HAPPY HAPPY DAY YAY

Today is a very Happy Happy Day.......

Why ? Because it is Izzie's 9th Birthday YAY !!!

Hip Hip Hooray Izzie is 9 today

Hip Hip Hooray

She is so much fun

with a smile as warm as the sun,

Long golden hair,

with beautiful eyes that makes everyone stare

She makes you laugh and giggle

Especially when her and Kai wiggle

Hip Hip Hooray Izzie is 9 today

Hip Hip Hooray

She loves to dance and sing

And when she does, she makes everyone's heart go BING

We wish we could come celebrate and PARTY

Cause you know the Von Goodacre's love to party, party, Party,

Hip Hip Hooray Izzie is 9 today

Hip Hip Hoory

It won't be long

and we will call you with a song

We hope you have a great day

Because its your 9th birthday today

Hip Hip Hooray Hip Hip Hooray......

We miss you lots Izzie and love you even more, or we love you lots and miss you even more.....

Both I think......

Can't wait to see you in 19 days and give you your birthday kiss.

Love The Von Goodacre's xxxx

So Another Year Goes

Flying by, but that means I am a year younger.... So for those of you that have forgotten or just got plain mixed up I turn 37 this year not the 38 or even the 43 that some of you peoples think I turned.

Back to me - last Saturday was my 37th Birthday and seeing that as they say.... been there done that, it was a very subdued celebration. We did celebrate with a lovely family dinner, then on the Sunday we celebrated again with our Bali Buddies (yes we still have a few friends here) all I can say lucky it was a Sunday - cause those Bali Buddies really do like to celebrate in a big way - unlike us.

Anywho, I had a lovely birthday - thank you one and all for the fantastic pressies (Oooo I love pressies), the beautiful cards (I love cards), the gorgeous flowers (I love flowers), the calls (I love a good chat), the skyping and the text's - thank you thank you thank you, it is so very nice to be remembered.

So Happy 37th Birthday to Me YAY.......

Bring on 36..........

So While We Were Away

Kai and Marty got to do some bonding..... Well kind of. Kai got to play Nurse Wendy for the weekend.......

Fo those who didn't know - the big fella is getting old, so the time had come to start the rebuild, the first thing on the list - his right hip........

No no I really don't have it in me to take the mickey out of him that much...... well........ Anywho, Moose had a hip operation last Thursday night - apparently too much of him doing the bump and the bus stop when he was a teenager had worn the old ligaments down and they had to be fixed, and fixed they were. He isn't back on the disco floor yet but it isn't too far away now, which I am sure you are all very excited about - cause the big fella can move - giddy up. Now to the little Nurse Wendy - by all accounts the young fella was pretty helpful - So while Jenaya and I were away having a hoot (see below) the boys were having their own fun....

Anyway Moose was back at it yesterday with his under 9's soccer team - as you can see not a problems with the mouth area or his pointy finger - It's good to have you back to your sparking self again Moose Man.

Stayed tuned for Moose doing the bus stop somewhere near you very soon.....

Sorry It Has Been A Little While

since my last blog. Anywho, last weekend Jenaya and I headed up to Malaysia for a soccer tournament. We had a blast. I wasn't really looking forward to the 5 hour bus ride to KL with a bunch of soccer Mum's & Dad's that I really didn't know well - but you will be happy to know the bus ride was lots of fun and the weekend was a absolute hoot.... But back to the hooting soon.

Jenaya had a super tournament and her team came in second - a pretty great result. Her team played really well, they had some very tough matches with some very largish girls - that seemed very old looking for under 14's ????? But we are not going to point any fingers. Back to Jenaya and her soccer........ The weather was hot very hot and the games were very long in that heat, Noodle only got to sit off for I think a total of 5 minutes over the whole weekend, so she really was the work horse of the team - that's what happens when your the fittest on the team and one of the strongest players. She even got to share the team captaincy with another young lady and not that I am bias or anything - she did a superb job and conducted herself so very well - she made me so very proud. Great tournament Naya - Now you have a international fan base.

Now to the adults part of the weekend - Like I said I really didn't know anyone that well, had only met them at training sessions and the Milo tournament last year - so into unknown waters for me. What a great bunch of Mum's and Dad's, I like Jenaya was very fortunate to meet some really nice people and of course a few cold ale's were consumed (Jenaya didn't join in to the ale thingy ok) - well it was hot up there very hot.

We both had a great time and made some new friends - which is great, seeing all of ours are leaving of left..... (Chill Francie your still my bestie)

We Went Back

to the
Wavehouse at Sentosa on Friday.

It was all part of Jenaya's birthday celebrations and

Abbey and Izzie's goodbye celebrations. What a great day was had - but boy did it rain. The kids had a hoot and I really enjoyed watching how fantastic they all are. Noodle is standing and moving across from one side of the wave to the other, Kai is on his knees and doing 360's, the

Absta is up on her knee's and cruising from one side to the other and Izzie is

darting from the top to the bottom left, right and all over the wave.

So of course once you are at Sentosa you have to go to the luge, so a couple of goes on that in the rain - apparently you can go even faster - if your Kai - when the track is wet. There was lots of whawhoooooing, trash talking going on and loads of fun.

Today Is The Day

Noodle Pop is a teenager, well not right now but at 3.28pm this afternoon our baby girl will be 13, oh my goodness.

What a beautiful young lady you have grown into,

You are the sunshine in our day - even on the darkest day,

You are the laughter in our life,

You make everyday fun,

You bring so much happiness into our lives,

You are the BEST sister ever - just ask Kai,

You are the GREATEST daughter two parents could wish for,

You are basically FANTASTIC,

And we all love you more than mud,

So Jenaya Rose have the most wonderful 13th birthday ever.

Love Mum, Dad and Kai xxxx

Maybe If I Don't Say It

Out loud then it isn't true.........

That is the theory that I have been sticking to since last Thursday the 13th January 2011 at 1.45pm. That's when I received the phone call that I had be dreading for about 4 weeks. On the other end was my bestie Francie, as always it was fantastic to hear from her, we had spoken on the phone, and skyped quiet a few times over Christmas and the new year. Francie and Jimmy had taken Absta and Izzie back to Melbourne for Christmas and now they were back home in Singapore.

Anywho back to that dreaded phone call - don't worry no one has died or even gotten hurt, the conversation was moving along very cheery and happy, then Francie said it "We have decided to move back to Melbourne"............... There was a pause maybe just a little longer than a pause, there was silence while we both composed ourselves.......

So there, I don't think I have said it out loud still, but I am afraid it is true, they leave the Sunday after Jenaya's birthday at this stage - They wanted to be here for Noodles 13th and then leave - what a bitter sweet weekend.

The O'Brien's have become such a huge part of our lives here in Singapore - Just like the Wong's did - remember they left this time last year. With both Marty and Jimmy doing lots of travel and working such long hours, Francie and I came to really depend at lot on each other, all our children get on so well, they are all the best of friends. We have leaned on each other, cried on each others shoulders - when life has gotten us down, laughed with each other until we have cried, had a few glasses of vino together oh ok maybe a few too many every now and again. We have seen families come and go, but we have always said that we would be here together until....... Well now it is until 30th January 2011.

We are going to miss them all, I really don't know how we are going to wave them good bye....

Don't Think The Big Fella Has

Taken any notice of this little sticker.....

Just Waved My Baby

Girl off...... Oh she is growing up. She has just taken herself of to soccer training, HOW I hear you ask...well on her bike.

Now as I sit waiting for the phone call to say she has made it ok, I think back about how our baby girl has grown, and grown quickly - well too quickly for us. I know it doesn't sound like a big deal to many it is to me - that's another thing to list - what list, well the list "I don't need my mother for...." list..... Waiting waiting waiting - she shouldn't be too much longer now......

Ok can stop worrying she has made it - not that I didn't think she would but....... I am her Mum.

I Did Forget One Thing

Daisy's first birthday........

Happy Birthday Daisy Do......