"Perritt" Grandkids

My parents enjoyed having ALL their grandkids around for a few weeks, when my sister Sonja came to visit. The Maddens will be moving up to Queensland this year, and we cant wait for this to be a regular event! Sonja will also be adding one more to this group in January next year!
Its great being close by to eachother and making regular visits without a plane trip involved.
We love you Grandma and Grandpa!
Pictured left to right is Greg, Megan(19mths), James (almost 7), Naomi (6wks), Grandma, Lauren(3) and Jack(3 next week).

Our Adventures

We have had a busy year so far, with moving from Tassie in early February, to having another baby, and look forward to getting settled and slowing down a little bit... life is crazy with three children at home, but we hope to find some quiet moments to just enjoy it.

Lauren Eve

Lauren is a beautiful girl, who constantly surprises us with her 3 year old wisdom. She is a very bossy oldest child, but loves to help and takes great care of her sisters. She never wants to miss out on anything and loves to learn. She is looking forward to going school just as much as i am, but her birthday being in the last half of the year, she wont get to start until 2010, which seems like a very long time away...
Lauren loves going to church, although has had trouble staying in primary/sunbeams since we moved and she had to try to get to know alot of new people. Hopefully that will get easier soon, because Duncan and I are having trouble being in 3 different places at once...

Megan Rose

Megan is too cute, and she knows it. She uses this to her advantage, and tries to get away with things just by smiling. She says alot of words now, but has nicknames for everybody.
Lauren is La lou, Naomi is Nomi, then there is Nama, Bapa, Yaya(Sonja), Nimmy(Jimmy), Nana(Alana), essi(Jessie), Moomoo(monica). Its very sweet and we love it.
She is very loving, but isnt afraid to say no, or fight back when she needs to. Her and Lauren play some great games together and miss eachother if they are ever apart.

Naomi TeAraiwini

Naomi is a wonderful baby, but takes alot of work as all new babies do. I am very tired with three kids under 4, but it is fun and has many rewarding moments. She was blessed on the first Sunday in May, which was a wonderful occasion with so much family present. Her big sisters adore her and cant wait for the moments when she is not feeding, sleeping or needing her nappy changed, so they can have a cuddle! She has fit so easily into our family and we love her so much. I am going to treasure every moment of her being a baby, 'cause this is it for us!