My birthday in photos

Today marks the start of my final year of being in my 30s. I've really enjoyed my 30s, especially my late 30s, life is good. Happy birthday me :)

I thought for fun I would take some photos throughout the day...

Got to hang out here for extra long this morning. Got to have good videos chats with my mum and my dad - great start to the day.

 

Aaron and the kids combined efforts to make me the most delicious omelette for my breakfast! Which I got to eat in bed!

 

Liam gave me a massive paua shell, it's HUGE, it's larger than my hand, and I love it.

 

 

Isla gave me this scarf - she chose so well, she knows I love green - and scarves! (I don't know why this photo is so terrible and grainy).

 

We took the morning off home schooling and went opp shopping instead. YAY. Because that's just what you have to do on your birthday! It's kind of become a tradition of mine to go opp shopping on my birthday. See that basket there, it's quite tall, and it's filled to the brim, I got some very gooooood stuff!

 

And then we had gymnastics class, followed by a trip to the library to stock up on more books for the kids. And this book which I had ordered was waiting for me! Perfect timing!

 

So I managed to sneak in time for a cup of coffee and a sit down to peruse - it's so good, its on my book buying wishlist now.

And my beautiful watch is my birthday present from Aaron! (Which I've been wearing for a week already hehe).

 

Moe doesn't understand why he cant sit on your lap while you are trying to read.

 

Then finished the day with Isla's ballet class. She doesn't normally let me watch these days but I was allowed, only because it was my birthday! She is the little one at the front.

 

And now I'm eating Japanese food - my favourite. And as soon as I push publish on this I'm off to sit on the couch and put my feet up.

Oh and I had the coolest thing ever happen - my sister Frith is teaching at primary school and so she called me and put me on speaker phone and the whole class sang me happy birthday!!! It was awesome! Made my day!

Lovely day.

Feeling blessed.

Apples

Sweet and tart, new season apples, how apples should taste right?
For the first time we have apples on our tree which I planted about 3 years ago, only three of them, and still little and green, but still, a sign of good things to come. Apples fresh from the tree are the best.
Aaron came back from Bangkok this time with a sore tummy, first time he has had this, I think he is becoming a bit complacent :) so we made him stewed apple.

 

Isla decided the challenge was to see if she could eat the peel as fast as it came off the peeler. Look at the concentration and determination on her face :)

 

The guinea pigs got the cores.

 

 

Hello again

Hi :)
I've been meaning to be here, life just rushes by doesn't it.  I'll start off slow, and try to get back into the habit, because it is a good habit to get back into.
So much has been going on, growing children, life, learning, lots of work on the house, learning to ride our bikes without training wheels! a kitten!
Hope you are all well.


-above photo by Isla :)

Yes! She's finally added a new post!

Sorry people, I know so many of you were sick of seeing 'Christmas Eve'
- come on lady it is so far past Christmas eve that it's just getting a little ridiculous.

We're kind of getting back into the swing of things now, so here's a few photos from our Christmas break to start off the new year. Hope you are all well! xx

Introducing Pipi

We have a new member of our family, totally spur of the moment, we came back from our holiday with some extra luggage in our car, fluffy luggage with a wagging tail.




We have adopted my mum's dog Pipi. She has settled right in as though she's always been here. The kids are just loving having her around.



I know it looks like she is being harrassed here, but she loves it truly, her tounge is out trying to lick them most of the time, and the tail is wagging furiously.


Being lovingly fed pieces of bark stripped from their building blocks, which she happily chewed into tiny pieces.


This photo was take at mum's before we had any inkling that she'd be coming home with us.