Monday, October 31, 2005

Look at what mum bathes me in now I have outgrown my baby bath.......!!

I am so slack....!

Hi All,

Phew! Been super busy the last few weeks so Blog entries have been a little less frequent. All is good on the farm, Tyler is recovering well from his 'crash' two weeks ago - where he managed to slice his leg open on his own shoe - so he has was bandaged up for a week and it seems to be healing really well - if I am really lucky it may not even scar! Kiara has been up to her usual tricks - leading Tyler quite literally down the garden path..... although not our garden path Wayne and Sandra's Garden Path (they live about 2km up the road) . She decided that she had, had enough spring grass and was quite bored of her paddock so unlatched the gate and took Tyler for a walk down the road. The first I knew of it was when Sandra came down to let me know that my horses were sunbathing in her front garden and I could collect them when I had a moment. Vic and I have since put a bike lock on the gate, and decided that we should move from the shame of our 'houdini' horses. Kiara has a bit of a track record for escaping and going for wee adventures...... this would be the sixth time she has escaped from her paddock to go for a walk..... I must confess it made a pleasant change to be collecting her in daylight as oppose to the middle of the night which has happened the last three times.......

Oliver is a wee dude - we have started him on his first solids - and he just can't get enough of them!! He only gets solids once a day at the moment and he has Vic and I in stitches - it is like the mumma bird feeding a baby bird - he opens his mouth wide as soon as he sees the spoon and lunges for it (or maybe he has just seen the way his father eats ;oP)! Plunket say to start off feeding just a couple of teaspoons but we have screams of protest if we give him any less than half a cup!! His favorite food seems to be apple and mango mixed with baby rice.... which he will lick off his bib after he has finished his wee plate of it - can't complain about that - he is my self cleaning baby!

Oliver is proving to be quite the talker at the moment - he will quite happily tell us all about everything - yelling where he feels appropriate, and talking very quietly for effect - of course if we could understand his 'vowel' only language I am sure we would have a much clearer idea of just exactly how interesting his stories really are!! He spent and afternoon with his Nanna and Grandad last week while I had to attend a meeting in town... I am not sure who enjoyed it more - Ollie or his Grandparents!

Well I best dash - have loads of things to organise for the coming week.... like finalising Kiaras breeding arrangements, and making a piggie/goat pen..........

Hope you all have a marvellous week!

Grandfather and Grandson - how nice!

Saturday, October 29, 2005

Oliver gets another new cousin!!!

After hearing the news that his much awaited new cousin had entered the world - Oliver demanded to go in and meet him straight away. So we meet Noah and two very happy new parents - Karina and Zeus. Congratulations guys - and well done Karina for being so awesome!!

Oliver now has three boy cousins - all born within the last four months! I imagine the Philps family Christmas's are going interesting (and loud) from now on and for many years to come!!!!

Wednesday, October 19, 2005

And the little boy laughed to see such fun...!

Major milestone reached!!! Oliver had an absolute laughing fit last night - Vic was playing with him, clapping his hands, clicking his fingers (and there may have been some singing in there too).... and Oliver was beside himself - he simply could not stop laughing at Vic (I suffer from the same reaction on occasion so understand completely!). We got it on video (I will have to work out how to post video streams on here), and Vic of course is wrapped that he made him laugh first.... and tried to rub it in which backfired when I reminded him that his son was laughing AT him - not with him....... I just gotta have the last word :o)

Hee hee - I can't stop watching the wee video clip it makes me giggle just seeing my wee boy so animated!

Vic and I enjoying being out!!!!

Monday, October 17, 2005

Hi All,

Vic and I had our first night out since Oliver has been born on Saturday night for my dearest friend Johannas Birthday - YAH!!! We both enjoyed it immensly and Mum and Dad were the best baby sitters while we were out, it makes all the difference to have baby sitters you trust - it enabled Vic and I have to a carefree night! Oliver was quite oblivious to our night out - not waking until morning (he seems to be doing that a lot these days!). On Sunday I got up and went for my weekly ride at 8am - it was a spectacular day although I was feeling a little fuzzy headed from the champagne from the night before. Photos of our night out to follow!

More updates coming soon!

Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Gabriels idea of hanging out with me.....

What Wednesday brings...

Hi all,

Oliver and I had our Antenatal Group around today..... Oliver decided to fall asleep for most of it - not a refelction of the company he was in I am sure!! I had a great time, special thanks to Tash for popping out and introducing the ladies to the BabyBaby products which are just amazing :o) Tash is my amazing sister-in-law who took her time out of her very busy schedule (Mum to two under twos!!) to pop out - she is amazing and I don't know how she does it. Tash you rock!!

