They can't take that away from me.....

I've been a little slow in blogging...but a couple of weeks ago we had the pleasure of seeing two wonderful people get married. Scarlet was flower girl, and as soon as the ceremony was over she raced upstairs to change her shoes. She wore red ballet flats down the aisle, but ruby slippers were much more appropriate for dancing up a storm. She was the life of the party...


I have a love/hate 'thing' for weddings. David and I eloped, for a few reasons, but mainly because the idea of the white dress/ALL that attention for ME just was....scary. I do LOVE going to other peoples weddings, and I would love to plan a wedding, but I don't for a second regret not having one. Matt & Laurens wedding was just beautiful. Amazingly pretty and elegant, but so fun and relaxed. So fun, that I really didn't manage to get a good shot. Of the bride and groom.....or anything else. I was really disappointed the next day when I went thru all the pics that I took, for some reason I just wasn't in the 'taking photos' mode. I was in the 'drinking ridiculous amounts of champagne' mode.

Here are a couple of shots, that I think are kinda cute.

I tried to get David to wear a bow tie.....but he refused. This gentleman, in my opinion, was the best dressed on the night!!!!


This was totally accidental, but its one of my favorites!

Matt and Lauren were also incredibly sweet, and they played mine and Davids 'songs', yes, we have 2. Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong- "They can't take that away from me" I tear up every time I hear it. They also played The Cure 'Love Song' which is the song David and I walked down the aisle to, or rather, walked down the rainforest walking track to :)



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU6wkCxDHCk



and lastly.....my hair piece.... I love it!!!

m.xx

the post party come down....

The big day has been and gone.... Scarlet and Jasper had a great time. 18 crazy kids- and we didn't even give them THAT much sugar!!
Here are just some of the details...

Scarlet was, of course, Alice. Lost in Wonderland!

Jasper was the White Rabbit, although he pulled his tail off in a matter of seconds....and I don't have a pic of him with a clean face! Such a grot!!!

maybe HE should have been the Mad Hatter?

David was the Mad Hatter, and I was the Queen of Hearts

So much fun, when everyone dresses up.....

The kids made their own top hats to take home. glue, feathers and 5yr olds? Not a great idea.....still peeling feathers off the floor and table :)

We had colorful/mis-matched food, The Hatter isn't big on co-ordinated tea parties :)

I also found some cheap plain white teapots, cups and plates. I drew 'Alice' images on them, I'm pretty happy with how they turned out.

The White Rabbit Plate

Hatters' Tea Party Jug

Laugh until you faint Potion

Alice with Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum

The Dormouse hiding in the teapot :)

We also scattered the table with pretty glasses and jugs

And EVERYTHING had tags 'drink me' 'eat me' 'sit on me' (chairs) 'smell me' (roses, some fresh, some made of tissue paper)

I then made up treat bags, with tiny 'drink me' bottles attached. The big kids got little boxes with images from the book drawn on them, filled with chocolates

I have so much fun arranging a party, I probably enjoy it more than the actual 'party' Is that a bad thing? But now I find myself with....not much to do. Well, I have a lot to do, but no creative projects on the go.....time to clear the desk and go thru my cupboard I guess- lots of incomplete projects in there.

And now for next year.....

m.x

the little girl is 5...

It's a little late...we've been very busy, but last week my little baby girl turned 5. FIVE. Thats big.
she has a crush on the boy next door.
she wants to wear lipstick and perfume.
she loves shoes. and shopping.
she slams doors when she doesn't get her own way.
Luckily, she still loves dolls and dress ups, otherwise she could get confused for a 15 year old!

Happy Birthday baby girl. I love you to bits. xx

An early birthday present.....

Missy has been at me for....6 months? to get her roller skates. Roller Skates? I was excited at first (I loved roller skating) But then, someone pointed out that maybe it was a bad idea.....actually they were HORRIFIED!! Roller Skates? what? she could break her arm....or worse! So, feeling like a very bad mum, I tried to talk her out of it. But she wouldn't let up. I'm not sure where she got the idea from, or why it stuck.....but she pestered and pestered.
At around the same time that Scarlet decided she wanted skates, I had decided that I wanted to try roller derby!!?! So while she has been pestering to get skates, I have been trying to work up the courage to get myself on skates, to see if I could Do It. It was just a thought that occurred one morning, on the way to the gym. I just decided that I wanted to Derby. I wanted to do it, and more than that I wanted (or want) to have the guts, the confidence to DO IT. So, maybe out of my own desire....and trying to work out 'how' I would derby, I took Scarlet along to a social skate night, held by the Northern Brisbane Rollers. I have never laughed so much in all my life. We laughed hard. She fell over. a lot. and we laughed. And she fell....A LOT. But she was still so eager. So last week she had her first lesson. She killed it. Only fell once...and I was so proud. I was proud because that little girl has more confidence than me. At 31. I'm too scared to go for a lesson....but I'm still dreaming of derby. Scarlet didn't care about falling, or whether she looked funny....or about what people thought. She just had fun. Oh, for the confidence of a 4 (nearly 5) year old.
And after 6 months of dreaming, of asking, of begging. The little girl got her skates. She practices at every chance.


Her derby name? Scarlet Fever (thanks Mandy!!)

m.xx

The little man is 2 :)

I can't believe that he is 2. TWO. Where did the time go?
Little Jasper. Crazy crazy Jasper. So full of energy....but HAPPY happy energy :)
He makes me smile ALL the time. He is more demanding than any other ANYTHING that I have ever dealt with before. He is craziness on legs. Cute little chubby legs. I love 2. I am sad that my little baby is already 2, and growing so fast.....but I love 2. its 'my' age. I love the size, the toddler 'chub' I love the talking....He isn't a baby, but he isn't a big boy either. He's perfect.

How quick its gone....from this....

to this.....We started the day with a lolly-pop for breakfast (hey, you don't turn 2 everyday!) Then we had the presents, which took a LONG time. Jasper was quite content with the first present, and really didn't want to open anything else :) We then went to the park for a picnic and play. Jas hasn't been too well this week, so excuse the face....some of it's ice cream!!

breakfast....
presents.....
ice cream....

play...
Happy Birthday Lil' Man. I love you to the moon and back

m.xx

A very merry un birthday....almost!!

Scarlet and Jaspers Birthdays are fast approaching. I didn't 'do' birthdays as a child, so with a nearly 2 and 5 year old its all still quite new. And awkward.
I don't, in any way, feel sad that I didn't do birthdays.....its almost quite the opposite, but.....I do thoroughly enjoy the birthdays that my babies have. Scarlets first was a "what you want/wanted to be when you grow up" The husband was a cop (because the Fire man costume wasn't available) I was an Artist (still want to be that when I grow up) and Scarlet was an 'it' girl (you know...Paris, Nicole, Kate, Sienna....)

Miss Scarlets 2nd Birthday...


Her third birthday, when Jasper was a mere 5 days old, was a fairy tea party.




Jaspers first, and Scarlets 4th was a circus party. Lots of clowns, and Jas was a very cute circus monkey :)


This year we are having a Mad Hatters Tea Party. I think I may be more excited than the guests of honor....but I figure, pretty soon I'll have NO say over birthday themes, so I might as well indulge while I can :) We are 2 weeks out. I may have gone totally overboard. But I just find it all fun....the planning....the cooking...the decorating- I typed up some quotes from the book.....printed them on pretty card....framed the pretty cards with more pretty paper....was quite chuffed.....the realized....5 and 2 years olds CAN'T READ.


But in all the excitement the invitations have been sent....
Decorations have been made (some of which I don't quite no what to do with...)





And we have also been trying our hand at millinery.... we have the White Rabbit, and Queen of Hearts to 'hat' after all....


So, I'm not thinking of the 'too many' people....or how we are going to keep THAT many 5yr olds entertained.....or whether there will be enough food etc etc. I'm just looking forward to making it all look 'pretty' and hearing the laughter.... cause thats all that matters. yeah?

m.xx