Doodles & Dribbles

Neve - some sort of photos of me!

2011-08-22T05:39:00.000-07:00

It's not for lack of trying that there's not a lot of photos of me lately...the truth is I just don't let Mama take many of me.

If I see a camera I either run away or run towards her swiftly, and then grab onto her legs/clothes so all she gets a pic of is the back or top of my head...kind of like this...

If someone tries to hold me in front of the camera I just turn my head away...again and again and again. Dad doesn't mind the cuddles though!

Sometimes she manages to get a slightly blurry snap of me loving my Daddy
And sometimes she's lucky enough to get me distracted by some funny contraption
And just once in the last few weeks has she managed to get 1 full on photo of my face where I'm actually smiling

At least Seth gave her a break with his "take a photo of me upside down Mom!!!"

Neve - The Little Mermaid

2011-07-04T01:35:00.000-07:00

I was a water baby and now I'm the little mermaid...see I even have the crown!

Neve - Pigtails???

2011-06-28T00:55:00.003-07:00

Apparently there's some pigtails around here.
Have you seen them?
I can't seem to find them anywhere?

Neve - A Little Icky...

2011-06-23T07:17:00.000-07:00

I've been feeling a little icky lately...I think it's these silly things trying to poke their way through my gums...don't they know it hurts???

A cup of warm tea always helps though, I LOVE my warm tea
Also when I feel particularly down and out...like here where I have a bit of a fever, it's nice to lie on my bean bag and suck my beloved thumb.
And yes, while I'm miserable I won't let mom take a picture of me without my thumb or my cup in my mouth!
At least there was someone close by keeping me company and trying to cheer me up!

Neve - Bean Bags & Family

2011-06-06T04:14:00.000-07:00

Mom has been busy the last week making bean bags, after our couch mysteriously vanished during nap time!

She finally finished mine in time for the weekend and we had loads of funny falling onto them the last few days.

Plonked on my bean bag and left to take photos - how rude!
Seth dragging his "Piggy Bag" around...don't ask, it's just what he calls it!
And we went out to this cool place to play with Mom's brother and sister the other day, here's me trying to sneak Mom's glasses while she's not paying attention...Seth was too busy playing to come for a photo!

Seth - Landstrider

2011-06-01T00:21:00.000-07:00

I've been practising my striding on all fours

Mom's Supergas are super useful in this!!!

Neve - My New Carseat!

2011-05-27T04:55:00.000-07:00

So my uncle Jon is visiting from the UK and I've been promptly upgraded to big person's carseat, just like my bro Seth!
Thanks uncle Jon, you're a legend!!!

Note the sulk on Bro's face that I'm the one with the new chair :P

Neve - My Friend Newton!

2011-05-19T03:20:00.000-07:00

Here's me and my best friend Newton going for a walk!

Check that out buddy, it's wet & cold!

Seth - Bubbles

2011-05-06T00:19:00.000-07:00

Mom found this photo from a little while ago already but this was my first proper experience with bubbles, pretty cool hey!!!

Neve didn't like it much at all though...oh well, her loss!

Easter!

2011-05-03T00:32:00.000-07:00

We just had the best time ever, there was holidays & chocolates & all sorts of stuff together...apparently it's called easter and it means we get to eat sweets for weeks on ends...yay for easter!!!

We started of with an easter egg hunt at Gumpy and Noni's place, some rabbit or other dropped a bunch of stuff in the garden for us to find!

Aw man, this one has Dad's name on

Even Neve found something with a bit of help

Oh wait make that 2 of us that needed a bit of help!

Then it was off to Oma & Opa's new house, on the farm! This is their house!

And all you can see for miles around is more fields and trees and rolling hills

And there's all sorts of interesting places to go

And beautiful sunsets to enjoy

There were nice old doors no one wanted to pose against much to Mom's disgust

And tractors...

And more tractors...

And walks...

And machines

And green front end loader tractors

And fire engine tractors, and log lifting tractors

And ancient wooden lorries

And rides to the rubbish dump

And finally someone sitting in front of that nice door but still refusing to look at the camera

And more easter egg hunts

And more machines

Thanks for the great holiday Oma & Opa!!!

And cause no one would sit still Mom just had to make do with a photo of the lock on the old door!

Seth - Fire Engine Party

2011-04-21T07:59:00.000-07:00

The other day my Noni took me to the most awesome party, it was at a fire station!!!
I got to go on the fire engine, slide down the fireman pole, learn to drive, I even got my own drivers license!

Here's me climbing the fire engine, check out my fireman boots!
Cupcake - yum!
Guess who!

Thank you so much Noni for taking me and Jensen for inviting me, I had the best time eva!!!

Neve - Yummy Ice Cream!

2011-04-15T05:41:00.000-07:00

So I've been busy growing teeth, 3 popped out this last week...OUCH!

But on the upside the parentals FINALLY gave me my OWN ice cream, rather than fobbing me off with a lick of theirs...WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Nom nom nom nom nom nom.....

The excitement was such that I bounced off the walls and then this happened
Sleepy Angel!

Neve - Cottage Cheese Facial!

2011-03-09T06:25:00.001-08:00

So I had a thought today...instead of eating my lunch, why not use it for a facial?On second thoughts, it feels a bit icky...

Seth - Build your own Aquarium!

2011-03-09T05:59:00.000-08:00

On the heels of our successful aquarium visit while on Holiday, I picked up a packet of foam sea life stickers at the local arts & crafts shop and Mom actually let me buy it, so we decided to build our own aquarium we can visit any time we like.

And here's our quick how to:

Cut out one side of a box. In the absence of blue paint use blue paper and lots of glue instead.
1 x packet of foam sea life sticker - make sure you pick a packet there's several thousand for the mom to have to painstakingly peel the back off of - she'll love you for it really ;)
Pick the perfect spot for each creature
Looking good!
Once all the stickers are in place it's time for the finishing touches - and yes, that is a host of dangerous items in the near vicinity of a toddler, including a craft knife & a glue gun!
Draw on seaweed for the fish to hide in & some waves for fun
Trim down the box where necessary
Stick on some shells
Voila - an aquarium not only for you to enjoy but the duplo people too:D
Oh man, like I told my Mom, I can't WAIT to show my Dad...he's going to be SO proud of me!

