Why i started this blog

I first started this blog purely to let friends and family catch up on what we were up to and see photos of the kids.  Then i thought, wow this is a great way for the kids to see what we have done too and i hope when they are older they will appreciate it (that reminds me i must do a back up lol).

A huge bonus for me is meeting people on their blogs and interacting with them.  I also love having my favourite blogs listed on my blog so i can see when everyone puts a new blog entry so i can catch up over brekkie.  This is the easiest time for me, eating my porridge and cup of black tea while the kids are having their brekkie at the kitchen table watching ABC kids (great babysitter).  One of my favourite blogs is Carly's blog.  She is such a fantastic writer, very funny, talented, inspirational and a pleasure to read!

We have decided, as a family to travel around Australia in about 3 years time.  We are selling up everything - house, cars, business you name it and buying a caravan and truck and heading around for about a year.  So having a blog will be wonderful to record all our adventures and photos.
 
Here are some of my non-virtual great mates...

Me and Lulu, we did meet virtually about 12 years ago via a penpal site, as Louise is from Northern England.  I visited her there and she come over here and decided that was it, she was moving here.  So after a couple of years of hard slog and lots of money, her and Steve her fiancee first moved to Adelaide and now they live in Gosford, only an hours drive from me YAY!!!!

Me and Sam, we met about 3 years ago, she rang me about a playgroup i was running and we have been mates every since, she lives one street from me and she is very funny and enjoys a good time.

Me and Chewy.  We met in High School and she knows me inside out.  She now lives in Brisvegas so I dont get to see her very often, which is sad but we do love to catch up.  Oh and her real name is Nicole, but to  me and my family she will always be Chewy (long story).  My kids even call her Chewy which just cracks us up!

Photo time!

So here is so photos of our latest adventures... and also some video clips...

Jakayla with Sophie, sitting in a cafe, two adult teeth on the bottom and dressed up for the disco!

Rory fast asleep, baths for my babies, watching a movie with Daddy, in the car with Trixie

Me with Deb, Steve and Jo - my siblings :)

Me with Deb and Jo, Jo being a crack up!

Suzy and me at her wedding.  So nice to have our hair and face all prettied up!

Video of Rory

I have been having a bit of fun with Windows Live Movie Maker.  Its so easy and what a great way to put all my little clips of the kids together into one short film lol.  I had fun making this one of Rory and its very sweet.  Next up will be his big sister.

Rory's video 

2011 School photo

Here is my princess in this years school photo. I was so pleased, i never know what to do with her hair and i asked her to put her biggest smile on and she looks soooo gorgeous!!!  Well done Jakayla xx

It's been a while...

Yes it's been a while.  I have been busy with this and that.
I now have a couple of part-time jobs, one being a PA/Typist and the other is a Trainee Fitness Instructor at my gym.  Then on top of doing the accounts for our business, being a chef/taxi driver/referee/cleaner and all round good guy :)  The kids are swimming once a week, going to Little Athletics on Friday afternoons and basically  being more social than their parents. Lol.  Luckily i have always had my trusty mobile and camera with me....

Various of us all and me with my Daddy

She got a ken doll and a skooter amongst other things. Jakayla turned 6 in late February.  

 

 

 

This is what happens when Jakayla gets hold of my camera.

Rory started at Peter Pan Pre-school, the same place where his sister went.  He loves it.

Rory took the top two photos.. hilarious.

Rory is a dancing maching

Check out this clip of Rory dancing up a storm..

Rory Dancing

A Day on the Green

Not far from where I live, is the Hunter Valley Vineyards.  About an hours drive north you reach the gorgeous wine country where I have been many times to sample some of this country's favourite drinks.
The vineyards also hold a lot of concerts there.  I was lucky enough to go to one last Saturday with my hubby and good friends.
On show was INXS, Train, Baby Animals and Sean Kelly from the Models.  We got there nice and early and because of this we got front row (in the general admission section!).  We took lots of water in an esky full of ice, food, comfy chairs and big hats.  What a fantastic day.  INXS were fantastic, they played some songs instrumentally which I found different and refreshing.  Train were unreal, their lead singer Patrick was so charismatic and a real show man.  Sean Kelly played some of his songs and some old Models songs which got the audience up on their feet dancing.  And the Baby Animals were brilliant with the lead singer Suze rocking it like only a Rock Chick knows how... here are some photos.

me and Suze from Baby Animals

It was a hot day but a fantastic day (and night)