Christmas 2008 Unwrapping Presents

Here are some early morning shots of present unwrapping. We are taking the kids to the lake later on for some bike riding. Rhys can already ride fast down the driveway. He has a few issues riding the slight uphill gradient to get back up the driveway. Merry Christmas to all, hope that you have a great day!!

This week's favourite piece of jewellery

I made this today and I am really pleased with how it turned out. It jingles which is nice as well

Venus Again

Here are a couple more shots of Venus and we managed to catch more clearly the round blobs that speed across and around Venus while we are looking through the viewfinder. Does anyone know what they are? They move really randomly and really fast. Are they some sort of gas movement or something?

Cupcakes and Hotdogs (Second attempt)

Once again still to be lacquered. I think they look better than the last lot though.

A Sad Sight at Christmas

At 7.15am this morning lots of fire appliances raced past our house. I discovered where they all went at 11.00am this morning. St Mary's Anglican Church was built in the 1860s and was destroyed by fire this morning. It was a very sad sight to watch as the firemen took apart the roof to dampen hot spots. They had two cherry picker appliances working on the roof area. Rhys watched it with me and kept making comments about how sad it was.

Cupcake Frenzy

I tried my hand at making cupcake pendants today. Here are the first ones. I will lacquer them tomorrow so imagine them shiny. I put these up so we can see the improvement in them as time goes on. I already have some better ideas such as using a lighter shade of pink next time. It was fun anyway. I may put some on a pink bracelet like this one as charms. Cupcakes and hotdogs as charms are really big in the States at the moment. The ones that I have seen are a big improvement on these ones though! If you want to see fabulous ones paste this into your browser window. http://inediblejewelry.com/cupcake_charms.html

Venus, Jupiter and the Moon smiling down at us.

Not sure if the shadows on my Venus picture are moons or the tree by the house getting in the way. What do you think? Please comment.

Kristina's Kreations

I have been making some jewellery lately. Here is a bracelet that I have just completed. This is my favourite piece that I have made lately. I am hoping it will sell on ebay for $40.00.

Rhys loves puppies

Yesterday Rhys had the opportunity to hold a couple of little week old puppies. Rhys was completely blown away by them and kept saying how cute they were. Here are the pictures of them.

Bendigo Lakeside Fun Run

Today the kids and I participated in a 5km lakeside walk. They gave us anklebands to wear to time us and we got showbags at the end. It was better organised this year than the previous year when they underestimated their numbers. Natasha ran ahead with two of her friends and Em & I set a slower pace and came in about the middle of the walkers. We all had a great time and look forward to doing it again next year.

Look Mum, no wheels!!

Emily has finally joined the ranks of bike riders without trainer wheels. She is really enjoying riding her bike and insists on nightly practice.

Fashion on the Green

Every year they have a fashion parade at school in honour of the Melbourne Cup. This year Natasha went as a jockey and Emily was a fairy.

Dance your Dreams

Here are the costumes that Natasha will wear in this years dancing concert. She is dancing in two ballet items and one Hip hop item.

Do you run faster when your tongue is out?

Today was school Sports day. Natasha and Emily donned the yellow Lansell tee shirts and lined up for the various events. To help you identify the photos Em has blue sneakers and Tash has white and pink ones. Of particular amusement in the photos note the concentration and the tongues!!! Emily came home with a second ribbon in the sprints and Tash came home with a third.

Birthdays everywhere

Emily was invited to two birthdays today. Here are some random photos from the first one that we went to at the Fun Factory.