Our Holiday!

2011-02-28T05:23:00.000-08:00

So we went on holiday for a few weeks to the sea and it was sooooooooo cool!
We took Grumpy & Noni along to make sure there were enough people to play with, and luckily we did cause from morning to night it was just go go go and Mom & Dad couldn't keep up with the rest of us fit people...we reckon they just lazy, bah who wants to read on holiday anyway?

We saw lots of cool things & ate lots of cool things and just had a blast, we wish holiday would never ever end but sadly the time came for the VERY long car ride home, and boy did we let the parentals know just how upset we were! They say communication is key :)

Beach Baby
Beach Babes
Building a "puddle" for Nevie-Bums
Stomping puddles
A beach holiday wouldn't be a beach holiday without the waffles - as demonstrated by Neve
Others weren't quite so interested with the food as much as with the echo over the lagoon!
Exploring the rock pools
Look down here Mom!
We found a HUGE dead crab, so cool (except for Mom who says it's yuck!)
So much scrumptiousness - and no not talking about oros!
Us
And the whole fandamily!
Of course we had to go to the aquarium - seals just rock!
Look at those fish up there Nevie-bums!
And of course while we were on holiday Neve officially turned one :)
Kissing her dolly!
And a big squeeze
Birthday cake at the butterfly farm - yum yum yum!!!

Seth & Neve - Birthday Party!!!

2011-02-04T01:26:00.000-08:00

It was really cool, the other day we woke up and there was a jumping castle in the garden and Mom was very busy doing things in the kitchen and we heard the word "Party" a lot.

Before we knew it there were loads of people, presents, food & fun!
It WAS a PARTY!!!

We had so much fun, thank you to everyone who came and helped make it the best day eva!

Snack time!
Present time!
Neve not so sure about singing happy birthday
Seth letting everyone sing happy birthday for a change!
Neve's cake
Red Velvet Cupcakes...YUM!
On the jumping castle!

Neve - Cause I'm Gorgeous and I Can!

2011-01-14T09:28:00.000-08:00

Not sure if I let you know I can walk?
Cause I can and it's all sorts of awesome, especially now that I've almost caught up to Seth...just a few more years to go...
Mom's been trying to get nice photos of me but now that I move at lightening speed I'm quite good at foiling her best laid plans!

Mom wanted a pic of me in my cute outfit, isn't my bird cool...it comes all the way from a friend in Germany! Pity I was so fast she chopped off half my head!
And here I am in slight blur again, Seth helped make me pwetty with my hairband! And this is me en route to welcome home the Dad! See how I excited I was I just chucked my doll to one side!

Little did I know I had good reason to be excited, he came home bearing birthday gifts from my fairy godfather, uncle Wickus...a whole bag full of naartjie clothes for me. Here's me trying some of the stuff out, thank you uncle Wickus!
And then Seth got the bestest present of his whole life, a humungous jumbo jet, complete with cargo carrier, passenger seats and a full on toilet & basin!
It goes everywhere with him...
...even to come say hello to me when I wake up from my nap!

Seth - I Turned 3!!

2011-01-03T04:19:00.000-08:00

That's pretty big right?

My birthday was really cool, there were another load of presents to open and a yummy cake to eat.

Just wish people would stop with the happy birthday song already, I hate that song!

When I woke up in the morning I found a whole load of presents on the table, it was really funny! I kept asking which presents were for Mom, Dad & Neve but they said they were all for me cause it was my birthday...I could hardly believe it!

Neve had a peek too and her eyes got really big!
I opened so many presents, there were books
& Zoobs

& trains & tracks (see the wrapping paper flying through the air - that's cause I just chuck it to one side quick sticks as soon as I've pulled it off the pressie)
There was a space shuttle & astronauts
And best of all there was my very own bike!
Which I just about fit on once the seat was adjusted
Then we had fun playing & Neve was wondering what I was doing...
...just making glasses Nevie-bums!
Then off to Grumpy & Noni's & Mikey's for more fun & presents
Which is where I got an awesome ice cream cake...yum yum yum...
& a plane...got to be the best cake EVA!
But then everyone tried to sing happy birthday to me and I got all hot & bothered and told them to stop!
I can't smile Mom, I'm too busy eating ice cream & smarties...but I can pull this face just quick for the camera!

Seth - Portrait of Dad

2010-12-30T23:56:00.002-08:00

I got this cool thing for Christmas that lets me draw and I'm having lots of fun practising my art work.

Today I did a portrait of Dad

Seth - CHRISTMAS!

2010-12-28T05:21:00.000-08:00

It was wonderful wonderful Christmas this year, we had so much fun.
We decorated our own tree, made cards and hung up the ones we got in return, baked cookies, shopped for present, swam loads, ate lots of yummy stuff and got lots of present!!!

Here's some photos of what we got up to!

The Christmas Tree
The other bits & bobs - we had to stick them up where Nevie couldn't get them!
Some of our cards - we got so many!!!
Looking for Father Christmas on Christmas Eve - luckily I had my telescope with to try track him down
Nevie & Dad had a look too!
When we went back inside it turned out Father Christmas is sneakier than I thought and had managed to slip inside without us spotting him, although Mom did say she saw a glimpse of him on the roof near the chimney. Here we are checking out the stash!
We all got turns to open presents, even Neve
Here's me opening one of mine

And Dad helped us all
The next morning we discovered Father Christmas had made a stop at out house too and hidden a few things under our tree. I think it's cause we decorated it so nicely, he just had to stop and have a look.
Neve got some really cool pots and pans that I like a lot too!
Here's me concentrating hard, it's quite serious work opening presents!
My awesome Meccano set!

Thank you to everyone who gave me & Nevie and Mom & Dad presents this year, you made it a wonderful Christmas for us all!!!

