Preserving perfect moments in time

Every day the weather is getting nicer and the kids are getting a bit more independant. My job as their Mom feels easier. Freezies, bubbles, and sidewalk chalk are all we seem to need in the summer. Bliss.

This afternoon we wandered out for a coffee and ended up perusing the toy store. I was feeling particularly nostalgic, so I picked up some blocks of colourful clay to preserve the little hands and feet that keep me company all day.

These ornaments will be finished off with some brightly coloured ribbon from Mokuba and will adorn doors in our house, always reminding me of my little munchkins.

PS: The clay I bought is called Sculpey and is similar to one I had as a kid called FIMO. It bakes in the oven in 15 mins. Easy peasy. These make cheap and cheerful Christmas ornaments - great gifts for Grandparents!

A Griswald family portrait

I was struggling with what to give my parents for Christmas this year. They don't need more 'stuff', but of course I still wanted to give them something special....and so I decided to give them a 'family portrait' photo shoot. We used the wife of a former colleague of mine, Jessica Brydson. She did an excellent job of keeping the shots natural and authentic looking, and was very reasonably priced. I can't believe we got good shots, given that we had 2 kids to contend with!


We decided to do our photo shoot at Evergreen Brickworks, which has plenty of urban and natural backgrounds to choose from.