A trip over to Bright

Today my friend Susan and I decided to take you and Sarah over to Bright for a bit of fun on the playground and in the water. You certainly don't seem to be much of a water baby! You love the playground - but you're not at all keen on being in the water!



love this photo - but why oh why didn't I fix that bit of hair!!!


sweet Susan pushing you and you loved it! ....the swing is still your favorite!


you and Sarah having fun..


and I think on the bridge was the closest you came to the water!

January 1st, 2011

Well another new year - 4 years now that Ebony has been with us - gosh how time has flown and gosh how she has grown.

To celebrate today I decided to attempt to do a big family photo shoot before everyone headed home. Here's the results...

first the three littlest girls..


then my five beautiful nieces... ooops! 4 nieces and 1 daughter actually :)


then me and my siblings...


my siblings and my Dad and Mum...


us...


my sister and her two girls...


my brother and his family....


The whole clan!


and the two who made it all possible!


and then it was some fun at the beach!

...just for a bit of fun on the last day of the year!

Just a bit of a fun photo shoot and then the gingerbread house we all did together!

The girls having some fun dancing....

Then it was time to celebrate with family

Today we arrived in Lakes Entrance and it was so lovely to be together with the whole family. Eb was straight into it as soon as we arrived and loved time with the girls. I just loved time with my siblings and mum and dad! Here's some photo of the fun that was ...2 days after Christmas!







so lovely to see Eb finally giving hugs!










and the 'cake' I made...it was yummy but naughty!


and lastly a little video of Eb and Lizzie enjoying a Christmas themed thingy on Mum's laptop...

Christmas Day - Forever Day 2010

Sadly today didn't end up even close to what I had planned - for so many reasons.

The biggest reason was the fact that I backed the car into the garage door (from the inside) and it really did my day in. I just couldn't really pick myself up. Thankfully we had already done the gifts with Eb so that didn't take away from her day - but we didn't celebrate our Forever Day - by the time the evening came I was so emotionally exhausted I was a wreck.....and add to that the fact that we had a huge day with Graham's family the next day. Anyway - here are some snippets of the day...not brilliant photo's though :(











...and to add to the day - the cubbyhouse we'd been holding for Ebony ended up being WAY too small for her!



and some fun video's to enjoy!

Fun times a few days before Christmas

Just a bit of a fun day - firstly a conversation about Santa....


Then Eb lay down and 'read' the latest 'Ni Hao' magazine (published by the Families with children from China group)....


Then it was time for a bike ride...complete with angel wings of course!

Kinder graduation

Oh no - kinder is over :( I have so enjoyed watching you grow this year...particularly the last half when you settled in to teacher #3 for the year. It's been a tough year for you emotionally - but not with growth. Gaby, the kinder aide, has been your rock and your favorite. She is beautiful and loves you so much. I think we will both miss her. Marisel has stepped up when we didn't know what was going to happen for a teacher. She too is a gorgeous person and she has helped you so much.
Another year passed - huge, huge steps forward. I am so proud of you and how you are adjusting. Your 'report' in term one had me concerned....but your latest report showed a healthy, happy, well adjusted little kinder girl.....yay for you honey.



singing for the mums and dads....


with all your little class buddies...


'that's me!'....


receiving your graduation certificate from Marisel...


and a bag of goodies from Gaby.....


and a final goodbye...with the playground you've been to so often in the background...two different stages in your life....although I'm sure the playground will be fun for years to come!

A little responsibility

Oh how sweet are you my little princess...I've started to ask you to 'fold' your clothes when you take them off and here's your first attempt.....it brought a tear to my eyes. You are so beautiful! xx (you are - after all - only 5 and 4 months!)

Nativity in the Bush 2010

This is an annual event - but it was just a bit sad that it started so late and the young children actually had to appear when it was dark. This - of course - freaked Eb out and she wouldn't leave my lap. Early on, when it was light - she had a ball as you'll see :)



This is where she wouldn't leave my lap...


but at least a got a photo of my little angel!

More Christmas photo's and our Myer photo for 2010

A trip to Albury on a very hot day to have our Myer Photo done for 2010. Eb dressed up for me but I have this sneaky feeling it could be the last year she'll do that. She's getting too big!
We went to the Albury Botanical Gardens where we had a bit of fun with photo's too...here's the result of the day. (and you might notice Graham has a cast...he fell of a roof and lucky his wrist was all that was broken!)