Monday, 23 July 2012

summer

This is where I've been!  I'm on summer holidays so blogging has been on hold:)  I haven't found myself wanting to take so many photos.  I'm more interested in being with the kids. These are a couple of photos that give a feel of our days.  I'll check back in with this space soon!



Sunday, 15 July 2012

one with the land

I wish I was related to SunRay Kelley so that he would design a playhouse for the girls. You can imagine how organic and one with nature it would be.  I always talk about a commune where all our friends would be together living off the land, I can only imagine how "magical" it would be with these kind of homes peppering the land.  I'd bring in some solar panels, windmills, geothermal heating and my own design for my eco house but I can see these buildings being studios, workshop spaces, and story telling places.  I love how creative people are!

Tuesday, 10 July 2012

food, fun and family

Since the sun has come out I've barely been indoors which means my posts have been few and far in between.  I'm storing all this sun up in my bones for I know I'll be craving it when winter comes.  There have been so many moments that I thought Oh I should have taken a photo but then I stopped and said, no wait, I'm just being in the moment right now and that's ok.  On Saturday morning I baked these scones, with some devonshire cream and jelly on top they melted in my mouth!
 Family came together in the afternoon and I just revelled in watching my kiddies having fun and doing their best to entertain everyone:)
 Sancho brought his coffee machine and made the most wonderful iced drinks for us.  I made a vanilla cake with butter cream chocolate icing that is originally a cupcake recipe found on joy the baker I was loving it!
 I got an inflatable pool that doesn't hold air and today I exchanged it for one that works:) But in the meantime the kids had a blast splashing and pretending to be fish.


 Tey's parents were here for the weekend as well and on Monday we headed to Cultus Lake where the girls built this sandcastle with Grandpa.  They were so proud!


 This is our drive home, two very content and happy kids in dreamland.
 The order of this photo is a little off it should go on Saturday's story.  In the afternoon we headed to the spray park and I love anytime that we can have a family photo together:)  I feel so blessed to have this family.

Thursday, 5 July 2012

look girls there's a lion

The zoo promised fun adventures and today it delivered!  My shoulders feel the hours I was happily strolling with my children gazing at animals in the sun:)  




I just love the energy and excitement the girls bring to days like this!  I enjoyed seeing the animals through their eyes, every few feet there was an exclamation over a new found friend.
 Our lunch ended with Oreo cookies and Nala was the biggest fan!
 This was Nora's vantage point for the day and she gurgled and cooed and slept and looked out at the funny looking creatures:)
A big thank you to Michelle, today was great!