Snapshot Sunday ...

... just when I thought the year was already going quick, another week whizzes past in record time!
It just seems to be getting busier, but with kids back at school we have got back into our usual routine during the week which has been great.
Next weekend is our school fair, so will be very busy over the next week getting everything sorted for that.

Have had a great weekend, with a super sunny warm day yesterday (followed by a chilly one today ... typical!) so we made the most of it ... enjoying the kids sports, getting a bit of gardening done, then a bit of an outing south to Waihola to give the jetskis a run.

Onto the snapshot for this Sunday ... unfortunately didn't have the camera out so we have a pic from the previous week, and one of my favs ...

... Mr Finn wearing hubby's sunglasses ... he is growing up so fast ... a typical boy ... doesn't sit still for long, eats and eats and eats, and is so loud ... and I love him sooooo much! ...

So what did you get up to during the weekend?

Snapshot Sunday ...

... on a Monday again! This is becoming a bit of a habit ... hahahaha!

We just got home tonight after a sunny, relaxing weekend in Alexandra - just what we needed. The vege garden at my in-laws is now planted ... an annual tradition to do this at Labour weekend ... Finn taking control of the planting under the watchful eye of Gran.
I enjoyed lots of walking in the warm evenings, so nice to get out somewhere different rather than the usual walking circuit at home.

So busy was I relaxing that I didn't take any photos other than the next few on hubby's phone ... so snapshots for this Sunday (on a Monday, that really feels like a Sunday!) ...

... a stop on the way home at the Ettrick Store ... made famous by the current ad on tv for the Toyota Hilux ... you know the story about the guy driving up a volcano etc and picking up a crazy monkey who wants hokey pokey ice-cream ... so yes we had to stop for a hokey pokey ice-cream ... hahahaha ...

... the kids in the back seat of the car on the way home ... still wearing the All Black tatoo they wore for last nights game ...

... and a funny shot ... a snap of a speed camera ... and no it didn't take a pic of us ... we were well under the limit in a line of cars heading back towards Mosgiel/Dunedin ...

Final words today would have to be about that game last night ... whew thought I was going to have a heart attack in the second half ... was too close for my liking! But the boys did us proud and hung in there ... just! And I am pretty sure I heard a hugh collective sigh of relief at the end of the match. So stoked for the team, and so happy for New Zealand after many years of heartache ... but also loved seeing the sense of pride in the eyes of my kids that our team had done it. Finn in particular has lived and breathed the World Cup over the last six weeks ... he has memorised so many facts and figures from the guide books ... it has been great to see his enthusiaism. I wonder what he will read at bedtime now?

Enjoy the short week!

Snapshot Sunday ...

... on a Monday!



Sorry I didn't post this last night, was jumping up and down off the couch last night was sure my laptop would have been dropped if I had tried to blog - LOL!



Awesome game for the All Blacks last night, now can't wait for the final this coming weekend - let's get that cup back in our trophy cabinet!


Well just a short post tonight ... hubby, the kids and I all had a wonderful weekend in Queenstown. The weather didn't play ball til the day we left, but we still managed to get out and about and have lots of fun. I have just downloaded 330 photos - so there will be show and tell at a future date when I get a chance to sift through them and do a bit of editing!


But for my snapshot this Sunday on a Monday ...


... jump shots are everywhere - I had never tried to take a pic of me doing one, obviously because I am normally behind the camera. So when hubby was having a go at taking some photos at the weekend I asked him to snap some of me - and this is the best of the lot. Pretty fun pic - watch out for it on a layout soon! ;)

Enjoy the rest of your week - am looking forward to a couple of days off later in the week with the kids during their school holidays. Then a long weekend - and celebrating another All Black victory (positive thinking!).

m :)

Apologies ...

... there will be a delay to the posting of Snapshot Sunday this week ... I am finding it very difficult to sit still to blog tonight ... got to go now ... second half of a certain important rugby game is on! ;)

Snapshot Sunday ...

... a bit late tonight ... have been sitting on the edge of the couch holding my breath for the last 80 minutes ... whew the All Blacks keep progressing ... but was a very close game for most of it. Come on boys, you can do it - lift that trophy in 2 weeks time!

So anyway back to my snaps for this Sunday ...

... loving all the gorgeous flowers that are more reasonably priced at the moment ... gerbras are my fav, closely followed by tulips ...

... kids are loving the hype of the World Cup. On friday we went to the Backing Black afternoon in town, where the kids had a go at some of the games ...

I have had just enjoyed a very quiet weekend, hubby took kids up to Central where they are having a few nights with the Grandparents for the school holidays. So I found my scrap mojo and started and completed pages - wahoo! Made a slight dent in my growing pile of photos, hope to finish off a couple more pages in the next few nights. So here are a couple ...

... and this layout is for the latest challenge over at 'Challenge me Happy' ... love that little snowflake stamp from SU ...

Thanks for checking for my weekly update!

Snapshot Sunday ...

... hello again!
For this weeks snapshots I have decided to post some pics taken from last weekend ... due to my camera not seeing much action this week. This headcold finally seems to be clearing but definitely flattened me for the week ... a bit disappointing as I had quite a few bits and pieces that I wanted to get done. Oh well ... energy is returning now so hopefully this week I can get to work crossing off a few things on the 'to do' list.

Right now, for snapshots for this Sunday ...

... a field of daffodils on the side of SH1 south of Dunedin ...

... my not so little boy running through them ... (must search my photos as I have a funny feeling I have a similar pic from when he was about 3 yrs) ...

... a gift for my new niece Harriet who lives in Melbourne ... it's it cool how affective a doily, some twine and a liitle handmade tag can make a pressie look special ...

The above present has got my thinking about Christmas gifts. Yes I know it is still a while away ... but really it's not that long! I'm thinking of trying to create handmade presents this year ... a bit of sewing here ... some homemade fudge ... maybe a minialbum or two ... uummmmm? So are any of you thinking of creating any handmade presents too? And if so what are they?