day THIRTY | year SIX | 2015

January 30, 2015

Cousins!! … goofy, goofy cousins <3

January 30_2015

day TWENTY NINE | year SIX | 2015

January 29, 2015

We travelled to Bendigo today (to prepare for Zoe's 21st birthday party on Saturday) and finished the day with a 'friendly' game of Kelly Pool 😉

January 29_2015

day TWENTY SEVEN | year SIX | 2015

January 27, 2015

I only have Zoe home for a couple more weeks… I am going to miss this face <3

January 27_2015

day TWENTY SIX | year SIX | 2015

January 26, 2015

Happy Australia Day!

January 26_2015

day TWENTY FIVE | year SIX | 2015

January 25, 2015

Just Dexter… creepy, evil looking Dexter.

January 25_2015

day TWENTY FOUR | year SIX | 2015

January 24, 2015

Yesterday she expressed her creativity musically… today it was with a paint brush…

January 24_2015

day TWENTY THREE | year SIX | 2015

January 23, 2015

It was the noise that attracted my attention… not completely unpleasent… but certainly no Katy Perry… though she does put on a good show <3

January 23_2015

day TWENTY TWO | year SIX | 2015

January 22, 2015

Jaimi in her natural habitat.

January 22_2015

day TWENTY ONE | year SIX | 2015

January 21, 2015

Just driving home from work… in Canberra… in Summer.

January 21_2015

day TWENTY | year SIX | 2015

January 20, 2015

Just Darci <3

January 20_2015

day NINTEEN | year SIX | 2015

January 19, 2015

Oops… didn't even get through the first month wthout missing a day!

day EIGHTEEN | year SIX | 2015

January 18, 2015

Today we visited the 'Spirited' exhibition at the National Museum… at the end there was a dress-up room… much fun was had… much, much fun! 😉

January 18_2015

day SEVENTEEN | year SIX | 2015

January 17, 2015

Just Xan <3

January 17_2015

day SIXTEEN | year SIX | 2015

January 16, 2015

My beautiful, amazing Zoe… 21 in just a couple of weeks <3

January 16_2015

day FIFTEEN | year SIX | 2015

January 15, 2015

Willow wanted to read me all the poems she wrote at school last year… the were great… and she is gorgeous <3

January 15_2015

day FOURTEEN | year SIX | 2015

January 14, 2015

I love having all my girls home at the same time <3

January 14_2015

day THIRTEEN | year SIX | 2015

January 13, 2015

Willow is just chillin' … with no pants… again.

January 13_2015

day TWELVE | year SIX | 2015

January 12, 2015

Just a girl and her puppy (who photobombed and wouldn't leave!)

January 12_2015

day ELEVEN | year SIX | 2015

January 11, 2015

It's just us tonight… with Xan in Bendigo and Zoe and Russ at the Gold Coast, we are reduced to just four… plus the nosey cat in the background!

January 11_2015

day TEN | year SIX | 2015

January 10, 2015

My ranga is well and truly in holiday mode… my normally clean shaven man is all bearded up and I am loving it… too bad it has to be gone by next week 🙁

January 11_2015

day SIX | year SIX | 2015

January 9, 2015

Pretty things in my garden… of course, it could be a weed for all I know – but it is pretty none the less <3

January 06_2015

day NINE | year SIX | 2015

Holidays are over for one of us… but she is home now 🙂

January 09_2015

day FIVE | year SIX | 2015

These two have taken over this room and settled in for a Dr Who marathon…

January 05_2015

day EIGHT | year SIX | 2015

January 8, 2015

My Emmett <3

January 08_2015

day SEVEN | year SIX | 2015

January 7, 2015

Miss Zoe Peta | 20 years

January 07_2015

day THREE HUNDRED and FIFTY THREE | year FIVE | 2014

January 5, 2015

Jaimi | 22 years

December 19_2014

day THREE HUNDRED and FIFTY TWO | year FIVE | 2014

21 century interfacing… sister style 🙂

December 18_2014

day THREE HUNDRED and FIFTY ONE | year FIVE | 2014

… and just like that, it was over.

Willow's first, and last day of primary school… where did the years go?! <3

December 17_2014

day THREE HUNDRED and FIFTY | year FIVE | 2014

PJ Day for Willow… primary school is nearly over for her!

