Cappuccino at the French Cafe

When I saw this swimsuit for Anna, I lost most self-control, and really didn't leave myself much choice but to buy it. I just love that its shamelessly, unapologetically, in your face, over the top, girly. I've recently discovered the clothing label behind this gorgeous girly design- "Kate Mack", and I'd highly recommend it to anyone looking for beautiful pieces for their little princesses.

I couldn't help myself with this cute little butt shot:)

Cooling off at the beach on a scorching spring night

Michael gave me a sewing machine as a gift a few years ago and I've never really gotten around to using it. Threading the machine is where I always got stumped...clearly not much was happening on my path to becoming a master seamstress. Ha! Anyway, the other day I decided that I wanted to make a Christmas dress for Anna as the selection in the stores here is quite limited. So, I did. With a matching headband. For my first try, I must admit that Im fairly happy with the result- especially considering that it had lining, pleats all around, and a zipper (if you sew, you might agree that these tasks take lots of practice to perfect). I had no idea what I was getting myself into, I simply picked out a style I liked, bought the pattern and thought I'd whip it up that night. Well, that certainly didn't happen. But Im just happy I finished it.

VERY Anna Gracie aka "The Walking Temper Tantrum"

Noah and I had a day out at the beach the other day, just the two of us. He's great company these days and lots of fun at this age. He was most thrilled to see some jellyfish, albeit dead ones, in the wild (as opposed to at the aquarium). Naturally he just thought they were sleeping, as he does the fish and prawns in the coolers at the supermarket.

Oaks Day

I recently went with a group of my girlfriends to "Oaks Day", one of the celebrated days of the spring (horse) racing season. Fun was had by all!

We had a fun Halloween. We were looking after our niece and nephew overnight, so all the kids had lots of fun playing together. We made cupcakes and the big kids helped Noah decorate them at his picnic table. Then Anna woke up from a nap and promptly ate most of Noah's cupcakes. Later on, everyone was excited to see Uncle Brad come over and we all ventured out to try to trick-or-treat. Since its not really the done thing here, we had to pick and choose which houses looked trick-or-treat friendly and try them. We got candy from about 10 houses, which apparently was a huge success by the standards here.