Christmas Eve - Our New Slippy Slide!

We decided to give Emmy and Jared their main Chistmas present (the little house with tunnel and slippery dip) early because we wouldn't be at home much at all on Christmas day...they had lots of fun in the empty box and helping Daddy put it up...

The Eve of Christmas Eve - Cutting the Gingerbread House

Since we were going to Tim's parent's place on Christmas Eve - we decided to cut the Gingerbread House (my first attempt - made with a kit at church) the night before Christmas Eve before going to visit the Christmas lights in Mt. Annan...they were very excited!

Swimming Lessons

Jared and Emmy are starting swimming lessons at the new pool in Macarthur Square - here they are being assessed...

Emmy at 18 months old

Emmy is 18 months old now - and has just climbed out of her cot - whilst in a sleeping bag!! She loves books - and playing with her little keyboard...

Playgroup Christmas Party

Jared and Emmy had a great time playing at our Playgroup Christmas Party...they especially loved going down the slide on the jumping castle!!

Jared and Emmy's Christmas Card Portrait

Our Christmas card photo for 2006...taken in November...

We can't leave the tree alone!!

Jared and Emmy can't seem to stay away from the Christmas tree - they get so excited - Jared especially loves the star - which he is pointing to here...

Climbier and climbier!

Emmy just loved climbing up the ladder after Tim!!

Decorating the Christmas tree...

This was the first that Tim let us put the tree up in November - the deal was that I clean up the scrapbooking stuff and then the tree would go up! Jared and Emmy were so excited that they were doing little happy dances on the spot!!! Only two decorations broken so far...

Christmas Portraits

Emmy and Jared's Christmas portraits...the annual Christmas card portrait will be here soon (currently being printed at the photo shop)! Jared is 2 years and 9 months, Emmy is 18 months old...

Emmy is 18 months old!

We can't believe that little Em is already 18 months old! She loves to climb, chew on her wrap, paint without a paint shirt, tear around on her little bike, play rough games with Jared, chase Jared and eat spaghetti, noodles, biscuits, fruit puree, cheese and vanilla yoghurt - oh, and chocolate!!

U2 in Sydney!!!

Wow!!!!!!!!!! We were so lucky to be able to go to see U2 at their first Sydney concert at Homebush on Friday!!! They were amazing!!!

Stuart Park, Wollongong...

We had a lovely time with the seagulls, Calvin, Stevie and Alison at Stuart Park in Wollongong - the seagulls took chips from both Jared and Emmy's hands - Emmy did not care at all - she kept 'woofing' at the seagulls!!

Always climbing!

We just can't seem to stop them!!

Making Chocolate Brownies...

In the Cooper household making brownies is quite a frequent event - Jared and Emmy love to stand on a chair at the bench and watch - they know that they will get to lick the spoons!!

Emmy in the lounge!

Emmy found a hole in the lounge underneath the cushions!!
Jared told me that Emmy was in the lounge and I thought he meant behind the lounge! Emmy was happily up to her armpits in the lounge!

Belgenny Farm - Food and Wine Festival...

Jared and Emmy loved the chooks (and Emmy particularly loved the stale bread we were meant to be feeding the chooks) at Belgenny Farm...We went for lunch with our friends Matt and Justine...

Our first pony ride

Jared and Emmy loved riding on Smurf, a small pony, when he came to visit Playgroup...

Climb-ey Em...Again!!!

And we thought Jared was the climber!!! Em at 15 months...