Happy Christmas, Merry New Year!

A random selection of pics from Christmas...seems like a lifetime ago!

Chilling in the sun with Iris, Phoebe and Finn when we had a quick pre-Christmas catch up with Giles, Nicola, James, Finlay and Rose. Giles' mum's Christmas cake was delish.



Scott, Haidee and Gabriella came round a few days before Christmas and the kids all exchanged gifts. Here, Iris explains to Gabi how the "Ivan phone" works.
Iris and Phoebe try out their present from Gabi while Gran marg looks on.

What we left out for Santa and Rudolph...

Stocking time!
Phoebe found the chocolates in her stocking pretty quickly...Brunch at Granmarg's house...

A little monster takes a break...


This amazing summer ensemble consists of a police hat, pyjama top, fairy wings, fairy skirt , a tiger puppet and a hippo puppet, pulled together by a cheeky grin!

It's a...

...busy time for us. We've had Christmas shopping to do, Santa to visit, visits to the beach to be made and time in the sun to be had (although the sun has temporarily disappeared - Iris looks on the bright side: rain=gumboots).4 Campbell girls at the bay.

Cheesy soft focus shot (actually courtesy of Phoebe's fingerprint over the camera lens) of the decorating of the ENORMOUS;) Christmas tree.

Iris and Phoebe's favourite past-time (and favourite storyteller)

We went to Kate's house for her birthday brunch and the girls LOVED the 10(!!!) puppies currently resident there.

Phoebe is a voracious reader...

Iris sleeping, with a whole roll of nappy liners behind her and wipes hanging from the top bunk. What you can't see is that she'd also taken off the nappy she was wearing for her nap. No more nappies for this girl! She only wants to wear "big girl knickers".

Enjoying the sun and the water view from the rose garden.

Cats need hats too, you know.

Campbell child #3 update: we went for a scan yesterday and were pleased to find that all looks good with the in utero Campbell child. Heart, lungs, kidneys, stomach, bladder, spine etc all appear as they should and the baby is right on target for size. We've had lots of people ask if we're "going to find out". To put you out of your misery, yes, we did find out and it's a....



(drum roll please)





...nother GIRL!!!! Iris would like to name her Dorothy the Dinosuar. Phoebe seems a bit bemused by it all and just pats mum's tummy and says "baby!" Mum and Dad are thrilled to bits she's healthy and can't wait to meet her.

Biker chick and mother's little helper

We've been spending lots of time at our beach now that the weather is warmer. The girls have been hooning around on the sand and, in Iris' case, even in the water...

As the shots above and below show, Iris has recently discovered that she can control her shadow - a source of endless fascination.


Mother's little helper... broom in one hand, drink in the other!
Iris and Frank chill on the couch - their eyes are glued to Iris' favourite Hairy Maclary DVD.

Gratuitous garden shot - Josh managed to produce this stunning red iris, first one this colour in several years of growing them.

Gratuitous Phoebe shot - post-bath hair.