My Bad

No, i haven't blogged this last week... but i have scrapped!

Bit of a mixed bag kinda post really, so i thought i'd start with this...

... the last washing of the bibs.  The soccer season is finally over {{big sigh}}!!

oh, i love that the kids are passionate about it...

and i love the camaraderie that they experience from it...

and i love that it keeps them fit and active...

and i love the social interaction...

but i also love that we get a break from it for a little while too! 

The big trips to attend carnivals and the constant pick ups and drop offs and training for

three out of the four kids do take their toll.  Just last weekend Troy traveled 2.5 hours

to get to a carnival with 2 of the kids, refereed and watched games all day,

then had to drive the 2.5 hour return trip at the end of the day.

Big Committment!

But it hasn't been all work and no play this week   :)

Over at the Boxx, we played a bit of a game with a 'Scrap Build'.

A group of 10 ladies progressively added one element or 'step' to complete a page.

Each time a step was added, each player posted a photo and instructions for that step.

It was really fun to play and amazing to watch all the different lo's completed,

especially considering we all had the same instructions!!

This was what i came up with...

go and check out the amazing range of lo's for yourself.

The fortnightly challenge over at the Boxx was to use up your scraps.

Absolutely no fresh sheets of patterned pp were to be harmed in the process...

which was really easy for me!  i could use scraps on the next 20 lo's and still have mountains left... :)

Here is what i did...

... and finally...

i just scraped in with the second Scrap the Boys lo this month...

a lo using ribbon.  I scrapped an old pic of my eldest boy Cooper...

(can't believe i've never scrapped this one before).

Not wanting to take anything away from the blue of his eyes in this pic,

the only other blue i used was a little cluster of ribbon at the top left and bottom right of the lo,

using the ribbon and Coop's pic to create a visual triangle with colour.

Hope it worked  : p  ...

oh .. and i'm not sure if the 7Gypsies Gaffer Tape counts as ribbon, but i accidently

ripped some to start with, and i quite liked the effect... so i just went with it  :)

hope u like:

... and the journaling up close...

thanks for stopping by ... 

jules

x

..another one!!

After such a frenzied w/end I can't believe that I'm still going.... but anyway. Here is the next Colour Room interpretation. Being a boy page I didn't want to use too much of the lavender. The little slip of paper behind the photos and the dragonfly is the only lavender on the page and certainly doesn't dominate.... and yep, I just couldn't help myself. Being a beachy layout, I just had to drag out that old gem... the fishing cast net!

I used the sketch this week.. {well, kinda}. Love, love, love it! Lots of white space, with a cluster on the opposing edge.... just my style!

Here is the palette...

... and here is my take

... and here are some more

... thanks for visisting!! :))

So Everyday

Big weekend in the garden.... so overdue it just wasn't funny! Amazing what a difference a couple of days can make in the garden though. The fact that my parents and Aunty and Uncle are visiting for a few days this Friday didn't provide any impetus at all ..... much!!

I have so much to do this week ..... aaaargh!!

Maddi snapped a pic on Friday night as we were heading out the door for soccer. It struck me as so totally typical..... so completely us at this moment..... it's what I do several times a week ....it was just so everyday. I love it!

I especially love the blur in the background .... Cooper is always a blur in the background! : )

Love this....

Photo Board

I just love the concept of photo boards .... so I decided to do a layout showcasing random shots of all the kids at various ages... just demonstrating the inevitable passing of time.

I'm constantly blown away by how quickly these amazing everyday moments are passing us by ... and I wanted to use my new chippy clock face! ... :)

Little Athletes

Phhhew! Day one and two of the Athletics Carnivals are over..... and I'm led to believe that it is no longer cool for mum to attend Athletics Carnivals when you are in Year 9 ... so I think I am done for the year!! :) ..... at least until the the regional level of competition that is. But just let me cope with one week at a time .... please !!!

The kids gave it everything as always.

Claire won the 800m very convincingly. She ran a really clever race and I was so very proud. Her sportsmanship when she finished made me even more proud... personally congratulating every one in the race as they crossed the finish line {gave me goosebumps}.... where did she learn that ... must be from me... right?? :) hehe.

Cooper achieved gold level in all of his events {love his enthusiasm!} .. and I did not know that poking your tongue out for an entire race actually makes you go faster!! Our kids teach us so much ... lol.

... and of course... there is no show without punch!!

Tomorrow is another day, but for now ... just let me rest!

7

My big boy turned 7 yesterday ... : (

My little boy has definately disappeared!

Smile

I couldn't resist it... i had to scrap that photo of Coop! I'm really in a 'freestyle' frenzy at the moment. Whilst i LOVE a really structured and clean layout, the less inhibited and free flowing elements of this style really appeals to me as well. Rather than pidgeon hole myself in a certain style, i like to do both! i guess it depends on my mood at the time..... : )

The Camera Loves Him

I snapped this beautifully candid and genuine smile of Cooper's the other day as the kids were out in the yard playing after school. His photogenic little smile always blows me away.

Easter Break

Having a week away at mum and dad's with no plans or running around was just what we needed. A chance for the kids to just spend time with nanny and poppy without an itinerary. I don't think we have ever had a trip to Brisbane without plans and 'catching up with people'.... it was really lovely ... notwithstanding Lachlan getting stuck into some prednizone tablets that I had in my handbag for my chest infection. Luckily no harm done, but a really big scare nonetheless

Obviously easter sunday morning was a big highlight, and it was a thrill to see Lachlan participate in his first 'I am allowed to eat chocolate' easter! I think the other three were just as amused by his excitement as we were.

Here's the evidence...

!!

The preparation while they sleep



The frantic searching



The sharing?



The amazing combined haul



The best part ... the eating!

Hope you all had a fabulous easter with family : )

This is it

This is the inaugural blog! I have no idea what I am actually doing, but here goes. This is the place for me to share stuff about us and what we do, to celebrate what we have and what we are. I anticipate that my place here will be a work in progress for some time... talk about life imitating art! Let the games begin.....

This pages pretty well sums everything up fairly accurately.

Easter pics are coming.... i just have to find the time to download the camera!! Watch this space....