the jitters.  The photos turned out well I think. It was a beautiful day, even with the looming threat of another dust storm. After the ceremony we all hung around for the Sausage sizzle and a chat before heading home. If you're interested you can view the photos here or watch the Slideshow here

My Beautiful Wife , originally uploaded by EclipseAu . This afternoon we toddled off to Queens Park for Lunch. Diner Beware, the kiosk has moved into new premises and while it is very nice and new, the price now reflects the cost of moving into the new place. After lunch, we headed off to have a sticky at the animal enclosure before going down to the playground with the girls, who had a play on the flying fox and swings and spinning toys. After an afternoon packed with fun we headed home, via 7-eleven for a slushie.

Dust Storm in South East Queensland , originally uploaded by EclipseAu . When we woke up this morning, Sunrise was showing pictures of Sydney in the middle of a dust storm blown in from South Australia and the Northern Territory. By 9:30am the dust started appearing and then by 11am it looked like this. Apparently this is not the same dust cloud that Sydney got hit with, this one was blown in from western Queensland (Charleville). Will put up more shots later, to show it clearing.

Holiday in Wonderland , originally uploaded by EclipseAu . Ipswich City Council and the Ipswich Art Galley are running a school holiday programme called Holiday in Wonderland. As a part of the programme they have a few large inflated animals. In this photo the kids are in front of the big frog installation.

Coming soon to a cinema near you , originally uploaded by EclipseAu . From the makers of cinematic blockbusters "Dad, Sissie is Hurting Me" and "What, I Just... Ooooh" comes CB, starring in her own remake of a childhood favourite book "Where the Wild Things Are". "If you only see one movie this year, make sure it's not this one." - Sunday Mail

Carnival of Flowers , originally uploaded by EclipseAu . Today we went to Toowoomba for the " Carnival of Flowers " It was the 60th anniversary of the Carnival of Flowers floral parade. It was the longest parade we have ever watched. Also, as usual we went to the Gardens and took our annual portrait of the girls.

Canon Photo 5 2009 , originally uploaded by EclipseAu . Yay !!! My Canon Photo 5 pack arrived in the mail today. Brain needs to start getting into creative mode now.

Dancefever Interschool Championships 4 , originally uploaded by EclipseAu . Today, we all trekked down to the Sleeman Sports Centre to watch JP dance in the Dancefever Interschool championships. There were 8 Schools participating (Marshall Road State School - Holland Park, St Ignatius - Toowoong, St Flannans - Zillmere, Holy Family - Indooroopilly, Mt Carmel - Coorparoo, Hendra State School - Hendra, Mary MacKillop - Birkdale and of course the best St Marys - Ipswich). Well we had a ball and so did JP. The first dance of the day was the Waltz. JP and her partner TH were selected to dance in the semi final and then the grand final. Way to go JP and TH. Unluckily they didn't place but danced up a storm and really enjoyed themselves. The second dance of the day was the Mambo. Again, JP and her partner TH were selected to dance in the semi final and then the grand final. Unluckily again they didn't place. Last event of the day was the school challenge. JP's school did...

Fishy TV , originally uploaded by EclipseAu . I had to take this pic last night, as the cat spent about 2 -3 hours glued to this chair just staring at the goldfish.

Chalk Art in Reddacliff Place , originally uploaded by EclipseAu . Walking into work today turned into an artistic experience. It seems that a team of chalk artists got to do what they do best last night and created a huge mural in the middle of Reddacliff place to showcase the Brisbane Writers Festival. To read more about it Click Here

We were in the yard yesterday afternoon playing a bit of frisbee and catch. CB as usual ended up on the ground a few times. We had finished playing and had been upstairs for a good 10 - 15 minutes when CB can out of JP's room crying, saying that the necklace she had in had hurt her neck and was burning. She did the usual fix and went to the freezer and got the Ice pack. 5 minutes later she came bursting out of JP's room again crying her poor little eyes out, saying that the neclace had got her again "lots". Well, looking at her neck she had about 7 bite marks on her neck. After a bit of searching (and hysterical screaming) we found the culprit. A nasty big GREEN ANT Poor little chick, I felt soooo bad for her.

JP and CB at Woodlands , originally uploaded by EclipseAu . We went to Woodlands at Marburg today (Father's Day) for a bit of a gander. While there I took the opportunity to snap a pic of the girls.

Swinging in the Park - WHAT !!! , originally uploaded by EclipseAu . After Fathers day breaky, we headed to the park across the road for a play at the playground. I'm sure this wasn't how I taught the girls to swing !

Father's Day Breaky , originally uploaded by EclipseAu . After the obligatory, wake dad up early to give him his pressies, we went to the Old Fernvale Bakery for breaky. Yum as always. Following breaky we went across the road for a play in the park before heading up the road to the Fernvale markets. After that a quick drive through Lowood and Minden to Marburg, where we stopped to have a scrute for a while.

Concentration , originally uploaded by EclipseAu . CB loves swinging on the monkey bars. So when JP was doing her tennis lessons after school today, she seized the opportunity to get some monkey bar time.

Splatter Face Originally uploaded by EclipseAu Arriving home from work yesterday to my family picking me up at the train station, I was met by little splatter face here. JP had been playing in the backyard with a mud puddle an jumped in it when CB was standing next to her. The result is what you see here