Striped dragon hood.

This became somewhat a community project! Av coloured the yarns and decided he wanted me to make him a dragon hat. The boys picked a button and my 6 year old sewed on the button.

He was asking why I didn't use the sewing machine to sew the button on so I showed him that it's easy enough to do it by hand. He was surprised at how quick and easy it was.

I wasn't too sure about the stripes but the colours are amazing and makes for a fun hat. The heat has been on lately yet Av still wants to wear the hat. It is knit in aran organic merino.

Meeting our newest family member

We hired a van so we could all go to Wangaratta meet my niece. My Mum also came with us as it was an 8 seater.
The best air con on another sweltering 40 degree+ day.


My niece is absolutely adorable.


The kids enjoyed playing with toys and we kept cool.



We even had a cake and everyone sang me Happy Birthday! The kids each had a cupcake and blew out candle too.



The cousins together....



With 3 cameras on them, we tried to capture the cousins together.


I think the kids were very patient to allow a picture with bub crying. You can see J worrying too.



We left in the evening and had to stop three times. (We usually don't stop unless hubby needs a powernap. 2.5hour drive). J was screaming which was very unusual for him. Had a cuddle and feed. Then about halfway Av was crying because he was cold! And needed the toilet. Just as we were almost home my eldest son was busting so much he flew out the door and fell to the ground before heading to a tree!

Hot!

What to do when it gets to 40 degrees? Fill the birth pool, of course (everyone should have one).

Beach

My youngest went to the beach for the first time last night.

Its been quite hot in Melbourne this week, apparently the hottest in 100 years.

I think we all enjoyed the cool down.