Chef Jarvis Strikes Again...

While I was running Jarvis his bath on Wednesday night, I heard a joyous squeak coming from the kitchen. 


"What are you doing in there, Jarvis"
"I love cooking, Mummy! I love it!"


The kitchen & bathroom are right next to each other (our house is of a curious design...), so I peeked out the bathroom door to see my small boy had dragged a chair up to the stove, and was happily pouring peanut oil into the onions & bacon I had frying gently for a pasta sauce...


About a cup of peanut oil, to be more precise. Quite a lot of it. The last of the bottle, even. My first thought was 'no no no no no no...' - but the smile on his face was too gorgeous for me to pack a hissy - especially when he told me again "Oh Mummy,I really love cooking!" .


So instead of admitting defeat and going to get fish & chips, I drained off the peanut oil into a cup, and instead of pasta for dinner we had really really awesome fried rice with bacon & veges & a peanut sauce :) 


It's all about perspective - disaster, or opportunity for a fantastic two year old to lead you in the direction of a dinner which was probably better than what it was originally intended to be! 

Lights, Camera, Action,

Wiggles! 

How awesome that they were happy for everyone to take pictures - they even stayed in the pose in the first photo forever - so everyone who wanted to take a picture could get a good one!

Jarvis was absolutely amazed...he sat quietly stunned for quite a while, before bouncing and singing and waving his arms around! 

And he's barely taken his Wiggles t shirt off since last Thursday ;) Such a wonderful adventure! 

Puku!

Curious how the body remembers thing - like abandoning all tummy muscles the second a baby started growing in there! I swear I'm bigger now than I was at 22 weeks last time - at least it's definitely a bump now, as opposed to a belly full of pies ;) 


Anyhow, this is 16 weeks, 1 day...

Boys Toys.

When you look at our lawn, there's really no mistaking who lives here, is there?! 

In the Sunshine before the Storm.

What a morning it was! Sunshine, a gentle nor'wester to dry my washing...


Perfect for a spot of painting, some tractor driving, and a walk down the road.

Right now the thunder is crashing, it's raining, and the wind has changed to a cruel southerly. Thank goodness we got some outdoor fun in while we could! 

Captain Feathersword?

Dear Kees and Piper,

Thank you so much for letting me have your Captain Feathersword outfit!! I really love it and spend most of my time wearing it around the house and yelling 'oooh aaaaar' and 'ahoy there'. 

I think I might even wear it when Mummy and I go to see the Wiggles on Thursday!

Lots of love,

Jarvis xxx

Chef Jarvis

Scrambled eggs, anyone? 

Jarvis is quite the egg cracker. In fact he seems to be better at it than me! I may have to retire...

The baby doesn't care for eggs (sigh...), so this was a Jarvis and Daddy activity. Such fun!! I'm sure he enjoyed the eating even more after helping with the cooking :)