Seth - Our very own Jungle Gym

2010-11-29T06:03:00.000-08:00

Christmas came early this year thanks to Dreamweavers

I woke up from my nap this last Wednesday to find them putting up the bestest jungle gym I've ever seen, and it's all for us!!!

MY jungle gym
With a slideTesting the spider web!
Climbing
Swinging
THANKS DAD & MOM & the man who put it up of course!!!

Seth - The Zoo and Other Adventures

2010-11-29T04:55:00.000-08:00

I've been having so much fun lately, my cousin Tamara has been visiting and she brought along her parents who are loads of fun too.

We decided to go to the zoo the one day and it was very cool!

At the first thing we saw...super excited!
And it was a HUGE gorilla, so cool!
Other people seemed less than impressed though...
Look, it a baby crocodile!
Having fun looking at animanimals
This little guy was the coolest, he even put on an aqua aerobics show for us complete with a twirl!
Making friends with a pelican
Walking the zoo flat!
Much excitement by some over the "CAT!"
The cat!

Ooooh, such a nice cat!
Just confirming with the parents over and over again that it is indeed a cat!

Time for a snack...
And a nap...
And a much deserved babycino...
YUM!
And a bit of cuteness to end off the day!

Neve - Bye Bye

2010-11-08T06:55:00.000-08:00

I've recently found some words, and it's loads of fun communicating.

So far I can say
CA (for cat)
Ssssssss (for Seth)
Ahwoah (for hello)
Da (for Dad)
Mama (for Mama)

And here's a peek of me saying bye bye

Seth - Hanging in the Garden

2010-10-22T10:59:00.000-07:00

I love hanging out in the garden, there's always some stick to whack trees with and airplanes to fly around.

See, sticks & trees...awesome!
And I can just hang with my lil' sis!
And I even give her planes to fly about

Neve - Giant Teacups, Little Girls

2010-10-16T06:47:00.000-07:00

I felt like Alice today when in the blink of an eye I found myself spilling out of a giant teacup on the garden lawn. I'm still undecided as to whether the cup was really big or I was really small?

But don't worry, Mom saved me and she still seems the right size so everything is ok in Wonderland again!

What the...???
Say what Mom, you want me to sit in a giant teacup and smile like it's just a normal every day happening?
Hmmmmm, are you feeling ok?
Alright then, I'll make you a deal, if I kind of smile then you have to get me out of here!

Neve - Is There Anything Better Than Squishy Kisses?

2010-10-12T07:07:00.000-07:00

I think not!

Seth - The Air Force Museum at last!!!

2010-10-11T06:58:00.000-07:00

You may remember there was some confusion a week or two back where I thought I was going to the museum and it ended up not being quite as exciting as I thought?

Well this last weekend Mom was in Pretoria anyway so on the way home she sprung a surprise on me and we ended up at a COOL army place, which turned out to be the real Air Force Museum.

There were planes for Africa and I've decided I want to live there :)

Checking out the awesome planes and helicopters with Mom
Dad and me
Super stoked!

Seth - Army Planes!

2010-10-07T06:47:00.000-07:00

Grumpy promised me a trip to the War museum to look at some army planes, so after asking Mom every single day if we were going she finally said yes!!!

There weren't quite as many planes as I expected but it seems we somehow ended up on the airbase rather than at the museum. I guess it leaves me something to do for another day, but in the meantime I had a great time, we found 2 cool planes and I got ice cream...not once but TWICE thanks to Dad's aunty and uncle!!!

And then the best part of the day, was when Kyle gave me a remote control helicopter...can you say YAY!!!!!

Ready to go and dressed in my Yankees outfit that came all the way from America!
Checking out the awesome planes
Nevie-bums didn't look too impressed though
Checking out MY helicopter :D

Neve - Swimming is Fun!

2010-09-21T04:29:00.000-07:00

This warmer weather is the best, crawling is so much easier without having to lift twice my body weight in clothing!
The other awesome thing is water...who knew it was so cool?
It was so hot this last weekend Dad piled us all into the water to cool down a bit...it was lovely!!!

Here's us all swimming together...except Mom of course, there was no space left for her big bum!
Hey big bro give . that . to . me!!
Aw, don't be upset, we can share!

Edward Seth Scissor Kokicap Hands

2010-09-17T02:24:00.000-07:00

Seth - Shaved Head

2010-09-13T07:55:00.000-07:00

Dad and I got matching haircuts for the warmer weather, we just shaved all our hair off.
Mom cried like a baby!
I think it's cause she's the only one who sticks out now, Dad, Neve and I all match 8)

New hair
The guys showing off their new hair together
A pic with Mom just cause I normally don't let her
And of course Neve needed to get in on the action

Neve - I Can Crawl!

2010-09-08T04:19:00.000-07:00

So the big news at the moment is that I can crawl!
All by myself!
And can go wherever I please!
Well...kind of...that is unless I get tired, or have to suck my thumb, or my brother gets in the way, or Mom interrupts me, or or or...sigh!

I've been practising for an age, but just got the actual forward crawl right in the last week or so!

But before we get to the crawling, here's just a pic of me being all gorgeous, where you can see my dark blue eyes properly!
Here's big bro showing me how to get my crawl on...thanks bro!
Me all excited about crawling!
Me in action!

Camping!!!

2010-09-07T04:33:00.000-07:00

We went on holiday this last weekend, camping in a real tent, it was so exciting.
We all stayed awake in the tent at night and during the day there was so much to do and see!

There were babies pretending to be lions eating giraffes...
...and then savouring the taste while contemplating the meaning of life
There were brave boys who energetically ran up to the top of the super tube...
...and flew down them all by themselves...again, and again, and again, and again, and again
There were torture devices more commonly referred to as stretchers which helped little girls practise their crawling in attempts to escape the discomfort!
There were Kewl Dewds!
And pretty girls in pink!

There was swimming,

and swimming,

and swimming!

