I spent the day with Sarah at school today. I got to see Sarah in action in her new class and to lend a hand with the preparations for Valentines and Chinese New Year activities for next week. After rest time we decided to give ourselves an early mark and snuck out to Baskin & Robins before picking up some groceries and heading home to have dinner with Cole and Becky – who had also been out and about running amok today! Rumour has it that they had sushi for lunch…
The girls’ friend Charlotte and her cousin Kaylea started Prep today – whilst Sheri and TJ emarked on the adventure that is Grade Two. Aunty Terri took these photos this morning. Doesn’t everyone look all grown up!! Hard to imagine that this will be Sarah next year…
Sarah and her pre-prep class celebrated Australia Day today by having a BBQ for lunch. She came home sporting a flag tattoo on her arm. She’s pretty chuffed with it, and even more so that it didn’t come off in the bath tonight!
Sarah and Becky went out to Lowood today to visit their Grandparents. Becky and Nagymama played trains and blocks while Sarah and Grandad played the Wii. And when I say played the Wii, I mean that Sarah did most of the playing whilst Grandad got to watch – though he was the ONLY person who was allowed to help her play pool. Afterwards they went to collect flowers out in garden and check out some wriggly wriggly worms!
Sarah’s been doing lots of drawing this afternoon. First she brought these ones over for me to see – a collection of monsters!
And then a little while later she came back with a portrait of Daddy:
But it was the last one that really made me smile. Sarah came over with a drawing of concentric circles. When I asked her to tell me about the picture she replied very matter-of-factly that it was a “wormhole for spaceships”. Jim is so proud 
We were invited to dinner and wii at Cobey’s house this evening. All afternoon Cobey was standing by the door, watching every car that went passed. He was so serious about it that Nikki took a photo and asked him what he was up to.
“What are you doing, Cobey?”
“I’m waiting for Sarah”
This morning took us out to Blue Mountain park at Springfield Lakes again. It was rather on the warm side… so eventually we did bail for Macca’s 
While we were there Becky made friends with an older girl in a blue t-shirt. For about 2 hours the girl carried Becky around the park, holding her hand, going down the slides, pushing her on the swings Becky lapped it all up. She LOVES being the baby.
On the way home we swung by Harvey Norman to pick up a few things. Sarah noticed a staff member setting up “Guitar Hero” on a TV. Her hovering and smiles paid off when he asked her if she wanted to have a turn.
