And then they were gone....

but of course not before I made these ... one of my favourite things about the holidays is no lunch boxes to prepare.

Like all the other weeks of the holidays the last one flowed along with nothing major to report....
We had a great day on Mon, we headed out to Forster for some shopping (I soooo miss K-Mart) and then a swim at the beach pool... I had never been there before - it was huge...

finishing off the day with this movie

you just cant beat a bit of 'the Rock" in a kids movie....

My package of We R albums came through the week ... aren't they beautiful. I ended up getting them from Stuff 4 Scrapbooking in the States as I could'nt find any 81/2 x 11 in OZ.

this of course inspired me to scrap something so I headed out to Tuncurry with Leisa and the girls from Scrapsidaisy for a day of chatting, eating and a little scrapping.... I managed to finish this LO and start 2 others..

Funny story about the green hair - it was still there on Sat and Regan was starting to panic so we had to dye it back to brown again.... i'm hoping the brown won't wash out and I have to keep re dying it until the green grows out .... lesson learnt - stick to red....

Talos survived his op and is really thriving, we think that 'whatever it was' must of been hurting him a bit as he has been very hard to keep the food up to lately.... he is - as I type - getting his check up done and being seen for a limp he has now aquired - heres hoping he isnt another Toddy dog when it comes to vet bills....

Thanks for stopping by
Leah

Back to work....

I headed back to work yesterday but not to rush into it I had today off....

Spent the last week of my holidays - watching the kids as they had their last ride on the bike before the 'big bad truck' came and took it away...

and going to the Australian Reptile park.... it was a long drive there and back (3hrs each way) but well worth it

we saw Atomic Betty eat a goat and this guy Elvis do some tricks..

the kids actually enjoyed the reptile show ... not quite sure what was going on when I took this shot...

and we fell in love with this wise old lady....

- we've spent a few arvos chasing the boy up and down the street on his pushy..... his balance is still a major issue but we have taken off the last training wheel and he's not to bad on the straights....he is even giving the scooter a go....

Talos turns 6 month old on the 26th.... he is sooo big but still such a puppy with lots of enthusiasm and very little co-ordination

he is also one of the most lazy animals I have ever known... he sits all the time ... even when eating and drinking .... this is him having his brecky...

I'm off to the vet with him tomorrow ... he has this thing

on his tongue and we are getting it cut out - bit scared putting him under when he's so young but it seems to be growing so best we get it sorted...

I haven't done any LO's recently 'cause I haven't printed off my pics but I have been getting some cards done for mum... will take some photos for next time..

Till Later..

Simplify..

My word for this year is

I'm not sure whether is a lack of time management at home or just the fact that there is too much to do.... either way its time to simplify and get back to enjoying the little things....

on that note - i have decided not to do shuttercal this year, I love to go back and check out our life in pics but it is a great relief to know the world wont end if I miss a day and that I wont have to spend the time downloading....
instead I think i will share some of my instagram pics on this blog.

I went and saw this at the movies last night

probably nothing fantastic for most but i am a sucker for these movies that share in so many different lives... i very much enjoyed it.

Just been hanging at home this week and loving getting up at 8:30/9 with nothing pressing to do....
went to the beach on thur, it was such a great day with perfect weather and waves...

It's been pretty hot around here, so much so that even the bees had to get out for a bit of fresh air...

on our theme of simplifying we have realised that we only have limited time left to hang with the kids (they are 9 and 11) Ten years seems like a long time but by golly the last 10 tore by pretty quick.... anyway Shane has decided to sell his beloved bike so we can put the money towards a pool and he has one less thing to try to cram into our weekends. (he didn't have much time to get cold feet - it sold in less that 24 hours)

as you've probably noticed Talos likes to grab Koda around the neck so we have started putting euky bear rub (like vicks) on his neck to stop it...check out Talos' tongue.... not happy.

and my LO for this post is the yearly kids chrissy page....

Tilll later

Happy New Year

(my pics never work this well)

and a belated christmas to all!!!

To be fair this pic of Shane was taken the night before New Years Eve (he peaked a bit early) after a day with his brother, father, nephew and brother-in-law but it seemed very fitting for the occasion. To be truthful we went to the local 9pm fireworks and were all tucked up in bed before 11.

No resolutions for me this year, just hoping for a lot of well used family time...

Chrissy morning was a very early start (we went back to bed for a hour or so mid morning) filled with wrapping paper, coffee, boxes, fun and wanted gifts....

Regan and I were spoilt by grandma and received these beautiful necklaces by Lisa Leonard , something we can treasure for ever.

and Aaron just loves his new tank... Shanes pretty fond of it as well...

We then went out for the traditional photo (not overly impressed by this years but the family only give me so many chances) and off to Jaimies for Chrissy lunch...

so... going backwards .... before chrissy
we spent Christmas Eve at the riverbank before checking out the lights around town...

we spun the honey off the frames - we got 18kg from one box... yummmmmm

I bleached a strip of Regans hair blond before dying it bright green (last year it was red and done by a hairdresser)

and I put bunny in for a well deserved wash ...... I came out a bit later to find this....

she just couldn't wait until he was dry for a hug and a slosh...

and of course I better finish up with a LO (im on fire)

and a pic of the dogs..

Till next time...