Thursday, January 26, 2012

Australia day heroes


It was a public holiday today, a day off work and school to celebrate the greatness of our wonderful country. Apparently that necessitated  an entire post school afternoon of costume design and production. Actually the whole week involved intense discussions about planning the ultimate water bomb fight, secret codes for signaling the start of the bombing and requirements of action hero costume production for said fight.

I have mentioned before that our street really gets into parties. Last year two local streets combined to celebrate Australia Day with a barbie on the lawn which later degenerated into a waterfight between the Menace brothers and some older kids. So this year, they were planning a revenge assault, covert of course.
My stash of lycra, sequin and satin fabrics was raided, copious safety pins used and look what we knocked together while grieving the fact that holidays were over and school was back.


This was the trial run with the water blasting machines. Before we prepared the water bombs. Let me just say that there was no time for photos at the actual party but copious water bombs were dispatched and our old street is the perfect slope for a slip and slide. And not the shop bought kind, the original slip and slide with 3 tarps joined together and a whole bottle of diswashing liquid.  If only I had managed to get that photo of Roboboy skidding down on his knees, cape flying behind him.

I did manage to nab this one though. Can I preface it by mentioning that dirt is really good for the  immune system.



It has been raining a lot here this week. Some areas of Queensland have flooded, again. Many children have been cooped up in new classrooms going slightly crazy. This started out as a simple play in a puddle across the road in gumboots. And then the Menace brothers came home from school.


Then all of a sudden there is a mud pit, sliding area, mud pies, gumboots being used as mud carrying vessels and mud body paint. All over. I suspect the Menace brother's mother was wishing she had chosen after school sports that day. Or perhaps even that we had not moved in 18 months ago.


Me, I'm just hoping all that mud washes out of that brand new school uniform. The socks unfortunately could not be salvaged. But the memories........ priceless.

14 comments:

  1. You are a conscientious mother, conditioning all the neighbourhood kiddos with that organic and beneficial clay therapy. The menace brothers look like a hoot!

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  2. What a fun day which will provide stories and memories for a lifetime.❤

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  3. You made quite a day of it , what fun and I love that your boys allow you to photograph them my boys cover there faces , now our little Mimi loves it......your little one looks so adorable all covered in mud and the costumes....you summed it up with priceless!

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  4. The Menace brothers ROCK. I can see why you have them visit your place so often :)

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  5. I love these Menace Brothers. We need some here. xx

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  6. What school do those menace brothers go to?! I think my boys will want me to enrol them!

    That's the BEST Australia Day celebration I've seen!

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  7. This is what kids are meant to get up to Mel. Especially Aussie kids. Perfect. Love it.

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  8. Brilliant! What an awesome 'Straya Day you all had! I think we all need to get into the mud more often! x

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  9. Oh what a wonderful time for those kids! The kids down the street have a shop bought slip and slide .... all you need is a tarp or a long piece of builders plastic.

    I love the masks on the boys :)

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  10. Oh love a good water fight, even funnier in the rain!! I find everything slides off the school uniforms, it's the good clothes that stain, argh!! Socks, best invention is the black soled white socks, although, my children manage to get the white bits dirty!! Drag your feet anyone??
    Have a blast, we still have another week of holidays in Canberra, back Tuesday week, love Posie

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  11. good clay fun! Just don't get any on your new calender - yes, you won the family calender giveaway! Email my your postal address and you should get it sometime this week x

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  12. What a perfect Aussie Day! those kids will remember it forever, loving that muddy pic of Liongirl.

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  13. Your two will have such fond memories of growing up with great times like these to remember. Looks like lots of good messy fun going on at your place. x

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