The ‘girls’ all have had quite a lot of air time on the blog, and seeing its winter and cold (did I mention I was cold)  Anyhow the day has come for Quinn to get a passport so thinking I would save myself a few dollarios (why not in this day and age) I would attempt to take the ’shots’ for her little black book.  30 mins later and one very grumpy Quinn we managed to get NADA, nothing, nitlch.  How impossible is it to get a 5mth old to look at the camera, sit nicely, don’t open your mouth…. NUP not gonna happen….. photo store, here we come.

Still I did manage to get a couple that make my heart melt

Miss Quinnamen 

Well its not really fair!!!!  ALL of them are growing up…. Today it was Ava’s day.  The morning started as normal as any.   Ava running around the house, wishing everybody a happy birthday, me having a nervous breakdown whilst trying to frost cup cakes…. pleading that they looked anything like my new drool blog (did that make any sense??).  Kathryn from 4 goodness cake, has to be the most talented baker I have ever seen… I only wish I was 5 again and she was my Mother, sorry Mum but the Ernest Adams cakes that were lovingly purchased and pushed out of the packet just didn’t cut the mustard… well not in comparison to these hum dingers that Kathryn creates.

So after a lot of stressing and vowing that I wouldn’t do it again we managed to pull off the birthday extraordinaire, pass the parcel and musical chairs included.   Ava my crazy monkey, Happy Happy Birthday cherub, I adore you, I am in awe of you, I love you. xx

Ok not quite like Kathryn’s but I sure did give it a go!!! (PHUtzzzzzz)

And NO that is NOT carrot sticks she’s holding… that is pure sugar in the name of Fruit Candy Sticks… mmmmmmm

Grrrrrrrr is the perfect word for it!!! Winter that is.  I despise the cold!!! I shouldn’t be too negative I do love being in front of a fire sipping some fruity concoction whilst someone is rubbing my shoulders, however the reality is frosty mornings, smoke filled house because you’ve spent an hour trying to light wet wood, constantly cold toes and a horrid excuse to eat too much cause no one is going to see you under all those baggy sweaters!   My summer morning hop has been replaced with pulling the covers over my head and mummmbling, “two more minutes”  So heres to winter, you horrid sod, bring on the tulips and daisy’s!!

Anyway due to the frozen grounds sessions have been postponed for warmer days, in the meantime here is a shot from back in the day (summer) when the sun WAS shining