Celebration
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“Come As Your Favourite Animated Character”
Mega Birthday week this week. Jack Jack and Jelly Bean turned 8 & 10 respectively and Michelangelo 15. We celebrated the younger two’s birthday with a themed party, “Come as your favourite animated character”. Jack Jack was Hiccup (How to Train Your Dragon). His whole outfit was courtesy of op-shop hunting one afternoon, we really hit the ‘motherlode’; green leggings, green velvet top, a brown woolen scarf and a dressing gown, with which a bit of judicious ripping and hemming became a vest. Fortunately his sister had a pair of boots that fit too. Jelly Bean of course was Princess Anna from Frozen, our girls’ favourite movie. Wearing an…
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A Portrait a Week – January 21st Edition
A portrait of our children, once a week, every week in 2014 1. Bella in her Baptismal Gown 2. Bella with her parents and godparents 3. Our Bella’s Baptism 4. Our new Deacon’s first Baptism, he was so excited and honoured to baptise Bella, we were delighted to have him give her this precious Sacrament 5. Bella with her godparents, big siblings Michelangelo and Princess 6. Two of our girls with their Dad, couldn’t resist sharing this one 7. Family shot, all of us together:) 8. Home again, after the big event. Photo credit all goes to Anna Maria Linking up at Practising Simplicity for 52…
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2014: Word, Goals
Happy New Year!! A New Year, full of new possibilities, new opportunities, new experiences all waiting to unfurl. A New Year always brings with it the thought of fresh starts, a chance to begin again. Yet are we really beginning anew? It’s rather difficult when we aren’t starting with a blank slate, we travel into the New Year with ourselves, with our past successes and imperfections already imprinted. Reflecting over my past words and resolutions I see that my interests haven’t changed, each year I still struggle in certain areas, my goals are relatively the same, and I’m good with this, I’m comfortable. The word that has chosen me this year I’m…
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We Have A Baby Girl!!!!
Yes a girl!!! PC and I were blessed with our little Christmas miracle two days ago, on the 22nd. We are totally delighted and surprised to have been blessed with a little girl, Bella. (blog name) She is 8lb 15oz and 56cm long. (4.064kg for the younger ones) She has such fine features. We are very grateful that all went well (it was a long couple of days) We’re home now and looking forward to focusing on Christmas and just enjoying our little girl. Still in shock. The children are all totally besotted with her and so very thrilled to have a little sister. Six boys and four girls,…
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21 Years of Marriage!!
Today is our 21st Wedding Anniversary!! We have been so blessed throughout our marriage, God has been so very, very good to us. If possible we are more in love today than when we married. Many days I pinch myself and wonder how I got so lucky married to such an awesome man. Love you darlin’, Happy Anniversary. *You may enjoy reading a wedding meme I shared a few years back.
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Homeschool Camp – 13th Year
Last week saw us once again enjoying our annual homeschool camp. Three of our children were blessed to make their Sacraments, what a wonderful day. We enjoyed many team building activities and daily Mass and Benediction. As well as catechetical groups, beach play, walking along the headlands, concert night and many hours of socialising. Another wonderful year, Deo Gratias.
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A Portrait a Week – September 16th Edition
A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013 1. First Holy Communion Day for our Jack Jack 2. Confirmation Day for our Jelly Bean 3. Confirmation Day for our Princess 4. Our three Sacramental children with Dad and Mum 5. All together:) Joining in with Che and Fidel this week.
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A Very Special Christmas Gift
Christmas this year is eagerly anticipated in our home, we are already counting down the months until the Birth of the Christ Child, not only because it will be His Birth, but….. this Christmas we will be holding in our arms our precious new Gift from God. Baby is due to be born December 22nd but as is well known, they come on their timetable (mummy is praying early, thank you;) Our children are all so very excited, every day they chat about the baby, give her/him a little caress, and bemoan just how long they have to wait until the arrival. The joy in which they all received our…
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Happy 18th Carpenter
Happy 18th Carpenter{{{}}} Words simply cannot express how proud we are of the young man you have become and the direction you are taking. In the last several months you have matured immensely, a door opened for you and you stepped forth in Faith, leaving home and beginning College. You have impressed us with the decisions you have made and the way you have conducted yourself as a young Christian gentleman. Well done Son, we love you so very much, we miss you daily but are so very happy for you{{{{{}}}}} Carpenter’s birthday was actually last week and we and a couple of his local friends headed down to the…
