Last Day of June

It was a perfectly warm Sunday today. I wasn't feeling well at all (I've been battling an illness all week) so I dragged myself out of bed at 4pm and we picked up fish and chips for tea, and headed to a favourite spot of ours nearby. It was packed as usual. The kids had a great time letting off some steam.

Party Prep

The girls started blowing balloons today - no doubt we will need to replace a few during the week ...

Twelve

Ella wrote lovely words

5am and we are up and ready!

12 years have flown by

6am pancakes for breakfast

cupcakes for school friends

a long awaited phone

One Direction doona and pillow pets from Ella

Special afternoon tea

candles in a cupcake

blowing them out

A very quiet day for Kate turning 12 today. Wednesday's are extremely busy with Kate having hip hop before class, so we leave home at 6:50am. We were up at 5am for presents and pancakes then off to school. After school we get home at 3:45pm and leave for singing and hip hop at 4pm, so a very quick afternoon tea and out the door. We put some candles in a cupcake and sang happy birthday in-between classes, Kate chose nachos for dinner (forgot to get a photo) and we all fell into bed at 9:30pm exhausted. Now she is looking forward to her party and the beginning of the holidays!

Ella!

Yesterday Ella's jazz class performed at the opening of the ATOD competitions. It was a pretty early start to a Saturday for us as she had to be there early with hair and make-up already done. Neither of my girls competed but we sat and watched for awhile after Ella was on stage, and then we left and the girls went to their normal Saturday dance lessons.