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Summer Holidays

In case you're wondering what kind of holiday we've had, try this on for size: The batteries of the Kiddies Electric Keyboard (great gift, received just last week!) have died.

It's been a noisy, busy, toy-strewn, dirty feet, fruity, toothy, fan-needing, late night but early morning kind of time!

Sure, with 2 kids under 5, I knew it would be noisy and very busy most of the time. But I could not have imagined all the toys that they'd attract (with all sorts of sounds and many, tiny accessories). It should be mandatory for every child to pass on the previous years stash before the new load comes in...

Over this holiday, Jorja decided to trade her usual breakfast cereal for a fruit platter #welovesummer. With her sarong draped around her tall, tanned self, wild curls and bare feet, she's permanently looked like the double for the LiquiFruit ad!

And the little Mister (weighing in at 10,8kg these days) is able to stand and applaud the coming of his (almost 3) teeth, himself. I'm making peace with the fact that I'm likely to miss his 'first steps' coming in the not-too-distant future, unless he can schedule it for around the off peak hours of the chaotic time of Lifecycle Week at work!

Yes, it hasn't been the type of holiday that we read about in the dictionary ...and we're moeg, but it has been a quality time spent with loved ones. And while P-J's in the busiest time of his year, we can only patiently wait for our real holiday time, hopefully coming soon to a duP family near you.


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  1. michelleJanuary 2, 2013 at 11:11 PM

    nothing better than noise making toys, especially if they're for some-one else's children!

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