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.

23/52 - "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 :   Doing some pencil drawings from a sketch book he got out from the library this week. 

Sienna :   This is "Box Girl" that Sienna made from the whipper snipper box as the body, weetbix boxes for her feet and a furby box for her head.  Since this photo was taken Box Girl now has red woollen hair in plaits.  Sienna made her on Sunday and they both jumped on the trampoline most of the afternoon.  Box Girl also likes to watch TV with James and Sienna in the evenings.  Sienna is very creative and all of this was her own idea with no assistance from me.  I love this about her and she happily makes up games and plays for hours. 

STILLS : A WEEKLY COLLECTION (WEEK 22)

Linking up with Emma at The Beetle Shack for Weekly Stills and we are not far half way into the year with time flying by and these kids growing up in front of my very eyes.  Here's what's been happening this week.

Sienna helping James carry his sleeping bag and pillow for his first school camp at 6.30 am.

 At the local nursery with Sienna.

Pondering over the flowers.

Part of a local mural.

We love watching white clouds against a blue sky.

My Photo Year Book for 2013 has been printed and arrived this week.

An example of one week's spread which happened to be the Royal Birth week.  Naturally I didn't take those photos but it is an historical event which went in that week.  It's hard to photograph this page with light hitting the pages but you get the idea.

This is Sienna's "Hotel" she made out of various boxes for "Sparky" her pencil sharpener.  It even has a disco ball.

Evening shadows in the toy room.

All sorts of kids belongings cover this coffee table.

Sienna with "Sparky" the pencil sharpener.

A little message for James from his sister to welcome him home after his 3 day camp.  She's so thoughtful and James thought it was nice.

 Tidying up around the place and found Sienna's notebook.

22/52 - "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 :   Heading off to his first school camp away at 6.30 am.

Sienna :   In the process of making a slide out of towels for her little hedgehog "sparky" to slide down.  Sparky's main job is a pencil sharpener and he is going everywhere with Sienna at the moment.

STILLS: A WEEKLY COLLECTION (WEEK 21)

Linking up with Emma at The Beetle Shack for life around our place with our Weekly Stills Collection.

Walking to school this week in the mornings.

Beautiful flowers in bloom which look like pom poms.

Local murals on the way to school.

Sienna doing some crochet in bed.

James showing Sienna some of his electronics tricks.

Throwing Autumn Leaves

Sienna, my 8 year old.

James, my 10 year old.

Sienna having a little time playing golf on the x-box.

Power Wings on the driveway on a beautiful day.

Kitchen light in the afternoon.

This is our favourite Five Seed Bread that we make for toast in the mornings.

James and his skateboard.