Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Handy Bag

I saw this handy little bag in a shop last week and thought that it would be - well handy! And I was right. It has had so much use since we bought it. We are often waiting at dancing (especially on Wednesdays when we are there for 3 hours) and we pack food and water bottles in a variety of bags or just chuck them in the car. Having one place to store them all (which fit nicely between the girls' in the back) saves containers getting lost under the seat. I can add some magazines to read to pass the time.



Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Me!

I finally had a spare 3 hours in the day to go and have my hair done! I think Michelle did a great job!

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Out the back

We have been spending so much time out the back now the warmer weather is here. The patio is usable (but won't be completely finished until next year) we have some new adorable outdoor furniture to eat at and relax on, the garden is looking pretty and everything is growing, growing, growing! Even the cat loves being out there!

beautiful pink daisy
Kate's pot- she chose a variety of red flowers
pretty pansies basking in the late afternoon sun
pink geranium
I just love the colour of these pansies
the tomato and capsicum are growing well
so is the cabbage
parsley is plentiful
our lemon tree we revived
Gordon has a wander around with us

I love the new day bed
outside dining
Gordon checks out the couch
and is happy when he gets a pat from Ella

Friday, August 19, 2011

Good Friends

From left: Jade, Tahli, Ella, Kate and Sophie.


Kate and her younger friend (who is a year behind her at school) - Sophie!
Good friends are especially important when we only have a small family living close by. We make the effort for the girls' to have friends over once a week, usually on a Friday. It's a lovely way to end the week.

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Sunday

We were going to stay home today as neither Phil or I are particularly well, but then I decided I would take the girls out for a bit of fresh air.

I left Phil at home and the girls and I headed out to the Swan Valley and to the ice cream parlour for pancakes for me and ice creams for the girls.


Mmm Blue bubblegum flavour with a flake

x 2 :)
of course you have to have a play after ice cream


it's great they are still young enough to enjoy playgrounds
I'll miss it when they give it up!

we then decided to head around the corner to the cuddly animal farm
where the girls held, patted and fed many animals.

The guinea pigs were a firm favourite

Ella spent ages feeding the guinea pigs
Kate giving one of the babies a cuddle
Three little piggies
Kate was a bit weary of this goat!
These goats loved the cord on Ella's pants
pony rides are always popular
a cool playground with a tractor
the girls went around the place many many times on this little train
they which this horse was to ride!
On the way home, we stopped into the Margaret River chocolate factory
It was absolutely packed, the chocolate was very expensive so we only bought a little bit each and then left for home
the best bit - free chocolate testing
YUM!
time to go home with a (little) bag of goodies
I hope everyone else had a wonderful Sunday too!

Thursday, August 11, 2011

What has been happening around our place?

This is what has been happening around our backyard the past couple of weeks.

We pulled up all the old bricks from the patio
and laid concrete
there were lots of long days and nights
plenty of help came
there was wild windy and wet weather to contend with
still a long way to go
outdoor blinds will be added later
tiles laid on the concrete next autumn
new outdoor furniture to be chosen
guttering to be installed
gardens to be finished
lighting to be hung
gates to be painted
Ella has started a fairy garden
and planted some colour in her pot (Kate is still to do hers)
it all takes time
looking forward to sitting out here when it's all finished!

bricks are pulled up
all ready to go
the first of the concrete is poured
hard at work
first stage completed
concreted to the end of the house, still some to go
starting on the front of the patio
Ella's pot of colour
our little place to sit for now
more colour in pots
the start of Ella's fairy garden

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