Boxing Day

Delicious Afternoon Tea at our house

And bedtime stories to calm down one very tired, sugar-filled, insomniac little girl

Photo shoot with our mural

Christmas at Mel's

Mel n Billy (who is desperate for the chocolate in her hand)

Elf watches Lyndon unwrap while Jake n Finn find more presents to distribute

Christmas presents

Elvie was excited to play with the dolls house while Phil started painting it on Christmas morn

A very pleased artist about to christen her new easel

Making Gingerbread

Dolls house construction completed!

decorating the tree

Rubbish truck

Willow and Kai

Kai is Ruby's little brother - he was born 3 weeks and 1 hour after Willow in the same tub and delivered by the same midwife. One day they will get married.
You can see how jaundiced Willow is when you compare their skin colour!!

Ruby and Elvie

sisterly love

our girls adore each other

apricot season!

Our tree has ripened!!

family of four

Yawn

Breakfast View

The roses on the table have filled our kitchen with their sweet scent and as I sat at the table beside them this morning and gazed into the backyard I decided that this is as good as it gets. Freshly cut grass, fully laiden fruit trees and a blue sky.

Home grown figs

These figs are from our very own backyard. We beat the birds this year and are ripening them up as they near ready by placing them on our window sills.

The dolls house is taking shape

Christmas Mural

Yesterday we painted a mural on an old bed-sheet for Christmas day.

Visit from Aunty Marilyn

Cousin Reunion

Big cousin Elvie pushes Jet on the swings at the nearby park...

They have moved to a place just a 5 min drive from our house!

Elvie, Jet and Finn enjoy some jelly, surrounded by half unpacked boxes in the new house.