Hamilton Island

This was the view from our room. The tide would start to go out at around go out at around 11 am and then come back in at about 4 pm. While it was out we could walk to the island, it was made up of rocks and had a couple of trees growing on it. When the tide was in, it was completely surrounded by water.

One afternoon we all walked out and about the little island. The ground was very muddy and very thick. Sam's thongs broke in the mud and #3 sank in up to his knees. It was an entertaining afternoon.

There were many creatures in the shallows and muddy sands, plenty of fish, crabs, stingrays, clams and the like.

Sea World Resort

This is the view we got every time we left our apartment for the 5 days we spent at Sea World. It was great, we had unlimited access to the theme park and the water play areas. The kids had a ball.

Vacation

I know it had been rather a while since my last post, but we had a little trip. Yes, our first ever family holiday. Not just a trip home to Sam's Mum's for a vist and not just an over night trip. I'm talking plane rides, motels and dinners out!!!! The whole package.

Work in progress, cont.

I love the way these Moda precuts give off little bits of fluff as you use them. It's generally when you iron them and then the ironing board is covered in 'snow'.

From two squares chain pieced, to this;

Four squares joined together, twice as there was two packs to form the base of this quilt.

This is the base of the quilt finished. Don't you just love #2's feet sticking out the bottom?

(I'm sorry for not rotating the photo)

New quilt - a work in progress.

So, this is the beginning of my latest project. Do you know the fabric? Yep, it the Beach House charm packs all chain pieced together.

I got a parcel !

Look what I got today!!!!! Two Beach House charm packs.I ordered them on Saturday and they arrived today, all the way from Tassie. I found this really cool fabric shop online, called Patchworks Plus. Sarah, the owner is very helpful. I'm still unsure of what I will create.

Memories

I've been looking through my photos and came across this little gem. It was taken 6 years ago......gosh they've grown.
I can still remember that morning as though it was this morning.
#2 found a blue texta and drew all over #3's face. We couldn't get it all off. In the colour version of this photo you can see blue.
Come to think of it, in all of my photos taken of the three kids together, something has happened.
One shoot, #2 tripped over the leg of a table, fell and ended up with a massive bruise over one eye.
One shoot #1 had run into a wall the day before at school and had cut up his face around his nose.
Other times various children have been missing teeth.
I guess the point of all this is just memories. None of our children are perfect. Sometimes they are dirty, sometimes they are missing teeth, sometime they cut their own hair (yep, #2), sometimes they have black eyes (yep #3), sometimes they have cuts and bruises and sometimes they are just plain cranky. This is all what makes our stories ours and what our memories are made of.