Toes were eaten

Blue eyes sparkled

Sun hats were dusted off and modelled

Young chefs in training watched as the masterchef created his magic

Giants rumbled and tumbled with the smaller folk

Moments were stolen to read a magazine

There were camping chairs to recline in

Wood fires and friends

Men and a princess preparing meals
And best of all there were smiles

and more smiles

Seth - Snuggles

2010-09-01T06:33:00.000-07:00

I found another cool thing about having a sibling!

At night after a hard day's playing I get to use my sister as a pillow while I relax and watch my dvd's. Comfy & company...just perfect!

SICK!!!

2010-08-28T06:31:00.000-07:00

We've all been so sick this last week, even Mom & Dad!

It was terrible, we eventually just went to sleep on Dad, much better than feeling bad by yourself!

Seth - Aircraft Designer in Training!

2010-08-20T04:52:00.000-07:00

I spend a fair amount of my day designing and flying experimental aircraft, it's quite a fun job! I thought I'd share with you all how an aircraft can be reassembled into something completely different but just as cool.

Ok, are you all ready. Behind me is an aircraft I designed easrlier. I'm a bit bored of the design now so want to try something new.
You need to take it apart like this, and with a little rearranging...
...Voila! You can make something awesome like this!

Neve - Eating & Squishing!

2010-08-09T23:36:00.000-07:00

There's been lots of firsts here over the last few days, the other day mom popped a bit of avo in my mouth just to see, and I sucked it right down no problem, it was quite yummy.

Then today they popped me in my own chair, and gave me some of the stuff they all play with, I was so excited I couldn't believe it! But I have to tell you, that stuff feels disgusting, just touching it with the tips of my fingers sent a shiver right through my whole body...eeeeeeuuuuuuwwwww!!! After a while though it got fun!

What? After all these months of not letting me touch your food now you're actually giving me my own bit?
Gosh it's hard to pick up
It's all squishy in my hand!
I think I'll just suck my thumb...eeeeuuuuwww, there's some stuff stuck on it!
Well I guess my hadns are already dirty, a little more won't kill me...
Squishy fun!!!
Look what I made Mom!

Neve - I Can Sit!

2010-08-08T08:50:00.000-07:00

By myself!!!

So don't believe anything Seth has to say about that m'kay!

Neve - My First Swimming Lesson!

2010-08-07T06:37:00.000-07:00

I've been to watch my brother swim my whole life it seems, so imagine my surprise today when Dad took me into the pool after Seth was done.
Wow, the water was so nice and warm and pretty, I had such a good time...not even one little moan out of me...that is until Mom got me dressed, hasn't she figured out yet that I hate it???

Here's some photos of me and Dad having fun in the water!

Seth - Saving Sisters

2010-08-04T06:07:00.000-07:00

So it turns out my little sister is pretty useless at a lot of things, like talking, playing, sitting etc. I always have to give her toys to play with cause she can't get her own, and then she just goes and drops it. She also just topples over all the time when she tries to sit, silly girl! Luckily she has me to look after her though!

Case in point, the other night Mom was trying to take a photo of me and took her eye off my Neve for one second
Before we knew it Neve was trying to get in the picture too, but was perilously close to landing on her head
She looked at me for help...
What's a big brother to do? So I gave her a hand up
Hurrah, Seth to the rescue!!!

Neve - Rocker Chic!

2010-08-02T05:47:00.000-07:00

I got post the other day, it was very exciting, and inside were the most divine babygrows from my Mom's friend A! And I had just the thing to go with them too, my cool baby legs & purple skirt...I feel very hip in my new outfits :D

Peace...
Joy...
& Love...
And a quick one to show you me practising my sitting!
Thanks A, we LOVE the babygrows :D

Seth - Flying Rockets

2010-07-30T06:04:00.000-07:00

Look, a rocket!
See it's pretty cool!
What do you think Mom?
I know you're contemplating flying it...
...so put down the camera already and go for a spin!

Neve - 5 Months

2010-07-16T01:11:00.001-07:00

5 Whole Months old...and it's sure been a busy 5 months at that.
- I can now sit pretty nicely as long as there's just a little something to help me balance.
- I also have 2 whole teeth.
- I can grab and put anything I want in my mouth as long as it's in easy reach, and the parentals have to keep a sharp eye on their food and drinks when I'm around.
- I learnt a new game, when the parentals give you something to play with you hold it over the side of the chair and drop it out, it makes a cool noise and then you get to watch the fun as they come over to pick it and start the game all over again.
- I'm a bit of a night owl and like nothing better than staying up with the folks until late at night, but once in bed I stay there until 8 or 9am in the morning, I definitely don't take after my brother in that regard.
- I'm a smiley baby but pleas don't take me away from my mom because there's no easier way to turn that smile upside down.

The master plan was to get all dressed up today and have a cool photo shoot but the sub zero temperatures foiled our plans...so instead mom just bundled me up, lay me next to the heater and got a smile or two...we'll save the dress up for another day!

Seth - Pilots & Trains

2010-07-16T01:10:00.001-07:00

Everyone knows a decent pilot needs decent pair of goggles so imagine my delight when I happened upon this ultra cool pair. I've deiced to keep them in the car with me now to help protect me from that awful sun that keeps poking me in the eye!
Then we went off to the shops and found this really cool old train, I checked it out good and proper but was a bit upset they'd fenced it off, I would have loved to hop up and had a go at driving it!

Neve - Twoofies!

2010-07-06T06:07:00.000-07:00

Look, what I got, not 1 but 2 teeth at the same time... see twoofies...get it???

Mom wrenching open my mouth for a peek at the teeth
And just cause I can here's one of me hiding my new teeth

A Very Merry Unbirthday to Us!!!

2010-06-28T01:20:00.001-07:00

The best thing ever happened yesterday...I came from looking for faeries in my bedroom and the parentals were in the lounge with goofy grins on their faces, singing a funny unbirthday song...it was an unbirthday party for all of us...WOOOHOOOOO!

What are you guys up to?
Are those presents?
And a candle to blow out?
Ohmigosh this is RAD...high five Dad!
What is all the fuss about?
Ooooh, a box!!!
What's this one?
Hurrah, a car transporter with a BULLDOZER...awesome!
I've been waiting for one of these forever!

