CATE - My SIL's birthday is NYE & it's almost impossible to ever see her because everybody always has big plans. How is Elouise going? I love her ticker pic, so cheeky!

LISA _ Wow, a trip to Sydney sounds wonderful. I'm glad you had a great birthday. Sounds like your trips to Sydney are a big whirlwind of family get-togethers, I bet it's great!

SMYLIE _ I love Jem's new Ticker Pic. That's obviously one of the new pics that you just had done? I love it! Sorry to hear that the little princess is having a rough time with the teeth. Glad to hear there is a countdown with your birthday, I love birthdays too! Mine is September. Hopefully Jem is back to her bright & bubble self in no time.

TASHE _ I didn't think of putting cheese on the sandwiches. Will have to do that next time. I gave Claudia a bowl of corn kernals with her dinner tonight to pick at. She loved it. I think it was very good hand/eye coordination too with picking them up & putting them into her mouth. She did them one by one as well. Gold stars all around for her efforts! How is Tobi? I love the pic of him BTW, however, I pictured him mentally as brown-haired! Weird!

ME/US - All going good here. Claudia had a ripper of a swimming lesson today. She loves the songs & sliding down the slide, only she closes her eyes before she has even started sliding. it's cute as because she has a big grin on her face, tongue hanging out to the side & her eyes shut so tightly. I laugh every time. Jessica is much better & eating again - thank goodness! Claudia is still doing wonderful sleeps for me, so I can't complain!

Love Jayne