Hunter Valley and extras...

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I wonder where the time has gone...it seems like not that long ago that Steve and I went to the Hunter Valley on our trip away.

We've been pretty busy with work etc and the kids seem to be getting more and more social the older they get...well alot more social than us!!

Madi got her braces on her top teeth (bottom teeth are still to come) and Lozzie has now got a learners drivers license - that's been a bit frightening especially when she first started to drive...





We have booked a trip away with friends on a cruise up to North Queensland and I am getting very excited about that. I have always wanted to go to Cairns and the Whitsundays and now it's only 3 months away...Yay!!

I have put myself on an exercise regime to get myself trim for the trip..,.the first week consisted of me telling myself that I should start exercising to get into shape for the trip - that week went really well. The second week I told my hubby about my excersice plans and he thought they sounded good and so I am on my way...

The third week which was last week both my kids have cooked yummy deserts on several occassions so I decided to take a break seeing my plan was on track!!

So far... I am doing quite well although I'm not sure how trim I am going to be when we set sail!!

A Matter of Memories...

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I am really excited cause I found this unreal blog called A Matter of Memories by Jill Paulson who shares her Creativity Prompts each month to get you inspired each month with your scrapping. I have added her button to my page...click on it to have a look...you can sign up for her newsletter also - Great blog Jill!!

Sweet 16 Party...

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The party has been had and everything went really well.

The backyard was lit up with tea lights everywhere including the milk container ones that all the lovely scrapbooking ladies helped with by donating their empties. We had the bamboo flame thingies (like in survivor) up one end of the yard and tea light lanterns hanging all around the pergola. All the electric lights were turned off, a gas heater under the pergola and a fire pit which the kids kept fired up all night meant we had a really pretty setting.

The kids were great - we had 24 turn up and they danced, melted marshmallows over the fire and generally had a good time.

Having a fire pit we wondered if they would be sensible with it - the worst that happened was a couple of them burnt a spring roll till it was black and then dared one of the boys to eat it and he did!!

I wasn't able to take as many photos as I have at past parties because being 16 they didn't want me hanging around too much and I respected the fact that they didn't need a flash in their faces (I know - it was really hard!!) but will post them as soon as I download them in the next day or so.