42!

 42! According to Douglas Adams it is "The Answer to Life the Universe and Everything".

 I'm still waiting for some enlightenment but in the mean time I enjoyed my birthday all the same. Afternoon tea and cake with my three boys and then dinner out with Aussie Dad. A lovely birthday.

Happy Mothers Day!

Happy Mothers Day to all mums out there! Hope you are having a lovely day.

 My mothers day started early this year. We all went out for breakfast on Saturday morning to beat the crowds on Sunday. A lovely meal at the Naked Fig in Swanbourne followed by a walk along the beach.

 This morning I had a lie-in (the best present ever) and then was presented with some lovely flowers ...

 ... and breakfast on the patio. 

The weather was gorgeous so we opted for a walk and play at the river. Hope you enjoyed your weekend!

Autumn leaf crowns

It is starting to feel very autumn like now in Perth so the boys and I have been doing a bit of autumn craft. 

We gathered a bowl full of gorgeous autumn leaves and with a few strips of cardboard and a stapler we made a some Autumn crowns.

Puggles turned out like bunny ears...

.. and even Jack Dog has a new crown!

Belated weekending

Sorry for my absence - I have been trying to locate a camera cable which a certain three year old had taken off my desk and hidden! Eventually he showed me where it was so I have finally been able to download some photos from last weekend. It started with a quick trip to our local famers market to stock up on fruit and veg (and some sweet daffodils which Rascal couldn't resist).

Then I had to try these gorgeous French Breakfast Puffs which I saw recently at Salt and Chocolate.

 

 They were a delicious start to the weekend - though Rascal just seemed to like the cinnamon sugar on top!

The the boys helped Aussie Dad build a wall around a garden bed out the back (we may even get lawn back in here one day!).

And on Sunday there was a little bit  of Autumn crafting for my little boys. Hope you had a nice weekend and week!

Wordless Wednesday - kite flying

Tape resist art.

I have been meaning to try this tape resist art project with my boys for a while and when I saw these mini canvas boards at the Educational Art Supplies shop last week I knew what I would use them for straight away.

I taped the first letter of the boys names onto each board using some masking tape and then let them paint whatever they wanted.

At first they painted over the masking tape but with a little encouragement they soon took to the whole board with enthusiasm.

I particularly liked Rascals approach where he painted over the board with a brush and then started drawing patterns in the paint with his fingers.

The paint bled a little under some of the tape so I might outline the letters with a felt marker (Sharpie) but I think the results are very pretty and will make a nice addition to the boys bedrooms. Puggle was asleep when the boys painted these so I have painted over his board with a pale green and I will let him loose with some marker pens which will be a little easier for his little hands to tackle (and I hope a little bit less messy)! 

Easter roundup

 We had a lovely Easter break and enjoyed some great family time.

It started with a spot of baking (Ginger bread bunnies) for the end of term canteen and then we headed to the south coast for a family holiday.

 The boys enjoyed some motor bike riding and playing (on their uncles bike) ...

 and of course there was lots of egg hunting on Easter Sunday.

On Monday we took all three boys on their first longer bush walk to Castle Rock in the Porongurup Ranges. 

Junior walked all the way, Rascal road on Aussie Dad's shoulders for some of it and then managed the climb to the top for the spectacular but rather dizzying lookout, while I carried Puggle who really wanted to get down and run the whole way!

A lovely week away and some great family time.