Christine Pobke

Since Olive has learned to read, she has become obsessed with books and has developed a keen interest in reading aloud to anyone who will listen. While it’s good on one hand, on the other hand, Pippa has sadly complained that she gets no days to read to Olive (“Mommy, it’s so not fair… she’s growing too fast and she already insists she read. But I love reading to her!!”). 😂 Love this love of books and also love how she’s selecting her own stories at the library. This book was beautiful and made me question my own reliance on devices! #olivepobkevideos

Grateful to this amazing mom of mine, who goes on all the adventures that @originalpobke plans, makes us all the food (and kimchi varieties that will last us months!), magically does all the washing and folding, gives advice, lets the girls sleep with her at night (they all took turns), and stays up to watch all the soccer with us. Thanks for all that you do, and for these incredible past six weeks. Goes by way too quickly. 😭😭😭 Until next year, halmoni!! We love you so much. ❤️💔❤️

Tooth fairy better not disappoint tonight after just leaving money the other night and not writing Olive back… Lolliepob was so sad not to see a response, she immediately went and wrote the tooth fairy another letter demanding to know why, complete with broken hearts, multiple sad faces and tears. 😭💔💔 Luckily, I remembered the tooth fairy sometimes hides notes in between the pillow and case (so tricksy, that tooth fairy!!), and sure enough, minutes later, there it was. 😂 Phew! Tonight’s drama: minutes after she lost her tooth, I took it to the sink to clean and dropped it, going down the drain. 🤦🏻‍♀️ I bunched up a bunch of tissues and said it was too bloody but that we would put that bunched up tissue blob into a container and pop it *next* to her pillow. Thankfully there were no questions asked and she was fine with that. 😮‍💨❤️🧚‍♀️ Ermahgerd. 😂

On the drive back to Canberra. Yesterday we said goodbye to family (@helmetdave94 @bredbeck 😭) and headed to Dorrigo, NSW. We woke this morning and headed straight to Crystal Shower Falls, walking 7.4km in a lush, beautiful rainforest filled with bird sounds and two stunning waterfalls. After smashing it in two hours we got back in the car and headed to the Wildnets Adventure Park in Port Macquarie where my mom marveled at how much energy Clint had, running around “for the children.” 😂😂😂 Tonight we are in Anna Bay, resting up before we do the final stretch tomorrow back to Canberra!!! What an adventure it’s been!!

USS America did not disappoint. So grateful to have had the chance to get on board this incredible amphibious assault ship and get an in depth tour of all the things from looking at F35s close up, hanging off of missiles, checking out Uncle Dave’s office, drinking juice in the officer’s cafeteria, checking out the gym, and asking all the questions. So grateful for this opportunity to go on board and see the work he and the other 3000 service men and women do each and every day. I’ll never forget it!!! ❤️🥹🥰 @helmetdave94 #ussamerica

Did the Story Bridge Climb today! So much fun and learned so much about the history of Brisbane. Thanks for the birthday gift @originalpobke. The highlight was getting to the top with my mama, looking out at the blue skies and seeing a rainbow IN the clouds. I kid you not... I had to take my sunnies off and ask my mom if she could see it!! 🥹🌈 Thanks for the birthday rainbow dad, I so appreciate the little signs you send me. 🌈🌈🌈 best birthday ever! 🎉

It’s been 3.5 long years since I got to hug my little brother @helmetdave94. How fortuitous that his ship the USS America was docking in Australia during our school holidays and while my mama is here visiting AND for her birthday no less?!! Insanity. So grateful for this special time together, we are so happy to hug him and hear all the stories of his work and adventures on the seas!! And we even get a tour on the ship later this week!! :) Happy faces all around. First thing’s first though: Korean dinner made by Halmoni for her favourite son. :) We all feast tonight!!!! (And a shell of @rootandpestlekava kava with Dave to celebrate 😂❤️🎉)

Road trip to Brisbane, Day 1: Port Stephens!! Waking up and walking along the beach, and then off to the sand dunes for some first time sandboarding! (Halmoni included!!!) ❤️ Next stop: the Big Banana!!!

Love my mom’s can do spirit!! Go Halmoni go!!!

Mama is here!!! Helping her get over jet lag by force marching her up hills (actually more like the rest of us trying to keep up with her pace), and then forcing her to cook for us all day every day (actually more like the rest of us being shoo’d outta the kitchen so she can be in her happy place). I’m such a good daughter. 😂

Happy birthday darling Pippa!! You are finally 11 (the last of your year 6 friends!😭)!!! I am so proud of the thoughtful, caring, considerate, smart, talented and amazing person that you are, and I thank my lucky stars to have you as the daughter that has guided me into being a mama. You continue to teach me new things everyday (like today’s new tidbit, “Did you know that weight-wise, a Maccas hamburger costs more than a car?”) and I’m grateful that I still get morning cuddles from you (even though you’re practically the same height as me). Love you to the stars and moon and far away galaxies, PippyPipPip!!! ❤️❤️❤️ #lasertag #pavlovabirthdaycakerequest #challengeaccepted

Yayyyyy!!! After nearly a month away in Vanuatu, daddy is back!!!!!!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️🥰 @originalpobke