so much for blogging more often - oh well...!!!
lots to share so make a cuppa and settle in for the long haul.
or leave now....your decision.
you have been warned.
* kait and i visited marie and her family down at lennox a few times last week. they headed back to wodonga yesterday. kait went swimming in the lake with kelvin, blake and andrew, while marie and i sat in the shade of the trees beside the lake and chatted and laughed and of course, took some pics.
our gorgeous kids
the "gorgeous" miss marie
(although she will hate me for posting this pic...LOL)
but don't you just LOVE that infectious smile...???
i can't tell you how wonderful this lady is and how amazed i am that we just "clicked" when we met for the first time in real life.
marie exudes confidence and happiness and inspiration - i feel blessed to call her my friend.
i can't wait for her to come back in about 6 weeks for the EMM retreat. it will be a blast and i know ruthy will love her as much as i do when they finally get to meet.
*saturday we took the bikes out for one last ride at pete's property before we sell them - although after we had such a great time, that is in doubt now.
love getting together with our friends "the campbells" - always lots of laughs and "no-frills fun" and amusement and with hanging out with pete, who so kindly let's us invade his lovely old farmhouse and farm on a regular basis.
the latest addition to pete's farm is an old "paddock basher" which the kidcs took great delight in driving around and around and around the paddock for most of the day. they all just had such a ball.
the kids all had a go at whip cracking and had us all in stiches when they managed to whip themselves and they were jumping around like they had ants in their pants.
it really was THE best day
here are a few pics from the day...
(although none of the campbells cause i haven't asked their permission to post them on here)
Kait and daddy ready to set out on a run around the farm - this is the first time she went on the "big bike" with mark and she controlled the throttle so they went a little faster than mummy would have liked...!!!
Matt just before he whipped himself on the butt...!!!
"did you hear THAT ma....i cracked the whip"
jake's look of amazement after he cracked the whip on the very first try
the aftermath of a fun-filled day..."cow by-product" all over the bikes
* we were lucky enoungh to see mcnaught's comet in the sky at pete's on saturday night. we couldn't see it from home but because there is nothing but 150 acres of farmland around pete's house, we all sat on blankets and chairs and patiently waited for it to make it's appearence.
i was the most excited out of everyone - i love "spacey" things.
using a very "spohisticated tripod" - a fence post in the middle of the paddock, mark managed to capture a few pics to immortalise the memory.
these are the best two
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taken at 8.51 p.m.
taken at 8.56 p.m.
and that is the end of this mammoth post.
thanks for getting to the end, if you did.
more pics and hopefully some scrapping to share soon
so until then...
look for the things in your life that make you smile
~~ and remember, let those you love, know that you do ~~
~*~ shazz ~*~
xo
lots to share so make a cuppa and settle in for the long haul.
or leave now....your decision.
you have been warned.
* kait and i visited marie and her family down at lennox a few times last week. they headed back to wodonga yesterday. kait went swimming in the lake with kelvin, blake and andrew, while marie and i sat in the shade of the trees beside the lake and chatted and laughed and of course, took some pics.
our gorgeous kids
the "gorgeous" miss marie(although she will hate me for posting this pic...LOL)
but don't you just LOVE that infectious smile...???
i can't tell you how wonderful this lady is and how amazed i am that we just "clicked" when we met for the first time in real life.
marie exudes confidence and happiness and inspiration - i feel blessed to call her my friend.
i can't wait for her to come back in about 6 weeks for the EMM retreat. it will be a blast and i know ruthy will love her as much as i do when they finally get to meet.
*saturday we took the bikes out for one last ride at pete's property before we sell them - although after we had such a great time, that is in doubt now.
love getting together with our friends "the campbells" - always lots of laughs and "no-frills fun" and amusement and with hanging out with pete, who so kindly let's us invade his lovely old farmhouse and farm on a regular basis.
the latest addition to pete's farm is an old "paddock basher" which the kidcs took great delight in driving around and around and around the paddock for most of the day. they all just had such a ball.
the kids all had a go at whip cracking and had us all in stiches when they managed to whip themselves and they were jumping around like they had ants in their pants.
it really was THE best day
here are a few pics from the day...
(although none of the campbells cause i haven't asked their permission to post them on here)
Kait and daddy ready to set out on a run around the farm - this is the first time she went on the "big bike" with mark and she controlled the throttle so they went a little faster than mummy would have liked...!!!
Matt just before he whipped himself on the butt...!!!
"did you hear THAT ma....i cracked the whip"jake's look of amazement after he cracked the whip on the very first try
the aftermath of a fun-filled day..."cow by-product" all over the bikes* we were lucky enoungh to see mcnaught's comet in the sky at pete's on saturday night. we couldn't see it from home but because there is nothing but 150 acres of farmland around pete's house, we all sat on blankets and chairs and patiently waited for it to make it's appearence.
i was the most excited out of everyone - i love "spacey" things.
using a very "spohisticated tripod" - a fence post in the middle of the paddock, mark managed to capture a few pics to immortalise the memory.
these are the best two
.JPG)
taken at 8.51 p.m.
taken at 8.56 p.m.and that is the end of this mammoth post.
thanks for getting to the end, if you did.
more pics and hopefully some scrapping to share soon
so until then...
look for the things in your life that make you smile
~~ and remember, let those you love, know that you do ~~
~*~ shazz ~*~
xo
4 comments:
Who needs a fancy tripod when a fencepost will let you take such fantastic pictures - those comet pics are fantastic! So glad that you have all been having a great time! Love too that you and Marie have finally met - how fabulous!!!!!!!!
Shari xxx
Hi Shazz! Wow, you've been a busy girl! Terrific that you got to catch up with Marie and her boys! Love all these photos, you're a pro!
So enjoyed this post Shazz me matey!!! Glad to see the pics of Marie and her boys and your beautiful kids too, who have the twinkles in their eyes of fun that match your commet pic just as well!
yakesssss it's not long till retreat now is it!!!
Ruthy x
Hey,
You don't know me and I don't know you but thru the wonder of the internet - we meet.
I love the photo's of the comet - they are wonderful.
We have so much "light pollution" here is Seattle, WA - USA that we could never see something as amazing as that without a 3 hour drive into the country. I envy you your talent and yard.
Nancy T
www.nannerfly.typepad.com
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