5..4..3..2..1

This weeks challange over at Scrapsidaisy is a 5.4.3.2.1... 5 buttons, 4 stars, 3 pp, 2 photos, and 1 ribbon.... I had fun coming up with this one of our good friends the Moody's.


A very wet Saturday here followed by the most beautiful winters Sunday last weekend, all sport was cancelled except of course the hockey... Aaron didn't have to play because he was meant to be on the grass fields but I had to go for canteen duty. Those poor kids on the astro turf.... some seemed to be having heaps of fun but for those that wern't enjoying it ..... they really wern't enjoying it!!



And while we were away the Cockatoos came in and did this to one of my orange trees.... which came off pretty good compared to my poor capsicum plant.... better be getting that netting up.





The kids spent a pretty quiet weekend at home... Regan is trying for the longest finger knitting strand and stayed in her PJ's all day Sunday.... Aaron managed to get dressed Sunday because he had to go out on the Play Station and fight superheros .... and as everyone knows you can't fight superheros in your Jamis....



For this months design team Leisa gave me a couple of the new Kaiser papers to play with ... I couldn't of matched the Anzac day photos up better if I tried, and the other is an old photo of Aaron I've had scrapped but sitting in my tray because it just wasn't right... anyway I teared it apart and reused it on this LO... much better.







and last but not least, the card I made for mums b'day.... her friend was with her this year when she opened it and thought it very strange that I didn't attach the written on paper inside the card. She had to then explain that I never do and that she reuses the cards (no point them sitting around gathering dust).... mental note for mum .. don't give that card to Helen!!

Still scared .....

I was pulled over by one of these on Sat on the way back from Hockey... now I know I wasn't going really fast but yes maybe a few KM over the limit..... all I could think of is god dam Shane is not going to be happy if I come home with a speeding fine.... anyway ... he gave me a strange look ... asked if the car was registered in my name (please let my new buzz box not be stolen) then where had I come from... and then he asked me
" Do you have anyone in your boot?"
What!!!! He actually looked a bit embarrassed and didn't bother checking but had been told my car had been seen loading up with teenagers...
Never the less he sent me on my way and didn't even say anything about my speed.... I don't understand how "the young people of today" -(how old do I sound?) have no respect for the police - they still send shivers down my spine while I wonder what it is I've done wrong.



Did you realise that you could train your tongue??? Regan has been practicing ever since she realised that Aaron could twist his upside down... and now she too can do it.... Aaron not to be outdone has informed her that he can turn his both to the left and the right which she just can't seem to master....
Keep practicing sweetie!!







Regan entered her first eisteddfod last week with her drama group and we are all just tickled pink with how well she did - especially her.
As a group they performed in the Dance Drama section with a piece from Cats - for this they came second..... and then they split into smaller groups to compete in the unscripted drama where they are given a topic, then 5 min to come up with a 2 min play....
Her group came 1st and I think she is still on cloud nine about it... It is great to see her achieve in something she loves and to find that thing that she is really good at.











We had a great mothers day at the football in Newcastle... Aaron, all dressed in his Titans gear seemed dwarfed in a sea of blue and red.. you've got to give it to the Knights supporters they are very vocal...... He had the best time.. the hat was thrown on the ground in disgust a few times and the popcorn in the ear was to drown out the roars of the crowd but it was a close game that the Titans ended up winning making him leave a very happy man.

Now on to the scrapbooking. The weekly challenges are still running over at Scrapsidaisy...
This week wasn't a sketch but instead a herritage page.... and here is the very first one I've ever done ... how beautiful are my Mum and Gran, Regan actually thought the bride was me, anyone who knows us will know that we look very alike...



and last weeks was a sketch which I used to scrap this years school photos....
Why don't you give them a go ... you'll find them here.




and mum needed a few cards to hand out so I made her these....







Till later..

Weekly challenge and....

Here's my take on this weeks challange over at Scrapsidaisy .... I turned it into a double and finally scrapped the Luna Park pics.....

These next couple are from last months design team pack (available at the shop)... and I got to use my new cuttlebug alphabets....







The kids marched for Anzac day again this year ... Regan for the Guides and Aaron with school .... it was a great morning with a good turnout and the rain held off until just before the end of the National Anthem ... which would of been fine but the guides always help to pack up the chairs at the end of the ceremony so.... it was three very wet people returning home.... I'm always a bit emotional during the march but this year was worse than normal .... I had a lovely lady next to me telling all the marchers how proud she was of them ... I swear each time she said it I had to reach for another tissue... I too am very proud of all our service personnel both past and present.





