A little school sewing

Before school start (two weeks ago!!!) I managed to get in some essential sewing for my little guys. The boys got to choose their own fabric which they think its just the Bees Knees. I used the free pattern from Oliver + S available here for the boys hats, I had to enlarge the pattern for Michael's, it took a bit of work but he loved it in the end, which makes it all worth while.

The emotional ups and downs of parenthood

Here's the thing about parenthood..... No one ever lets you know what you are truly in for. We all know there is no handbook that they give you when you leave the hospital to tell you what it's going to be like or how to understand your baby, or how to survive. But more concerning than not knowing how to deal with the tiny human you just brought into the world, is that no one tells you about the changes that happen to you as a parent. They never tell you that the gooey emotional stuff doesn't end when you pregnant hormones level out or when your kid/s are finally sleeping through the night and you start to get your life back. Or that it still happens when they aren't babies anymore and they aren't those sweet smelling, toothless smiling balls of adorableness.

They don't tell you that all those really awesome firsts will not only make you feel unimaginable joy but they will also break your heart into teeny, tiny, insy, winsy pieces. Or that it wont only be these momentousness occasions but that you will feel them at random moments throughout every single day. When you look over at them and you notice that they have grown just that tiny bit more or when one of your little men hold the door open for a lady or when you tuck them into bed at night  and you see that ghost of the tiny baby you brought home.

Last weekend Michael last his second tooth 

and now we are heading for one of those momentous firsts come Monday morning. Its a bit of an end of an era for us as Zachary will be starting Pre-Primary. This means that both of our little men will be at full-time school for the first time. 

Part of me is so excited about this, he is such a smart little guy, both of them are and he is going to do so well . As a parents half of you looks forward to these moments, you look forward to the moments when they grow up a little more, their first teeth, first word, their first step, first parent-less play-date but the other half of you weeps at the fact that you aren't going to have this particular first every again. 

I know this Mumma is going to have to resist the tears on Monday morning and will be keeping herself very busy with errands and an extensive trip to the gym. But other than that until my Internship begins in term two and I finish my degree I will childless 5 days a week during school hours and I'm not exactly sure what I will do with myself yet. Any suggestions?

Australia Day Weekend

Can't believe we almost through January already. School starts next week, which means both the boys will be in school full-time, I shall freak out about that later. But the past weekend we celebrated the Australia Day long weekend with a trip down to The Farm with a friend and his Dad who is visiting from the UK.

The Farm for those who aren't aware belongs to my wonderful in-laws and is located just outside the town of Margaret River and is just awesome. 

Our trip down had the regulation stop here

The Swag that I bought for Louis for Christmas was finally used

A second tooth was 'lost'

Cows were visited

Goodies were eaten

Motobikes were ridden for the first time

(totally in love with this shot I took so I'm sharing it) 

And before we knew it, it was time to head home.

We made a pit stop for lunch at The Cheeky Monkey Brewery on the way home for lunch with Louis' parents and a play. They are have a great playground for the kids so its well worth a visit if you are down that way and I have a couple of very cheeky photographic monkey's

Louis and his lovely Mum Jo

My lovely in-laws (love these guys) 

Monday was spent at home chilling and make some changes to Zachary's room (more on that to come later) All in all a lovely relaxing weekend that although didn't involve fireworks was full of family fun and quality time together *bliss*

Hope you had a wonderful Australia Day Weekend

What a week

What an incredible week we have had. This week I volunteer at the first ever Camp Sonshine International Perth as an activities (craft) counsellor and I have to say it was one of the most amazing and exhausting weeks of my life. Michael was able to join in and although Zachary was just a tiny but too young he came along to help me. We all had so much fun but more importantly it was such a blessing to be a part of something so incredible. Something that made a positive impact to so many children's lives. 

Crafty Goodness

Day 1 craft: Zachary's Sand Picture

Day 2 craft: Pirate flags. Essential equipment for every pirate.

Day 3 craft: Treasure maps
Michael's treasure map

Day 3 was also all about water and aptly named Wet n' Wild Wednesday

Ready, Set, GO!

Michael holding the bottle while his team fills the bottle

Zachary helping fill the bottle

Day 4, Thursday we didn't do any craft, instead we had an amazing treasure hunt!

Being pirates for the Treasure Hunt

My little Pirate helper

 Day 5, Friday, our final day. A day of such mixed emotions, so many highs over the week but we all felt a little low about Camp being at an end. 

Day 5 craft: Telescopes for the little ones and
Michael's telescope

Catapults for the older kids

Showing 'em how it's done
This may not have been a great idea, I'm still recovering :o)

During the day the children performed the talent show items that they had been working on all week. They had worked so hard on them and they were fantastic. All different and filled with their personality. 

At the end of the day the children were collected by their parents who were invited to come and see them perform some camp songs, meet the counsellors and give the children's a chance to show off everything they had done during the week.

As exhausted as I am and although I told Louis to remind me of how shattered I was during the week I am so excited about next year and the amazing thing that are to come with Camp Sonshine International Perth 2014.

A New Start

Its been over a year since I abruptly stopped blogging over here and with a focus on healing for 2013 and becoming more involved in life, taking on new adventures and enjoying my journey I feel the renewed desire to share our adventures and journeys with you. 

I have decided that instead of pressuring myself to create things and blog about them I am going to share our daily lives, our adventures and family fun (and if I happen to create something YAY you get that too)

I hope you join me and enjoy :o)