day SIXTEEN | year THREE… 2012
Willow, sitting on the hotel balcony, just checking out what to have for dinner.
day FOURTEEN | year THREE… 2012
Doing the touristy thing in Southbank… and NOT feeding the Ibis… not mtter how hungry they looked! 🙁
day THIRTEEN | year THREE… 2012
We finally made it to Brisbane… it has been a huge week of disruption and upheaval, but we made it… exhausted – but here!
day TEN | year THREE… 2012
Willow with Grandma Bingley… getting a grasp on technology… and a very good grasp I might add!
day EIGHT | year THREE… 2012
This is the view from the front verandah of the Bingley farm… ahhhh, the serenity.
day FIVE | year THREE… 2012
This bloody thing has been the bane of my existance!… and the worst part is – i was the one who gave it to him!!
day FOUR | year THREE… 2012
Willow got the game of Chinese Checkers for Christmas off grandma and grandpa Bingley… it has been a huge hit!!
day ONE | year THREE… 2012
Today is day one of the third year of my photo-a-day project… it has become a part of my routine… a part of my whole familys routine… a part of our lives. We all cherish every memory I have captured so far… little moments that, at the time seem insignificant, but all add to the big picture that is our family.
I thank you for joining us on this journey, and challenge you to take one too. Pick up your camera and point it at your family… not just for the 'big' occasions, but for all the little things that happen every day… you won't regret any image you capture – just the ones you don't!
So to start the year in the usual manner – HAPPY NEW YEAR!
day three hundred and sixty-six | 2011
This was our view for the NYE fireworks… does it get any better than this?! So excited!!
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My family sure do get their moneys worth out of the hotels pools!
day three hundred and sixty-three | 2011
My family sure do get their moneys worth out of the hotels pools!
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day three hundred and fifty-seven | 2011
The girls enjoyed decorating our makeshift Christmas Tree… we found the kitchest, gaudiest, most pathetic looking tree we could to adorn our hotel appartment… and then added hot pink star lights! FTW!!
day three hundred and fifty-six | 2011
Xan and Willow love catching up with thier Bingley cousins at the grandparents farm… we are on our way to Canberra!
day three hundred and fifty-five | 2011
Day three… we ended up filling three of these containers, and still needed a forth to pick up the rest!
day three hundred and fifty-four | 2011
I guess this is not a bad way to end day two of our pre-pack… in the pool, by the river, at our hotel in Nagambie ♥
day three hundred and fifty | 2011
The Defence liason at Xan and Willow's school, gave them each one of these signature bears for their friends to sign, because they were leaving. It was such a hit with both the girls!
day three hundred and forty-eight | 2011
This is Jaimi's last trip on the bus from heathcote, to her job in Bendigo, before our move north.
day three hundred and forty-five | 2011
It may have been a month late, but today we finally had Willow's birthday party… it had a rainbow theme so I took on the challenge of a rainbow cake… I must say (despite having to lose the yellow layer due to it sticking to pan, and therefore breaking apart and not being able to support the weight of the layers above it), it turned out as the "maddest cake ever!!" (according to one party guest! lol!)
I started with two vanilla cake mixes, which I mixed up and divided into 6 bowls… I added food colouring to get the desired colours…
Once cooked and cooled, I stacked them up and applied a crumbing layer of white icing (to fix the crumbs to the cake and not mix with the final layer of icing)
I then applied the final layer of icing… cutting the cake was a challange, but the surprise rainbow was a big hit!
day three hundred and forty-three | 2011
I don't know how, (as I am a horrible gardener, and my green-thumb ranga has been away), but somehow, one of my sadly neglected succulents has produced these two beautiful flowers, for the first time ever! If only the kids would flourish so well without being feed or watered!
day three hundred and forty-two | 2011
First Xanthia directed how I would take her photo tonight… then she stood over my shoulder while I edited it… apparently she "hates" her freckles and wanted me to get rid of them… but I LOVE them, so they stay!!
day three hundred and thirty-nine | 2011
Inspired by 'Pinterest', the girls and I made these cards for Xan and Willow to hand out to their classmates… I understand they were a big hit! ♥♥♥
day three hundred and thirty-eight | 2011
No family photos today… but I did have my final client shoot for the year. This is one of my faves… Jake in his bedroom… what an odd feeling to be photographing a boy for a change!… thanks Jake for being an awesome model!
day three hundred and thirty-seven | 2011
Today we celebrated our 'Cuskelly Christmas'… my SIL, Kellie, brought face paints around and Darci went to town on the kids! (with my niece, Jade)
day three hundred and thirty-six | 2011
Today Darci officially graduated from Year10… there were nails to be manicured, make-up to be applied, hair to be coiffed, dresses to be worn and heels to be endured!
I did attempt to get some pre-grad portraits of Darci and her freind Maddie… but, as usual, getting a serious photo of Darci is nigh on impossible!
The school church is undergoing renovations so the Graduation Mass was in the school hall… Darci gave a reading and the whole graduating class (attempted to) sing a song to the congregation… lol!
After the Mass we moved to the schools new multi-purpose gym for the dinner… Darci and Maddie played MC's for the night
My very clever, very special Darci won two very prestegious awards on the night… firstly 'The Seymour Arts Society Award' "in honour and recognition of her dedication, creativity and design skills in Art at the College"… ans secondly 'The ADF Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Award'… we are so very proud of our amazing girl and her equally amazing achievements.
day three hundred and thirty-five | 2011
Darci's last day of school in Victoria… last day of year 10!
day three hundred and thirty-three | 2011
I think Zoe is going a bit stir-crazy now that school is finished… but if baking cakes is how she wants to fill her time, then who am I to complain!