Look at this awesome little guy!!!Oh no my baby is growing up way to fast!!!
I just love this photo of Max!!
He said this when he saw himself,"Wow look at my foot, I look like a real soccer player !!"
Too cute.
I love that you can see the rain.Boy it was cold day.But well worth braving the weather to be proud parents!!

Now confussion time!!I didn't this awesome photo.I wiah I was this good,but a lass I am not.
But Paul is this good.Thanks Paul you made our day with this awesome shot.Paul is a photographer for Hawkes Bay Today!!!
Thanks Mate.You have made Max's season!!

Here this some shot's from my Dad's bull.
This year it was held at Feilding Sale Yards as Dad has sold his farm.
We had a great day bar having to say good bye to Dad and Gail as they are shifting to South Canterbury.Big bummer.
The sale went well.






Here we all are ready to go out for dinner a few weeks ago .Don't we look cute.






We have been so busy putting the wood in the new wood shed.Check out my Singlet Gang.I think wearing a singlet like Dad means you are a very hard worker.LOL.And guess what Katelyn and Max did work very hard.Thanks guys.


Cheers for now.I hope everyone is having a great long weekend.

The view of Dobel from School ,this is where we are walking to today with the Year 2's.
Sorry all my photo's have gone all out of order.

TODAY we went up Dobel Reserve for "Our Special Places" study.We climbed up the top to turn around and check out our beautiful community.The year 2 children have been learn about their school and community.It's been very interesting to find out much the children knew and very funny.I was working in a Year 1 class the other day and they were asked 'what does Mrs Roberts do?'(She is the school nurse at lunchtime).1 of the children said she is the fix it lady in that room.So cute.

Oh check out the autumn tree in the middle of this photo and just behind it is our class and next to it is Max's class.And the children are just running back into class after morning playtime.

Anyway I work in a Year 2 class aswell and I went as the photographer and the back leader (which means make sure no one gets to far behind).And Max is in the classroom next to mine, so we got to check out some of the beautiful views of Napier together.I loved all his question's........ not one of them was about our community........they were all about would there be deer over in that bush or do you think there are rabbits up here.So funny ,I so love him.

Heading back down the track.We have had a great day.

Wow this is simply beautiful!!!



Quite moving.I love to think of our beautiful Sam while listening.


LOVE STORY (Taylor Swift) meets VIVA LA VIDA (Coldplay) - Piano Cello - by Jon Schmidt

Here's a hoot!!

I hope everyone one had a great day yesterday here in New Zealand for Inter/National Scrapbooking Day.

I had a lovely day with Katelyn and we exchange scrapping gift to each other.

I will share a photo later.

Wow check this out over at KENNER ROAD!!!

nsd giveaways!!
in honor of national scrapbook day we have some fun giveaways for you, our sweet friends!
to enter simply leave a comment here by sunday, may 3rd at midnight est and you will be entered to win one of four fabulous prizes! we’ll announce the lucky winners on monday, may 4th.
1. one grand prize winner will receive a 6-month subscription to kenner road, beginning with our may kit, constant companion.
2. three runners up will win one of our sold out april kits, central valley, hen house or two-by-four.
please note current subscribers are eligible. one entry per person, however, if you send a friend and they comment that you sent them {including your name in their post} you will both be eligible to win the exact same prize if your lucky number is drawn {this includes the 6-month subscription}. awesome right??!?
happy nsd!
happy creating!!
xo


How cool would that be to win their awesome kits!!!

Check it out here: http://blog.kennerroad.com/

I would so love to play with this kit!!!

Good luck everyone.

Max has been busy these's holiday's.He wanted to make traffic light jelly. So we set to and made the jelly.He wasn't so good at waiting for the jelly to set.LOL.

So here's his recipe:
Lime Jelly
Pineapple Jelly
Strawberry Jelly
Strawberries
Flake bar.


So you would think that I have 3 cute kids happy eating Traffic Light Jellies??

But no my children decided they don't like Jelly.

Very Lucky for the very Cute Mackinley, as he was very happy to have 3 of them to put away.LOL.
And yes this is me on the digger!I am busy trying to dig the trench for the power cable to go into ,for Mum house at the front of our house.

Boy are these's little toy's hard to drive.Good for a laugh!!!
Katelyn and Max are bird watching here, at the back of house.They are watching a mother Puekeo(sp) and her babies.

We are so lucky having this steam at the back of our house.We see so much wildlife in here.Ducks,White Herions,Grey Herions and lots of Hawks.Great place to play on the Kayak too.


