Over the Fence

We have new neighbours! With matching kids! And the parents seem really nice! Next-door-Boy is 4 months younger than the Climber (instant best friends), Next-door-Girl is 6 months older than the Cherub, and they have a bonus baby (but we won't try and match her)! They moved in last weekend and already Climber and Next-door-Boy are obsessed with each other - we've been playing kid-swapsies ever since we introduced ourselves. It's great. All the kids seem to be talented climbers so we're seeing a lot of this:

Next-door-baby is being held aloft by her mother I must add. She is a good climber, I've seen her get onto our kitchen table in under a minute, but she's not THAT good.

I've just been sent a couple of photos from the tap-dancing gig we did pre-Christmas, so I'm sharing. The theme was "The Twelve Days of Christmas" where different local dance groups represented each of the days, in front of a big choir and a brass band. So there was the all-boy Greek dancing troupe appearing as the Lords-a-Leaping, a ballet school as the Seven Swans and you see us here as the Five Gold Rings. We got a fantastic reception, including one enthusiast yelling out as we danced "you guys are GOOD!!" and spontaneous applause at the end of our bit (none of the other groups received that much acclaim. Allright yes, I'm skiting a bit but it's nice to be appreciated...)


In other big news, I went out last night!! AT NIGHT!! For a meal and a drink with a girlfriend. It's medicinal, I had to do it to combat my ever-growing cabin fever caused by school holiday over-exposure to my beloved children. Thank goodness creche opened again this week. I love you Cherub but I am enjoying the peace..
AND I have another girls' night out on Thursday ... ;-)

After that, we're going to the BEACH!! Just for the weekend. We're all a bit excited. My aunt and uncle have a nice big holiday house and they are very generous with their invitations. Unlike Fixit's place of employment where he had to scrounge to get one measly day off. He's a motorbike mechanic see, and it's all hands on deck during summer because every motorcyclist in Melbourne needs their bike fixed pronto.

So apart from it being disgustingly hot today and tomorrow, life is good.