So you want to hear something WONDERFUL???

A little BLUE bundle will be arriving sometime around the 11th of April!!! Amanda our eldest daughter is 24 wks pregnant & everything is going very well!! Everyone is very excited especially Samuel & Tayla! Sam can't wait to be called Uncle Sam! The photo below was taken when Amanda was 19 wks & her precious little bump was just starting to show! Did I mention that we are all very excited :D :D :D xx

Gorgeous gifts from afar & School's out for the Summer...

This week has been busy.. with last minute things to do before the kids finish school for the Summer, going to the movies, coffee dates & lunch to celebrate a friend's birthday & it's been tiring... but so much fun!! To top of my wonderful week, two packages have arrived from afar!! Tabitha sent my gift which arrived the other day, I opened the package read the beautiful cards & placed the gift under my tree... the kids kept bugging me about opening it, so I did!! I absolutely love my gift Tabitha!! my favourite chocolates (still unopened!!) & a gorgeous silver star, which I'm going to hang my keys on, that way I'll never be able to loose them :) Next gift to arrive was from Amanda. The kids are asking me how come you're getting these gifts & from overseas???? so I told them about my Snail Mail friends.. they said "how cool!" & "it must be wonderful to receive gifts from your friends around the world," I told them that the gifts were wonderful, but it's the friendships that are special!! Anyway Amanda sent me these gorgeous products for some pampering over the holidays.. they smell heavenly especially the lip balm!! Thank you so much Tabitha & Amanda :) I have lots to post, I will be back hopefully Sunday afternoon, Roy & I are having a night in Surfers Paradise Saturday night complaints of Jaimie, thank you baby!! we leave in the morning & will be back Sunday around lunch time.. I will be posting something special so stay tuned :D xx

From Amanda...


From Tabitha...


School's out for another year!!! I can't believe we are here again.... time seems to be speeding up!!! I got a few of the two little ones leaving for their last day of school... we were running very late, it was raining & they just wanted to get to school! I was going to get them coming out of school but again it was raining.. So that's it school's out for the next six weeks... yay!! No lunches, uniforms (except for Roy!!) no screaming "we're going to be late" & no school run!!!

Formal Photos...

I took these photos a few days before the Formal.. I'm so glad I did, it absolutely bucketed on the Formal night (at least we didn't have to worry about hair & makeup!!) Seeing Nick all dressed up really did a number on me!!!!.. I could see him on his Wedding Day!!!.... fortunately that's awhile off yet! It's so hard to believe that our first born son is already a young man!!









The night of Nick's Formal was held at The Royal Pines Resort at Ashmore.. Nick arrived in style in an Aston Martin!! A big thank you to S for taking time out of his busy schedule & driving Nick to his Formal!! There was a little commotion when some of the photographers realized it really was an Aston Martin pulling up lol!!!! Nick had a great night celebrating the end of school!!






My favourite car.. & not just because "James Bond" drives one!! (although that does help!) lol :)
So JEALOUS!!




Nick got a little nervous when he arrived, & opted to get out just before the entrance where hundreds of people were waiting for their children. grandchildren etc, to arrive... even S told Roy it was a little daunting arriving to such a huge crowd!!

Eighteen years ago...

On the 20/11/1990, this little guy made his entrance into the world.. 6 weeks early weighing a tiny 3lbs 14ozs!!! Nick's first twelve months were rough, we almost lost him when he was 10 months old, this is when we were told that he had asthma! Nick is such a trooper, he doesn't normally say alot & then there are other times when we can't shut him up.. normally in the car! Last week was a very busy week for Nick, Tuesday 18th... Formal, Thursday 20th.. his 18th birthday & his Graduation Night, Friday 21st... Nick's last day of school! I can not tell you where those last 18 years have gone.. but I do know they have gone by ever so quickly! I will be back with photos of Nick's Formal & Graduation Night.. but for now here's a few taken when he was a day old (I think!!) & on his 18th birthday. We are so proud of the amazing young man Nick has become :) xx


Oh so tiny....





18 years on... such a handsome young man..

"Red Dress"..

Well here I am posting (about time!!) life has just been a little crazy, Nick's had his Formal, his 18th & his Graduation Night, I've been doing Sheye's workshop & there are so many other things going on I haven't really had a chance to get on here much, have been trying to keep up with everyone's blogs, will be catching up again later tonight! Here's just a snippet of what I've been up to.... back later :)