Once upon a time...


In a land far far away, there lived a king and a queen and their four beautiful children... Unfortunately they were way too boring to write about, so you're all stuck with the Dimmock's instead!

We're a bit of a fractured fairytale.I can't promise to update every day...I'm a bit slack like that (shhh), but I'll do my best to keep it up.

And they all lived happily ever after...well that's the plan at least :oP

Friday, February 27, 2009

Look mummy, I made a girl!

"See? Here's her eyes, and here's her mouth, and here's her big boobies!"

Well...maybe if you squint?

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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Happy Birthday Gaige!!

Yes, I know...late again! Or am I? He wasn't actually due until April, so if you look at it that way I'm way early :oP

Here he is...my tiny little boy at less than one hour of age. 9 weeks premature, 4lbs 11oz. Unlike his littlest brother though, nothing wrong with him at all. Perfectly healthy, just so so tiny.

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Can't believe he's 13 already *sniff*. I feel all old and stuff. (See? It's still all about me!)

I promise to update with new photos of him, and a few from the last 13 years as well. But right now, Saxon is yelling at me to get up, and there's dinner that's just not gonna cook itself!

xox

Monday, February 9, 2009

headjob, anyone?

Aha! That got your attention, didn't it?

I, being the domestic goddess / mother of the year that I am (Stop laughing. Seriously. Oh my God! STOP!), decided to make some yummy chocolately goodness for the children the other day. I had a couple of open packets of biscuits that were going to go stale, so I made hedgehog slice. Surprisingly, Mr Fussy Pants (aka Wyatt Zane) really liked it. So much so that while I was in the kitchen he yells at the top of his voice "Mummy can I have some more of that headjob you gave me? I really liked that!".

Yeah. Good, hey? Luckily it was a hot day and the windows were all shut with the A/C on. Can just imagine the neighbours hearing that!

It appears I won't be alone in my jail cell though...I shared this over at my parenting forum and found a few potential cell mates. Most notably Lee, whose niece really likes "chocolate crackwhores" at birthday parties instead of chocolate crackles, and Cass, whose little girl likes "porn"! Can just imagine the look on Papa's face when she announced that, before mum and dad explained she actually meant prawns!

Aren't kids wonderful?

xox

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Saturday night at the dimmock house

Saxon goes from person to person making them brush his hair. No, of course he's not spoiled at all!
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xox

A week of firsts...

First day of highschool...
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First day of yr 6...
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First ponytail!
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And here he is cranky with me because he couldn't get the lid off the detangler...
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xox

Because i'm a slacker

And haven't posted in awhile, I'm giving you 3 today! Yay!

I've noticed that alot of Saxon's photo's seem to be focussed on his various hair accessories and styles. So to show a different side of him, here he is modelling his very own choice of headwear...
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I swear, I do not pinch this kid! I get the camera out because he's being cute and happy, and then this happens! Every single time! Starting to give me a complex.
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xox

A little about us...ok, mostly me...

Hey there! I'm guessing that most people who drop by to visit us here already know who we are, but just in case...

My name's Nikki. I'm mum to 4 (yeah, 4...can you believe it? No, me either *shudder*) kids, aged from 16 down to 4. My husband, Steff, is originally from the UK - I stole him away from the cold and the damp to live in Central Queensland, where he must endure almost endless sunshine and blue skies. Somehow he manages ;o)

I started this blog as a way to keep family in England up to date with our comings and goings. And it lets me show off how cute the kids are getting!

A little about me...I'm a professional photographer, I'm obsessive about Buffy the Vampire Slayer, love Harry Potter, Sookie Stackhouse (only book Sookie, not True Blood Sookie. It's an important distinction!), (the 10th) Doctor Who, cupcakes, and Spuffy fanfic (although not necessarily in that order). I'm also an extreme perfectionist with a love of the creative and original, who has a very low tolerance for stupidity. If you ask my husband, he'll tell you I'm a huge snob - I'm really not. I just think I'm better than everyone else :oP (That's a joke, ok? Pretty much).

Oh, and please leave a comment to tell me how fabulous you think I am...it makes me write faster and more often ;o) No really...that part wasn't a joke...

xox