getaway

Earlier this week, we went up to Katoomba for a little getaway!! It was good fun! We went and enjoyed a hungi at Sian and John's house to celebrate Sian turning 22! We hung out with mum and dad, and John and I went iceskating in a little rink (more like an ice cube than a rink) set up for the school holidays! Libby loved her time away!
Here is a little video of Libby playing with Ruby my cat, if anyone still reads this blog!!
Xx Jess

*Happy Birthday Matty!!*

Yesterday was Matty's birthday!!! We didn't do much for his special day as the poor thing had to work at ProKayaks all day then off to his 2nd job in the evening. I did make him some super yummy meatballs and mash for dinner when he got home and we played some games, ofcourse, i let him win seeing as it was his birthday - hahahahha!

In the morning after Libby had her bottle next to him in bed, I brought him his pressies from his sisters. Libby had a ball opening them all up. In the gifts there were a couple of bags of lollies, Libby carried them around with her practically the whole day! Too cute!

I have never been so un organised for a birthday before. I still had no gift for Matty! I'd ordered a couple of things online but they didn't arrive in time. So, Libby and I rushed to Warringah Mall to go and do a spot of shopping. I hope he like what I got him! I was hoping the main gift would be in the scratchie tickets I got him!! I was hoping he'd win the jackpot..... hmmmmm..... nope, he did win $10 tho!

Here are a couple of photos:
The first one is of Matty's birthday last year! And the second one is, obviously, of his birthday this year! I cant believe how much Libby has changed in a short year!!! Last year she was only about 6 weeks old, so tiny and precious. Now she's a little toddler (13 months) who's walking around, has a huge personality and is still so, so precious!
As you can see, Matty is a very proud and wonderful daddy!

And Libby gave Matty a wonderful gift for his birthday.... she did a poo poo in her potty (for the 2nd time)!!!

Happy Birthday Matty!

We love you ♥ Jess & Libby-cakes

Wedding Question...

Hello!
Im not sure if anyone actually still reads my blog, but its not going to hurt to post this question up (just incase) anyways...
Can anyone reccommend a good hair dresser and also a make up artist (that does nice, natural style make up) in the Upper Blue Mountains??
I'm getting married up there later in the year and I will need to get my hair and makeup done, so need to find someone.
Thanks!
Xx Jess

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