Thanks parentals, we loved the unbirthday party and all the presents. Especially the Raptor which Mom didn't manage to snap a pic of!

Neve - This Cold...

2010-06-26T01:02:00.000-07:00

Brrrrrr, it's been freezing and Mom bundles me up so much I can hardly move!

Plus she puts hats on me that aren't very slimming on the face, my cheeks look positively chubby in this one!
Luckily when I'm too bundled up to move my brother brings me things to look at like this cool plane he designed.
Thanks Bro!
Yes, I know I'm cute!
But one of the nicest things about winter, is warm snuggles with Dad!

Neve - The Thing About Big Brothers

2010-06-25T00:48:00.000-07:00

Is not just that they're so much fun!

Just when you're minding your own business first thing in the morning,
They come to say hello,
And hold you hand and keep you company until Mom finally comes to get you.
They bring you all manner of toys and pile them on top of you so that they're in easy reach, and when you stretch they all fall off and give you a fright!

They show you how to go on treasure hunts
And when you get bored of the silly toys Mom puts you under,
They come to tell you stories
And give you hugs that you love, even though you're secretly also a little nervous of getting the life squished out of you!
I love you Big Brother!

Seth - Cooking

2010-06-24T00:44:00.000-07:00

I love helping my Mom around the kitchen these days and I have to say I'm a pretty fantastic cook, everything I make turns out just perfect! I think it's cause Mom and I add our own special ingredient...a rousing chorus of "Stir It Up"

Neve - My friends

2010-06-22T00:38:00.000-07:00

Seeing as Seth posted about his friends I thought I'd show you one of mine. We went out for a nice picnic with a whole bunch of people but sadly my Mom was too busy to get photos of everyone, but she did get a photo of me and my friend trying to hold hands :)

Seth - Friends!

2010-06-20T00:07:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago my uncle Jon came to visit us all the way from England and he even brought cool presents! To celebrate we had a bunch of frineds over (yes, even me) and braai'ed, it was a really cool day!

Uncle Jon talking to the family
Some of my friends getting ready to race!
Then we snuck off behind the lapa to get up to no good
but Mom tracked us down...
Caught! How come Moms always know when you're up to something?

Neve - All Dressed Up!

2010-06-14T07:49:00.000-07:00

We've had a couple of beautiful sunshiny days recently even though it is winter, so I decided to try out some of my dresses whilst the going was good.

Still need to decide if I like dresses or not, but everyone else seemed to like them

And pose...and pose...and pose...
This one has a nice flare to it
Yes I know I'm gorgeous!
And look, the boys just can't resist me!

Seth - In the Toy Drawer

2010-06-14T06:48:00.000-07:00

I just know all the toys are having a blast in the toy drawer when Mom insists on spoiling my fun and packing them all away, until.....

.... I realised the drawer was big enough for me to join them! :D

Seth in the Drawer - Boo!
I'm just talking to my toys Mom
And I just thought I'd demonstrate it's much more fun unpacking them than it is packing them away.

Seth - Umbrella Ella ella ella eh eh eh eh...

2010-06-03T04:13:00.000-07:00

Guess what I got to play with!

A tent!
It's also good for flying
Oh wait, seeing as you are taking pictures I'll just stop doing anything :P

Neve - So I Found My Thumb

2010-06-02T04:24:00.000-07:00

And I now spend a great deal of time with it in my mouth.

Mom has been creeping about trying to snap me while I'm busy thumb sucking, but I can usually see what she's up to and pull it out to give her a nice big grin or to tell her something. She did get lucky once or twice though.

This is me waiting for someone to find me in my bed, I just lie and wait quite happily, clutching my taggie and sucking my thumb.
Watching Mom busy in the kitchen is much more fun when you have a friend (teddy) and your thumb for company.

I see you seeing me!

Imprisoned

2010-06-01T04:08:00.000-07:00

Neve - 15 Weeks

2010-05-31T01:58:00.000-07:00

Can you believe I'm already so old? My parentals can't!

I'm getting nice and strong these days and love grabbing all my toys and shoving them in my mouth.

I also discovered my thumb recently, but Mom says she'll take some photos for me, so more on that later.

For now here's just a photo or two to remind everyone what I look like!

Don't you think I look so cool with my leg warmers?
This vest brings out the colour of my eyes

Seth - My Sister...

2010-05-28T06:46:00.001-07:00

I love my sister, she's the best.
She's cooler than any other girl that I have ever met.

Mud...

2010-05-17T23:48:00.001-07:00

...is so much fun!

Especially when you're taking advantage of the last few moments of sunshine on a winter's day

Seth - Motorcycle Club

2010-05-12T06:37:00.000-07:00

Dad and I formed a motor cycle club yonks ago but Mom's just never taken a photo of us.
It's a pretty cool club, sometimes we just hang and chat, other times we race, sometimes we just go for a joyride down the hill...you know, just whatever we feel like at the time.

Here's Dad and me just hanging on our bikes

Neve - 12 Weeks Old

2010-05-11T06:07:00.000-07:00

Well here I am, 12 weeks old and sweet as pie!

I've found my sense of humour and had my first proper giggle a few days ago!

I can reach for and grab things and stick them in my mouth but they usually make me gag in disgust...and then I do it all over again!

Once I fall asleep at night I sleep like a dream until 8:30-9am, aren't I kind to the parentals?

When I get excited I wave my arms about and make excited little coughs of noise, with a big smile on my face.
The main causes of excitement are Seth, Dad, Mom & standing.
I just love standing and will do a funny wobble of joy if you let me stand up

I'm packing a quadruple chin now and weighs in at 5.6kgs

I had my first bottle the other night and it was most disgusting. I complained a lot so the parentals were aware of my disapproval, but still drank it because I'd hate to see good milk going to waste after all Mom's hard work at pumping it out!

I like this pic of me cause Mom got me at a good angle, you can hardly see all my chins!

Neve - Pinkety Plonk!

