HOM mix up

Apologies to anyone who arrived at the scheduled HOM play date at North Cronulla yesterday to find the organiser absent - I was struck down by a nasty gastro and decided best not to share with you all!

We will have a great final play date for 2009 in December - will try again for North Cronulla, and I hope to see everyone at the Xmas Party on December 13th.

best wishes
Peta

St George Playday Today (Friday)

Hi all,

Play day will go ahead at McRaes Reserve Penshurst.

Yeah
Maurs

St George area play date is on this Friday, 6 November 2009

Hi All
Just a reminder that the St George area play date is on this Friday, 6 November 2009 at McRaes Reserve Penshurst.

We will be there from 10am

ALL members are welcome!! McRaes Reserve cnr Railway Pde & Grove Ave - see map at http://www.whereis.com/?id=180BD9D7933CB7&intref=emailmap

If you are planning on attending please either email or let me know on 0412 820 941 If there is a change in plan, I will SMS those that have RSVP'd as well as posting a message on the SSMBA blog at ssmba-amba.blogspot.com.

IF the weather is yukky, we can meet at the Funhouse at Mortdale (indoor Playcentre)
35 Barry Ave Mortdale

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Regards
Maureen Bourke

Upcoming Expectant Parent's night - 11 November 2009

The next SSMBA Expectant Parents Night will be held on Wednesday 11th November 2009:

Sutherland Baby Health Clinic
Old Princes Highway, Sutherland
(opposite Westpac)
7:15pm for 7:30pm start

Come along, learn more about our club, meet other pregnant mums & dads and get some hints & tips from those of us already bringing up multiples.

Supper will be provided.

Look forward to seeing you there.

Please RSVP- by Sunday 8 November 2009 to
Tamara Sprod 9543 7764 or 0405 330 273 t_bruhn@hotmail.com

Feeding the ducks at the St George playdate

St George play date
Bicentennial Park, Rockdale
2 October 2009

Todays Play Date Cancelled - 9th September 2009

Unfortunately my two are sick so I will have to cancel todays playdate at Cooper St Reserve in Engadine. I will try to rearrange another date later in the month.

Sorry for the short notice

Jo x

Today's HOM play date

Hi All
Today's HOM play date at Carss Park is postponed until next Monday, 14 September 2009 due to rain in the area.
Regards, Peta

St George play date in Rockdale today - going ahead!

Hi All.

Despite the forecast for showers it is clear ov er Rockdale as at 10am so we are going ahead. We will be there from 11!

Regards
Peta

August HOM play date

At Shelly Park, Cronulla, 18 August 2009.

The Blanning, Cooke and Hodgetts trios!

August St George play date

At Ruby Wing Reserve, Mortdale
4 August 2009

HOM playdate postponed

The HOM playdate scheduled for this morning at Shelly Park, Cronulla has been POSTPONED until next Tuesday, 18 August 2009, due to the bad weather conditions.

See you at Shelly Park between 10.30am and 1pm.

Regards
Peta

St George play date CANCELLED

Today's St George play date at Bexley Park is cancelled due to bad weather. Apologies for the late notice.

See you on Friday 10 July 2009 at Kogarah Park.

HOM playdate 11 June 2009

A small but enthusiastic crowd (ie my family) attended the HOM playdate at Shelly Beach Cronulla on 11 June 2009. Clear blue skies smiled on us but a brisk wind kept us on the move. A beautiful part or the world.

Next HOM playdate is at Carss Park on Tuesday, 7 July 2009.

Cheers

Peta Cooke

CANCELLED - Play Date at Burnum Burnum Reserve, Woronora - 20th May 2009

Due to the wet weather we are cancelling our Play Date at Woronora today . The weather forecast predicts rain, getting heavier as the day progresses.

Hopefully see you on Wednesday 3rd June - meeting at the Forget Me Not Cottage Tea Rooms at Woronora Cemetary, Linden Street, Sutherland. Meet at 11am for coffee and then go for a walk with the prams and children. RSVP jo_paul@btopenworld.com

Sorry for the short notice

Jo

Next Play Date - Wednesday 20th May 2009

Everyone is welcome.

Date: Wednesday 20th May 2009
Time: 11am.
Place: Burnum Burnum Sanctuary, River Road, Woronora ( I think it used to be called the Jannali reserve)
Bring: Picnic, rugs etc

We'll meet near the playground. As you come off the bridge (from Sutherland direction) and into Woronora, you cross the river and the sanctuary is on your left hand side before you get to Prince Edward Park Road. There is plenty of parking, BBQs, toilets, playground, ducks to feed etc

Please RSVP and provide mobile numbers, so that I can contact you if there are any changes.

