I Think...............

I'm finally starting to find my scrapping mojo again. I haven't really done anything since coming home from Sydney at Easter, but with Tyler's birthday yesterday and my new camera, I decided to sit and scrap at least 1 of her birthday photos today.

Here is what I finished up with...........................



A very simple one, but I'm happy with it. (I think it's coming back.............)

Here's another one I did this afternoon - and I have to thank the lovely Jaki from the OSS Design Team for inspiring this LO with her LO titled "Skater Girl". Thanks Jaki, you're a legend!

I took this photo out at the airport late on Friday afternoon when the sun was hiding behind the post. You can't really see it in this photo but it was shining through Tyler's hair and was creating a halo effect around her head. I couldn't resist playing around with this photo and converting it to B&W and then blurring the background.

Another Celebration!

I was too tired to blog last night, but yesterday was Tyler's birthday. 6 years old already - where did that time go. Our baby girl is growing up fast.

We decided to make a bit of a fuss for her birthday party this year and allowed her to invite 10 of her best friends (girls and boys). We had a Pink & White Butterfly party and I made her a beautiful pink and white butterfly cake (even if I say so myself)

Here are a few photos of her big day.

THE DECORATIONS

and finally.................

When the party was all over.

Another Celebration!

Celebration and Illness in the Family

While this week has been fairly normal for me with work every day, Rick has had a good one with regards to his work. He sat the exam for his Security Licence on Monday night and got 23/25 which was great. He just has to finish the 2 workbooks that were issued at the beginning of the course and pay for the licence. This should open up a few more job opportunities for him. He then had Tuesday allocated for his course so he didn't have to go back to work until Wednesday for 1 shift and then days off again.
Unfortunately, during his days off, he had Bryce at home with very high fevers and Bronchitis. Poor kid was not well at all. He spent 3 nights sleeping on an airbed in our bedroom with the heater on because he was so cold.
He was supposed to be spending the night at a friends' house tonight, but because he still wasn't totally 100% today, we changed the plans slightly, and his friend is having the sleep-over here tonight instead. Tyler has her nose put out of joint slightly thinking that Bryce "gets everything", but she's forgotten that she has a birthday with 10 of her best friends coming to her party next week.
Oh My God!!!!! Our baby girl is going to be 6 in just 6 days. Where did all that time go? And I still don't know what to get her for her birthday. Something nice and girly, but what. The local Pharmacy around the corner has some nice 'girly' giftware, so I might have to go and have a look there in the next day or so. That's where I got the fairy for her birthday last year!!!!

Winter Has Arrived!!!

Well, today has been freezing all day. Hasn't really been warmer than about 16 degrees, so they say, and it's going to get even colder over the next few days. Brrrrrrr........ Apparently they've had sleet falling up at Toowoomba this afternoon!!!!!!!
Tyler still wasn't very well this morning when she woke up, so she spent the day at home with Rick. No point in sending her to school when she's feeling like this - much to her disagreement.
Had a great idea for Tyler's birthday party today - I'm going to make some pretty pinwheels for each child to take home with them. An old fasioned idea that I haven't seen used before, (not since I was a little girl) and they go well with the butterfly theme of the party. Had a practice go with them when I got home from work and they work well. Just need to buy some dowel from Bunnings for the handles and some pretty papers.
No photo opportunities today with my new camera.

It's My Birthday Today......

and look what I got from Rick and the kids.

We've had Digital SLR for the last 5 years, which is great, but this is so much more portable and had heaps more features. Also has double the mega pixels too.

It's been a nice day: a sleep in to start with, then FIL and parents arrived for morning tea before we headed off to Sizzlers for lunch. Rick had to go off to work this afternoon, so I've spent the afternoon catching up on blogs and favourite forums on the net.

A First For Us in 11 Years

MAMA MIA!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, finally after 11 years Rick and I finallly went to a movie together (without the kids), to see an adult movie.
Our wonderful neighbor offered to have the children for a couple of hours so that we could head off to see "Mama Mia" at the movies.
In the short time since its' release, I've heard nothing but wonderful reports about it. I was convinced that I would be going to see it on my own, because Rick is not really a movie-lover, but he wanted to see this one too.
WELL - not only was the caste line-up very impressive, but the movie was just FANTASTIC!!! The story-line, the locations and scenery (just stunning) and, of course, the music. As we were walking out I just wanted to turn around and go back in to see it again. Not a person moved out of their seats until every credit had rolled at the end.
Meryl Streep is just fantastic in every sense, Pearce Brosnan is as smooth as ever, and Colin Firth - well what can I say??
Just full of hilariously funny scenes and dialogue and some teary moments too. All in all, a great "feel-good" movie. Not many of them around nowdays, but this is certainly one.
If you haven't seen it, can I recommend it - ASAP. You'll love it!
That music will live on forever.
MAMA MIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!