Georgia Peaches!

Georgia Kate DeJarnette arrived 11/22/10 at 4.10pm, 7lbs 6oz & 18.5"long. She is so beautiful and we thank the Lord for her safe arrival.

In true Griffiths fashion, she has already chalked up a few nicknames: Gigi, Peaches and Georgie. I'm sure there will be many more to come!

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37 Weeks - Veggie Du Jour

The bub is now 'as lofty as a stalk of Swiss Chard'. Feels like there is a heck of a lot more in my tummy than that!

We are all excited to meet the little one very soon!

September Fun - b'days, beanies and bathers....oh my!

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Our Summer

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They take after their Dad....

Our little hams!

Lucy is so classic - only she would think to stick the microphone foamy on her hand!

Happy Birthday Lulu!

So our little Lucy turned 3 yesterday - craziness!

We had a great day celebrating her and I'm not sure what gift she was most excited about - her Dora bike helmet or a bag of Jelly Belly beans...tough call!

This cake was about 70% icing - but she was in heaven!

Modelling her new high-tops and 'Pinkie' - the Zhu Zhu pet

The bump

To quote Babycenter.com: Right now you're about 26 weeks pregnant and your baby is as long as an English hothouse cucumber.

They like to get specific with their veggies I guess.....

The Post-Dinner Munchies

Mum: "If you girls are still hungry I have left-over sweet potato"

Bella: "Mum, if you're still hungry I have left-over garbage".

The Sweetest Things

Best girls ever!

Christmas in July

So, what to do in Redding when its 100+ degrees outside you ask?

Why, go Christmas Caroling of course!

Yeehaw!

Just wanted to share some photos from our first Rodeo experience (yes, it was back in May, but who's keeping track?).

We went with our dear friend Becky, who is a minor celeb in the Redding Rodeo scene, and she got us free front row seats for all the swash-buckling action. The girls had a wow of time (not sure if it was the carnival food or the horses, but they were excited from start to finish). The highlight was definitely the 'trick riders' - all girls who managed to make flipping over horses & standing up on them while tearing around the stadium look super easy, and grinning like Chesire cats the whole time to boot!

It was a true redneck experience, but tonnes of fun. We'll be there next year Becky - with spurs on!

My Mother's Day presents...

Love it!
Apparently their original choices were Macaroni & Cheese and Cotton Candy, and Joe tells me it took a LOT of convincing and presenting of other options to get them to change their minds!

Our April Re-cap (better late than never!)

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Trippin'

So a couple of weeks ago we were able to take a mini-vacay and decided to explore some of the towns north of the Bay Area. The girls were excited, as this meant 'special rooms' (hotels) and a promised trip to the Jelly Belly Factory.

It was pretty fun and the girls loved the bag of goodies at the end of the tour best of all! You can't take photos inside the factory (can't let that recipe for Buttered Popcorn or Skunk flavor slip I guess!), so these shots will have to do. Crazy how many beans they make every day and you almost can't take it in when you see it. Joe especially liked the Ronald Reagan connection - I guess they invented the blueberry flavor just so he could have red, white & blue beans on his desk!

P.S The hats were mandatory.

If you're ever in that part of CA, be sure to also visit the towns of Pleasanton & Fairfield - super cute & quaint with amazing scenery. No pics of that, but take our word for it!

Funny story....

So we're in a thrift store (surprising yes, but that's not the funny part) and I'm preoccupied with some old vases and other miscellaneous junk when I hear "Mumma, Mumma look at Lucy!". I turn around and see Lucy with her pants and diaper around her ankles and she is backing up to a little potty chair on the ground, getting ready to 'purchase' it for us! Needless to say, I almost drop the vase and run over and stop the proceedings!

Poor Lucy was a little confused ("I thought you wanted me going in the potty?") and a little bummed not to test out the fancy potty with the lid.

Crisis averted...this time at least. Guess that'll teach 'em not to display their potty's at ground level!

Music to my ears...

"I love you Mama. Make my salad."

Bilingual?

So I have come across a bit of a dilemma that I was wondering if anyone has any words of wisdom for. In teaching Bella how to read & write I want to know: should I be teaching her the Queen's English, or that of the good ole' US of A?

It goes against every instinct and fibre of my being to write colour without a 'U', and even in writing this sentence I stumbled over the word 'fibre'. Do I teach her that we say 'jumpers' at home, but call them 'sweaters' everywhere else? I don't want to confuse the poor thing, but I also want her to learn what I learnt and have some semblance of Australian-ness! I want her to call me Mum, but I don't want her to be teased to death because she can't spell Mom!

It may seem silly, but I've just been thinking about it lately and was curious if anyone had any thoughts?

Back from the dead....

So I know I haven't posted in FOREVER, but my resolution for 2010 is to be more connected (& consistent!), so while I'm not making any promises I will try to share a pic or 2 before the girls turn 12.
Enjoy it while you can....

Love, hugs & Happy New Year

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