Hi Everyone!

welcome to 2012! I hope you all had a fantastic Chrismtas break. I'm quite jealous of those of you who are still on holidays but I think my kids were itching to see all of their friends at daycare and the pace at work is considerably less hectic than trying to entertain my 2 1/2 year olds full-time! I finally bit the bullet and got rid of the dummies after we returned from our epic road trip to Queensland and back over the New Year. Do you have any ideas for me on how best to settle twins who share a room and just love to have a chat at bedtime? Thankfully, they are staying in their beds, but often talk/sing/yell for well over an hour before finally collapsing!

I am so excited about what CARMBA has in store this year. The social calendar is already taking shape - stay tuned for the finer details to go up on the website soon - and the Fun Day (17 March) is set to be sensational! My kids are already talking about pony rides and jumping castles...

Our Vice Pres, Ali, and I are also taking part on the planning committee for this year's AMBA Convention, set to be held over the last weekend in October in beautiful Melbourne. Quite a few committee members have expressed their interest in attending, which is awesome. All of our members are also more than welcome to come along and see what the convention is all about - the Saturday night out is set to be a hoot! Again, I'll keep you posted of the details.

I hope all the dads out there are also aware of and interested in coming along to the gokarting day that is being organised for 11 Feb - email Teresa if you'd like more info.

As always, I would love to hear from you so please feel free to drop me an email with any feedback, questions or ideas that you have about CARMBA. Also, please come along to the next general meeting if you're in town - the meetings give a nice insight into the work of our volunteer committee and we always have a laugh. The first meeting for 2012 will be held at 7:30pm on Monday, 13 February at the QEII Family Centre in Curtin - hope to see you there!

Amelia