2010-05-04T05:56:00.001-07:00

Mom finally put me in something properly and shockingly pink. I quite like it, what do you think?

One more outfit just for good measure

Seth - The Sleepless Wonder

2010-05-04T05:47:00.000-07:00

When I don't sleep most of the night I look like this!

Ha ha ha, at least I make sure no one else sleeps either, and I can tell you I look a darn sight prettier than they do...see, not so bad if I get the angle right so you can't see the bags under my eyes!

Neve - Tigger with a Grrrrrrrrrr

2010-05-02T05:33:00.000-07:00

You'll never guess who came to town
A certain energetic tiger
Boo, it's just me :)

This came all the way from a place called Disney Land, I think that's where all the people Seth likes to watch on TV live.

Our cool friend went to visit them and brought back all sorts of goodies for the family. Thank you!!!

Neve - Little Red Bear

2010-04-30T05:19:00.000-07:00

So life is good, I can already grab things and love playing with the toys that get dangled in front of me. I also like sucking my fingers and I've also learnt how to grab an interesting object on the side of my head which I've heard the others refer to as an ear.

I mainly spend my time growing and getting dressed up. There seems to be a teddy bear theme with a lot of the clothing I get bundled up in though.

I want to show you how I've grown so here I am with my bear just after I was born

And here I am now!
Here I am with Mumsy
Posing is serious work you know
Two little teddies together
Working the attitude

Seth - Crafts & Bears

2010-04-20T05:30:00.001-07:00

So I decided my Dad needed a present this week so I made him this

Neve - Sitting Practise

2010-04-20T05:14:00.000-07:00

I like nothing better than practising my sitting at the moment because I can't wait to catch up with everyone else in the house.

My big brother soon joined me on the couch to keep me company.

Seth demonstrating how to smile for the camera
My attempt
Just having a chat

Seth - Master Builder

2010-04-19T04:54:00.000-07:00

I've spent some time honing my building skills with my Duplo and now am ready to launch into space with my latest design.

Ariel view - as you can see it's perfectly symmetrical
And it's not only functional, but good looking too
Ready for take off!

Neve - Couch Potatoes

2010-04-17T04:47:00.000-07:00

I spent a bit of time with the boys recently, they were showing me the fine art of becoming a couch potato, apparently the duvet is the ultimate in couch potato accessories. I must say I quite enjoyed it.

Seth showing me how to relax
And just checking I was still ok

Neve - 8 Weeks

2010-04-14T07:45:00.001-07:00

Can you believe I'm already 8 weeks old? I guess you could say it's already been a whole lifetime for me, but it feels like it's gone by in a few short moments.

I went to see the paediatrician this week and he told the parentals I'm as right as rain. I might have been small when I was born but I've grown sooooooooooooooo much that I'm above my growth curve on everything, it must be all that eating and sleeping I do.

I now weigh 4.7kgs, and I sleep through the night for now from about 10-11pm at night until anywhere between 5-7am. I thought I may as well give the parentals a break seeing as they're still up a couple times a night with my older brother, but who knows, maybe I'll join them again sometime with all the night time fun?

Looking at my Dad, who I love so much!
The Little Thinker
Grin!
And I popped this one in to show you all how I sleep, I cover my face with my hand. Oh and this is my favourite place to sleep too, on Mom's chest!

Seth - How to watch TV - Take 2

2010-04-09T00:32:00.000-07:00

You may have read my previous tutorial on how to watch tv but decided that standing on your head was not for you.

If that's the case then I have just the thing for you, You'll need
1 x table,
1 x large dump truck, and
1 x tv.

Make sure the table is in view of the tv, and place the dump truck on top. Then climb inside and enjoy :D

Watching TV
Oh you caught me Mom

Building with my connexions
Look what I made!

Seth - Easter Egg Hunt

2010-04-07T22:44:00.000-07:00

I got to hunt for treasure this last weekend because apparently it was Easter. Grumpy and Daddy told me a bunny hid the eggs but I didn't see any bunny, I just saw them bumbling around the garden, wineglass in hand...they tried to tell me the bunny was too fast for me too see but I get the feeling they are talking nonsense.

I had loads of fun though, and really enjoyed squishing the eggs afterwards, Mom looked horrified but what else would they be good for other than squishing?

Following the Easter bunny's trail

Looking for eggs with Uncle Mikey
Found a bunch of eggs!
Trying out how one of these eggs tastes
Deciding it would be much better for everyone else to eat it Me
And what was Neve up to while we were doing this? Just looking pretty as usual and watching the world go by

Neve - 6 weeks old

2010-03-30T00:46:00.000-07:00

Today was my 6 weeks birthday and I got all dressed up pretty to celebrate in my very first dress. The first of many Mom says, but we'll see about that, I haven't made up my mind yet whether I'm a fan of them or not.

Otherwise I have been busy. One of my favourite things is to have long conversations, I'm pretty good at talking already and I love smiling at whoever is talking to me too.

I'm getting bigger and starting to fit into my 0-3 months clothes.

I can put my hand in my mouth if I want to and suck it, but I refuse to suck that ugly dummy mom and dad keep giving me, it just really doesn't compliment me very well, not to mention it just feels nasty in my mouth, so I rather not use it thank you very much.

All dressed up
Looking pretty for the camera
Seth is helping me play with his airplane here

Seth - Hey You!

2010-03-29T05:54:00.001-07:00

Get that camera out my face Mom, I'm trying to have fun here!

Neve - The Hat Model

2010-03-29T05:45:00.000-07:00

Mom had me model these hats for her, I don't think I did too bad a job!

Just a hint of a smile for the camera!
A more serious pose
Modeling the flower

Do I look pretty Mom?
Who said blue was for boys?

Seth - How To Watch TV

2010-03-19T04:59:00.001-07:00

1. Turn on the telly
2. Find your favourite couch
3. Place your head on the seat and do a head stand
4. Lean back and enjoy!
5. If you don't know what I'm talking about please see below!

Neve - Round & Round the Garden...