We have also been doing alot of cycling lately.On Sunday I rode 32 kms.It was great.We are very lucky here in Napier as the councils have been doing lots of cycle tracks everywhere.I biked from Napier to Houmoana and back.And Tony and the kids did from Clive to Houmoana and back to Clive.
I do not like being on the road with other Traffic,it is so hair raising.Some people have no idea.

Well I better get on with the sewing.Katelyn wants to make a hand bag.Will be lots of fun.I hope!i HAVEN'T LET HER LOSE ON THE SEWING MACHINE BEFORE.

Wish me luck.

I will share when we have finished.

How do your children sleep when it's so hot????



Here is Max fast asleep with his hot teddy on top of him.LOL



And Katelyn just take her PJ's off.

So cute and peaceful!!
Here is my layout for 'The Star's in Your Eyes' comp of at Scrappin Patch!!


Kisses with Whiskers:

Journaling is:

Time tomshave Daddy.Our camping is over, so go get the razor out or no more kisses.xxx


And I had lots of fun using my Slice machine that my DH give me.I did the title,photo corner,swirls and journaling block.

Wow go checkout the new funky products over at Queen and Co.Very cute.


http://queenandcompany.typepad.com/queen_co_indulge_your_cre/

The felt flowers are great.

Here is my layout for Challenge #39 over at "The Design Experiment".The challenge is what you would with 1 extra hour a day.Heaps of fun.There is some great inspiration over.

Check it out:http://thedesignx.blogspot.com/

Here is my journaling:(my inspiration come from Cher's song "if I could turn back time")


IF I HAD 1 MORE HOUR………….
Everyday…
I would spend more time with
these’s bright star!!
To play and have fun….
Everyday.
Blow the chores , when we want fun….
Everyday.
My stars and I could play more
Everyday!!!!!!
For one day my Star will grow
so I would like 1 more hour…
Everyday …
to play.
Just 1 more hour ….
EVERYDAY!!!
SO WE CAN PLAY!!

I have played with Basic Grey/Urban Prairie papers.

Front cover:A Spring Morning on the Farm.

Here is my entry for "Star in your Eyes" over at Scrappin' Patch.

We were invited to do a mini album in EMILY FALCONBRIDGE style.Emily does amazing create work.
I did one of her classes a few years ago in Wellington.She is a really neat Lady and so talented.



I have had a great time painting stitching,masking,handwriting,using odds and ends and using Jac paper to stick my old favourite shirt to the chipboard.

Thanks for the great challenge Ladies.

Here is a few shots of our camping holiday at Dads farm.We had a great time.....hunting ,rock hopping,tramping,singing around the campfire,helping Dad on the farm and just hangout together!!Our friend's come to for 2 night's, the kids had lots of fun.

Here is my Christmas countdown for Katelyn and Max for the great comp' over at Scrapbook Outlet!!

Go check it out.I will link it tomarrow.I am putting it here as I can't upload to the gallery at the moment.

Check the fun that is about to start over at Scrappin` Patch:

'Stars in Their Eyes'
is a not-to-be-missed scrapbooking competition with BIG designer names and a HUGE Prize (think Pink Paislee, Scenic Route, Basic Grey, Delish Designs ...)for the winners. We have some awesome international designers on board, the first of whom is our very own Nic Howard, designer for Tattered Angels, Basic Grey, Scenic Route Paper Company, Prima Marketing Inc, Queen & Co, to name a few. So here is the deal - you need to register on our brand new FORUM, and add your name to the list created under the title 'Stars in Their Eyes' competition. All details of how the competition will run are also listed there.

To find out more go here:http://scrappinpatch.co.nz/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=10

It is hard to beleive Max use to be this small.But he was.5 pounds and 3 weeks early.Now in 17 more sleeps he will be 6.

These photo's are at my Dads farm.I love how relaxed and full of fun the kids are there.

These's 2 are always dressing up.

This is a challenge kit from The Scrapbook Corner :http://www.scrapbookcorner.co.nz/login.php.

I have used beautiful ribbon up the truck and machine stitched it on.Fold small flowers for the birds tails.And machine sewn the stem to the flowers.

I love these's photo's of Katelyn and Tony.I did this for a friday night challenge at the Sketch Book a few months back and I won a great RAK from Scrappin Patch.

I love this photo of our home and the rainbow above it.And I sure do love Pink Paislee papers.

I had a ball making this mini album for Katelyn to give her girlfriend Lily.Lots of fun and didn't take long.

I did this layout a while back for a comp' at `The Sketch Book`.I have used punches of different sizes to make the silver fern and then coated them with Opal Dust.