After feeding and bathing Ollie, I decided it was a nice enough night to go riding! However my evening ride alerted me to a new issue....... Gabriel (the cat) is suffering from an identity crisis - he thinks he is a dog. He has decided that my rides are another event he can participate in - and found his place trotting along behind us. I am impressed to say that he kept up almost the whole way, only tiring when Tyler decided galloping was a far better speed to be travelling. Gabriel waited patiently for us to return to the place we had left him... actually he was being very sneaky and hiding waiting to pounce on us from behind a bush, he blends in so well in greenery.... you know being giant, white and fluffy - you barely notice him. So he led us home and has followed me around the house in usual Gabriel style all night - sitting outside while I have a shower on the shower mat, into the toilet, under my chair while I eat dinner, and now on the bed beside me while I type this........ and I am sure he will sleep at the foot of my bed all night.

Ohhhhh - I am in the process of designing a website too which will have a blog, and various photo albums on it.... I will let you all know when this is up and running!!

That is all from us xxx Goodnight :o) Roll on the weekend!!!

Tuesday, October 11, 2005

Another exciting Monday......

Hi everyone, Ollie here (really - I am smart enough to use a computer already, just dont tell Mum she likes to treat me like a baby). I had a great day yesterday - Mum and I went to our baby massage course, I can't think of a better way to start the week. I got to hang out in a nice warm room all naked, then I got oiled up and had the loveliest massage ever!! Apparently we are going to be doing that for the net few weeks so I think Monday will be my new favourite day! My mate Romie is there too - although he flirts with all the girl babies and dosen't pay me much attention.

I found a new trick to do yesterday - click my tongue. It took me quite a bit of practice to get it, and I pulled lots of funny faces until I got it - but once I had I couldn't stop smiling at how clever I was. Mum was pretty impressed too - actually she got so excited she had to ring Dad at work and I had to click my tongue over the telephone at him. I think Mum likes to think I learnt it from her - she makes a funny clicking sound with her tongue when she is around her horses. Daddy thinks I am just hilarious - he clicks his tongue at me and I copy him and it makes him laugh so hard..... he is so juvenile I think he would do this all day with me if I didnt' get tired so quickly!

I think I can hear Mum coming to take me for my morning walk now - so I better go and tuck myself back into bed. Bye Bye

Sunday, October 09, 2005


Happy Birthday to meeeeee, Happy Birthday to meeeeee...... Happy Birthday to dear meeee.... 4 MONTHS today :o)  Posted by Picasa

Hanging out with my mate Roman..... we just chilling, sharing stories of what we have been up to. Posted by Picasa

Saturday, October 08, 2005

Oliver (16wks) - Who needs adults??

Hi All,

Thanks for checking out our newly created Blog site. With Steves recent departure to Antarctica, I was motivated to copy his idea of "Blogging". Thanks Stevie (by the way how are the penguins?) As we live out in the sticks and have no access to Broadband (yet!) and sending photos out to everyone gets to be a rather time consuming task over dial up!! So....... we figured the easiest way to update you all with events at Boundary Stream and of piccies of Oliver is to post them somewhere!

Another realtively mellow week for us at Boundary Stream. Oliver has discovered he has a head - so is constantly putting his hands on his head, stuffing his hands in his mouth, pulling on his ears, rubbing his nose etc etc..... he also finds endless amusement in watching his feet and is besotted with Gabriel the cat although not enough to try and grab him - thank goodness!

Gabriel has had an interesting week....... he has been chasing those "wascally wabbits" for a month or so now and finally managed to capture his first very tiny baby bunny this week. He didn't get a chance to do much other than chase it all over the drive before I came running out to take it off him. I of course had to have a wee cuddle before I set it free.... and couldn't help laughing at myself because if one of the horses falls into a rabbit hole I will be the first one out there with a gun shooting every rabbit I see!

Tyler and Kiara have been enjoying spring grass all week so have had several games of 'horse tag' in the paddock - which is fantastic as I feel lots better when they get some exercise - even if it is self exercising. I am riding Tyler just once a week at the moment (because of weather) - I have organised several of the horsey chicks in the Valley to meet me on Sundays for a 'big' ride. I have hundreds of acres to ride over now that I have convinced the council to lend me a key to the forestry tracks and the riding is exceptional!!! Tyler will be a muscle bound freak in a few weeks. Kiara is doing well and I am constantly on the look out for a stallion to put her too so she can pass some of those fantastic genes on!

Vic and Oliver had a ride on the Wellington Cable Car today - something both of them have never done! Oliver has a good excuse of course, not being able to walk yet and all! We cruised around the Botanical Gardens admiring the rather dead looking Tulips (hee hee thanks Kylie!).

Well that is us... and I am bolting outside as the weather has cleared so I am hoping that I might be able to go for a ride this afternoon - even if it has to be between showers.

Love and Hugs to you all!!