Our Happy Little Vegemites

I was feeling a little nostalgic today; Little Miss Penelope has her first sippy cup and will be starting on baby solids in the next couple of weeks.  I just don't want her to grow up!  The Boy is growing up so fast now, he's hit that 'kid' age. He's wanting to be more independent, to do more things with friends, and he's starting to really get that 'gangly' look.  Miss Emily is fast becoming an almost teenager. I know there's a term for it, but I really don't like that word so I'll call her an almost teen. She has just gotten rid of all her Barbie and Monster High dolls, and her dollhouse is now a receptacle for Little Miss Penelope's toys.  The Social One is talking about getting her resume together to look for an afterschool job over the Christmas holidays and I can't help but think she's way too young for a job! The Eldest One is working lots after school and wanting to practice her driving, and is being oh...

While I was pregnant with Little Miss Penelope I was pretty unwell and not able to do much. So I was kind of bored. So I did what I usually do when I'm bored and I thought about projects that I wanted or needed to do. One major one was to catch up on all the photos I have of the last four years, as well as the kids albums which I hadn't touched at all since The Little Dude was born. That's 8 and a half years! I figured I had three months till Little Miss Penelope was born, I could get it all done in that time frame right? WRONG!!! I was very gung-ho and sorted out all the photos digitally, which made me feel very organised. Then I printed off all photos from the past 4 years that I want to put into albums. I also organised and printed off all the photos for the kids' albums up until 2006. My theory was that way all the albums would be up to the same year and it would be easier to do if I broke it up into chunks like that. I figured that once I had all their album...