ISABELLA HITS THE UK.

And while i'm sitting here in the rain after Aussie Day 2013 - catching up on the blog.

Isabella and Claire are in the UK. Meeting all the important people.

Here's Isabella in Singapore.

And when she finally got to the UK. Meeting her auntie Liz.

Her cool new outfits.

And Facetime time.

Oh yeah.

Next morning guess who's up bright an early.

Catching up on her reading.

And loving her new Arsenal kit.

NEW YEARS DAY.

Ooooooo I forgot about this one.

Unlike Christmas Day. New Years Day was Hot Hot Hot.

Isabella likes it. And tasting the sand.

Oooo it's lovely.

Oh yeah.

But after a bit of chilin in the shade. 

We heard the shark siren.

1,000's of people on the beach - out of the water.

It took a about 1/2 an hour but when they were sure, everyone was aloud back in water.

BLAKES LEAVING SPEECH/POEM.

Blake is an original. And his leaving speech from GPY&R was certainly that.

A 10 minute poem. It was amazing.

I LOST MY WEDDING RING.

So we were having a lovely day at the beach near Watsons Bay. 

It was great Isabella was being a little monkey as usual.

Then hours later when we got back home.  I looked down, and what did I see? Nothing. Yep nothing.  My wedding ring was gone.

I was not happy. It's not the expense (though that is bloody annoying) it was more the fact that I looked like I wasn't married. 

Claire found a cool bloke who came down to the beach with his metal detector and spent a couple of hours looking for it. Without success. I'm glad we tried. I have a replacement now, made by the same jeweller who made the first one. I feel whole again.

THE MANY FACES OF ISABELLA

So as day by day she gets cheekier - here is what she's been up to.

Just chillin early morning with Daddy.

Ahh here Daddy loves her.

Ooooo I like riding in shopping trolleys.

Oi you up there.

I'm trying to eat here. Leave me alone.

More smiles.

Ooooo berries.

Ahh you look like a little girl.

More grub.

Yep that's me.

Ooooo.

Yeah

What?

Tha'ts what I thought

What are you looking at?

Cooooool.

Now what?

ooooo Daddy's phone.

Tastes nice.

I'm watching you.

Yes i am.

Yes yes I am.

Now I'm watching myslef.

Another trolley.

Yep me again.

CLIARE'S BIG 1/2 70 BIRTHDAY BBQ

Yep Wilki is 35. And not happy about it. 

But she thought she's have a little get together anyway.

All of Bondi's finest were out.

Including the pooches.

And the cool kids.

And the little one. 

Lots of love.

The sun is shining.

All the important people semm to be enjoying themselves.

There's even a cake on that table (honest).

Tucker was there looking very "Tucker like".

And Isabella looks like she's enjoying herself.

The Webber is still going.

Oh yeah.

Stacey keeping an eye on it.

Tom keeping an eye on something else.

Sarah pleased with her lunch.

Ahhh the happy family.

Even Sarah is happy.

Isabella doesn't look it.

Oscar/James seems to be.