Join us at Forever Always for our SUPER CROP to celebrate National Scrapbooking Day.

Friday 1st May - Sunday 3rd May 2009
So many challenges and games, you won't believe your eyes !
And, here's the twist...as well as scrapping up a storm, you can join in the fun by setting your very own crop challenge !!!
Lots of inspiration, fun, chatting,
RAKS and some prizes up for grabs !!!
Register now in the FA forum for your chance at a Lucky Door Prize !!!
Bring a friend/s and go into the draw for a RAK !!!
Hope to see you !!!
http://www.foreveralways.com.au/forum/viewforum.php?f=78

{Personalised baby birth announcements & thank you cards}

I would just like to share with you a business that my SIL has started on Ebay. Feel free to pass this link onto your friends as well. Kristal also designs birthday party invitations and thank yous, wedding thankyou's, engagement invites and thank you's and pretty much anything else thatyou can think of. All of her cards are designed to print onto the standard10x15cm photo paper or they can be printed onto card stock if your printerallows for this. You can print at snapfish for 15cents a print or your local photo lab if it is cheaper. Kristal made the girls birthday invitations this year for me and everyone that saw them thought they were great. It beats writing out 35 invites at a time :o) If you are interested in having a card design personalised for you or know of anyone who would find this service useful please let them/me know. You can leave a coment here and I can forward it onto Kristal or you can contact her through ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280336942084QQssPageNameZMERC_VIC_RCRX_Pr3_PcY_BIN_IT&refitem=280335257646&itemcount=3&refwidgetloc=closed_view_item&usedrule1=CrossSell_LogicX&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget&_trksid=p284.m183&_trkparms=algo%3DCRX%26its%3DS%252BI%26itu%3DUCI%252BSI%26otn%3D3
Thanks Amie xx

{Happy Birthday Mia!!!}

Mia turned 5 on Friday and she had a wonderful day and recieved lots of beautiful presents and money which she brought a DS with, so she thinks she is pretty special now :o)


I took these gorgeous photos of Sam this morning he was 3 months old yesterday and is gooing and gaaaaing it is so gorgeous to hear. He is full of smiles and I reckon he is trying to giggle.
Check out the girls playing dressup I got these bargins at Target on the weekend $2 a costume we got Snow White, Batman and Hannah Montana, the girls thought it was christmas when I came home.

{Recipe Scrap with Renae}

Hi everyone....would love it if you could all join me for my first recipe scrap challenge this wed 15th April. Get your stash sorted and lets make use of those scraps for this one!!

INGREDIENTS:
12 X 12 cardstock base
PAPER A - 3"x7.5"
PAPER B - 4.5"x 10.5"
PAPER C - 3"x 8.5"
PAPER D - 3"x 6"
(patterned or plain papers, all paper sizes are approx so if you have one near enough....use it )
2 x ribbon - 1 x 9.5", 1 x 8.5"
journal box
4 x photo corners
12 or more assorted buttons
alphas for title (mixed is great) andmini alphas &/or journal pen for subtitle
and the most essential ingredient....6 x 4 portrait photo
meet me here at 8 tomorrow night so we can mix it up!!

{Sam's Christening Night}

Last night Sam was christened during mass, it was a really lovely night, Sam had a lovely time he slept the whole way through it :o) Being at night the photos are not the best which is a shame. I am going to dress him up again and get a photo of him in the family christening gown.
Joshua our nephew and my bestfriend Kristy were the godparents, My Aunty Julie and cousin Adam came up from Dubbo for the night which was really great to spend time with them.

This morning Mia woke up and asked me if the easter bunny had been and left a MAP....... I forgot all about the map I made her last year, so she was a bit dissapointed but I told her the easter bunny couldn't hide easter eggs this year as the mice would have eaten them I think she was pretty happy with that but still sat there with a sad look on her face :o( Until Aunty Julie said the easter bunny left some eggs somewhere else. Mia was pretty happy with her box of goodies from Easter Bunny Aunty Julie. I didn't take any photos :o(

Anyway have a lovely easter sunday everyone :o)
Amie xx

{Cross Country & Chocolate Mess}

Mia had her first cross country today, the kids were all so excited. It was such a long course too for little kids it would have had to of been a kilometre at least.... Mia kept stopping and looking about I think she needed a drink. She enjoyed herself heaps though.

Yesterday I made some chocolate cupcakes for playgroup today and guess who had lots of fun with the beaters!!! I couldn't help but get a few photos of her :o)

Some photos and a few LO's

Not much happening around here atm, Sam is getting christened on Easter Saturday night so that will be nice. I am going to make his christening cake, there are so many gorgeous ideas on the internet I just hope it turns out how I want it too.
I have been having fun making collages in Picasa as you can see. I have been trying the the last 7 weeks to get a nice photo of the kids together for their twinkle toes frame and do you think I could so I ended up putting together this collage for the frame Nichole loved it and I can't wait to see the finished result.