2010-03-18T04:53:00.000-07:00

...go the teddy bears, or rather round and round my head. I like watching these sweet little bears dance through the sky above me. One day I might even be able to catch one!

Here I am chatting to Mom, who seems overly upset that half my hair fell out, she just doesn't realise it's all part of my greater plan to aquire copious amounts of shiny locks, so don't worry Mom!

Seth - My Neve

2010-03-16T04:51:00.000-07:00

Just so you all know, this is MY Neve!!!

Hello World!

2010-03-10T04:33:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone, I'm Neve and I've come to visit my Mom, Dad, and special big brother here on earth. I can't wait to see all the things they have to show me!

So far I'm enjoying my stay, I get lots of kisses, loves and plenty of milk, what more could a girl want?

Here's a few pictures from my last week or two.

Enjoying another kiss from my Big Brother!
This is my Mom, we hang out a lot
This is the funny chair they put me in whenever we go in the noisy moving thing
This is me wearing my Big Brother's newborn outfit that only fitted him for a day or two. Thanks for letting me borrow it Seth!

Here's me after a bath telling Mom all about it

And here's my Big Brother being a little rude while I was telling Mom about the bath, seems he didn't appreciate my story very much

Introducing...

2010-02-27T01:47:00.000-08:00

So it finally happened, after waiting and waiting the baby arrived! The parentals say it's a sister but it looks pretty much like a baby to me.

I thought I better introduce her because she's got some stuff to say too, so from now on we'll be sharing the blog. Lucky she brought a few dvds and a car transporter with her when she arrived for me, no wonder Mumsy's tummy was so big if she was hiding all of that in there!

Her name is Neve Embeth and Mumsy said I must put all this boring stuff in too, so here goes:
Birth Date: 16 Feb 2010
Time: 02:38am
Weight: 2.8kgs
Height: 48cms
Head Circumference: 34cms

And here's some photos of the last week or two.

Just born
Me, Dad and our little girl
She has nice big eyes but Mumsy freaks when I try touch them
Neve sleeping next to her teddy
One of her smiles, she's pretty conservative with them at the moment, but when they happen she looks pretty cute.
She loves chewing her fingers
Getting a massage from Daddy
Me snuggling up next to Neve
Her first swim in the proper bath

I'm sure Neve will come say hello to all of you herself soon, at the moment she seems to busy sleeping and eating though to do much else.

My 2nd 2nd Birthday Party

2010-02-10T22:59:00.000-08:00

Cause I turned 2 this year of course I got 2 birthday parties...it was so cool!

I had to share with Mumsy, Daddy & the baby, but it wasn't so bad and I think I got the most presents anyway.

Mumsy is getting pretty useless with taking photos, but here's a few anyway.

Kyla and me chasing giant bubbles
With Uncle Mikey and some of my cool pressies
My awesome dinosaur cake - courtesy of Aunty Steph

The Baby's Pool

2010-02-01T04:18:00.000-08:00

So apparently it's nearly time for the baby to arrive, the parentals keep asking me if it's a brother or a sister but I'm cleverer than that and just tell them it's a baby ;)

The other day we were just making sure that we had everything ready and the parentals set up a nice big swimming pool inside. I thought I'd better test it out and make sure it's a cool place for the baby to be born. And it is, there's loads of space, it's nice and warm and I bet my new baby is going to love it!

That's Daddy checking out the instructions behind me

Making sure there's plenty space by waving my arms about

Sliding off the bean bag on the side

My New Room

2010-01-18T02:34:00.000-08:00

So for a while now the parentals have been messing about in the old study and making noises about how it's my "new room" and stuff because of this baby they keep talking about.

I basically ignored them because it all looked very boring to be honest, and plus I was quite happy where I was.

That is until they actually finished...and I saw it!!!

It is AWESOME...in fact it is so cool I wanted to sleep there straight away. So I did! And yes, it went very well thanks, my new bed is nice and comfy even though I don't care much for the duvet.

The windows & my mat which is nice and soft to lie on and look at my airplanes

My toys are going to go in there, don't you think my Opa is clever for making it?

My bookshelves & my monster which I like a lot

The bed and the pictures on the wall

The bed and beside table, which my Opa also made

A few of the cool bits and bobs

And here I am fast asleep in my new bed but using MY blanky, not that silly duvet Mom made

The Komodo Dragon and nap time

2010-01-08T04:26:00.000-08:00

I was reading the most awesome book this afternoon just before my nap and I just didn't want to put it down once I found the komodo dragon in it.

Mumsy eventually agreed to let me take the book to bed which made me really happy cause I just knew I would need it to keep me occupied seeing as I wasn't tired at all....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

My table & chairs

2010-01-08T01:51:00.000-08:00

Oma and Opa gave me my very own table and chairs for Christmas and my birthday, don't you think they're cool?

Even cooler is the fact my Opa made them! Just for me! I hope one day I can be that clever!

Who needs to sit when you can just lie across the table? (check out how if you turn the chiars over you can sit up higher or down lower)
Okay okay, I'll sit in a chair if that's what you want Mumsy
And look, there's a storage area under the table!

My 2nd Birthday

2010-01-02T01:36:00.000-08:00

Oh bliss, I woke up one morning and what do you know, there was another whole stash of presents, I thought it was Christmas again for sure until Mumsy and Daddy started going on about happy birthdays and how I'm a big boy now.

I'm pretty cool with it not being Christmas and this birthday lark seems to be just as good if not better, because this time it was all about ME!

Opening presents is serious business.
VERY serious business!
Checking out some of my pressies.
The cake
Blowing out the candles - which I did perfectly!
And this, well this was my favourite present of the day and it wasn't even a birthday present! It's the airplane Mumsy & Daddy have been using to bribe me to poo in the toilet, so I finally decided to oblige and I got my big airplane I've been waiting for so long (he he he, little do they know I have no future plans to use that silly toilet thing again)

CHRISTMAS!!!

