{M}ichelle

Merry Christmas all

well I hope you all are having an awesome day/ time with your family and friends at this time of year.   admitedly this is a time of year where i begin reflecting on the year and kinda bring it into some sort of sense by the new year so this day 25 december 2007 find me sitting here starting that journey. 

Its been a hard road over the past 4 months and as I look at the time now 6.16pm and remember where I was this time yesterday,  time certainly is a something I have been balancing.   But hey I'll probably have this huge post new years eve and have to put it on a page.

Have been busy scrapbooking and have been loving the acrylic albums.   Made gifts for the kids teachers, christmas cards and buying lots and lots of goodies and cant wait for them to arrive!! 

Also attending a wedding for my cousin Kokiri and his wife Sarah.   So enjoyed getting together as a family and great to do so for a happy occassion.  As a child I was spoilted by nan and when you have about 60 cousins around you, one is bound to get the brunt of the cousins as I sometimes did.  All but 3 of my boys cousins, Kokiri, Manawa and Whare.  So when he asked me to take his photos I said yes in a heart beat and with no second thought. 

I must admit, weddings aint my thing but ion saying that did enjoy it and when I apporached in mentally as a documentary with the occassional "traditional" poses, it worked well for me.   Honestly struggled with getting the traditional poses cause they seemed so so traditional but once they were out of the way then back to conccentrating on caputuring moments.   Also kinda got wedding clucky.... which was nice for  a moment and then the moment left me thank goodness!! haha

 So be prepared to be bored in my next post with my reflections and I'll make sure to put a disclaimer up as well!

If I thought

that life was going to get quieter ... haha jokes on me.... hint for those thinking about having a family... March is not a good time to try this..... why hmm three birthday just before Christmas..... so not cool!!!

But in saying that wow, my babies are growing up quick and Pare starting school this week and loves going.  I've been fortunate to date that my kids have not had problems letting go.... mum has but not the kids.  I get to the gate on her first day and Pare tells says "ok mum thats about it for you I'm ok on my own"   ..... WHAT!  little does she know I need her, I need to hold her hand up that pathway to that classroom door and sit with her on the mat.  Little does she know I want to see hang her bag up on the hook that has her name on it and watch her give her news for the morning, not for her sake but for mine!!   But alas she adopts herself freely to the teacher who proceeds to tell me she a duck to water and that she'll be fine... so I go to the door, wipe my eye, whisper to her I love her and she waves with a grin a mile long and tells her teacher "my mummy loves me"...... yip I sure do little one!!  But as it is the weekend she decides she has time for me and on a beautiful day like this we go swimming.   Even managed to get my son to take a photo of us... yeah to having a 10 year old who likes taking photos and aint to bad at it at all (which is also code for better than his dad)

 But also this week was my baby boys 3rd birthday and again time goes fast.  Hes growing in leaps and bounds and his words at the moments are Mamma I want "tuddles" (cuddles)  wheres my "blaguitar" (blanket) and can I have some "lipstickar"  (lipstick)  ... some words though he says distinctly well and that is a particular swear word... shit..... says it clear as a bell and is promptly growled and then I turn my face so he doesnt see me cracking up laughing cause his timing is impecable when using it.... like his spagetti falling off his spoon, when he puts his pants on the wrong way!! so cute but so naughty!!  Like his sister birthday we had it up at the kohanga but because it was cloudy we stayed inside and had fun...

He was so exicted about it being his birthday and was glad to catch his little face on camera!!   But also caught a great one with him doing his karakia and he looks so angelic that I've already got this layout sorted in my head!! 

But its a good weekend so far and me and the kids have been out swimming.  I'm getting darker which is great cause that is the plan,  but for my kids!!  they are gonna be blurple real soon....

Also that Raewyn for letting me know about Scrapjack thats a buzz and that so has to be one of my fav layouts.    Been spending lots of time here and check out this xmas bits here

Finally just more photos of me and my kids enjoying swimming and the sun which will be on a page coming near you soon!!