I just love overalls and Sam looked so gorgeous in these on Saturday I just had to take a photo.
Sonia your quilt makes for a gorgeous background too :o)



These are a few LO's that I did for the FA newsletter the first 2 are using the monthly sketch and the other one was for the newsletter feature that I sort of didn't get finished but we will share anyway as it is finished now :o)

The kids are going great, Mia is loving school, she is counting down the days until her birthday. So is Brie they have been picking out their cakes Brie has gone from Bob the Builder to spiderman and I think Mia has decided on the cake that you can hit with the hammer.

Brie is enjoying being at home with me and Sam which is good that she doesn't miss Mia too much I am sure Brie will love the holidays so she has her sister home with her.

Sam is going great, starting to settle right in now and just being a good little baby. It was really cold last night so I put winter pj's on him and today he really wasn't sleeping well I think I might of had him just a bit too hot cause he hadn't slept all morning and now I just have him in a summer romper and he is asleep. It has warmed up this arvo though.

Well I best go and make some cakes for playgroup tomorrow.

Amie xx

{Whats been Happening Here???}

Well it has been a few weeks since I posted, so I thought I would share some photos of Sam and his hernia...... It is quite funny looking but after talking to a few mums who's little boys have had them I am pretty sure it will go away by the time he is 1 :o)

I need to get a photo of the 3 kids for their twinkle toes hand sculptures and it is so hard to get them all in a good mood at the same time. So far I haven't had success but I will keep trying it has been 6 weeks since we had them done so I need to get the photo back to Nichole soon. Here are some from the other day.

Sam and Brie decided they didn't want to be little models :o( Mia will pose for me most of the time.


Sam is 2 months old in this photo I can't believe how quick time is going..... I want him to stay a baby forever. He had his 8 weeks needles last Thursday and he weighs 12p 12o he is 57cm long and his head measured 40cm. He is starting to sleep from about 8 -9 pm at night till around 4am in the morning which is great, 6 hours straight sleep does wonders. His favourite thing besides feeding and sleeping would have to be having a kick without his nappy on. He will lay on his change table for a good 20mins kicking away.

Now to share this beautiful present that Sam received on Monday this picture does not do it justice at all.... The gorgeous Sonia designed this cot quilt for Sam and it is just stunning. I just can't stop looking at it. If you pop over to Sonia's blog you will be able to buy the pattern from her. Now I have searched the net for something like this and couldn't find anything. I am going to buy the pattern from her and make one just because I love it and think it would be a nice easy first quilt for me to make.

Brie has the most gorgeous long dark eyelashes and I have been wanting to get a photo of them so the other day I snapped this. I can't wait to scrap it :o)


Not much else has been happening, Mia and James went camping on the weekend. Brie so wanted to go she had her bag packed ready to go the poor thing. She was just a tad upset when we told her she couldn't go :o( You could just tell Mia loved spending the weekend with her Dad. After James comes back from Darwin I think they are going to Brewarrina fishing.

Mia is really enjoying school and has nearly learnt all her site words. She comes home most days and writes letters in her own little language and tells me what it is. Her colouring in has gotten really neat too, it is amazing how much they pick up so quick.

Well I best go and get some house work done.... :o( I was sick yesterday and James had to stay home from work and look after the kids. Today Brie is wondering why her dad isn't home LOL.

Bye for now :o)

{ A few Layouts to Share}

I did these LO's a couple of weeks ago for the Forever Always Retreat booklet, so the ladies had some inspiration while they were scrapping away on the weekend. I wish I could have been there. My thoughts are with Sonia's mum today who broke her leg on Sunday at the retreat. Wishing you a speedy recovery Gran {{{{Mwah}}}}}

Last night I was talking to my mum on the phone and Brie came into my room and told me that she had put Sam in his bed! HUH We had just been for a walk so Sam was still in the pram sleeping anyway Mia had wheeled his bassinet into there room and Brie spotted it and decided to put Sam in it. I have know idea how she would have done it as she s only as tall as the bassinet but he was still sound asleep. So she must have been pretty gentle NOT........ We have given her a good talking too about not picking him up and that sort of thing so lets hope it doesn't happen again. At least she come and told me I would have nearly died if I had gone into the lounge room and he wasn't in his pram.

