17

My beautiful second daughter celebrated her 17th birthday this week.

Our family is blessed to have such a sweet and loving sister and daughter.

  

This girl!  So funny, so loving, with a crazy sense of humour and a kind, thoughtful nature. An amazing and inspirational dancer, and devoted little sister. Not the most motivated when it comes to school work, driving lessons or deadlines, but with a smile that lights up her face and my life. Love this girl xx

Twenty

My first born turns 20 today. WOW!

It seems impossible to imagine that my funny, cheeky  little girl is now an independent young woman, ready to embark on her career in the travel industry with an exciting new job.

A Beautiful Birthday

 

Exactly 2 Weeks before Christmas it was my Birthday, as it always is. December 11th to be exact. Sometimes it gets a bit lost among the hype of the silly season, but that seems to matter less with the more Birthdays that I have. 

source                  LOL!

This year I had lovely gifts (none wrapped in Chrissy paper)and a delicious dinner cooked by Mr M, including dessert. I had hugs and cards from my kinder kids and cupcakes to share, and lots of birthday messages from far and wide.
And did I mention that I am getting a new sewing machine? (*squeals)

A Sweet Collection

 

 
 

 

 

WOW, where have the weeks gone? 
There has been so much going on, at home and out, at work, with Mr M. and with my beautiful daughters. 

1. Filled with egg-nog custard. How can one resist?
2. Birthday cupcakes ready to take to kinder to share with my class tomorrow
3. My special "helpers" on loan from kinder
4. Cookies (2 ways) to serve during 'Grandparent's week'
5. Churros and special drinks with fruity garnishes
6. Love Date night (Mockingjay @ the cinema)
7. Waiting with a chai latte to pick the Ballerina up from  Katy Perry
8. Concert spoils
9. Early Birthday cake from IKEA
10. Ice-cream play dough- too irresistible for my kinder kids not to eat!
11. The sweetest billy buttons (now I want some)
12. Taking the kinder children to the local op-shop
13. Breakfast at my favourite cafe, and going back for my birthday 
14. first spray tan!
15. Under the sea costume, imagined by her, made by me!
16. Graduation 
17. Ballet concert 
18. One Proud mumma (and BUG!)

A Shiny Happy Collection

A Happy Birthday,  pretty things, a bright moon, a knight (in not so shining armour), Spring flowers, salted caramel in ice cream and cakes and everything old is new again.

A Very Lego Birthday

 My big brother is a seriously big kid, and probably will always be. 

He builds model trains and planes and still plays with Lego, especially his rather large childhood collection. 

He had a wonderful time indeed, licking every single bit of that Lego on the top of his Birthday cake, which he got to keep, I might add.

 Oh, and it appears that his son is a chip of the old Lego block too!

A Big Collection

 

Relay for Life
A combined 60th and 80th Party
A really big doily (and out of yarn )
Weekly Stills Collections @ The Beetle Shack