Aldinga day trip

I took a small trip to Aldinga Beach last Friday with the kids to visit my friends, Michelle & Craig with baby Ava. It was such a fun day! We hit the beach after a yummy morning tea and lunch! The water was so warm and the waves were awesome. Craig and I took turns in borrowing Ashtyn's Tassie Devil blow up surfboard and despite the sponge like bouncing you got on the waves it was worth it! Thankfully they weren't dumpers - otherwise we could have been in trouble. 

Thanks for your hospitality M & C - we had a great time! 

See you soon. Love C, A & O xxx ooo

Spaghetti Delight

I had my two nieces over for tea the other night and it was great fun. Ashtyn of course, just loves it when they come over to play. And these days Ollie is pretty happy to have other kids over too. He doesn't always know what they are saying but watching him is hilarious as he joins in laughing when they are laughing too. So cute! 

Here is the spaghetti evidence! I think some went down and not just on the floor. 

Japanese Cuisine

My good friend Shiho, from Japan, has been catching up with me and my family now for some months. These photos show the amazing array of nori rolls/sushi she made for us! They were simply delicious and there was so much. I also made japanese pancakes but we didn't really need them. We had the fullest bellies afterwards from eating way too much! Thank you, Shiho!

Hair brush

Little Ollie just stood there loving the hair brush Ashtyn was giving him - so gorgeous. I don't blame him really - who doesn't love having their hair brushed??!

2008

This is 2008 in a snapshot of us, the Hackeroos! Although it is a really, really small snapshot of the photos I took in the year, I think it kind of summed up us visually. 

I am looking forward to 2009 and seeing what it has to offer. I am feeling so creative and after checking some etsy sites it has fuelled my inspiration. So whether it's being creative with the camera or with some fabric or with scrapbooking I love it all! It's a wonder dinner gets cooked some nights!