Rylan time

Parallel reading with just 3 of us........

The perfect way to spend time together once the other 'littles' are in bed!

Ballerina baby

98/365

Oh the Drama :)

It makes me laugh that one minute Lily is happily chasing my camera (which is always in her face  ;) and the next minute she's crying because she keeps getting tangled up in her ballarena skirt.

The second she started crying, this was Jasmin's response....{cue really dramatic voice}......"Muuuuuuum, STOP. STOP. qwickly. Lily's ballaweena skirt is annoying her. She neeeeds help. She can't cwawl in it. Qwickly qwickly help her".

Oh how I love the drama of my little girls.

** For the record, I should state here that 2 little drama queens is nothing compared to being raised in a home with 6 sisters.....now that was dramatic.....some individuals more than others. hahahaha. I have no idea how my dad not only survived, but loved it :)

One of my favourites.......

Brown Rice Salad

1 cup currants
2 red capsicums, diced
1 spring onion, diced
1 bunch parsley, diced
3 tbsp sunflower seeds
250g cashew nuts
3 cups {cooked} brown rice

Mix all salad ingredients together except cashews and sunflower seeds.


Dressing:

3/4 cup olive oil
4 tbsp soya sauce
2 tbsp honey
5-6 cloves garlic

Mix together and add with cashews and sunflower seeds just prior to serving!!

Eat and enjoy! It is delish!

ps) In the picture above, I didn't have currants so I improvised with the sultanas in my cupboard......I don't recommend this ;) and with the dressing, I don't always use it all, so add it slowly!!!

We Miss You Mommy

We need you Mommy.

 

We need you to make us healthy food. Too much DFC and scones…
 

We need you to dress us warm in winter.

We need you to play with us.

We need you for our general personal cleanliness.

We need you to talk to us (and for our hair!)

We miss you and love you Mommy (we used ‘Mommy’ for your American friends.)

We can't wait till you come home!

leaving on a jet plane.......

Ok maybe not on a jet plane, just on a plane.......

 

.....for 5 days without my babies for my annual "sisters retreat" with my family on the Gold Coast.

I Can't wait to cuddle my new nephew and see my sisters and sleep through the night and maybe even sleep in in the morning ;) Oh what luxury :)

no, I'm not pregnant again :) this pic is from last years retreat ;)

While I will miss my babies, I really can't wait to spend time with my sisters and do all the funny crazy things we do together....the kind of things you only do when you're with your family :) 

And to Chad. Thank you Thank you Thank you :) I will come home completely refreshed and patient.......for at least one day ;)

City Nights, Vivid lights and rain

While I don't consider myself a big 'city girl', I really do love our family *trips* to the city.

This time it was for picnicing in Hyde park and vivid.

Despite the rain we had a great time and I'm glad I forced everyone to bring their snow jackets because we ended up needing them :)

And as you can see I'm still anti-flash even though it results in blurry shots :) I'd love to go back to vivid with my tripod sans the littles but I don't think it will happen this year.....maybe next year :)

*They're called 'trips' because apparently I pack enough stuff for a few days ;) 

It's Always Fun for Everyone.......

........when Grandpa {Beep Beep} comes.......