The weather forecast is for showers, so the plans may change, I will let those who RSVP know by email or phone and also update the blog at 8am on Weds.

Hope to see you there

Jo x

jo_paul@btopenworld.com

Next St George Area - Playday

St George Area Playday - Everyone is welcome

Our next Playday is Tuesday 19th May 10:00am

Steamroller Park (inside Oatley Park)
Mallard Drv Oatley (enter via Oatley Park Ave)

Contact Maureen Bourke for any questions
thanks and I hope to see you there.

Play Date - 6th May 2009

We had a good turn out to our playdate at Cooper St Reserve, Engadine on the 6th May 2009. Luckily the weather was kind to us and it was good to get out in the sunshine after the rainy weather we have had.

There was Nina Sampson with Harry & Josie, Tatum Thomas with Maddison, Byron & Riley, Dayna Knight came to her first SSMBA playdate with Nathan & Harrison, Michelle Pickett with Roman & Ryder, Kellie Caspersonn with Emily, Alex & Rory, Sue Steer with Samantha, Matthew & William, Kristen Hardman with Noah, Cooper & Abbie and I was there with my two Aidan & Rebecca and helping me out were my mum and dad.

The younger ones, played on their blankets whilst we watched the older children run around and play in the playground. The mums of the younger bubs managed to relax and have a chat but once they start running, you can't keep your eyes off them, so Sue, Kristen & Tatum were kept very busy.

Abbie helped out by feeding Josie her bottle.

Our next playdate is Wednesday 20th May at 11am at Burnum Burnum Sanctuary, River Road, Woronora.

Hope to see you there Jo x

HOM Playdate

There was a great HOM playdate at Peter Depena Reserve, Dolls Point on 12 May 2009, with:

• Danielle Hodgetts and her girls Breanna, Chloe and Mikayla with friend Laura
• Narrelle and Adam Blanning with Liam, Joel and Ethan
• Andrew and Peta Cooke with Lily, Harper and Beatrix and nanna Neta

Here's a photo of the Blannings and Cookes rocking the boat.

Cheers

Peta

May Committee Meeting

We had our committee meeting last night at the Gymea Hotel. We're trying to find a suitable winter location, somewhere indoors, warm, able to get a hot/cold beverage and able to hear each other speak!
Whilst the hotel would be a great place to meet for a social night out it wasn't so good for a committee meeting as it was very busy and thus very noisy. Next month we'll be back to the Royal Hotel, Sutherland unless anyone has any better suggestions. We did have a fun night though and much was discussed.
We have planned our first Family Day for Sunday 21st June at Miranda Centenary Park and our first Parents Night out for Monday 20th July at the Gymea Hotel, as well as the regular Area Rep playdates, Mums'n'Bubs group and Playday!
We're still looking to hold a kids disco, probably in September and a 'Nearly New' sale in October. We'll be explaining more about these events in the coming weeks.
We talked a bit about fundraising and Jo Whitton had drafted a great letter to send to local MPs asking for their support in order for us to produce and distribute our much needed newsletter.
Our first large event is coming up at the end of this month, 27th May. It's the New Mums Lunch for which Maureen Bourke is heading-up the sub-committee. For those of you who have been invited to this event, you should have received your invitation in the post and we really do need you to RSVP in order for us to know catering numbers. I can vouch that this is a fabulous event and one very worthwhile attending. I made some great friends from meeting other parents at the lunch I went to a couple of years ago and it was brilliant to know that I was experiencing the same ups and downs as other multiple mums which really helped me through the first few years!
Here's a photo of us having fun at our meeting -

(L-R: Linda, Laura, Sam, Maureen, Danielle, Jo, Kat, Peta)

First Committee Meeting with SSMBA's 2009 Committee

The newly elected committee for 2009 had their first committee meeting, Monday 20th April. There was much discussed by a very enthusiastic group of members and many new and exciting ideas were put forward.
It was agreed the committee would again organise a New Mums Lunch, to be held either late May/early June; family days will keep running (one to be held each quarter), as well as regular parents nights out (again, aim is for one per quarter, more if attendance is good).
The discussion of new ideas included:

• Refresh SSMBA Constitution
• Refresh SSMBA Website
• Advertising policy to be devised
• Online social calendar to be completed/published
• Greater use of SSMBA Blog
• Kids Disco - last years very successful, aim to hold another in Sept '09
• Organise a 'Nearly New Sale' - aim for Aug & Dec
• Competition for new SSMBA logo design

Please remember that Committee Meetings are open to all our members to attend. For details of monthly meetings please refer to the calendar page at the back of the newsletter. The next one will be held on Monday 11th May, 8pm at Gymea Pub, Gymea...who needs an excuse to come out for a drink?!