No new photos but an update

Well, David's statistics from age 2 years and one week, are that he was 89 cms tall, weighed 14kgs and with a head circumfrance of 49. He was 3 cms taller and 1.5kgs heavier than Katie (who is one week older).

He is taller, heavier and more mature. He is turning into a really nice person - he is very caring and mostly polite, and listens well. We just got back from a weekend in Melbourne visiting the grandparents, and David was remarkably good. (We didn't take a single photo) Grandad is getting very frail, and David was very gentle with him, and careful to be quiet when Grandad fell asleep in the chair. Nanna and David made Gingerbread men, which was lots of fun. I got him his own rolling pin to use on some dough, and he was careful and gentle with the biscuit cutter. He could hardly wait for them to come out of the oven, and we had to convince him to wait until they cooled. It was funny to be all sitting at the table, blowing on hot biscuits to cool them quicker!

He enjoyed the idea of the gingerbread men more than the taste, I think. He liked to make them dance, but cried when they broke! He didn't like the M&Ms we used as buttons, so next time I will just stick to sultanas for eyes and buttons.

Uncle David is still the best - he has a toolshed, a leaf blower, jack, two Triumph sedans being restored, screwdrivers, not to mention soldering irons and used the lawnmower again. David could turn into a David groupie. Uncle David was very nice and let David sit in his almost complete Triumph - and David was very careful! We got him out to see the car being jacked up, but David would have liked to have played for longer.

We also went to a fabulous fete at Auntie Gaye's school and David visited Santa's cave, the petting zoo, the huge bookstall (20 books for $10) and went on two rides - whirling teacups (without too much whirling for us) and the Thomas Train ride. He is getting very good at walking everywhere rather than using the pram. eHe even walked most of the way in the airport. That is just as well, because he is too heavy to carry far.

That's all for now folks!

First Tuesday in November

Well, it is early November and I sit here with cold feet listening to the welcome sound of rain on the roof. It has been drizzly or raining for over a week now, and another week of the same is ahead. We went to the playground opposite Dad's office on Sunday and DAvid walked into a big puddle after the rain, under the swings - he was wet nearly to the knees, and we had to take off his shoes & socks and empty them out. Still warm on Sunday, so it was rather funny.

At least some has fallen in the agricultural areas and in the catchments - we had a bigfront come through the inland from SA bringing welcome rain. It is enough for finishing rain in WA and may be enough to save some crops in NSW. Of course we haven't used the paddler pool since the day after we bought it! Perhaps that is all it takes to break the drought - buying paddler pools!

I have today finally bought David rubber wellingtons, but I will need to exchange them for the larger size - the extra small just fits him now. He will get some wear out of them before summer though!

We are in the midst of a federal election campaign, and David can now say John Howard. For how much longer, one wonders? And today it was Melbourne Cup day, with Efficiency winning in a great race from Purple Moon and Mahler, despite NSW and Queensland being decimated with Equine Influenza. David watched it on the TV with Erin, but decidely quiet for us all.

I have added a photo of David eating a chocolate coin. You can't see it because he is eating it all, very carefully and quickly. He asks for chocolate a lot - and DVDs and books and "special treats". He had his first chocolate frog from David Haselhurst and now he gets a little choc now and again. On the weekend he rushed over to show me that he had something in his mouth - he had found the remainder of a bag of chocolate sultanas in my backpack (under the stairs) and had sampled them. He is taller, and more persistent, and finds and investigates bags!! At least he does tell me what he is going, and mostly listens. However, we are getting more two year old tantrums.

That's all for now - I am a bit tired and the only photos I have taken lately are on the new telephone, and I don't know how to download them Keep well!