CaraKaara

Out of My Depth

2012-02-05T19:02:00.000+11:00

Today, I learned to swim (with a buoyancy aid). I swam all by myself across the deep part of the pool.

My Fifth Christmas

2011-12-31T23:30:00.000+11:00

Yarrrr Xmas treasures ahoy

Finally! I'm taller than Mecca's Betty Boo!

Ready to blog (cape required).

I'm 1st on the swing.

But you somehow got to go 1st on MY horse!

I have mad ninjutsu pass-the-parcel skillz.

We keep our pythons in this log.

Swimming at Toonumbar Waters

Kayaking at Toonumbar Waters

And when we got home... I played with dad's phone for an hour:

Study in Fire Engine Red

Jackson Pollock phase

A reflective mood

Shoe gazing

Abstract expressionism

Four months to four

2011-11-17T20:02:00.001+11:00

Everything looks like a nail.

After I'd built the castle, you should see what I did to the dragon.

Rad Nimbin treehouse.

Channon chai tent.

Thereby hangs a tail.

Held up by the force, this Lego tower is.

Drying Ben after a dip in the creek by Sphinx Rock cafe.

New Zealand

2011-10-06T23:47:00.001+11:00

Ferry to Waiheke island, Auckland.

On the beach at Waiheke with Lukas.

serious 'cino with Lukas.

get dada!

Otorohanga, in the Waikato.

Housemates for a week. Train sets and colouring books.

There goes the neighbourhood.

The kids' club did snow painting...

And we made snow-bunnies!

I had skiing lessons.

They didn't say anything about "give way to the downhill skier" though.

I did heaps of toboggan runs all by myself too.

Afterwards, we all shared hot chips.

Crafty

2011-07-12T19:29:00.006+10:00

Arts & Crafts.

Rainbow at Iluka.


Hippies with chippies.

London, Paris, New York, Nimbin

2011-05-27T01:21:00.001+10:00

Beasting Cullen Street

At Leno's place

West End, Brisbane... Too cold for the locals to swim, so we had it to ourselves.

Getting my bro into Lismore cafe culture is no great challenge.

The garden's been good this autumn - pineapple, banana, peppers, pumpkin, and now tangerines and lemons.

Ready to hit the shops.

Boats and blackboards

2011-04-21T10:13:00.004+10:00

Vikings eat narwhals because they have two horns and narwhals only have one.

Iluka park.

"It's a egg inside a birdie inside a egg"

You need to work on that left hook bro - missed me by miles!

A decade Doesn't Really Start until the 1st of the "1" Year

2011-03-16T21:36:00.000+11:00

Horsy is all galloped out.

Fran is putting me to sleep. Bye dad.

Yamba beach is fun.

Even with an octopus on your head.

Dada is tired, and I have stickers.

I'm a Big Sister Now

2011-02-14T22:34:00.001+11:00

At The Channon market with Nala.

Helping dad change the fuse on the mower.

Sprinting up the stairs.

Baby-doll needs her nappy changed.

Nearly Three

2010-12-15T14:58:00.008+11:00

At Nala's place.

Looking for the plug hole, with grandma Rose at Iluka.

I like to ride my bicycle, i like to ride my bike.

Say 'Cheese'.

Tail End of Terrible Twos

2010-11-18T21:41:00.011+11:00

Ready for shipment.

Whale-watching at Iluka Bluff.

Monkey see, monkey do.

Clowns scare dada. They don't scare me.

Two year olds are bad at golf.

Giddyup round the Channon market.

Late Spring

2010-10-10T16:29:00.008+11:00

Ugees: Urban grunge car park 'cino.

Kurilpa derby - weeeeeeh!

Ferry from Iluka to Yamba with mama and grandma Rose.

Yamba riverside

Giddy-up goanna!

They've built awesome new drystone walls in the grounds around my preschool.

Serpentine art gallery in South Lismore. A seasoned gallery-hound seeks out interesting viewing angles donchaknow.

Lismore Regional gallery. Usual suspects. It was the short one on the right, your honour.

Winter's End 2010

2010-09-04T20:30:00.010+10:00

Kaara Croft.

Nimbin Community Gardens swing.

First haircut.

Keep a pet balloon at all times. You never know.

Winter sun at Iluka beach.

Playing in the back garden.

North of the Border

2010-08-01T23:38:00.009+10:00

OK...Trendy art happening at a Highgate Hill squat.... now, what can I eat here?

Ah. Bread art.

Story time with mum.

Tyalgum cafe. A village with one row of shops, which goes Post Office, Art Gallery, Fashion Boutique, Stockbroker, Fancy-Cafe-cum-Giftshoppe.

Ugees, Boundary street. West End Massive.

OK, so if the new baby gets to ride in the seat.......

Winter '10

2010-06-27T21:42:00.012+10:00

Solstice weekend, playing by the fire.

Highbrow: Exploring GOMA with mum.

Lowbrow: On the steamtrain that dad dragged everyone on.

Time for second breakfast?