The weekend was full of normal things... hockey ... netball... friends etc . Shane is still going with the van ... not long now until he can start putting things back in again ...







These guys are just getting cuter and cuter ... we have turned on the heat lamp again in the colder weather and they love to back their little butts up to the heat and dry themselves out ..





Shanes been away all week ... the kids and I had monday off so we hung out in town ... checked out Regans new bike ... played 10 pin (Regan won... did you know it was possible to bounce the ball off the bumpers a total of 4 times and still get a strike!)and tried to take some pics for Nan for mothers day....



Till later ....

Weekly Challenge

Check out the weekly challenge over at the Scrapsidaisy forum... There will be a new one there every Friday to get your scrapping mojo going for the weekend.... Here's my take on it...

You wouldn't believe it ....

Guess who just came home missing another tooth?
Guess who managed to arrive home with said tooth?
Guess who's mum insisted on a photo because she had just been blogging about his last tooth?
Guess who obliged his mother and walked over to the shade for said photo?
And guess what happened?

Yes he dropped the tooth in the grass
No we couldn't find it
Yes I did exactly the same as yesterday (that drawer has never been so useful)
No he didn't notice it was a front tooth

And yes all is good in the Yea household tonight.....

Forever backdating

I'm not doing a very good job at keeping this blog up to date, for the last couple of posts I seem to be telling you what I did last weekend or the one before that..... I apologise for that but I actually have some up to date news today ....

Aaron lost one of his teeth at school yesterday and then he actually lost it ... search as we might it was not to be found .. I am not a sentimental person, I don't have my wedding cards or those given to me at the birth of my kids, I have no teenage memory box or childs first curl, but what I do have to my surprise is a few loose teeth at the bottom of my undies drawer.... so to advert the inevitable panic I was able to grab an old one from my stash (not a true match, but he didn't seem to notice) and pretend that I found it in the bottom of his bag...
All was well in the Yea household last night..


Now of course on to the events of late.... Our great friends the Moodys came down to spend a glorious, relaxing weekend with us ..... all the kids get on well as do the adults... We spent many hours at the riverbank as well as giving their kids their first ride on a motorbike. I really liked this picture so had it blown up quite large and sent it off to them ..... hope they like it.











How glorious is this sunset.... one day I will learn how to properly use my camera in the manual mode so I can get better photos when something like this presents itself... Maybe a new years resolution ... don't laugh it will be here before you know it..

And as for scrapbooking ....



(sorry about the horrible photo)

and lots of little bugs made for a embellishment swap over at the Scrapsidaisy forum

Happy (belated) Easter ......

We had a great long weekend filled with down time, caravan maintenance, family and chocolate.... hope yours was good as well.....



If you can't quite tell from the photo Regans hat is a giant papier mache Easter egg which actually looked remarkably real and Aaron has gone with the ever so popular paper ears ( this year all the hats had to be made from recycled goods)

Aaron was very much into Easter this year and even decided to write his own Easter story ....... (hole was the only word he needed help spelling)




We also spent some time on the bikes and Aaron got on the motorbike for the very first time .... two days running ...



nothing like a pair of girly socks on a motorbike ... you've still got to look good..



and to top off a great weekend there's nothing like a few blackened marshmallows by a bonfire ..


and now into the files of the weird things my kids can do ......
Aaron can turn his tongue all the way around both left and right ....



and to Regans great delight ,.;... she can do this ...



how delightful are they ..... this is how they felt after Shane and I wouldn't let them go on the rides at the Powerboats last weekend....



These are the girls I work with ... the new bosses have taken the van off the road so it was Amanda's last day on (unfortunately) Apr 1st .... as much as she annoyed us all with her demands for this and that (due to her short timespan in the shop to reload and get back out on the road) she will be sorely missed. ..




And as for scrapbooking .... The following Lo is one I've done for this months design team at Scrapsidaisy ..... I'm not normally a pastel girl but the new Easter papers really suited this photo ( which was taken in a car with a mobile phone)



and going to my backlog of photos I've finished my first LO of our newest members .... Mack and Dark Turtle .....



and a card I made for my Niece whos b'day I was a tad late for....



Till next time....