Mumma is always right!

Well Groover's first things first, this Morley Mother's water never lies!! But more on that soon....

We had a lovely night last night.

On the way into the city I picked up James and we were talking about the big surprise! He said maybe Jake had "bought a baby" aka Baby Jake Jnr! LOL

But he was wrong. Who would have thought!

We arrived a few minutes before they arrived back from their Kayak and met up with our friend Elaine. Now I met Elaine when I was pregnant with Jake all those years ago. And she has been a very big support to Jake and I over the years. So it was great that she could make it :)

When they did get back, and bobbing around in the Brisbane River, waiting their turn to disembark all I wanted was for Jake to get off the Kayak and "take his shirt off". I knowwwwwwww and I'm his mother hehehe. But come onnnnn I just needed to see his skin!

And kids are you sitting down? Here we go....

I guess I was expecting it. You see it's something he has spoken about for a few years now, although I hadn't heard it recently. And what can a Mumma do?

Of course I am not a lover of tattoo's but Jake is his own person and I guess he has been for sometime now. Of course that doesn't stop me from wanting to cut it out with a knife when he is asleep :) What a good Mumma I am.....

So at least I was kinda expecting it. And of course he got off on the fact that I don't like them! Check this grin out:

Notice Elaine egging him on..... Ahhhh those two, she def is HIS MOTHER!! You see we used to joke over the years that it was SHE who was his real mother because it was Elaine that would play the board games, talk scientific and like to watch documentaries! Where I do not! I know you are shocked aren't you! LOL

So after the shock.... we had a nice BBQ,

And then made out way back to Jake's city Palace of Love.

This is the view at night

and in the day time

Elaine and I left them as they were getting ready to hit it big at The Story Bridge Hotel, which is a great pub and get this little fact: it was built around the pylons of the actual bridge and was originally built in 1886 and then refurbished back in 1994 back to it's original architecture.

So that's the last I have heard from them. I did see a post on Facebook today on Jake's page saying and I quote "tire, sore, hungry.... getting too old for this shit".

Ahhhhhh to be 21 again!

Today I have been a little sad looking back but proud at the same time. It's a strange thing this parenthood; it never stops. Once you become a parent you remain a parent for the rest of your life.

As we speak they are getting all geared up to do the Story Bridge Climb.

I decided to stay home, I'm too scared to climb it cause I'm a sook like that! But it's also something that Jake has to do, with his friends. I'll still be here when he gets home tomorrow, and the next day and the day after that. Because that's how this Morley Mother rolls :)

Catch ya Groover's

Me xxx

Jake on the River....

Well kids as I type this blog our Baby Jake is just about to head off on a Kayak on the Brisbane River.

But if we flashback (don't you just love a good flashback!) to this day 21 years ago I was as big as a whale and wondering just when my baby would arrive. Little did I know that it would only be a couple of days and I would be giving birth to a humungous HEAD! hehehe. But what can I say, I do love that head. But shhhhh don't tell it ok!

I have a special blog planned for Monday dedicated to that HEAD and of course my Baby Jake, but tonight I just wanted to share a couple of pics and thoughts.

I remember reading on a greeting card many years ago that having a child, fills up a part of your heart that you didn't even know was empty. Oh how true are those words.

He is a good kid, well most of the time.... And it's been me that is lucky to have had him in my life. We been through many times together that old Baby Jake and me and I wouldn't have had it any other way.

It seems like only yesterday that I could open the upside down Fridge door over his head!

And now he is probable taller than the whole fridge :)

But back to tonight! So like I said right now Jake & Co are doing this:

And if you look closely at that pic you will see the Story Bridge. Yes Erica, we allll know you LOVE THAT BRIDGE :)

And this time tomorrow afternoon Jake & Co will be climbing that too.

Now I hear you ask: So Karen, as the mother of Baby Jake why are you not on the River? And I my friends, my Groover's say back to you ARE YOU KIDDING ME!

My plans are to turn up AFTER the kayak for the BBQ. Because the way I see it, I like to live and oh well I like to stay DRY!!

But Groover's, it's THE BIG SURPRISE that def has me worried. If it's his hair, hey I don't mind hair grows back, butttttttttt my money is on a tattoo!

Now Jake hates needles with a passion. You only have to say the word Needle and it brings tears to his eyes. So I would like to say to you and more to myself NOOOOOO you've got it all wrong. Butttttt here is the thing. My mothers and even more so, MY WOMEN'S intuition is telling me it's a tattoo :(

I promise that when it is revealed later tonight, when I pick myself up off the floor and can focus and take a picture, I will. Just for you kids..... But if it's a bit blurry it might be due to my tears.

Yesterday when Jake left for work the last thing I said was "don't get a Tattoo. I made that body....". Like that was ever gonna work. But hey, a girl can dream.

So I best be off to get ready. OMG if I had only thought, I myself could have got a tattoo and upstaged him at his own 21st BBQ. Fake of course! What did you think I was? Stupid.

Don't even answer that one hehehe.

Ok, wish this old mother some luck! I said LUCK!!

Me xxx