Dad, why is everyone staring at us like that?

Nobrow: Am Green Lantern. Where is ring of power?

There's a Fine Lion

2010-03-27T00:48:00.011+11:00

Accessorise, dahling.

Uh-oh - lipstick facepaint chaos

ROARRR

Showing S how to discipline naughty Barbies.

Powercut in Nimbin - yay, triple bedtime stories!

Long, Hot Summer

2010-01-26T22:10:00.020+11:00

Goanna big. Me small. And not tasty. Honest.

Camping tanty V2.0

'Nuff waterworks. Time for waterfall.

So beautiful.

Swimming in a creek with Fran. They say there's no crocs this far South. Yet.

Sheep doesn't care about the view.

Ballina beach time.

Slip, slop, slap & wrap.

Dad's had his coffee then.

The Mecca Betty Boo in Lismore is bigger than me. For now.

I spy babycino.

Great-grandma Margaret sent me this cool outfit all the way from England. Thanks, great-grandma!

Xmas elf.

Hell yeah. Rain is great on your tongue, especially after your boots fill up.

Now, this is MY birthday party, y'all, so I'll be taking those hats...

Send a Copy to My Mother...

2009-11-14T14:06:00.006+11:00

My daycare centre (and my picture) is in the national news. It's one of the first in Australia to use the local language (Bundjalung here in Nimbin). The Koori Mail sent a reporter to see how we jarjums are loving it. Now I'll be able to say naughty things to mum and dad without them knowing!

October

2009-11-05T13:24:00.004+11:00

Look mama, I really do have to have the red shoes in the shop - these are so last year!

I'm surrounded by bugs and there appears to be an ostrich round my neck and you want me to look happy?

If you want to leave your footprints in the sands of time, make sure you are wearing work boots.

Spring 2

2009-10-04T18:48:00.008+11:00

I can say "mama"

Jigsaws - too easy!

Checking out the ponies at the Nimbin Show

Choice breakfast, 'cino and brownies!

'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
And no one's gonna save you from the beast about strike...

Hot in August

2009-08-30T19:09:00.010+10:00

Unseasonably warm weather this winter - better look after my skin... Ah, mum's back is turned, I'll use the entire tub of zinc cream, that should do it.

Still the middle of winter, but I need a noonday cooler.

Who's that cheeky person pointing at me?

Waiting for friends to show up for a playdate.... Thanks, Ellen, for the groovy lil dress!

Ooh, the warm weather has brought out the pythons too... hope she's not hungry for toddlers!

Boing Boing

2009-06-25T22:41:00.008+10:00

You've been watching me play Mario Brothers.
I know what you're thinking, and it's not a good plan.

Bit hotter than I expected. Small sips now.

Left to Right - Smith, Smith, Roo, and Smith.

Wot, no Pulitzer yet?

Just strollin' round South Bank.

More Beastly Behaviour

2009-06-05T21:44:00.005+10:00

Basket case.

- "I'm not feeding her, honest!"
- "she's not feeding me, honest!"

Candyman Candyman Candyman Candyman Candyman

This time around, I can feed myself the Ugees babycino.

Velociraptoddler.
XKCD fans know to be scared now.

Winter Days

2009-05-02T08:17:00.006+10:00

I'm sure I can improve on mum and dad's scribblings!

Old King Cole was a merry old soul, and a merry old soul was he...

Can I has cheesecamera?

Circle the wagons!

Mistyrious toddler.

Dawn strolls

2009-04-04T20:50:00.007+11:00

Now the clocks are going back, my traditional weekend morning strolls with dad happen around dawn - and the wallabies and birds are still about (as is the mist).

Our street is quite steep...

So daddy is slower than me.

flower smells nice.

Must destroy.

Tharr he blows!

'Tis wallaby Bob.

Social Butterfly

2009-03-16T20:59:00.007+11:00

Mum has me going to Baby Bounce, Toddlers Group and Day Care. Its all I can do to squeeze in a little snooze occasionally...

Party mode with Daddy

Baby in a bucket

Coffee Date with Oscar

Late Summer Pics

2009-02-26T22:06:00.008+11:00

Yummy frangipani!

Oh no you don't!

No matter how far you run, it's still bathtime!

Mmm... Ozemite.

So, which one of us is behind bars?

Yay - poolside fun.

Teeth

2009-02-02T22:53:00.008+11:00

Baby got teeth. First molars came through this week.

I want, gimme!

Sweet dreams with Timmy Teddy.

Tunnels & Trolls

2009-01-02T20:48:00.004+11:00

Tunnels on the veranda!

Summer Paddling

2008-12-30T14:57:00.003+11:00

At the beach.

Lunch

2008-11-30T18:06:00.003+11:00

My new bowl has a vacuum seal underneath so I can't lift it off the tabletop. Mwahaha.

Primevil, Bipedal

2008-11-23T00:09:00.004+11:00

I learnt to walk this month! Now nothing is safe.

