Back to School Pics

So, the kids are back at school, my house is tidy and stays that way and there is no fruit in the fridge. Caitie is faced with the challenge of pulling her grades up, Aiden starts a new phase of schooling, entering Middle School and Conor has a fantastic teacher helping him this year, Mr Gregory, who sent Aiden postcards from around the world.

And with no further ado, here they are in all their glory! Aidens shirt is SO white it has created a halo around him. Lets see how long that lasts!

And this year we are stooping to bribery to encourage good marks. $20 for every A, $10 for every B. My kids have hit the point of wanting to purchase their own stuff so they will be working hard, I hope, to achieve it.

Cindy

Schools Back...

Its been a long summer with the kids having to go to Vacation care two days a week due to my work commitments. They pretended they hated it but didn't think it was too bad, our provider is a family friend who loves my kids.

Today was the last day before school goes back so the kids and I spent the day making yummy treats for their lunch boxes. I had all three cook as I believe both boys and girls need to learn how to care for themselves. Below are the results.

Caitie made chocolate choc chip biscuits which we sandwiched together with nutella. These were truly yummy and with thick chunky bits of chocolate.

I bought the coolest muffin tin which Aiden and I used to make banana cake. It worked really well and I think square muffins will fit better in their lunch boxes.

Conor and I made the savoury portion of the treats; corn and tomato quiches. The amazing thing was that we don't actually own an oven. Ours blew up a while ago but we make do by cooking on our barbeque. So, yes, we made biscuits, banana cake and quiche in our hooded barbeque!

Tomorrow is a big day for all the kids with new classes, new friends and new challenges ahead of them. Fingers are crossed for a prosperous new year.