Easter



traditions - are something that makes this time of year special. For us Easter is all about getting up extremely early on Easter Sunday (5am!) while we bundle the girls into the car - still sleepy - rugged up - with some hot cross buns to fill their tummies - we head down to the beach & watch the sunrise as part of an Easter church service - watch the fire being lit & enjoy the peaceful morning. The sunrise is always amazing - has been for the past 3 years.

The rest of the day is spent hunting for chocolate eggs - enjoying time with family - chatting - eating - & being truly thankful for all we have.

Do you have any Easter traditions?!
Favourite Easter egg? (mine is the Cadbury cream egg!)

Happy Easter... and all that stuff

Image from Creative Chaos

Um, those amazing chocolate eggs I was going to dazzle you with today? They're not finished. Why rush? I have tomorrow, riiiight? They'll get done by Sunday, promise.

In the meantime, I hope you had a lovely day with friends and/ or family; I forgot I was pregnant for a bit and went on a 3km cross country hike; I have a nasty headache from not bringing any water as well as neglecting to wear any sunscreen or a hat! I thoroughly enjoyed myself, though!

Anyway, have a safe and happy Easter break my friends.
x

Light It Up Blue


Today is Autism Awareness Day, some of my blogger friends and some of my family, deal with Autism as part of their life journeys.

To show my support and love for them and for the every day ups and downs that Autism brings to their lives, no matter where on the Autism Spectrum they or their loved ones fall, here are some beautiful blue things including my favourite things - butterflies, interspersed with my life philosophy - seeing the glass as half full.


No matter what presents life gives you, find the blessings as there are
some even if they are hidden deep.

Rejoice in the butterfly, for they turn from ugly caterpillar to beautiful creature in their life journey, can we not all find something in that message?




On the bad days let your mind drift like the dandelion seeds across a blue sky, to times when things will be better, for it is nice to believe that there is an end to where you are now, you just need to let go to find it.


Find your inner beauty and wear it with pride, for true beauty comes
from within, more often than not through hardship and the choices you make to survive.



Enjoy the rain, for like tears it washes your cares away.



It is easy to focus on the negatives, try to look beyond, for there is beauty all around you.

Need help in Australia - the links below are a starting point

Autism ACT
Autism Tasmania
Autism Queensland
Autism WA

Nearly Easter!

Jar of eggs
My apothecary jar is filled with eggs



Hand painted eggs
The eggs are painted



Hanging Easter eggs
The eggs and bunnies are hung



Easter house
The flowers have been added to the Easter bird houses



Hand painted egg cups
The egg cups are painted



Easter bunnies
The bunnies arrived!



Easter bunny
Bunny has a surprise new friend!



Bunny bowl
A dear friend of mine picked up the bunny bowl, and some Easter M&M's on a recent trip to NY. Thanks sweetie!



Easter cupcake cases
Cupcake cases ready for their cakes


Easter is almost upon us and as usual I still have a lot to do! But I thought I'd share with you where I am up to. Thank goodness tomorrow is a holiday so I can spend all day baking and adding the finishing touches. How's your decorating going?

Have a sweet day!

Easter Bunny Scramble

Today being our last gathering before Easter, us mothers held our homemade Easter bunny scramble at the local park. It was lots of fun, and while we responsibly neglected to serve our children alcohol chocolate, that didn't mean we abstained! Honestly, this Easter I have already eaten my own body weight in hot cross buns and Cadbury eggies!

In my excitement, (and the fact that Fern was wrapped around my leg for most of the morning) I neglected to take many photos... here's what I grabbed to give you a little taste of the day!





... and of course, a pic of Ferny modelling her new dress (see her little rabbit tucked into the pocket - cute!) She had a matching little orange hairclip, but that got lost somewhere in the abyss of my car on the way to the park:


ps. Tomorrow is my big unveil of my homemade chocolate Easter eggs. It's been a process, let me tell you. But I've been determined!
x

in 9 days time



on Saturday April 10th


for anyone
in Melbourne
it will be the day
to buy
the Herald Sun newspaper
as my
will be featured
in the accompanying
Home magazine!


Appearing in the Herald Sun every Saturday, home* is Australia's most popular full colour homemaker magazine. With a strong focus on new homes and land, the magazine is balanced with a lifestyle element including decor and design ideas, property and land trends and renovation ideas. This clever balance has helped the publication leap ahead of its competitors and provides a strong advertising environment for leading builders, land developers and retail businesses.





Don't eat too much chocolate....





As the long weekend rolls around for most, I thought I would quickly wish everyone a wonderful, safe and happy holiday. I am so looking forward to having hubby home for a few extra days. We plan to do some odd jobs around the house, with a lovely big bike ride tomorrow and a lunch with family and friends on Sunday. 
I also have a few crafty projects to finish up and some new hair pretty orders to start.
I hope you have lots of fun things planned...




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