{Blowing Kisses}

Here of the photos of Little Miss Brie riding her bike, she has gotten really fast now and decided after playgroup the other day that she didn't want to ride home I said Brie come on we are going home and she said NO I am going to FOODWORKS ummmm no we are going home NOOOO FOODWORKS and off she took on her bike, now I have been in this situation before when Mia learn't to ride her bike and I couldn't catch her :o( so I put the breaks on Sam's pram & ran straight after her she thought this was quiet funny and pedalled even faster and THEN she got really wobbly and stacked it big time!!!! Straight over the handlebars it winded her big time the poor little thing :o( But that is what happens when you don't listen to mummy Brie I told her.

Last Sunday Salt took the girls fishing, and before they left Mia came running in to give me a kiss goodbye, Brie was already in the car so I went out to give her a kiss but Salt was in the road and we couldn't reach each other so I told her to blow me a kiss....... Well it was the cutest thing you have ever seen she blew me a kiss like she was blowing out candles. Both Salt and I were like ooohhhhhhhhhhhhh you are so sweet!

Mia came home from school on Friday and asked me when I was taking her to church so GOD could rub the stuff on her forehead. I didn't know what she was talking about so I told her to ring Grandma and ask her to take her to church this weekend. Kay then told me that it was Ash Wednesday and the kids would have gone to church for school. But how cute is Mia so GOD can rub stuff on her forehead.... I asked her who god was and she said The man in the church.

Brie and Sam the day he turned 1 month old

Sam has an umbilical hernia I will have to take a photo of it IT is HUGE, he has been a little unsettled this week I think he might be growing..... Salt told me to take him to the hospital to see what was wrong with him LMAO can you tell we have never had a baby who cried for more than a second. I think he only cried for 5 mins when Salt got worried and said we should take him to the hospital. He is back to being a good baby again now. I tried to get some nice photos of Sam the other day and he just wasn't in the mood as you can see.....

It was just a bit tooooo bright for him


Then I gave him his dummy so I could get a nice relaxed photo and when I took it out I got

THIS

So we came back inside and he opened his eyes for me, I can't wait to get him smiling :o)

I had Sam weighed on Tuesday 24th Feb he is 4.7kg 54cm long and his head was 38cm so he is growing heaps which is great he is quite chubby it is so cute.

{Stuff}

I just thought I would share a photo of James when he was 2 weeks old. When Mia was born we couldn't believe how much she looked like her dad. Now Sam is here we are all saying the same thing.


I took this photo just a while ago, Sam will be 4 weeks old tomorrow I can't believe how quick it is going. Sam is growing so quick he is putting on lots of weight I will have to take him up to get weighed again this week, last time he had put on just under 500grams in 9 days. He is sleeping pretty well waking about twice a night, he likes to be cuddled to sleep which I don't mind I could sit there all day and hold him. It helped that Salt was home this weekend to run around after the girls though yesterday every time I put Sam in his bed he would wake up so I think we layed on the lounge for about 4 hours LOL.

Last night we went out for valentines day to the motel with Bec and Griffo, we all had a great time and Sam was so well behaved. The food was delicious as always.
I have been meaning to share that Brie has learnt to ride her bike, just before Sam arrive Mia taught her how to ride.... it was so cute they were out the front and I was inside listening and Mia told her what to do and then she would say GOOD GIRL BRIE, thats it WELL DONE. OH GOOD GIRL GOOD GIRL. Anyway last week I took her around the block so she can get some practice she is going really well and so far is very careful if she sees a car coming she will stop pedalling which is good. I remember when Mia first learnt to ride she used to take off on me and I wouldn't be able to catch her. I am hoping because Brie is nearly a year older she will listen to me alot more. I will take some photos this week and share.

Last week Salt got stung by a bee on his ear, he came home and said is my ear swollen LMAO it was huge and over the next few day got even bigger..... This is the photo I took of it just so he could see how huge it was

Well I have to go James has just come home with the girls.... they have been fishing, and they both caught a fish so they are all happy :o)

{Mia's first day of School}

Well the big day arrived, Mia woke up at 6.55am and came in and said can I get dressed now Mum??? No you can stay in bed until the clock says 7.30 was my sleepy reply. Next thing we know it was 8.00 and Salts mum was waking us up. So she had a shower and had her breakfast. When she put her school dress on I nearly cried she looked so grown up.... then she told me she

felt sick, I wonder if it was butterflies or still hungry.

Salt came home from work so we could both take her to school, we took some photos and off to school we went.

Mia was pretty shy and hung onto my hand and didn't want me to leave. I am glad I had my sunglasses on cause the tears were just sitting there. If Mia had of cried it wouldn't have taken much for me to just take her home with me.
I was pretty lucky cause Mrs Bartley needed to take her photo so we went outside and had our photo taken and then Mrs Bartley asked her if she wanted to come in with her so she gave me a kiss and said goodbye.
Can't wait for her to get home on the bus to tell me how she went. I hope she is having a lovely

day.