Exciting News - An addition to our family!

Well folks, I can finally announce that we Clearys have expanded our family-population and are now eating for FIVE! Well, six if you count the Labrador...

Here it is:



KIDDING!!!

Are you serious? No way! That image is little Elliott in utero at about 20wks and a picture is about as close to a new baby as I wanna get at the mo! The cute thing is that now I can look at it and see a definite resemblance to the little boy he is today!

Anyway. We DO have a new member of our family, but not the baby kind...

Meet Sally!



Dan decided to drop me off at the gym one afternoon and get some sushi with the kids, then pick me back up afterward.  

When I walked out an hour later, I was greeted by my family -- all beaming from ear to ear. I was immediately suspicious. Fern was clutching onto a plastic bag filled with water and held it up for me to see like it was a pot of gold... and it was gold... of sorts. Yes, a goldfish had been chosen to come home with us. 

It already had a name. 

Sally.

I was a teeny bit cross, I'll admit. I kinda thought anything that breathed should be signed off by ALL adult members before being brought into our home... I have enough to do with two little kids and a stinky-rador and saw myself being the one scrubbing mouldy fish tanks and remembering to feed and change its water... but I realised it could have been worse.

It could have been a rabbit.

Or a guinea pig.

Or -- horror and shudder -- a mouse.

So, Sally came home and was deposited into her new plastic tank along with some rocks and some tedpid tap water (geez Dan, you coulda at least bought a nice glass bowl!). Fern and Elliott stood at the little table and peered in at her. She peered back. 

And Sally was thus inducted into the family. 

So now we have a goldfish. 

hmmph.

Have a lovely loooong weekend, fellow Aussies!


x

Kapow!


Check out the Pink Supergirl costume Gran and Pops got for the Badoo's birthday. How Supercool is that!

Inspired by the antics of the Badoo's new alter-ego, all three Tsunamis were soon practicing their best Superhero moves on the trampoline.


Kapow! (Please ignore the singlet tag indicating that the singlet is on back to front and instead check out Maxi-Taxi's 'when is it my turn to act crazy in front of the camera face' in the background there...)



A Superfrog leaping, can you believe? (Ho hum, says Cappers, picking at a loose thread on the tramp cover.)

All three Superheros were soon dead for reasons known only to themselves.

Do you have a trampoline? What sorts on things do your children get up to at playtime? Any fake deaths?

All Things White

All Things White

This week on "Wonderful World of Etsy" I bring you some gorgeous vintage white treasures from aptly named Etsy store, All Things White. This summer's fashion trend of white on whites is pure, elegant perfection. The key is in the texture and the subtle shades of white from the pretty cutwork, broderie anglaise pieces to the crinkle texture of sheer cheesecloths. The same is true of using white in your interiors.

Have a sweet day!

Sweet Customer Stories

A few months ago I was contacted by a lovely reader after she read my blog post about our angel in heaven.  Soon after my blog post here, Kristie had a beautiful baby girl Olivia and we have kept in contact ever since (it turns out she lives not far from me).  Recently Kristie also ordered one of my personalised stamps to use at her son Lachlan's birthday party and I got to know a little more about Kristie and her family.

Last week Kristie emailed me some photos of her son's gorgeous birthday party and today I would like to share a little more of this party.  Not only did Kristie do an amazing job with the dessert table but at the party they raised $5,000 for the Humpty Dumpty Foundation after they requested a donation in leiu of gifts for Lochie - The foundation played a key role in saving Lachlan's life at the end of last year after he suffered a rare epileptic seizure that caused him to stop breathing for no reason.  Thankfully Lochie is doing well and Kristie threw a fabulous party to celebrate which I would love to share today.

 Here is more about the party as told by Kristie

The colour scheme we chose for the party was orange, yellow and black and I
made an assortment of tissue paper pom poms for the occasion. We also blew
up our own helium balloons to save money- everything was done on a budget so
that we could donate the money to Humpty. My gorgeous husband hauled a tonne
(literally) of sand up our incredibly steep block of land and created a
gorgeous little construction area for the children- they had an absolute
blast. We also purchased a half a dozen  'Real Construction' starter kits
from toys r us which is what you can see in the photo where the children are
building at the little table in the backyard. 

(Another great cake from Jacki at Blissfully Sweet Cakes)

We covered Lochie's Thomas
table from his room in black plastic and the children hammered and nailed
away. They loved it and I couldn't believe how busy they were. We also put 2
tubs of sand on the balcony and filled them with sand and little
construction toys for the smaller children. My husband also converted a
traditional style cement mixer piñata into a pull string one and hung it
from the construction site flags which were purchased from Bunnings. John
and Lochie also wore matching tool belts from Bunnings and safety vests. We
filled them with plastic tools from one of Lochie's tool sets.  Lochie
didn't take the tool belt off all day! We hung plastic hard hats from the
construction flags for children to use.  We also hired half a dozen road
work signs and a slow and stop sign from Kennards Hire to make it all look a
little more authentic.

I really enjoyed making the food and arranging the table which also had a
place for Humpty Dumpty Donations which we asked our family and friends to
make in lieu of gifts. We raised almost $5000 which will purchase much
needed lifesaving medical equipment. 

(There are those spoons with the special personalised stamp which you can get here)

If you would like to know more about the Humpty Foundation and all that it does follow the link here.

Thanks Kristie for sharing your families story and birthday party.

Leanne
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