day THREE HUNDRED and FIFTY FIVE | Year EIGHT | 2017
Another annual Christmas tradition going down tonight… Rum Balls for days… this year was an OCTO-batch… yep, eight times the recipe!
day THREE HUNDRED and FIFTY FOUR | Year EIGHT | 2017
It’s taken three years, but I think I have finally perfected my grandma’s Christmas Cake recipe!
day THREE HUNDRED and FIFTY THREE | Year EIGHT | 2017
When it’s too early to head to the lake… we improvise 
day THREE HUNDRED and FIFTY TWO | Year EIGHT | 2017
What is a snow dog to do, when the temperature reaches 34°… swim, of course!
day THREE HUNDRED and FIFTY ONE | Year EIGHT | 2017
Apparently the neighbours don’t hear us… they can’t believe how quiet we are considering the crowd that lives here… but, I wonder if that opinion will stand after the many rambunctious games of handball going on out the front these holidays!
day THREE HUNDRED and FORTY NINE | Year EIGHT | 2017
Photo supplied by Willow… looks like she is having a great time in Sydney!
day THREE HUNDRED and FORTY EIGHT | Year EIGHT | 2017
No, I did not feel like having my photo taken today… why do you ask?
day THREE HUNDRED and FORTY SEVEN | Year EIGHT | 2017
You know when you tell your kids they can be anything they want to be? … well, technically, that’s just not true… just ask Walter how his dream of being a ‘Lapdog’ is going!
day THREE HUNDRED and FORTY SIX | Year EIGHT | 2017
Oh Hey Dexter… ummm, I don’t mean to bother you, but I can’t see my screen… do you think you might like to move?
day THREE HUNDRED and FORTY FIVE | Year EIGHT | 2017
This morning, Willow flew to Sydney to take part in a camp designed to encourage girls with a particular aptitude for math and science to enter STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) vocations. As an added bonus, she was also featured in today’s Finacial Review Newspaper article about the program.
day THREE HUNDRED and FORTY THREE | Year EIGHT | 2017
Alex playing with hand puppets at the Canberra Handmade Market… he’s a ‘special’ boy! Bwhahaha!
day THREE HUNDRED and FORTY TWO | Year EIGHT | 2017
OMG, SANTA!!! I love Santa photo days!! <3 <3 <3
day THREE HUNDRED and FORTY ONE | Year EIGHT | 2017
What a motley looking crew!
l-r – Alex, Jaimi, Xanthia, Zoe, Darci & Willow
day THREE HUNDRED and FORTY | Year EIGHT | 2017
Yep, this was literally the only photo I took all day… sorry about that.
day THREE HUNDRED and THIRTY NINE | Year EIGHT | 2017
The things you see, when you don’t have a gun!
day THREE HUNDRED and THIRTY EIGHT | Year EIGHT | 2017
Today I took a flying trip home to Bendigo and finally got to meet my newest cousin, Tristan <3
day THREE HUNDRED and THIRTY SEVEN | Year EIGHT | 2017
Photo supplied by Xan… psyching herself up for a killer indoor hockey game…
day THREE HUNDRED and THIRTY SIX | Year EIGHT | 2017
This afternoon Jaimi, Willow, Russ & I headed off to the Pegasus Christmas Party… Jaimi was pretty stoked to run into the big man himself <3
day THREE HUNDRED and THIRTY FIVE | Year EIGHT | 2017
I won’t lie… this has been a tough week.
My boss passed away on Saturday after a year long battle with liver cancer – he was too young and it’s just not fair #fuckcancer… this triggered the termination of my employment (as per the rules of the game) and so I spent Monday morning collecting my things and vacating my office… then my turtle died 
I have spent the week just holding on… just getting through, day by day, minute by minute… then today, after spending the better part of the day at the State funeral for Steve, I came home to my amazing, supportive, crazy family – and we did this…
I am so freakin’ blessed to have this safe place to fall 
day THREE HUNDRED and THIRTY TWO | Year EIGHT | 2017
Photo supplied by Xanthia… how gorgeous are these rainbow roses <3
day THREE HUNDRED and THIRTY ONE | Year EIGHT | 2017
More sky… stunning Canberra sky <3
day THREE HUNDRED and THIRTY | Year EIGHT | 2017
So, despite my dire predictions… no blood was shed for the duration of this game!
day THREE HUNDRED and TWENTY NINE | Year EIGHT | 2017
Is there anything better for brekkie than Mickey Mouse shaped pikelets? I think not!
day THREE HUNDRED and TWENTY EIGHT | Year EIGHT | 2017
Lunch today consisted of this scrummy egg and bacon muffin, served on a slab of slate…
day THREE HUNDRED and TWENTY SEVEN | Year EIGHT | 2017
Today it’s a photo of Alex’s cat… supplied by Zoe… apparently this was the only photo any of us took for the entire day! lol
day THREE HUNDRED and TWENTY SIX | Year EIGHT | 2017
Time to take the pets photo for this years Christmas card…
day THREE HUNDRED and TWENTY FIVE | Year EIGHT | 2017
Yep, you guessed it… supplied by Xan 😉
day THREE HUNDRED and TWENTY THREE | Year EIGHT | 2017
Today was Christmas-Card-Photo-Day!… and in the usual fashion, it was like herding cats.
day THREE HUNDRED and TWENTY TWO | Year EIGHT | 2017
I don’t know about you, but I think Walter enjoyed his trip to the farm?
day THREE HUNDRED and TWENTY ONE | Year EIGHT | 2017
Tonight I arrived home from from a late photoshoot, to a houseful of people ready to go bowling! So, bowling we went!… ok, so my form isn’t awesome – but I still held my own 😉
day THREE HUNDRED and NINETEEN | Year EIGHT | 2017
Today Australia stood together and said YES to same-sex marriage! (like we needed to vote on that :/ )… and I can take off my ‘Until We Are All Equal’ ring. Good job Australia <3
day THREE HUNDRED and SEVENTEEN | Year EIGHT | 2017
Xani is driving again… but I’m not dead yet, so she must be doing ok 😉
day THREE HUNDRED and SIXTEEN | Year EIGHT | 2017
Now that Darci has moved out, Jaimi gets her own room… and she is loving it!
day THREE HUNDRED and FOURTEEN | Year EIGHT | 2017
Happy FIFTEENTH Birthday Willow… yes, you read that right – FIFTEEN! My baby is fifteen!
day THREE HUNDRED and THIRTEEN | Year EIGHT | 2017
“I have made fire” -Tom Hanks- (Cast Away)
day THREE HUNDRED and NINE | Year EIGHT | 2017
Gertie is sleeping on my desk… that’s enough of an excuse not to work, right?
day THREE HUNDRED and EIGHT | Year EIGHT | 2017
Today was the first day of my Christmas mini-shoot… could this little bubba be any cuter?!
