OH..The Places You will Go...

I wasn't sure how I was going to feel when this day arrived. They are my babies. Even though I have another baby..

They were my little ones..My busyness, my mess, my little pair. Always with me, holding each of my hands. Occupying my entire day, with their needs from breastfeeds through to toilet training.

My time as a mother to twin babes is officially done..

Now I will start mt time as a mother of beautiful growing twin school girls and the challenges they will face being identical..Friendships, teachers, abilities...Oh my..

And don't they look so sweet???

Step lightly my loves,

let your little pairs of feet take you on whichever path you choose..

I'm BACK!

I have been away for such a long time! Sorry! What with Xmas and the holidays I have had a hiatus from all things scrappy and even the computer!

It is so hot here! 42 degrees today!

I have posted some pics of the girls at Christmas because:

a) they are all I have edited!

b) they are really cute!

I really have to get back into the swing of things! Maybe when the heat wave passes..

So what have I been doing?

We went away to the caravan in Yarrawonga for a fortnight - hot and very relaxing - lots of swimming to be had.

We got home for a week. Only to find the cat had wizzed on the modem and we subsequently had no internet!

I spent the week madly completing my tasks for SM.

Then we went away camping for Australia Day with six other families. Kennet River on the Great Ocean Rd is fab. I boogie boarded - the first time since having kids - I am so glad I did - I LOVED it - a real rush. Made me feel youthful again. Spent the time waving at my sweet little five month old back up on the sand!

Now I am home and awaiting the start of school - and comtemplating the mess that is my scrap space.. *sigh*. I loved winning all the Master's prizes - but finding homes for it all is bloody hard work - OK ok.. I will stop complaining!

BIG CONGRATS to Stacey, Dave, Courtney and Dylan on the arrival of Miss Hayley Maree. Can't wait to meet her!

Miss M is five months old. She can:

Eat her feet.. (Very impressive!)

Rollover: front to back and back to front!

Eat rice cereal

Make new and improved funny faces

Make new and improved funny noises

Still wake up during the night - every night.

Go swimming

Splash with her hands in the bath

Sit up briefly unaided

Sit up long time - aided

Put her own dummy in ( mostly upside down, but we're not judging)

drool immensely

notice the dogs

follow me with her eyes ALL around the room.

Put her hands up to be picked up

Sleep in a portacot (thanks camping!)

pull at her ears to let me know she is tired

rub her eyes to let me know she is tired

sit facing forward in her pram

take a bottle of breast milk

get her right hand out her wrap ALL the time

That's it from me...Will post again VERY soon..

Thanks..

Thanks for all the lovely comments about my Master's win. It's great just to be finally able to tell people! I am very proud of my entry this year. I was 36 weeks pregnant and creating over that giant tum was no mean feat!

Thanks also to Fee and Mel (Master's in their own right this year!) for encouraging me to enter an giving me ideas! I ouldn't have done it without you both!

I haven't seen a copy of the mag yet..So am looking forwawd to it arriving! My prizes have arrived though! I picked up 5 giant parcels at our little local post office on Friday. Wow! When I explained what I had won to the lady retrieving them, the customer in line behind me was very jealous and said so! You see there is a scrapbooker lurking around EVERY corner!

My girls were excited to help me open everything and being sticky tape fiends, were thrilled with the copous amount I received! Won't be searching for that elusive roll this Christmas Eve!

Pens galore too! Them being 'junior scrappers' that they are, they too were drooling over all my goodies and eagerly ready to swoop on anything I might allow them to have! Needless to say, my newly arrivde stash is still scattered around our entrance way until I can find a home for it all!

Thanks to a little bit of blogging and congrats I have rustled up my nine team members:

Alice Fettling
Anne Marie Cox
Julie Gordon
Kathie Link
Lynette Van Barello
Melleny Ams
Michelle Jamieson
Tammy Templeton
Toni Crane.

Congrats to you all and looking forward to working with you. I think I have travelled to all of you blogs that I can find? You work is amazing.. I am honoured.


Thought I woud post a couple of photos of my biggest girl. Looking beautiful and working the moment.. Thanks babe..

Betrothed..

Seriously! Lucas is so cute and two weeks Miss M's junior..Perfect age to match them up! Nic's other two boys are betrothed to my other girls..Keep it in the family I say!

Now he is two weeks younger - but twice as heavy! Little oompa loompa!

Love him Nic!

Love these photos!

Sash's family..

After a false start due to weather, we re-sceduled the session o the following weekend.. Out town being what it is - the weather hadn't improved enough the following weekend. They were all troopers though and we had fun taking them inside!

Thanks guys!

It's fun to photograph families that are so natural and relaxed!

Some scraptivity..

In her cradle for the first time..Love the little discarded dummy ..so sweet.. Loved playing with the new Crate range too!

It's not always chocolates and roses with a new baby.....Used the expoxy stickers as a border - got the idea from CK..

I LOVE the chocolate little letters from Basic Grey...Mmmm yummy

Used all old product on this layout and it came up well..

An old photo - new product= winner..I inked a border for the photo..

Again - new product frenzy got me here! But I have mixed it up with some old stuff too! Love Gracie's little 'teeth in her lip' smile!

Having an 'off the edge' phase at the moment.. Had trouble finishing this one.I don't work well with very pale colours.. But isn't the baby just adorable! LOL!

That's it for me..Scrap updated now!

Bye!

Models for Mummy..

I decorated these little singlets for Milla a while back. Then of course I made her model them for me!! You can tell that by the time we got to the last one she was a wee bit over it! And naturaly the weather hasn't been particularly kind to us here yet so she hasn't had a chance to wear them out!

And of course the big girls couldn't be left out - so I put the letters of their names on a singlet fo them too!

Don't you love the M! I am going to put one on a bib for her.. I have been making bibs too..

My dear hubby mentioned today that I am in a very creative space right now.. I have been sewing up a storm! I will share my latest creations soon -as well as my layouts.. Have a few of those backed up!

Am off to a 'Celebration of Learning" hour at H's school!

Oh and yes the pink wall from a previous post is local - The side of the Haymes paint building!

Bye!