December 16_2014

day THREE HUNDRED and FORTY NINE | year FIVE | 2014

These girls <3

December 15_2014

day THREE HUNDRED and FORTY EIGHT | year FIVE | 2014

22 years of Santa photos… I love that my girls indulge me with this every single year… even if I have lost control over the attire! (all sweaters shown here belong to Darci… she has a problem… we are getting her tested!)

December 14_2014

day THREE HUNDRED and FORTY SEVEN | year FIVE | 2014

This little fella caused quite the excitment tonight… he was shrugged off his mumma's back in our front yard and after waiting more than an hour for her to come back, we decided to go get him ourselves!

December 13_2014

day THREE HUNDRED and FORTY SIX | year FIVE | 2014

January 4, 2015

Today we had to say goodbye to a wonderful, caring person, who has been such an outstanding addition to Jaimi's life- her carer, Gemma. Gemma and her family are moving back home to Newcastle, and while we are going to miss her terribly (especially Jaimi), we wish her the very, very best in her new life <3

December 12_2014

day FOUR | year SIX | 2015

Bring on the SMOULDER <3

January 04_2015

day THREE | year SIX | 2015

January 3, 2015

Willow… she's a little bit crazy… just the way we like her <3

January 03_2015

day TWO | year SIX | 2015

January 2, 2015

Miss Xanthia Marianne | 14 years

January 02_2015

day ONE | year SIX | 2015

January 1, 2015

Happy New Year!

January 01_2015

year SIX | 2015

Here we go again… after FIVE years of my photo-a-day, bring on year SIX! I love this project… LOVE!! <3

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day THREE HUNDRED and SIXTY FIVE | year FIVE | 2014

December 31, 2014

My happy place – surrounded by family and friends… celebrating New Year and our tenth wedding anniversary <3

December 31_2014

day THREE HUNDRED and SIXTY FOUR | year FIVE | 2014

December 30, 2014

Smeagol UPDATE!

Our little mate is now in the fabulous care of a wildlife carer, Lynne… he has had a rough trot, requiring stitches and antibiotics, but is now doing great – YAY!

December 30_2014

day THREE HUNDRED and SIXTY THREE | year FIVE | 2014

December 29, 2014

The creation of a Lego masterpiece – R2-D2 … with the help of Zoe, Xan and Xan's friend from Brisbane, Jas <3 … never too old for Lego!

December 29_2014

day THREE HUNDRED and SIXTY TWO | year FIVE | 2014

December 28, 2014

Home again… looks like someone missed me <3

December 28_2014

day THREE HUNDRED and SIXTY ONE | year FIVE | 2014

December 27, 2014

My ranga loves his new windscreen shield… a pressie from Zoe and Darci <3

December 27_2014

day THREE HUNDRED and SIXTY | year FIVE | 2014

My poppa had just what every girl needs – a plastic mo! (and a photobomber!)

December 26_2014

day THREE HUNDRED and FIFTY NINE | year FIVE | 2014

December 25, 2014

Merry Christmas!

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day THREE HUNDRED and FIFTY EIGHT | year FIVE | 2014

December 24, 2014

Christmas Eve magic…

After mass tonight we went on a Christmas light crawl and found the motherload in downtown Bendigo… this particular home was not only covered in every consceivable Christmas light, but SANTA showed up too!… Willow, and my niece, Jade, were smitten <3

December 24_2014

 

day THREE HUNDRED and FIFTY SEVEN | year FIVE | 2014

December 23, 2014

Bwhahahaha… Zeus (asleep on the floor and oblivious to the trauma he has just caused) may have just passed wind 😛

December 23_2014

day THREE HUNDRED and FIFTY SIX | year FIVE | 2014

December 22, 2014

… moving on…

day THREE HUNDRED and FIFTY FIVE | year FIVE | 2014

December 21, 2014

On our way to the farm…

December 21_2014

day THREE HUNDRED and FIFTY FOUR | year FIVE | 2014

December 20, 2014

Check out what my favourite daughter, Xanthia, made for me this afternoon!! Best. Present. EVER! She is so freakin' clever!!

December 20_2014