2009-12-25T01:16:00.000-08:00

Well I noticed all the shiny decorations and stuff going on everywhere but I certainly wasn't expecting the awesomeness that was waiting for me at Grumpy and Noni's house on Christmas Eve...there was a huuuuuge stack of presents around their tree! I couldn't wait to get stuck into them.

The stash

I helped Grumpy hand out the presents, for some strange reason they weren't all for me, but that didn't stop me assisting everyone open theirs, but their stuff was very boring.

Then I got to open my first present...I wonder what it is?

Oh wow, a super cool fire engine!One of my favourite presents was Ice Age 3 cause I LOVE dinosaurs!

Before I knew it there was paper every and nearly all the presents were open.
Luckily I still had my stocking full of goodies like this cool torch.
Playing with my chalkboard on Christmas morning after Dad had fun building it!

Summer Holiday

2009-11-25T01:40:00.000-08:00

So we're back form our holiday and what a holiday it was, there was sea, sand, ice cream and best of all I had Dad 24/7 for the entire time!

I was sad to say goodbye to the sea but it's also nice to be home again and have my own bed back.

Here's some photos of what we got up to!

Checking out the waves

Yummy waffles

Playing ball with Dad

Lunch at Moyo's

Contemplating the universe

Going for a walk with Mom & the bump

The awesome dolphins at Ushaka

Swimming with Dad

Catching a nap on the couch

My Dad

Busy digging up the beach

Meeting a real turtle

Checking out the fish

1st Haircut

2009-10-19T02:45:00.000-07:00

So at the tender age of 21 months I got my very first haircut. It wasn't too bad, at least I go to watch Tarzan while it was happening!

Before

My curls all brushed out long

Mom cutting
The back after
The front after

New Shoes

2009-10-16T02:42:00.000-07:00

Thanks Grumpy & Noni!

Playing to the camera

2009-10-12T02:30:00.000-07:00

So I actually asked Mom to take some photos of me the other day, seeing as I was in such a good mood. Don't you think I make a great model?

Smiling

Being a monkey

More monkey faces

Ok, that's enough now Mom

Where in the world is Seth?

2009-10-10T02:25:00.000-07:00

I love playing hide and seek but the other day I really confused Mom good and proper. She put me down for a nap and I just disappeared!

Where is Seth?

Can you see him?

Found him!

The Bird Park

2009-09-25T04:34:00.000-07:00

I had the best day yesterday, my Dad was home AND he took Moms & I out to the bird park.

It was so cool there, I could run around and see water, and birds, and frogs, and monkeys and so much other stuff.

I also had the best lunch ever, popcorn, niknaks, a rusk and an apple, why can't lunch be like that every day?

Well I had so much fun I actually just wanted to say THANKS DAD!

Dad & I walking around

Eating lunch and watching the bird show

Sharing popcorn with Dad

Some of the birds

The parrots were having showers in the sprinklers, it looked like lots of fun!

Checking out the flamingoes in the water

At the Carwash

2009-09-24T04:44:00.000-07:00

This weekend Dad and I were very, very busy with men's work. We took the leaf cover off the pool and scrubbed the sides, we ran around the garden and we also washed the cars. Washing cars is fun because there is soap and water and a sponge...you can't get much better than that. Men's work is cool!

Can't you see I'm busy Mom, I don't have time for photos!

Watching a plane fly by

Getting some more soapy water

Working hard!

The Destruction Continues...

2009-09-16T06:38:00.000-07:00

Ripping a tree out by it's roots is pretty darn hard work, even if the tree involved is dead. It's just a shame Moms doesn't appreciate my manly strength, in fact she actually went all red and shouted, performed, smacked me through my nappy (which wasn't really sore...thanks nice soft cloth nappy) and then sent me to my room! Obviously I was exhausted after my earlier display of strength but I wasn't going to let that get in the way of my reputation as Master Destroyer so proceeded to empty my cot as usual. I have however discovered that it is much more comfortable to sleep on the mattress, so I just flip it the wrong way around, and of course a little company during a nap is also always good so I made sure Teddy didn't end upon the floor either.

Waterplay

2009-09-15T06:14:00.000-07:00

Now that it's nice and warm there is nothing better than getting into my birthday suit and mucking around with a bunch of water!

Filling the watering can

Making rain with the sieve

My cool watering can

And empty it out again

Tennis Fashion

2009-09-07T00:11:00.000-07:00

Tennis balls are my favourite to play with at the moment, so I decided to get into the spirit of things and dress for the part too!

Ok I'm ready, you can take the pic Mom!

Smile!!!

Empty Cot

2009-08-28T04:21:00.000-07:00

Every day when Mom puts me down for my nap she arranges my cot just perfectly the way I insist, with all my teddies in just the way I like them...and then I throw them all around and cause general mayhem.

Today I decided to take it one step further and get rid of the lot...it was pretty tiring work I must admit, so I decided to take a well deserved nap when I was done!

Sleeping tight

Destruction!

Guess Who Is Wanted For Being a Monkey?

2009-08-26T06:34:00.000-07:00

That would me Moi!!!

I love my monkey pyjamas, I cry when I have to get dressed for the day or when they go in the wash. I wish I could wear them all the time!

Oh oh, ah ah...being a monkey and not standing still for the camera

With Dad trying to keep me still for the camera

Big Brother

2009-08-14T04:47:00.000-07:00

So I have some great news, apparently I've been upgraded from baby to big brother and will shortly have my own baby to drag about.

Mom says she has a little brother or sister for me in her tummy, but of course I know that's ridiculous cause I've seen what she eats, and while she may nibble my toes and Dad's ears I've yet to see her take a real bite of an actual person.

Anyway, it's pretty exciting, I even got my own t-shirt and some photos of the new baby. I do wonder where they are keeping the baby though, I've looked everywhere in the house and can't seem to find it, plus they don't get out much without me so the poor kid has to be hidden somewhere around here? Don't you worry though, it sounds like I've got until February to carry out my investigations, I'll be sure to keep you updated!

Sigh...if you insist on taking a photo I guess I'll just have to stand still...

Here's my baby sucking his/her thumbAnd here you can see the whole baby!