nappy cake!

I had a Nappy Cake order!! I was asked to make a 2 teir cake for a girl!

This is what I made.....

I sold it for $80! I was so happy to make some money! And it was great fun to "bake" haha!

Yesterday we went shopping in Chatswood and I lost my wallet. I was so upset as I now had to cancel all my cards, I have to figure out what was IN my wallet, get a new licence etc, etc, etc. But I also had the money I made from my nappy cake in there. It sounds a bit stupid, but this past year, I havent made my own money as I'm a stay at home mum. This was the first time i'd made a bit of cash. I was so upset to have lost it.

Other than losing my wallet, everything is great!! We now have a full on walking toddler on our hands who is pretty much on one sleep a day now! She is just so much fun! I love spending my days with her!

Xx Jess

Look who's walking!!!

Could this be.....

... the latest in the baby carrying trend??

hahahah!

Libby is walking more and more each day!! I can nearly say that she is a walker!!
Xx

Aloha

Aloha everyone!!
We are back from our 16 day holiday in Hawaii!! We had an amazing time! The highlight would be that Liberty turned ONE whilst we were over there!!

I will try and blog about our amazing holiday soon, meanwhile go visit my photo-a-day flickr account: click HERE. There are some photos already posted up there!

Xx Jess

Libby 11 months old

My *first* Mothers Day!!

Today is my first Mothers Day! Technically its my 2nd as last year I was heavily pregnant and already totally in love with my baby and willing to do anything for it! And this year is even better! I have unconditional love for my baby girl and i LOVE being her mummy! I've been with her every day and seen every milestone and I just love her so much!!!
I got very spoilt this morning. first from Libby sleeping in till 8:30am!! How nice!! And she also gave me a beautiful gift!! Thank you Libby!!

And then there is MY mum, the best mum in the world! She does everything for me! Im so lucky!!
*Happy Mothers Day* to all you Mummies out there!!
Xx Jess

'family day'

Wednesdays are Matt's day off so we call it "family day"! We usually try and do something exciting most weeks. Usually we just go down to Manly Beach, go for a walk or to the Mall. A few weeks ago we went to the Zoo which was fun! Today we had a lovely day and took lots of photos so I thought i'd share some here seeing as I haven't blogged in AGES and also I couldn't decide what photo to post on my photo a day so I thought i'd add more here!

Libby slept in till 8am this morning (her usual wake up time is 7:30am) So we figured she wasn't going to be keen on going back to bed at 9:30am. So off we went to North Head up from Manly. We had a little walk around and enjoyed the view and looked at all the Aussie Native Plants (at least i think they are native - haha)....

We then jumped in the car to go home. Pretty much as soon as we started driving Libby fell asleep. As we started getting close to home we decided to keep on driving seeing as Liberty was still fast asleep. So we drove up to Palm Beach and got a few snacks from the deli and jumped on a ferry over to The Basin! I'd never been there. Its such a pretty place. We saw plenty of Rock Wallabies (+ a joey in its mum's pouch), Crabs, Ducks and Birds! It was great! We were all loving it - Libby especially!!!
Okay, here's our trip in photos.....

After our fun ferry ride we were greeted by some cute wallabies! look at its joey!!!!Libby loved the wallabies and kept pointing at them throughout our time there!
Then we had lunch.... And went exploring and then walked along the beach! Libby loved playing in the sand and found it especially fun to slam her whole face into the sand and eat it!! Ahhh, the things you do when your 11 months old - haha!

We saw some crabs! In fact, I heard them before I saw them! I felt like I was in some kind of science fiction movie.....

"Hands Up" who's had a fun day......!!

It was a great day! Im sure we will all sleep well tonight!!!
Xx Jess

Video of Liberty

Its been a while since i've posted a little video of Liberty. Here she is at 10months old!
Xx Jess

Bec and Kato's Wedding 6.3.09

Bec and Kato had a beautiful wedding!! They got married at North Head Manly, it had an incredible view, such a gorgeous venue. They were so lucky with the weather too, and everything looked perfect even when Bec walked down the isle... it was scattered in rose petals that lead her to where she would get married to Kato.. the petals were scattered into the shape of a heart around them.

The reception was at the Skiff Club in Manly. The food was great with lots of it, and the chocolate cakes were beautiful, and I was lucky enough to get a gluten free version!!! Very exciting! They had a DJ and someone playing the saxaphone. What a great wedding for a fantastic couple!!!
Congrats Bec and Kato!

Here are some piccies of the special day... I went along to the hotel to watch Bec and her sister (the bridesmaid) get ready for the wedding, so we went to the roof top pool and took a few photos! Bec was so relaxed, she even joked about falling in the pool!! haha!

p.s. Thanks Siany for lending me your beautiful dress!!!
Xx Jess

My Engagement Ring!!!

Yesterday I went and picked up my engagement ring from the jewelers!! A few weeks ago Matt and I went ring shopping and we ended up buying the first one we saw! We did go and look at all the jewelers in the mall, and then went back to the first shop! So, it was definately the one for me!! So exciting to now have the 'official' ring!!

So far, with the wedding planning... My colour combo keeps changing! I've decided on my bonbonnieres (which im going to make) - once i know our colour theme lol! We've booked a marquee, got a date. I emailed a celebrant yesterday, so im waiting on a reply and im hoping to have this photographer for our special day. I've really got to get onto catering I think!! I know what we want, just gotta find it!!
Xx Jess