Bella BLVD | Saturday Sketch...

Hello Friends.  Have you seen the latest Saturday sketch over at Bella BLVD?  It is pretty awesome!  Twice a month, Bella will be bringing you a new sketch, and showing you a few takes on the sketch by the designers. The first sketch for February is courtesy of Becky Fleck and I got to play along...

"Get in the Game"

Supplies:
Mr Boy: Borders N' Blocks, Cute Cuts, Quadrants, Wall of Fame; Making The Team: Ciao Chip Icons, Miniatures; Birthday Boy: About A Boy; Birthday Girl: Miles of Smiles; Sophisticates: Sprinkles & Lace Surf N Turf; Kiss Me: Mustache Love; Flag: Home Sweet Home 

 

 

So it isn't an exact replica of the sketch... but that's why I love sketches so much!  They are a great place to make a start on a layout.  And some days I need the motivation to pull out some paper to scrap particular photos and stories.

 

 

If you would like to know the odd story behind the photos on this page, please visit Bella BLVD.  Thanks for coming by..x

 



 

home again, home again....

warning: photo heavy post!!! ;)



Hello Friends!  We are home again after a wonderful mini Easter break with good friends and a smokey atmosphere!  LOL!  Yep.  We went camping...again.  :)

 

And back to one of our favourite camping spots. Amamoor - Cedar Grove.  The creek here has been dramatically cleared of debris and made significantly wider  in some parts due to recent flooding that swallowed this little valley.  Still it is a beautiful place to camp... even if over 300 other people joined us for the Easter week-end...

So instead of joining the masses, that were trying to escape the heat at the main water hole, the kids and I went exploring and found this little secluded section. 

The water was freezing! But over the slight rocky rapids, the water was shallow enough for them to wade about. Keeping them happy and wet. :)

Of course, quite ironically, in a place where this entire area was going to be underwater with the proposal of a very controversial dam... the kids decided they needed to try their hand at building one too.  LOL!

And maybe some of the big kids got involved as well!! hahaha.. They even built a "spa" off to the side.  They used the bubbles formed from spilling off the dam wall to create a natural whirl pool.  And I guess they needed it after carrying those heavy rocks!

Other than exploring the creek, we got to experience the wildlife too.  There was the usual goannas and a few snakes... ummm.. yeah.  We avoided those ones, but we still saw them.  But a highlight was this little creature.

We also climbed trees... sort of... maybe it was kind of a tree!  LOL!!

And we even took a trip to Tin Can Bay...

The kids really love camping.  They are always quite excited but Cam seems to be extra keen to be outside playing and learning.

So... I hope everyone had a beautiful Easter.  We certainly did.  Even if the rain came down on Sunday while the egg hunt was happening!  LOL!!

Thanks for visiting..x

Sunday Picnics...

...always lead to new adventures and fun discoveries.  :)  You see... We generally don't go down to our local playground but rather to our local State Forrest or National Park...

Where we seem to get a much better view!  And along the way we always tend to get side tracked, detoured or even too curious to go past some points of interest and for all the right reasons!  Have a look at what we found this time!!!

The water was gorgeous, both in temperature and clarity.  Definitely a spot we will return to.  And hopefully we will be better prepared for swimming too! LOL!  Yep.  It was hot enough for us to be tempted into the water, knowing that we didn't bring towels or swimming togs with us.

And after we finally dragged ourselves out of the water hole, we detoured again to find some nice easy bush walks with teeny-tiny waterfalls at the end. :)

It was such a lovely day away from being at home.  And I'll even forgive Liam for saying we could've just stayed at home, with the a/c going, sitting on the couch, watching a nature chanel on tv!!  sheesh boy!!!  LOL!

And this coming from the boy who did quite a bit of exploring today anyway!  I'm sure he says these things just to tease!!  :D

But after all the sightseeing we did, we eventually ended up at a lovely day use area for our little camping family picnic.

I soooo love these days.  Thanks for visiting..x

Family...

Wow!  Is it Friday already???!  Seriously??!  I guess I have been busy this week not to see the days go by...  LOL!

Today I just wanted to share some photos for the family (and anyone else) to see.  It is all a bit of a blur at the moment and I've been meaning to post these photos all week..... (insert chirping cricket noise here)! :D

Last Sunday (see what I mean!!) we spent the afternoon at the beach.  It was a really nice break from the usual routine of housework, cooking and organising the kids for school the next day!  Of course all that had to be done after we got back from the beach but it was still a lovely reprieve not having to do it in that moment.  There's something to be said about procrastinating!  LOL!

Anyway... we had a lovely time with our good friends.  And the surf was still quite busy at 5 o'clock in the afternoon.

There was lots of running and jumping to be done as soon as we hit the sand...

And then we discovered the new Baywatch team on Bribie!  bwahahaha! 

Does anyone need rescuing?  Anyone....? (insert some more chirping crickets here!!)

Nope.  They're good.  No rescuing needed here..

And probably not here either!!  Bwahahaha!  But boy does this boy crack me up with his "posing"!!!!!

Thanks for visiting. Hope you have a lovely weekend...x

Our Weekend past...

Oh my!  You certainly know that Summer is approaching.  Especially when it hits 30+ degrees in the early days of Spring! LOL!  So what do you do when the weather warms up.  Go swimming of course.  And get yourself thoroughly dunked!  Hahaha... ooops sorry kids.  (But it was funny!)

Here's a little share of where we went...

Hmmm.  Obviously not the beach!

But a stunning little creek in a nearby National Park.  Look at how clear the water is!!  What that photo doesn't tell you however, is how FREEZING cold it was.  Numbing in fact.  And how reluctant the kids were to get into the water after dipping their toes in.  So we resorted to this....

Poor Ethan.  bwahahaha... (sorry.  forgot!) hee hee..  It was all in fun.  And he got his own back anyway, when our friend Calvin wasn't looking!

Here are a few more photos from our day.  And yes.  I even got my feet wet!!

Oh!  And did I mention the wildlife was out and about???

He was pretty big and I didn't like the way he was looking at me.  So we moved on.  Fast.

What did you do on the weekend? Thanks for visiting..x