First Cricket Match for the Season

Cricket season has started again. There go our weekends for the next few months. Zac played his first game on Sunday. It was a very cold, overcast and gloomy Sunday morning. I was sure they would cancel the game - but no, the game went ahead. The boys had to put up with the icy conditions and the passing showers. They had to come off the ground twice because the showers got heavy. Zac doesn't usually feel the cold but he said, while he was batting his hands were numb and he was freezing. He opened the batting and scored 6 runs. It was a very close game and the other team looked like they were going to win. A few quick wickets at the end, changed all that and Zac's team ended up winning by 1 run

Yay it's done

Kloe bought this puzzle a few months ago and has been working on it ever since. We have all spent some time, sitting and scratching our heads trying to put it together. She never gave up and sat patiently, for hours at a time doing it. On Friday night the last piece of the puzzle was completed. Well done Kloe.

I asked her "What are we going to do now?" and her reply "Break it up and start again" I think NOT!!!!!

Garden beauties

Beautiful Iris' straight from our garden. Aren't they gorgeous?

Jervis Bay - Second Week

Our second week of holidays was spent down the south coast, at Jervis Bay. Jervis Bay is such a beautiful place. We all couldn't wait to escape the hustle and bustle of Sydney and enjoy some much needed rest and relaxation. The wind had blown a lot of sea weed into the bay which wasn't too nice and of course, that all disappeared the day we left. We all had a great time, in spite of the weed. It just meant the boys weren't able to fish as much as planned. The weather was also very kind to us and we only had two cooler days.

Nelsons Beach - Vincentia
Lots of sandcastle building



Beach Cricket



Green Patch - Booderee National Park

Opa and Kayla

A very rare one of Zac and I

Just love this one

Opa and Zac

Oma, Zac and Opa

Murrays Beach - Booderee National Park

Hand feeding the King Parrots on Oma and Opa's verandah

A day out in Sydney

While we were in Sydney we caught up with lots of family and friends. The day we went into the city and to the zoo, was voted every one's favourite day.

We caught the River Cat into Circular Quay, then a ferry over to Taronga Zoo. Lizzie our niece came along with us, which we all loved.

On the ferry at Taronga Zoo

Jarred and Kloe were both too young to remember the Bridge and Opera House. They were so excited to see them.

And some of our favourite animals

By the end of the day we were all very tired. We did a lot of walking but not once did anyone complain. We had a bit of excitement on the way home, when the River Cat broke down. Luckily the captain was able to use emergency controls to get us into the nearest dock and it wasn't too long, before another one came along to collect us.

Jordi's Grand Final

I'm still playing catch up with my blog posts. Jordi's (Kayla's boyfriend) team made it into the grand finals for footy. Kayla had been to every game except one this year. She only missed that one, because we were in Geelong that weekend. There was no way we could leave on our holiday, before we had been and watched him play in the grand final. The grand final was played on a cold and wet morning in Mt Gambier. It was a hard match with the rain making everything very slippery. The other team was up and looking strong. Jordi's team came out in the final quarter and came so close to winning. They just weren't strong enough on the day, which was a little sad but they did their best.

Jordi in action - playing in the ruck, he is the one with the ball, he can jump so high
And again, holding off two opposition players

And after the game

MIA

I know, I know it's been more than awhile. Life got in the way and I loved every minute of it. The last few weeks have been very busy and all crafting has taken a back seat to everything else.

My Dad came to visit us for two weeks

We celebrated Fathers Day

We went and checked out the floods after all the rain. Dad took this photo of the road near the spill way at Lake Hamilton

We went to Wannon Falls

And Nigretta Falls - they were thundering after all the rain
Our chicks grew bigger(which reminds me I must take some more photos, they are huge now)

We spent many hours at the pool watching the school swimming program

And we spent the holidays in Sydney, more on that soon.

We have babies

Three weeks ago we put 12 eggs in the incubator. A week later we candled them to see if they were fertile. Nine of the eggs were. For 3 weeks, I turned the eggs twice a day and added water and then yesterday it all started to happen......................

6.15am Sunday morning - we have action, you can see by the two super excited faces that they were starting to peep.

Zac holding the second chick that was born

Kayla having a little hold this morning

Out of nine eggs we got nine baby chicks, very, very exciting

The kids were beside themselves with excitement and sat for hours waiting and watching. I just hope they don't all turn out to be roosters.

Week 5 Scrap that Ad

This week our ad inspiration was the Dove evolution ad. Criteria was to use a least one photo of yourself, the word beauty and a frame or billboard.


My journaling is a creed by Christian D Larsen - it's called a Promise to myself

To always see the beauty that comes from within
To be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person I meet.
To make all my friends feel that there is something special in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make my optimism come true.
To think only of the best, to work only for the best, to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as I am about my own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear cheerful expression at all times and give a smile to every living creature I meet.
To give so much time to the improvement of myself that I have no time to critisize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
To think well of myself and proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud words but in great deeds.
To live in the faith that the whole world is on my side, so long as I am true to the best that is in me.
Beauty comes from within

Check out the Scrapz.Biz GALLERY for some amazing work by the design team and our members

Scrap that Ad Round 4

Another Monday, another Scrap that Ad Challenge at Scrapz.Biz. This weeks ad inspiration is the Life be in it Ad's. The page had to include at least one verb,a calendar or time schedule
and a home-made embellishment appropriate to the topic. Here is my sample

I also wanted to thank everyone who had taken the time to leave a comment, I love hearing for you :)