FIRST BIRTHDAY!

I am laying here in bed recovering from the biggest year I think have ever had. The twins first birthday party is over and now so is Christmas, so last night at around 11.30 my body decided to yell at me in a way that I couldn't ignore it and tell me to STOP for a while, as I then was up with a "bowel attack" and curled up in pain for 3+ hours :-( When things gets thrown at me I generally ignore them and keep pushing on, I can't with this though, it has flattened me when I was already deflated and I am listening and going to hibernate as much as I can for a little while...how long will it last!!?? I'm not sure!! Hopefully even a few days of home time, resting, reading, watching movies and of course playing with the kids and all their new toys will be just what the Dr. ordered. In the mean time I'm curled up in bed with my iPad catching up on blogging and emails and having a yummy Rooibus tea my hubby just made me, whilst I wait for my painkillers to kick in!

So SMITH AND ALICE ARE ONE!!!!! The party was great and I promise to update photos on here also (I have a few to catch up on but finally got the main computer going here at home so I will do it soon) The sun was shining for the most of it, there was only a 10 minute moment where it sprinkled and the jumping castle had to come down, but thankfully we had our good friend DjMj (dance party host) there to step in and play some games and dances with the kids! The food was great and seemed to be enjoyed by all with not much leftover! The twins had a lovely time and were passed around like pass the parcel which didn't seem to faze them, they stopped and had a little snooze in the middle of it which was adorable!
As we had it at a hall because of the amount if people, my brother in law was telling me yesterday how when he was vacuuming the hallway for us he didn't realize that Smith was following him, with a biscuit in his hand leaving a crumby trail behind him!!!! So poor Cliff had to turn around and vacuum behind him!!!
Smith and Alice were spoilt with gifts and of course like most one year olds loved playing the with paper and boxes especially! They will one day realize how special it is that they have so many friends and family in their lives who love them so much, we are all so blessed.

Well that's it for me for the moment, will fill you in on our FUN Christmas soon.....

Hope this finds you all well,

Until then,
Take Care Of You xxxooo

2 more sleeps!

Good Morning! I am on the countdown! It's 2 more sleeps until my babies are turning ONE! The year when I take a moment to think about it, really has flown! Me being me and not doing anything in halves is finding myself with a list a mile long to complete everyday, planning for their first birthday of 80 (yes 80!) people!
It is the first time ever I have attempted a birthday cake, and so I have thrown myself in the deep end and I am doing their cakes! One each of course! I will be sure to put photos on here when my main computer gets up and going (hopefully today!) It wasn't the baking of the cake I was concerned about, it's the decorating! I can have vision, but not necessarily the "talent" to put it all together! So I have cheated slightly and bought the most amazing looking mud cake ever! At the moment I have a 1m x 1/2m mud cake sitting on my dining table waiting for me to do something creative with it! Ha ha I'm slightly scared!

So whilst I attack my to do list, hubby has been busy at work and was away again at another function last night, so I curled up on the lounge with my babies and watched "Love Actually" on tv....what a great movie!
Josh has an adventure ahead of him putting together the twins first birthday present tomorrow night after work...a swing set! Thankfully we are blessed enough to have kind friends that will take some time out of their busy schedules to help him. They are going to love it!


So as much as I am running around "with skates on" quite busy, I am feeling organized with my time plan all sorted! I can't believe I have this huge party in 2 days then 2 days later Christmas and 2 days after that we go to Josh's parents farm and have our Christmas with them! FUN FUN FUN!


Better keep moving & shower whilst all 4 precious bundles are still asleep!




Talk again soon,
Take Care Of You
xxxooo

I can't believe it's been a month....

I can't believe it's been a month since I have last blogged. Like with everyone, my life has been quite busy this time of the year. End of year dance competitions for the girls, presentation nights, Christmas Parties and of course everyday general busy life of a family of 6. Throw a move of homes in there which we did ourselves to tip us over the edge of being "busy" to "running around in circles" ~~~ needless to say that blogging slipped my mind. As I write this I'm having a chuckle and wondering if any if my 12 followers even missed my blogs.....ha ha....do know I love and appreciate you all.....every bit of support I get I treasure so much.

