A new image

Ela has been begging me for months and months to have short hair so today i finally submitted and we went to the hairdressers.
There was a bit of debate as she sat in the chair as to the actual length. She wanted it to her chin and I said shoulders. I won.
Then the fringe debate. She wanted one and i didn't - she won!
The result was a very smiley happy girl.
She is getting glasses at the end of the week so then we will really notice a new image!

Toy & Game Expo.

 Today we had an unexpected treat at the Sydney Show Grounds. It was a wet and miserable long weekend and so i thought we would give this a try. The kids were under strict instructions that they were not to ask me for anything. There would be no purchases of toys but that they could play to their hearts content.
In return i was given strict instructions from Ela that I must not get a cofee and talk to Dad but I must play with them too :)

It was amazing. Playdoh, My Little Pony, Littlest Pet Shop, craft, Trash Can heros, bouncy castle, Nerf arena, go carts and motor scooters, Laser inflatable, Jigsaw puzzles, Chess, Lego pit.....

We could have spent the whole day there.

This is something I highly recommend and we'll be going next year especially if its a wet day (although i'll probably take them a friend each and a good book :)

And no, I didn't quite escape without a purchase but it was the cheapest thing available (a $2 toy!)

Queens Diamond Jubilee

Well watching all the celebrations has made me feel quite homesick this weekend. At first when we tried to encourage the kids to watch they just yawned 'boring!' Can't we watch it next time said Ela :) Well once I explained that there may not be a next time and that this was history in the making, she soon changed her tune. We even managed to get her to wear her Jubilee dress for the disco - what a princess :)