I felt very honoured last week - when Twopeasinabucket had my layout as their featured layout. I just had to take a screen shot LOL:
Here is the full layout. The layout was of our long weekend at the coast with friends @ Long Beach. I had so many pictures that I wanted to use, so I did! I managed to use 18 small photographs and 12 tags - putting a nice dent in my tag collection. We always have such a wonderful relaxing time when we go to the coast with friends. We had a couple of BBQ dinners and our traditional fish from the Bay on Saturday night. The kids really enjoyed playing on the rocks near the beach, the boys managed to even catch two fish on the Saturday (which they threw back in), and we managed to get a decent amount of reading and wine drinking done!
Last week Eliza was most excited to bring home her very first project assignment (Mum is never quite as excited, as it means lots of work for her too!). They had a choice of four different things they could do - all linked in with the 100 years of Canberra theme that they are working on at school. Eliza decided that she would select the option which involved building a 3D model of an older building in Canberra. She selected Lanyon Homestead, so we thought it may be prudent to go on a little family adventure deep south to check out the homestead and take some photographs. I think she has her work cut out for her :-) Anyway, she is allowed to get help from her parents, but she has to do all the painting, cutting and glueing herself - it should be interesting to see what she ends up with!
I had never thought to go and look at any of the heritage buildings in Canberra - it's not normally high on our list of sights to see, but I'm glad we went. It was a lovely little outing, and was an opportunity to talk to the girls about the house I spent half my childhood in - a 150 year old stone house built by the convicts. The bonus was that it also only cost $15 for the family to visit the homestead, and there was a lovely tour lady there that spoke to us about certain aspects of the house and who used to live there.
I think the back of the house looks more challenging that the front!
Needless to say we won't be building all the other outer houses!
My proof of life photograph for the day!
Getting a daddy huggle.
Eliza I think you have your work cut out for you - and it's meant to be handed in in week 10 :-(
Every year we have a combined birthday for my Dad and Mum's cousin Barbara (well we have for about the last five years anyway!). The bonus is that I guess we only have to make one trip back to Goulburn in June rather than two. There is exactly 20 years difference between the two of them. Barbara turned 87 this year, and my Dad 67. It's only the last couple of years that dad has really started to age - I guess that's what a bad back and lots of pain will do to you, but he is a real trooper and never complains.
As per usual - there were a couple of little girls around to help them blow out their candles. Unfortunately after the candles were blown out Chloe had to be whisked away to the doctors and ended up having a seizure and being taken to hospital - she had thrown an allergy to the eye drops that she was prescribed on the Friday. I often thank my lucky stars that we have never had any serious incidents with the girls that have needed hospitalisation (except Jasmin's skittle up the nose incident of about 2005).
I was super proud of my eldest one this week - she got into the finals for rostrum speaking at school - she was one of three students from her class. She had to do her speech in front of the high school on Monday. There is no way I could have done this at her age! She didn't get into the next round - but it doesn't matter, it was such a good experience for her, and a bit of a confidence boost as well.
I have been keeping up with Project Life - I have posted my week 23 and 24 layouts below. Used a 3 x 3 sleeve for the first time.
And finally this week, I leave you with a handful of other layouts:
Until next time xxx