Book orders have been going wonderfully this Christmas Season and it is SUPER exciting to think of so many people getting my book for a gift this Christmas and also being able to eat such yummy things that are not going to make them sick. I get overwhelmed at times of being so blessed that I am able to help so many others. I know that I have had to endure major food allergies to be able to get to this point of helping, but I have said it before, and will again, I would not change it for the world. The feeling of helping you all outweighs pizza and chocolate any day!!!!!!!!!!


I hope this finds you all running around crazy and busy just like us and enjoying every moment too!


Take Care Of You, I promise to chat again soon xxxooo

Happy Friday!

Good Morning and HAPPY FRIDAY!   Its been a while since I have blogged....my everyday life has been the same thing day in and day out.....besides normal "mum" duties, I have been busy packing. Its going really well, and I feel quite on top of it, only 2 weeks tomorrow until we move! Its been fun (to say the least) with attempting to pack when the twins are awake...pretty much impossible....so its head down and bum up when they are asleep, and like any mum with twins would know, they dont always "sync" their sleep patterns! 

So my little man is fully crawling everywhere and pulling himself up on furniture, its quite amazing how advanced he has beome in one week....my little girl decided on tuesday to start to crawl....for a friend....not for me!!!! I almost NEVER leave them yet decided on tuesday to take a friend up on the offer of looking after them, so I left them with Abbie whilst I went for only an hour to get my nails done....and came back to the question "how long has Alice been crawling for" ha ha! Its quite sweet really when I think about it and just so typical of Alice....she is such a strong willed little girl...she wouldnt breast feed for the first few days in hospital so had to be tube fed, then SHE pulled out the tube at 3 days old and decided to feed....she decided herself when SHE wanted to start solids....so it is not at all surprising that SHE crawled when SHE wanted to....and clearly she wanted to do it for Abbie! As Abbie is my big girls dance teacher, I wonder if this means Alice will perform well for her too one day!!??

I have had 6 hours sleep now in 72 hours due to a very restless teething little man, and then last night little girl...I feel like a zombie! I have been told of Amber teething necklaces by a few people, which I am going to look into today....does anyone know anything about them????

Well I have a full day of packing ahead of me today & a list a mile long of afterschool activites which go until 9.30pm! Hubby is awake most nights with work this time of the year, so my saviour is going to be COFFEE today! Its the one thing I can rely on that will always be there for me!!!!!!!!

Somewhere in between all of this I have managed to take another 4 photos for COTC2 & attempt another slice....as much as it is on "hold" for a moment until I pack and move....Its nice to be in that comfort place of the kitchen everynow and then......

Take Care Of You xxx

Hi :-)

Wanted to touch base and say HI and once again show off the magical memories my friend Jasi captured of the twins in preparation for Christmas.....

Not much worthy of blogging at the moment....life is going along as normal, which is nice to say, as quite often my life is a Rollercoaster ride!

My lil' man learnt to crawl last week...SO cute!.....and now only today he has learnt to pull himself up in furniture, quite proudly!

I have been keeping busy trying to do a huge mail out to businesses about my book and trying to get prices and information on affordable advertising in Newspapers and Magazines etc.... its such a hard thing to get the name out there and Im doing my best....one thing for certain is that I cant afford over $8,000 for a small Ad! Im not sure how small businesses are meant to afford that!

I am getting on top of things here in preparation for packing....the next 4 days will be packing packing and packing for me.....ha ha....as I write this I remember that I have a friend popping around for a cuppa in the morning and another in the afternoon....but thats ok.....I love my friends and know that my good friends will occupy the twins and chat with me whilst I pack.....and not be demanding of my attention over the next few weeks!

