Athletics Carnival!

Today the girls had their athletics day. It started straight after their Easter Chapel service this morning and went until the finish of school. It was a long, fun and VERY exhausting day for all of us. The girls loved that i stayed all day and watched all their events and i know that not all mums have the opportunity to do that so i feel blessed that i can!

Caitlyn got a first in relay race and a second in long jump! Not bad for probably one of the smallest preps!! Hannah also got a second in relay! Very proud mum moment!

Here are a few pics from our day...


Caitlyn doing her high jump!








Hannah doing relay


Hannah doing long jump


Caitlyn doing long jump


The girls at home once they had finished their ice creams!!

A few projects done...

This week i have been helping to organise my nephews 1st birthday. It was a week of firsts for me as i made some bunting for the party (first time doing this). It was pretty easy (but seemingly time consuming!) and i think my girls would love some in their rooms. I forgot to get a photo before giving it to my sister so the photo is from the party.



I also appliqued for the first time too. I bought a red top (i could only find long sleeve so he didnt get to wear it for most of the party! but since its coming into winter i struggled to find any plain tshirts!). I knew i wanted to applique a number 1 onto the front and i ended up putting a little cookie monster on the back of the top! It also was quite an easy and effective project (and not too time consuming even better!) so this is a winner. Again forgot to take any pics of the top so here is one of the birthday bot wearing the top...



On Friday night i made the cupcakes for Jett's party and i enlisted the help of my wonderful friend Kez. It ended up that my sister Kez also came over to sleep the night so we had her helping also!! I am not sure i would have got these finished if it wasnt for their help and laughter! Things are always so much easier when shared with people you love, we were up til 1:30am doing these but we didnt feel tired cos we were too busy having fun!

Here is a pic of the two Kez's...


Dont they look great for 1:30am :-)


This was what we all were doing once we finished. Was a very funny sight to see, early hours of the morning with 3 girls and their cameras taking pics! Kez got a new baby (aka camera!) and so i took a pic of her!


The finished product!

Was a great party, my sister did a lovely job and im sure the birthday boy had fun and got lots of pressies!!

Fun in the sun!

Holidays are such a wonderful time out of lifes hustle and bustle! Relaxing by the sea is something i could definitely get used to! We had a wonderful time filled with lots of swimming, laughing, relaxing, eating, walking and more laughing!

We headed up to the Gold Coast where George's dad and step mum lives, and we caught up with them for a couple of days before they headed off overseas and we enjoyed staying in their apartment!


This is the girls with their poppy George and granny Varri (yes my husband is called George and so is his dad and dad's dad!! PHEW thank goodness we had a girl first :D)


We had a wonderful seafood lunch sitting on the boardwalk with George's parents before they left! Was lovely and relaxing and great to spend time together

We had a great day at dreamworld and also the water park that has opened up as part of dreamworld! The girls LOVED the waterslides and didnt want to leave















George got called onto the stage for a nickelodeon show we were watching, he had to be silly and dress up and the girls thought he was hillarious!!! I couldnt help but think that in only a few short years im sure this would be more of a "ohhh dad" {embarrassment} so we will treasure this moment in which they were so proud of their dad!!







We spent a gorgeous sunny day at Byron Bay (this is the first time we had been there). We checked out the lighthouse and the picturesque views from up that high. We then spent the afternoon relaxing on the beach, swimming and playing and then ended the day with fish and chips on the beach. Was a really lovely day...here are some pics







As you can see i have a thing for sun-flare photos at the moment, im sure the phase will pass!

We also drove up to Australia Zoo on the Sunshine Coast, here are a few pics from here













Here are a few other pics from our holiday. My camera broke half way through the holidays {SOB} so it is about to go off for a service so i didnt get pics of a few days of our holidays but im sure the hundreds in this post will do for today :D











Hopefully looking at these pics might give you a sense of relaxation...

I {heart} Amy Butler!

As you all know i went to the stitches and craft show today, we left early this morning (me, my gorgeous sis Tra, her boys and my little girl!). All set for a big day of walking, looking and hopefully not too much buying! The show itself was not as great as i remembered last year, i think it might have something to do with the fact that we didn't get to do any workshops this year as we had our children with us (last year i went child-free and this is definitely what i recommend to get the full experience!) Also i think you have more on when you go on the weekend as opposed to a weekday!

I did have a great day out with my sis and nephews though, we weren't there all that long and that was probably good for the kids, i guess i just expected a bit more after loving last years one so much!

I got home and found my mailbox overflowing, and was sooo happy to see my parcel from ETSY had arrived! YAY. Here is a quick sneak peek at the Amy Butler fabric i purchased!! Cant wait to use it for some projects!


This is how it came, all wrapped up and looking sweet!


Here are the fabrics i purchased!

My Sewing Afternoon...

Today i spent the afternoon sewing, as i havent really done much of that lately!  I decided to make a little bag, it was quite easy to sew, and i think i might make a few more, maybe do the next couple a little bit bigger!

I got the pattern/measurements out of a book i have that is called "Learn to Sew".  Its a great book for me, as someone who has never been taught anything about sewing, and i picked it up from Borders for about $5 which i thought was great!! It has 20 simple patterns/projects in there and there are quite a few i would like to make!

Here is a quick pic, its been a long day and im feeling it tonight :-)

Happy sewing all...

Crafty Events!

Well i am trying to organise my week and realised that this week The Stitches and Craft Show is on in Melbourne.  I LOVE this event and hope i can fit it in my week as its on wed - sun but Thursday Hannah has her assembly (which her class are running - cant miss this!) and Friday we leave for a holiday. I really want to see the movie also of Handmade Nation which they are showing at this event (by Faythe Levine). So if any of you are interested in craft you should try and get along to this event this week, it really is worthwhile and very inspiring!

Also on my to do list is Magnolia Square.  It is on in Malvern Town Hall on the 26-28th March and if you have never been you really should!!  I do love it, even if you are just going for a look and some ideas (things can be a little more expensive here i think but they are gorgeous!!)

So, this is a bit of a mundane post really, but blogger has become my new journal/diary so if none of my readers are interested it still makes it faster for me to find the information!

We are off to Mornington Craft Market now, (see this post is really all about craft markets!)  Also another recommendation if you have never been!

Enjoy the long weekend all...

CAKE SMASH!!

I have been asking Tra if i could do a cake smash session for Jett's 1st Birthday! Today we decided at the last minute that we would do it this morning while the other 2 children were at kinder! It was lots of fun and Jett LOVED it!! Hope you like the pics Tra! Im not sure Jett will want cake for a loooong time after eating as much as he did!













Hope these bring a smile to your face!!