Melbourne {Day 3}
Our third day in Melbourne with our family and friends began like this: watching hot air balloons float majestically in the sunrise, with a shared breakfast of pancakes and coffee. We all caught the tram to the Melbourne Museum. I must say that I want to return to Melbourne again soon so we can spend […]
Melbourne {Day 2}
They make me so happy I took the children out in the morning when Monte had a work meeting. We played in the play ground and walked through the gardens. We played around with the camera for a while. We also looked at interesting trees and plants. We played: they ran, I followed, carrying all […]
Melbourne {Day 1}
Fitzroy Gardens Treasury Gardens Our first day in Melbourne was fantastic. Actually, all our days in Melbourne were fantastic. Our children behaved practically perfectly because they were so happy and busy and excited. The tram rides were exciting for our children, who live in a small rural town and don’t see busy traffic too often […]
Melbourne
We have just returned from a little holiday in Melbourne! We joined family friends, the Smiths, to celebrate Jill’s birthday. Monte’s sister Sarah and her family came along too and it was a really wonderful family holiday. One of the highlights was when all of us – all 22 of us – gathered at a […]
Easter bunnies! {knitting pattern}
I like to make the children gifts for Easter. They don’t get a lot of chocolate (and even that seems like too much!), so I like to give them a little toy as well. Sometimes I get around to making them something – sometimes, like last year, I don’t. I knitted these little bunnies. I […]
Getting ready…
I love being on holidays. I love the slower pace. I love having the children home and I love listening to them play. I love playing with them too, and talking to them about their games, friends, plans and dreams. I love not having to do the morning rush with school uniforms, lunches and the […]
24/12/12-31/12/12
And this concludes my 365 reasons to smile for 2012! I love to look back through the year and read about what made me smile. I am grateful for my blessings. It is always good to focus on the positive moments of your life, rather than the negative. I will definitely be continuing this project […]
17/12/12-23/12/12
23/12/12: we spent a day with our children’s cousins. It was fantastic. 22/12/12: we travelled to Adelaide, to spend Christmas with family and friends. 21/12/12: I finished these Santa sacks, thanks to the three excited, energetic children who allowed mummy some ‘me’ time. 20/12/12: we went to the EOY Mass at Georgie and Matthew’s school. […]
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