I had a lovely chat with my friend Rach in the Hunter Valley today....we had the huge journey of IVF together and all the emotion that comes with it.....I cant beleive her little man is going to be one next week.....Im not sure where the time goes.....time for me to start thinking about the twins first birthday party too.....

Anyway, Im tired and rambling...enjoy looking at the photos....

"JasArt Photographic Art" once again capturing memories to last a lifetime!

Hoping this finds you all happy and healthy....

Take Care Of You xxx

My day.....

Happy Friday everyone...hope you are all planning a wonderful weekend - and of course get time to relax too!

I have had a lovely day! Whilst on one part of it, it was "non eventful" and just an ordinary day in the life of "me" !! .... on the other part so many things happened..... I succeeded in my "Anzac Slice" (couldnt succeed with Anzac Biscuits so settled for the slice and I must say I could possibly eat the entire thing myself!) I had a friend call in and YAY she agreed --- which is always a bonus seen as those she doesnt have any intolerances and cant eat anything.....AND she loved it....woop woop! 

I saw the photo from "JasArt" photography that I told you about almost 2 weeks ago....my friend Ally, myself and out long awaited bubbas.....once again a great shot capturing a beautiful moment by Jas. 

WE SOLD OUR HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cooling off period finished 5pm today and we are celebrating....so busy busy BUSY times ahead with now having to pack our home of 2 adults and 4 children!!!!!!! The timing was amazing....not long ago I was blogging and mentioned all I had to do that week....and threw in jokingly, that I would sell my house that week.....the NEXT day someone came through and offered.....Ok, so if it works like that then NOW to sell the 3000 books I have here ha ha ha ha !!!!!!!

My lil' man started crawling yesterday....SO CUTE.....he is not going too fast at the moment....wont be long though....my lil' girl I think is confused as to what her twin brother is doing!!!! Wont be long until she is chasing him! Then I will be chasing them both......

We are off to Anna Bay tomorrow with our church family, which I am thoroughly looking forward to....this will be my time of sneaking in a little relaxation on the beach if even for 10 minutes.....then my eldest daughter has a Physie comp in Sydney on Sunday....wrap my head around that and then a busy day on Monday......(another photoshoot booked in with JasArt - although its the twins again this time - YES I am obsessed!) and then I really need to think about packing...or get some kind of plan happening....unfortunately its not going to pack itself.....

Me and my bubbas and Ally and her Bubba! Thank you to JasArt for capturing this beautiful moment!

I was setting up for a photo tonight...this is as far as I had got and my beautiful 9yr old daughter said (quite seriously) "oh mum that looks so good" ---- Bless her, she is so sweet and supportive  - I simply had to take a photo then of my lettuce leaves!!!

Thankyou "Guru Labels" for my 2012 Fridge Magnets I got today....would anyone like one???

mmmmm.....Anzac Slice........

Ok...well thats it for me.....must go get some beauty sleep....

Sweet Dreams.....

Have a WONDERFUL weekend.....

Take Care Of You
xxx

Photoshoot today.....

Hello my friends!

I couldn't wait to share with you the photo of the FUN FUN FUN I had in the Kitchen today! 
Jas (my extremley talented photographer friend) decided to make me look a little glamerous in the kitchen....I have never had photos taken like this before, so needless to say I was a little nervous! Jas is so wonderful though and I felt so comfortable and had the best time....and laughed a HEAP! 

I was also lucky enough to get on the other side of the camera and take photos of something else besides food!!!!! (although food WAS involved!) Jas takes amazing photos of bubbas with fruit loops and calls them her Loopy Shots, so I decided SHE needed to be the Loopy Photographer.....check out her amazing picture too!

Find her on Facebook " JasArt Photography"  you wont be disappointed!

Today I was having a different type of fun in the Kitchen!

Loopy Photographer! Jas relaxing in a fruit loop bath!

Hope you are all having an AMAZING week......

Take Care Of You,
Coll x