STILLS: A WEEKLY COLLECTION (WEEK 25)

Linking up with Emma at The Beetle Shack for weekly stills and we are nearly half way through the year.  Here's what was happening in our world this past week.

James bedroom at the moment....we will be getting stuck into a big tidy up on the holidays.

Sienna's bedroom at the moment and again we will be having a big tidy up on the holidays but this is real life.

My windows in the study need a good clean.

Our other living area as it is right now.

James cooking up some pikelets after school for afternoon tea.

Sports carnival morning tea time where they played some groovy songs over the loud speaker and everyone was dancing and going crazy and it was so lovely to watch.  Sienna is in the yellow hat and yellow shirt on the right of the group.

The girls were having such a fun time dancing together.

The big group at the back were jumping up and then all laying on the ground together to some song and it looked so cool.

My little happy groover in yellow.

James having his turn at Shot Put.

I caught a happy smile while he and his class mates were waiting for their turn.

James doing his bit for the relay team.

Sienna doing her bit for the relay team.

At home Sienna set up her own pulley system using some wool and a little box type container.  She read about this in her morning school reader.  She's so entertaining and creative this girl.

Saturday she set up a swing for teddy on the clothe line again using the ball of wool and a little cardboard box.

25/52 - "The 52 Project"

Linking up with Jodi at Practising Simplicity to take a portrait of your child every week for 52 weeks. 

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014."

James :   Being creative using a shell to draw on the sand.

Sienna :   Being creative with sandcastles.

STILLS: A WEEKLY COLLECTION (WEEK 24)

Linking up with Emma at The Beetle Shack for this week's stills collection.

Having a game of Scrabble after school.

And the finished game.

Sienna doing some Maths homework.

Having a game of UNO with James after school.

Sienna asked me if I had seen her bed today....and I said no...and then I went and looked and found this which made me laugh.  She had piled up all her stuffed toys at the top of the bed.

A few tomatoes in the veggie garden.

I made some more pizza scrolls for the freezer for the kids school lunches since they enjoyed them so much last time.

I give the kids their own typed packing list when we go away and it's up to them to tick the items off as they pack them. ie 2 tops, 2 shorts, 2 undies etc. When I came out the other morning I found this sight which made me laugh.  I had expected there to be two piles of clothes, one for James and one for Sienna however they had both laid everything out on the floor for me and this is what I found when I walked into the family room early in the morning.

Beautiful Queensland weather.

Winter in Queensland, it doesn't get much better than this.

Gold Coast looking towards Surfers Paradise.

Sienna and her creativity extends to the beach as well.

James having a walk on the beach.

Sienna going to collect some water in her bucket.

Granny (my Mum) Sienna, James and Aunty Lisa (my sister).

Granny (my Mum) Sienna, James and myself at Miami Beach, Gold Coast.

Sienna loving the beach.

James drawing some artwork in the sand using a shell.

Sienna was here.

24/52 - "The 52 Project"

Linking up with Jodi at Practising Simplicity to take a portrait of your child every week for 52 weeks. 

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014."

James :   Playing with the soccer ball at a recent BBQ in the bush.

Sienna :   The animal whisperer feeding the Kookaburra.  It ate out of her hand a few times and this kept Sienna entertained for about half an hour.

Family :  James, Sienna and I after a BBQ in the bush to celebrate my sister's birthday.

STILLS: A WEEKLY COLLECTION (WEEK 23)

Linking up with Emma at The Beetle Shack for Weekly Stills.

This vine hangs over our side fence and looks beautiful at this time of the year with bright orange flowers.

The first lemon on our little tree for the season.

Sienna fixing up the bow on "Box Girls" dress.  "Box Girl" is a creation of Sienna's.

Checking the camera manual about a special function I have just learnt about.

Sienna and "Box Girl" enjoying the afternoon on the trampoline.

Sienna decided that "Box Girl" needed some hair so she set about and cut lengths of red wool and stuck them on her head and then did plaits for her.

James on the phone to Pop in Melbourne.

 "Box Girl" waiting by the garage door for Sienna to come home from school.

A fresh batch of Anzac Biscuits for school lunches.

Beautiful Sunflowers to brighten my day from a friend.

This is what one does when waiting for the pasta to cook on the stove....set the camera up and slow dance with your daughter in the kitchen while wearing your pj's and sporting wet shower hair.