I'm Still Alive

Yep....hanging in there. Life has been too busy. I have had a flu thing and just got my voice back in time to give a presentation at our local Breast Cancer Support Group about scrapping. I met some inspirational ladies. And the statistics are scary...so my advice to all the gals out there ......check...check...check......whatever your age as early detection is the best prevention!
We have a wedding in the family on the weekend.....I'm taking the pics....so please Mt Gambier...be kind and don't rain...spare me the heartache!!!
Also busy finishing our renovations.....it's great to see the outside of our 107 year old girl come together.

Have a good Friday
Txx

The Beach....and the End!

Well....my last pic.....the girls on their "stage". They braved the water.......the seaweed and the stepping stones to get to this lonely ...slimey bit of reef.....and lovingly named it theirs...where they performed a few numbers......then the tide started to come in and the show was over.

A fab day at the beach had by all.

Well....that's my weekend...only took 4 posts...thanks blogger! Hope your week is great and enjoy our heatwave......cause it will probably be raining by Wednesday...ha ha...you know...that's just how Mount Gambier works.

Beach Fun ....

Here is the "Ammy Bomb", making a mess.......nothing new at all. She had such a good time playing in the rock pools and making sand pies. We saw so many starfish we lost count.....but no penguins today!

Mt. Schank cont......

As I explained earlier....blogger is being painful....so here are a couple more snaps from Mt. Schank. Tyne got a little confused with her "Pone Cone", which set us off into more laughter!!! And Lily was feeling more than a little worn out after the big climb!
Where's Amryn? Well...she got the easy ride...on Dad's shoulders!........man.....it was all I could do to drag myself up the hill.....let alone a 3 year old! He is certainly a LOT fitter than moi!

Mt. Schank!

Here is a sweet pic of the girls on an ancient wooden wagon at Mt Schank. We climbed the mountain yesterday morn on our way to the beach.........and now I can't walk!
Kids say the darndest of things...so honest and candid.....and as I was puffing and panting, trying to get to the top, Tyne, my all of 5 year old gave me some words of wisdom....."Don't give up Mummy-keep perststing"!
Where did that come from? She was funny and gorgeous all at the same time....that's my Tyne!
Perhaps she will be a personal trainer one day?
I have some photos to post, but blogger is not playing the game today....so stay tuned!
Oh...hope everyone had a lovely Valentines Day!

xT

Layout Share.......Pinky Swear!!!

See......I told you I would! Here are a couple of recent layouts. This one is little Am playing dress ups. (Forgive me for crying and sobbing uncontrolably while typing......the above darling child has just broken my MM Precision Trimmer......can you believe that??).....Sob.....Sob....anyhoo...Journaling reads
"Your such a rowdy little tomboy Amryn....but your sweet and femine side really shines when you play dress ups! Your trend at the moment are beads and anything made of tulle!"

And this one here is one of my favourites......Ammy doing her dance thing!

Journaling Reads

"Dance Baby Dance....cause you do it so well...you shake that tail thing...and you do the Mash Potato....Boy, Oh Boy-Have you got your very own thing going on! Your way too groovy Ammy Jam!"

And lastly...this is "A Year Of You"...my Lily. I wanted to use a few pics from throughout last year....and this is the result. Journaling Reads:

"Hey Gorgeous....I hope you always remember 2007 as a huge triumph! You have achieved so much Lily Mae! Hold on to your memories, and your childhood with two hands, for it will be something you will treasure.xx Mum"

Working on some others at the moment too...you know the story...full of ideas...not enough time.

Oh and btw......have you all heard my good old scrapbook store has been sold, and will be open real soon...can't wait! I guess I will need to order another paper trimmer...sob...sob.

Uroo
Txx

Cake Making

I had to share this gorgeous, sweet moment regarding Ammy and cake baking......Her two big sisters were fast asleep and I asked Am if she would like to help me make a cake...(she's a night owl at times). She answered, "Yes, I lick bowl". So that was that. Licking the bowl was her idea of helping me. She was a huge help....cause not only did she lick the bowl, but she also cleaned up the pan with the left over icing.
At the end of our cake baking....I had dishes to clean, pj's to wash, chocolate to wipe off of every surface Ammy touched....and a 3 year old on a sugar high........at 9pm ...I know......my fault...only got myself to blame......but ......Do you think she enjoyed herself?
See above photo for conclusion.

Crazy Carrots.....Ice Creams and More Photos!

Check out this somewhat.....odd looking carrot that the girls picked from our veg patch on the weekend! Lily was very impressed...as you can tell!

A quick snap of the crazy three enjoying some frozen sugar!

And a few more pics from our previous weekend! Which......was sunny and warm and glorious. What has happened to our climate? It's freezing.....and I'm so stubborn....I'm not lighting my fire in February....that's just unheard of! Or is it? Will I give in.......time will tell......the one thing in my life that I really can't handle is being cold......so....I'll continue to be brave!!

I will however, have some layouts to share soon......pinky swear...actually working on a couple atm.

Oh.....btw.....to Lindy...re:my camera.....I'm difinitely a Cannon girl. I have a 400D and lens kit.....but my favourite lens is my little 50mm...it's fab for portraits and the like. Hope that helps!

A Few Snaps

Hope your Saturday was fun...beautiful weather here. So, I made the most of the day with the girls. We played outside, and I managed to snap some pics. I have been experimenting with my camera and these are my favourites from the day.

Not much else happening in other areas......getting back into the swing of the school routine, my kids are so tired and this is just week one! More early nights I think.....

My two big girls tend to be night owls...a little like me. On a week night bedtime is usually between 7 and 8pm......but on the weekends Paul and I let them have a little more freedom. Tonight we had a movie marathon..........we all watched "Finding Nemo" for the 100th time. I never tire of that flick....I love Dory!

Oh ...By the way...I do plan to post some layouts........soon.

Thanks for all your comments girls......it's lovely to hear from you.

Have an easy Sunday.

Ps...for those that don't know....check out 2 peas and their 12 week photography challenge...it's gold!

T

My Birthday Girl

Here she is...my big 3 year old! We had Birthday celebrations on Monday...just a small affair......played some party games with all the kids.....pass the parcel and musical chairs. The Happy Birthday To You Song put huge smiles and giggles upon her sweet little face. The red dot is a LadyBird sticker that she wore for most of the day.....I guess some kind of quirky little 3 year old fashion statement?

She was so serious when it came to unwrapping her pressies......maybe another 3 year old trait?

And here is the "peace de resistence"......the cake....that took me 3 hours to bake, ice and decorate. Ammy's fav...banana cake with orange flavoured icing! Yum!! And now she's 3.........and growing up too fast.......I would love to put the rest of the year in slow mo, so I can have her like this for a bit longer!

Since she has turned 3, I must add that her taste of music has changed...Hi 5 has been given the flick......and HELLO to.....TOM JONES...."What's Up Pussycat"...followed by a woefull "Whao Whao Whao WA WA".......trust me ...hearing is believing! But it's gold!

Me...The Ulitmate BMX Bandit......NOT!!!

Well.....I'm not proud of this pic.....what can I say...it's not my best side! But it was FUN...in a scary kind of way...if you know what I mean! I had to try it......had to join in......after my 10 year riding absence.....and my butt felt it for the next 3 days...I swear!!! Note to self.....continue to not ride a bike for the next 10 years!!