Island Vibe

2008-11-07T23:01:00.002+11:00

Here's me and Dad @ Island Vibe Festival in October. It was great. Highly recommended for not letting your parents get any sleep!

Chilly Spring morning

2008-11-06T09:52:00.002+11:00

It's been cold in the mornings in Nimbin this Spring!
But I'm all toasty in my English hoody and the warm socks that Mary knitted for me!

Lazy Weekend

2008-09-21T21:31:00.003+10:00

Mummy and Daddy drank lots of coffee this weekend. Thanks to Alex and Linda for the (now coffee stained) Kavarna top :)

Avo Adventures

2008-08-10T22:08:00.001+10:00

It's greenilicious.

Crawling

2008-08-01T19:37:00.004+10:00

I've been falling and rolling and wobbling all over the place for two months now. Today I figured out how to use my hands and knees to crawl forwards.

NZ Hols

2008-07-21T21:45:00.003+10:00

I had a great time in NZ -
there were people and pusscats and fish and children. Also the unforgettable neon rollercoaster trip from the airport at midnight - first time my car seat has been faced forward - what a trip!

The exersaucer!

Jo - my new mommy!

5months

2008-06-01T18:49:00.001+10:00

Bean bag

2008-05-12T23:02:00.003+10:00

Big Beanbag.
Small Baby.

I really like this toy.

4 months

2008-04-26T09:19:00.010+10:00

wow, so long since i posted an update. sorry peeps.

Mummy has me on a 3.5hr routine which is working well. I'm so busy all day that I'm knackered by 9pm and sleep through to 5.30!

Who would've guessed that holding your head up would take so much effort?

Thanks to Great Aunt Julie - this kube is Lamazing!

Me and daddy can play all day now he's always home :-)

Thanks to Furn and Annette for the cool gear - I'm big enough now to wear it.

2008-02-27T16:30:00.005+11:00

Have been very busy taking note of what's going on ...

... and Fran has made me into a Lady (Bug)!

Crinkly!

2008-02-09T23:20:00.000+11:00

Thanks to dad's work mates for the bouquet of clothes with the activity-caterpillar... I'll look great in the clothes, and the caterpillar is fun...but most of all thanks so much for the wonderfully amusing crackly cellophane wrap - this noise kept me amused for half the day!

My New Mobile

2008-01-20T18:14:00.000+11:00

Oscar and Aida got me this fun mobile...

...Soon, I'll pull it off the ceiling and my revenge will be complete.

West End Cafe Culture

2008-01-17T16:41:00.001+11:00

Caffeinated milk coming right up.

Meeting the Relies at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary

2008-01-16T11:27:00.000+11:00

Cassowary.

Koala.

Suitably impressed.

Hammock Time

2008-01-09T21:21:00.000+11:00

I'm developing a bit of a routine now - sometimes I let Claire and Jay get minutes and minutes of sleep all at once! I fall asleep quickest in the hammock though!

Week One

2008-01-01T17:22:00.001+11:00

hear no evil, see no evil, smell no evil...

Granny Smith.... how do you like them apples?

we won, we won!

big world

2007-12-31T13:47:00.000+11:00

On Friday we went to visit our neighbours and i was very very quiet so as not to scare off the wallabies.
On Saturday, we drove up to the Nightcap park and took a little walk. Daddy made me sit in a hug-a-bub sling - it was alright once he started moving.
On Sunday, we went to the market in my stroller and sat in the chai tent listening to music. First time Mummy had to feed me in public. Threw up all over Mummy so then I had a bath - didn't like that.

Pavlova

2007-12-27T17:29:00.000+11:00

You'd better eat some pavlova before feeding time mum, so I can taste it too!

Back Home for Boxing Day

2007-12-26T21:31:00.001+11:00

Ooh....So this is where I live. Now, make with the stuffed toys.

1st Xmas

2007-12-26T21:13:00.001+11:00

Xmas lunch at hospital wasn't quite what the family had planned, as my due date was December 12... But it was a warm sunny day and my mum's room had a patio at the back - so I had my first experience of alfresco dining. Here in Oz, as any real-estate guy will tell you, it's all about indoor-outdoor flow, darling.

Now I am 2...Days Old

2007-12-26T20:58:00.000+11:00

OK, I surrender mum.

Out (and About Time)

2007-12-23T23:13:00.000+11:00

I was born at 22:38 on Saturday December 22nd 2007, weighing 3180 grammes.

There was a big happy hug from mum straight away.

The first thing I wanted to do, was sleep.
It seems my parents felt the same way.

In the morning, I had my first walk outside - I was ten hours old.
(Dad says sorry for the quality of this snatched shot).

Bursting

2007-12-12T17:52:00.000+11:00

This is my mum, taken 1 week before my due date. She looks knackered!

My Expanding Home

2007-10-29T22:08:00.000+11:00

Now I'm about minus 8 weeks old, and I have more room to play than ever before!

I'm minus 17 weeks!

2007-10-19T10:55:00.001+10:00

Here's my first photo, from when I was minus 17 weeks: