Tuesdays around the world

What are you doing this Tuesday in your part of the world?


We had a long weekend this weekend - Labour weekend!! We went to visit my sister and her family who live just a couple of hours away.
We had a busy time....that is why on this Tuesday I am editing photos

We had our first taste of strawberries for this season

Why have one when you can have two... right??

We wiggled his first wiggly tooth! bottom one sticking out on funny angle!

We ate burgers that were way too big!

We laughed as sisters

We celebrated my sister and brother in laws 17 years of marriage

and we said goodbye to our dear 4 legged friend - Scotty

Busy weekend

We had a busy weekend with the Parish Fair.
Greg made a cake for the "Dads cake competition" He made an All Black jersey of course and won second prize. The competition was stiff as first place was a replica of the Baptismal pool in the new church!
The kids made sand saucers and Amalie won her age group much to Oliver's disgust!
Mums boys sang. We call them "mum's boys" as they are from the Maori Boys college where she works. I love to hear them sing and it always amazes me how they sing with all their heart!!!
Oliver came second in the school cross country which he was happy about.
Spring seems to have disappeared which is unfair. I was enjoying the warmer weather and now we are back to wrapping up warm!!!
Come on summer!

Mirror View

Have you ever taken a photo of yourself in your car side mirror??? I love them but have never done one so this is as close as it gets for me!! I took this at a wedding I shot in March. Just wish I had cleaned my side mirror first!!

Have a look at Photo Freaks one - its super cool

Learning to ride a bike

First...daddy gives you a little push.

Then you ..... Pedal. Pedal. Pedal.

And hang on and keep straight!!!
(nope that's not dog poo on our lawn!! Its the chocolate cake she threw down when we decided to take her trainer wheels off!)

No posts for ages!!

What have I been doing?? Not sure really!

• Dug the garden over to get ready for planting
• Sat in the sun
• Watched Oliver sell my homemade marmalade at the gate for $2 a jar
• Battled with school holidays - EVERYONE home including husband!
• Read through all the Halloween crafts. We really dont do that here in New Zealand but ti was interesting to see them all. Halloween kind of just comes and goes for us.
• Took note of the little lollie things that I have seen popping up in almost all Halloween crafts. Kind of like a little orange triangle. No idea what they are but they look cute!
• Took a whole trailer of rubbish to the dump! Love it
• Getting ready for garage sale this weekend at Mums
• Taught my nephew to say CHHHEEEESSSSE! My sister hates me!
• had my birthday - oh yeas - happy birthday to me!
  

SLR Fall Class

Still not getting it but I think I have stuffed myself by relying on the evaluating meter dial thingymejig

13 years of marriage

i would love to say it has been all bliss and happy times - but it hasn't been, like any marriage we have lots of ups and some very sad downs. But we are together - happy and content!
Greg and I knew each other at school and then met back up together a few years later when we were 19 and 20. Within 8 weeks we were engaged and married the following year! So young!
So today started with Greg giving me some new earrings - we never do presents so this made my heart smile. then to town for cake and coffee and now spending the rest of the day relaxing....

SLR Fall Class

So I have been a bit slow with this weeks assignments. Not for lack of wanting to but the weather here in New Zealand has been crazy! We have had a storm the size of Australia bear down on us and the winds have been crazy. So to get outside and photograph has been near impossible! i think there were 8 photos to be done this week and I have only done 5! Whoops. Will try and get the rest done today! i am in the middle of doing one now - photographing my day!

Its a long story

and I am not sure I can even shorten it enough to write but a while back I posted about my Dad and his Father's war medals. (wish I knew how to link you back to it)
I finally got around to photographing them - in the home of their rightful owner.
I never knew my Grandad - he died way before I was born at only 56 years old. So young. Just digging in the garden his heart gave out and he died. I wish I knew him. He sounded like an amazing man.

Off to Italy

My brother in law goes to Italy next week for work. He is gone for 2 months so I wanted to get some photos of their family before he went away. We all love the results