ON SAFARI

Can you see me Nan? Book Week at school and the theme "On Safari"

Show me your best safari face girls............

What can I say, they are the best safari faces I ever did see!!!

It was a whole lot of fun, safari jeeps and all!

SOME CATCHING UP

While we were in limbo waiting for our home to be built it was often difficult to keep up with the blog so I thought I would just place some random photos and happenings to catch up.

Check this out below, the kid walked away from it with just a scratch and a trickle of blood.
This is the track he took after a blow out.
But for the Grace of God - the photos taken the morning after. We were almost home (at Lewieville farm) when he passed us, we heard the pop of the tyre then just dust!!




We spent a week in Brisbane in July and caught up with the Kenchingtons in Surfers and Bubba Lewie with her little Bubba on the way L)
We had time for a spa
And pizza with the Muellers!
Allan and Anthony catching up.
And it was party time for Sophie Fleur Bai.
At the Tigger Playhouse with family and friends. Unfortunately Daddy wasn't well and in hospital, but the little 5 year old enjoyed herself - and has the pink cheeks to prove it!
No show without Tigger - Sharon and me hamming itup with the big guy!
Our own staircase to the moon. The moon rising over the ocean just out the front of Lewieville (Pt MacDonnell)


Hmmmmmmmm...... if you recognise these two, please let me know who they are!!
Ah ha - it's Chopper and his Chick!



Checking out end of semester reports and portfolios.
VERY IMPRESSIVE

A bit of late summer fun, two little four year olds enjoying the waves.
I can't help but wonder what she's thinking as she swings back and forth looking out on to the lake?
Maybe thinking of rainbows like this one.
Luckily had my camera in the car late one afternoon.
And was blessed with the sight of this beautiful arc.
There is something about rainbows that I just LOVE.

"OUR" SWANS

This is the sight that greeted me at 7am today - "our" swans making their way across the wetlands with one parent in front and the other taking the rear with five gorgeous little cygnets lined up in the middle. They were heading a couple hundred metres further on and had to pass.....through the double fence to get where they like to go! Still all in a line!

I went off to work and Allan snapped these almost an hour later when they had drifted back in to our back yard. How cute are those little chickies?!!

The top and bottom photos were taken through the office window upstairs and the centre pic is from the lawn out back.

THE BIRTHDAY CAKE

It's GREEN!
And you want me to eat it?
Has anyone else noticed? - It's GREEN?!!!!


OK, just for you mummy, I'll try...........It's not so good...........
On second thoughts - Hey, it's a Great Green Cake!

I think....

Happy Birthday Baby Boy

Where's The Party Sheep? "Where's the What?" I hear you ask? Nash's party theme was based on his favourite book "Where's the Green Sheep?" The book was a birth gift for Nash from Baie and he LOVES it, so much that is has had serious repair already from our librarian at school!

Bron and her mum spent HOURS baking and making flocks of sheep for the party. The sheep at the top of the flock was Nash's.


Followed by the party hat (Hey where's the sheep?)Here he is, so cute, made from cotton balls, white wool wrapped around and face and legs all made individually with felt and pipe cleaners. All sheep legs coloured separately by hand to match - the dedication of a Nanna!

Here's the whole flock of marshmallow sheep with cookie faces and liquorice legsAnd three cute little faces - each face cut and baked by Nanna Kaye.
AND HERE'S THE BIRTHDAY BOY in his little Billabong jeans and baby moccasins!

enjoying his day.......
Cake time and facing that very first candle...

MUCH MORE TO COME

Yep - I sure do have a pantry...

But first, I have a bath, I'm preparing for my first bath in my new bath!
It was DELICIOUS!!! :) and full of Radox salts to soak away the aches of a day moving and cleaning!!

But about the panty - it's straight off the kitchen, this photo is taken almost at the pantry door looking south towards the ocean (you can't see the ocean because the blinds are down!).
...so come right in...
and take a look around!
Lots of cupboards and shelves
and more........cupboards and shelves and a couple of bins - they are great bins! There's a story behind them there bins!
It's not just a pantry, it's a store room for the upstairs area too.
Office above.
Master bedroom (with ensuite in the back ground)
My robe below, Allan has his own elsewhere!!

Today our lounges arrived and with a little help from some friends.....actually a lot of friends.

The stairs were moved back to bring up the furniture. These stairs have been moved back and forth on several occasions usually with just 4 or 5 people to help - this has meant hernia's, back ache and other ailments that can't be mentioned! So this time Allan enlisted at least 10 men to help move the stairs and carry the lounges up and over the balcony

It was very successful and a lot less stressful than previous occasions when there has been just a few helpers!!!



So, here is the new lounge(s), not particularly beautiful but particularly comfortable!!
It took a whole weekend to choose between something that looked like it came out of a "Beautiful Homes" magazine but not particularly comfortable and this one that is not particularly beautiful, but amazingly comfortable.

We thought at this time of life, we needed to put comfort before beauty! We chose comfort.

And speaking of a little help from our friends, here's Rick helping dad put his bedroom furniture back together.

Thanks Friends!!