Ebony

I've been very busy with work and study but am finally on semester break for a few weeks so got to take some pictures of my precious little niece. I wish I had lots more time for photos now!

Birthday boy.

My littlest boy turned 8 today.. not so little anymore I guess!
Happy Birthday Ethan!

Bathroom renovation

We've been busy this past two months tackling the renovation of our bathroom. Other than getting the floor recemented we have done it all ourselves. Originally we were JUST going to renovate the bathroom, then decided it would be a good time to create a separate entry to the toilet which currently shared with the bathroom. Of course then we decided if we going to tile both these areas we might as well go right out through the entry and into the laundry... isn't that the way renovations always go??!

Before



Gutted - we discovered pipes that had been slowly leaking over the past 5 years.


Back entrance and laundry with newly built doorway to toilet.


Progress
New and EVEN bathroom floor.


Relocated window and new bath.


Lots of tiles and new toilet.


Tiling and grouting was the most time consuming part of the whole job



Finished.. well almost. Door an d window frames still to go in and some painting.. but I love how it turned out.

New niece!!

This week saw the arrival of my beautiful new niece.. Welcome to the world Ebony!!

Thunderstorm

Ethan and Emma were out early this morning watching a thunderstorm that went overhead, from the safety of the deck of course!

A new chapter

I am sitting at the computer.. the house is quiet.. ALL the kids are at school. They will all be at school everyday now. No lunchtime pick ups, no 2 days a week. All week. I delivered the eldest to his first day of school some 12 years ago and this year he headed off to college (Year 11). I have had children at home with me ever since. I was a SAHM mum for 10 of those years so this is quite an occasion.. a new chapter of our lives.. of children becoming increasingly independent of me.





I'm sure some would expect me to say I am sitting here with a box of tissues, a blubbering mess, but lets face it.. 5 kids.. 12 years.. I was VERY ready for this day to come. If anything I am sitting here proud of having raised 5 children who are confident and independent and who were excited about heading off to school and waved ME off without a tear. I was ready.. and so are they.

Emma's 5th Birthday

Ethan's 7th birthday

Look who lost his first tooth!

Sisters Beach

Today we took a drive to Sisters Beach. I haven't been here since my teens and I have to say its still as beautiful today as it was back then!

Easter 2009

Wishing you all a Happy and Safe Easter 2009!

We spent a lazy day at home, while Emma and Ethan enjoyed an egg hunt in the garden.

A day out

We took the tree youngest with us yesterday and went for a drive down the coast. It was a beautiful day and we had a nice time stopping by the beach and building sandcastles and eating icecream before heading back home.

Ethan discovered he has a loose tooth.. his first.. he is quite excited. Not that that is any reason to actually let mum take you're photo, so I had to sneak one.



Emma, on the other hand was a little happier to be in front of the camera.

Easter Bunny..

Loving this song..

Eric Hutchinson "Rock & Roll"

I had grand plans to catch up the past few months of my blog, but honestly, it's not going to happen. So I am starting fresh from today. I've been challenged to do a "photo a day" for the month of April and its a challenge I need to get the camera out and taking pictures again..

MAKING time to do it instead of saying I have no time..

There was absolutely NO WAY Emma was going to be in the picture. She would not go near him at all.. happy to watch from a safe distance..lol

So here is Ethan.. with the Bunnings Santa.. yep no fancy Myer Santa shot for us.

Picture courtesy of my best friend.. the iPhone.

Grade 10

Highschool wasn't very memorable for me. I was shy and just one of those kids that you remember as being there.. but dont really remember them.. if that makes sense! I vaguely remember grade 10 and I know I went to the "Leavers Dinner" and I don't remember it being what a Grade 10 leavers dinner is today! Fancy cars, dressed to the nines, dinner at the casino...the whole works...! Wow! (I dont remember looking that old and sophisticated either!) Kinda makes me glad I am the mother of four boys and a girl and not the other way around ;)!

I had the wonderful pleasure of photographing Georgina the week before hand on a little location searching shoot and then her and her friend Nick before their big night. Both of them looked gorgeous and I hear had a fab night!