FNSI And A Special Football Match!

  

Friday night I finished cutting out a new quilt. 

I've finally cut into my bundle of Tilda Old Rose!

  

This is one of the projects I am going to take to retreat next month. 

Thank you to Wendy for hosting us.

Yesterday was a special day in the MacDonald family. 

For the first time ever, Mitchell, Austin and Nelson 

played in the same football match together. 

This season they have joined Reservoir FC and played in the seniors. 

No win but Mitchell kicked one goal and Nelson one goal and one point. 

Don't know how often three brothers get to play together in one team!

Back To School 2015

Today is the first day back to school for Austin and Nelson. Austin is in Year 11 and Nelson in Year 9. It's a bit strange only having two boys in this year's photo!

The added bonus is Mitchell works in the Estate across 

the road from school, so he will do the pick up!

Cooling Off At The Beach!

 It was another very hot day here yesterday. Our cooling system died last Saturday after a power surge. 

The technicians were supposed to come yesterday 

but it was cancelled due to storms coming. 

We still don't know when they will come! 

We headed off to Altona Beach about 6pm for a swim.

Well, the boys swam. I didn't!

 Some ball fun was had. That's Callum with Austin.

 It was a stormy looking sky.

 

 We could see lightening way over the other side of the bay.

 

I managed to get a photo of this bolt of lightening.

We finished off the night eating fish and chips in the park. 

It was a bit too windy on the beach.

Friday Night Sew-In!

 I had planned to do some prep work last night but it was 

so cosy in the loungeroom, I stayed in there and 

did some secret sewing instead!

 Head over to Wendy's to see what everyone else got up to.

These are the first blog photos taken with our new camera at Mitchell's football match this morning. Now I just have to figure out how to use it properly.

 

I still haven't figured out the downloading yet. 

I cheated and put the sd card back into the old 

camera to down load these photos!

More Khancoban

As the NSW school holidays didn't start until this week, the caravan park was very quiet. As you can see, there is just our camper. There was another camp on the other side so we pretty much had the place to ourselves.

It rained most of Thursday so a quiet day was had inside. The boys stayed up in the cabin with our friends and I sat in our quiet camper and stitched!

 The obligatory selfie by Austin.

Molly did one too!
Didn't know she was so clever, did you!

Friday turned out a lovely day. We went to what is known as "The Boat Ramp" for a BBQ lunch.

 It was just so beautiful here.

More swimming.

Molly had a great time running around here.

Mitchell, Austin, Dale and Nelson.

Then it was back to the caravan park for a final few hours of relaxation before heading to the pub for a delicious dinner.

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!

Today is Athletics Day at school. Meers House have the theme of Australia. Here are the boys already to go. 

Nelson is ready to cook the snags on the barbie!

Good luck Mitchell, Austin and Nelson.

Quilty Stitches Block 2 And The Girls!

I've finished Block 2 of Corey's Quilty Stitches Sampler Along over at LMS/Adventures in Quilting. Now that 

I've got back into the swing of cross-stitching 

I have really enjoyed this block.

 I don't think I had to undo even one stitch, not like Block 1! It only took me a couple of days to do this one.

 Swoon and Odd Fellows Chain.

Today is the Swimming Carnival at school. 

Meers (Blue) House had the theme of Hawaiian.

I never thought I'd be buying grass skirts and leis in this house! A couple of years ago I had to buy fairy wings!

Tomorrow is the last day to enter my

Grow Your Blog Party giveaway. Go to this post.

Last First Day!

 

Thirteen years ago we sent this little boy off to school and Year 12 seemed an eternity away. Well, it's now here!

Today is Mitchell's last "First Day of School"!

Austin is off to Year 10 and will be starting VCAL (Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning). He will be doing mechanics.

Mitchell is also doing VCAL and will be studying landscaping.

Brotherly love!

Are you wondering where Nelson is? 

He is still in bed as Year 8 starts tomorrow!

By the way. It's my lovely friend Melody's birthday today. 

 Why don't you pop over and say hi!

If you are visiting here for the Grow Your Blog Party

and giveaway, head to this post.

Cricket, Warrandyte and Sewing!

 

Mitchell is playing in a 20/20 cricket competition in a team made up of his friends. The "Destroyers" played two matches on Sunday and had their butts kicked in both games! LOL! But their shirts looked great!

Mitchell looks pretty professional here, doesn't he!

 For once Mitchell had a smile on his face 

when he went out!

It was quite pleasant sitting in the shade watching them get whipped! Did I tell you they lost? LOL! Don't worry that I am upsetting anyone. No one has been offended in the team as they were all had a good laugh at themselves and said how bad they played themselves!

As many of you will know, Melbourne is in a heatwave. Monday night we went back to Warrandyte for the kids to have a swim. This is the tunnel at Pound Bend. You can float through the tunnel. See the empty tyre tube behind Mitchell? Nelson was supposed to be on it!

Here he comes, on foot!

Molly went into the deeper section and had her first proper swim. She looks older when she is wet. Today is a 41oC day (and the next two days too). We are heading down the beach for a picnic tea with some friends. It's so hot I may just put on the new bathers I bought yesterday and actually get in the water. Then again, maybe I won't! LOL!

 A sneak peek of some secret sewing.

 I've been playing with these and now I'm heading into the sewing room to start making them into something!

State Relay Championships and a Grand Final!

 It's a big day of sport in the MacDonald household today.
Austin is in the State Relay Championships.
He will be running the Boys Under 15
4 x 200m and 4 x 100m relays.

Nelson and his mates are all ready for the big Grand Final.

Not forgetting Mitchell who will be playing cricket.

Good luck boys!