I had to sit an online exam for my masters yesterday so to make it feel more like the uni exams that I have come to know and love I decided to add that authentic flavour with a blackboard telling me the start and finish times. The only thing missing was the little old lady that used to remind us not to have any illegal materials in the exam room (she was a medical school exam institution!). This was supposed to be a closed book exam but they obviously had to rely on us to do the right thing here as I had internet access to a world of information at my fingertips. At least they had a sneaky way to see if it was actually me sitting the exam. About half way into the exam one of the questions was "what is your date of birth?". I guess at least I got one right!
Later in the day we headed up to Noosa for Mel's conference and are staying at the Sheraton. I will post some photos of our stay over the next few days. I have to go back down for a "real" UQ exam tomorrow morning.
Thursday, November 15
Sunday, November 11
Grayson becomes one with the monkey!
Last night was G's first night away from both mummy and daddy. He stayed at Mel's parent's place so we could have a night out and a sleep in the next morning. Nothing too outrageous....just a film at Centro (Death at a Funeral) and then home really. We did have a few Louis Roederers before the film so that made it more of a night out. The film was recommended by Sebastian and it didn't disappoint as it was quite humerous.
Later that night our plan of an uninterrupted sleep was rudely sabotaged by some lower class tart, apparently acquainted with the neighbours......yes, those noisey ones who like Shannon Noll in the early hours.......who kept ringing our intercom at 3am but would not answer. Finally I had to go down to stop the intrusion on our peace and she gave some lame arse excuse about trying to get in to see her brother (the neighbour) who was obviously out or decided he didn't want to see her that night and therefore was not answering his intercom. The slack b@*# didn't even apologise for waking the complex (we weren't the only unit she had been buzzing). Probably on some form of medication I would say and not the stuff that I usually prescribe.
Anyway putting all that behind us and managing a sleep in until nearly 7am!!!, we decided to go get the boy. We then headed for Manx, one of the restaurants at the Portside district and had a nice lunch. The photo is of G getting rather familiar with his monkey while waiting for the pre-dinner bread to arrive.
Tonight we are off to see Will Anderson at the Powerhouse and we are inflicting Grayson on Riley for the night. Should be fun :)
Later that night our plan of an uninterrupted sleep was rudely sabotaged by some lower class tart, apparently acquainted with the neighbours......yes, those noisey ones who like Shannon Noll in the early hours.......who kept ringing our intercom at 3am but would not answer. Finally I had to go down to stop the intrusion on our peace and she gave some lame arse excuse about trying to get in to see her brother (the neighbour) who was obviously out or decided he didn't want to see her that night and therefore was not answering his intercom. The slack b@*# didn't even apologise for waking the complex (we weren't the only unit she had been buzzing). Probably on some form of medication I would say and not the stuff that I usually prescribe.
Anyway putting all that behind us and managing a sleep in until nearly 7am!!!, we decided to go get the boy. We then headed for Manx, one of the restaurants at the Portside district and had a nice lunch. The photo is of G getting rather familiar with his monkey while waiting for the pre-dinner bread to arrive.
Tonight we are off to see Will Anderson at the Powerhouse and we are inflicting Grayson on Riley for the night. Should be fun :)
Sunday, November 4
Point of no return!
Saturday afternoon was for playing in the park at New Farm. Grayson seems to have developed a penchant for the playground and especially the slippery slide and see-saw. We stayed long enough to enjoy some afternoon treats as the sun set (see other Flickr photos). Grayson was practising his walking lots and at one point became the subject matter for a photo shoot by a group of Asian tourists. Anyone would think they have never seen a baby walk before. Maybe it was just the slightly humourous waddle he had on the soft grass. Anyway, fun was had by all and all that walking served a purpose, tiring him out so he would sleep well at night :)
Saturday, October 20
Grayson Styling
After G seemed to recover a little today it was time again for a haircut. This will be his second official haircut (but come to think of it his first one was free so I guess that one didn't count) So this is now his "Official" first haircut! He seemed to cope well despite recovering from the flu and especially liked the chocolate wafer they offered him as an amuse-bouche (daddy got licorice and peppermint root tea and a hot hand towel as a refresher before getting a blue oil massage prior to his cut........sorry, I mean total hair styling experience) A bit OTT considering the amount of hair I have got :)
Once finished, our little man looked quite stylish with his new do and so headed out to see if there were any older women he could impress with a slight head nod and a "How you doin' ?" look.
Once finished, our little man looked quite stylish with his new do and so headed out to see if there were any older women he could impress with a slight head nod and a "How you doin' ?" look.
Friday, October 19
What Grayson looks like on the inside
Poor little man has not been well this week as he has had a middle ear infection and is getting lots of teeth :(
To add insult to injury he seemed to be getting worse so at 1am when he got a fever again and a bad cough we decided to take him to the Wesley to get an Xray. They also took a nasal swab and found out he has got influenza! Now this is totally not fair as he had two flu vaccinations this year.
The mother unit is also not happy as she seems to be coming down with it as well. It will be a fun weekend I think!!!
To add insult to injury he seemed to be getting worse so at 1am when he got a fever again and a bad cough we decided to take him to the Wesley to get an Xray. They also took a nasal swab and found out he has got influenza! Now this is totally not fair as he had two flu vaccinations this year.
The mother unit is also not happy as she seems to be coming down with it as well. It will be a fun weekend I think!!!
Saturday, October 13
Wednesday, October 3
Resort Grayson
This was taken down at the Marriott at Surfers Paradise last weekend when I took Grayson down on Friday night to see mummy who was staying there for a conference. The 2 boys hung out at the pool until it was time to check out and head back to Brisbane to Madison's first birthday party.
Also the big news of the day is that Grayson took his first 4 steps by himself this morning! Very impressive he was. i don't think it wil be long now before he is truly mobile.
Also the big news of the day is that Grayson took his first 4 steps by himself this morning! Very impressive he was. i don't think it wil be long now before he is truly mobile.
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