Maddison Louise

Born 19.01.08 8lb5 54cms and ABSOLUTELY gorgeous. Well done Kris n Kate...well I guess that makes it official...I'm a grandmother (gulp)

2008!!!!

Well we've rung in the new year, hard to believe! We stayed home so we could see what the fireworks we like and boy was it worth it! With almost 360degree views we could see fireworks EVERYWHERE, even all the way to Sydney Harbour! (faintly) with Tori still being scared of the loud noises it was great to be able to see them even tho at times it sounded like a war zone with them going off all over..at one stage I counted 17 different lots going off but Brent counted 34 lots around us....

New Years Day (my birthday) we had a lazy day and then went to mum & dad's for my birthday dinner.

Resolutions - My personal resolutions this year are to LOSE WEIGHT IN 08! Get more active, get to bed earlier, drink less coke and more water, and take better care of my skin (Ashlee brought me some Dr Lewinns so I had a facial to get started and now I'm using his present!) Scrapbooking resolutions this year are to do a layout a day (which I've managed so far...lol) and to use up my stash (our LSS gives a 30% discount for your birthday so I brought a trolley to store my papers so HOPEFULLY I'll be a bit more sorted. And lastly, I saw on a great blog http://boutiquebabe.typepad.com/my_weblog/ 365 photos, so I have done my first 2..maybe this covers both resolutions as its in scrapbooking and will HOPEFULLY record weightloss...lol

HOPE 2008 WILL BE FANTASTIC FOR YOU AND YOURS!!!!

An Aussie Xmas

Hard to believe Xmas has been and gone for another year!

Just as well I got this picture of the 7 of us as Kris had gone again by Xmas. We spent xmas morning at home and then went to mum and dad's for the afternoon. Boxing Day found us at Woolongong beach and we took my sister Natalie and niece Annalise. Looking forward to the new year the view of the fireworks should be spectacular! and then off for some well earned holidays.

Life is HECTIC!!

What an understatement. Brent & Brooke have both finished school and Tori has finished Playvan for the year. Ash & Kym are working up til xmas then they have 2 & 5 weeks holidays. Yesterday after dropping Brooke at her works xmas party Tori and I drove around for a couple of hours looking at xmas lights. When I was home for a few minutes Kris rang and wanted me to go and pick him up and it HAD to be straight away. Hence a trip to Mudgee and back and then when I got home I had to take Ashlee to work. So from 6pm until 5.30am I was in the car and driving. I'm shattered!!

Brooke's Formal

Here are some pics from Brooke's formal. My baby girls all grown up :0(

Brent's First Parade

Being Remembrance Day, Brent was involved in the local memorial service along with the rest of his platoon as well as the local navy and air force cadets.

Trick or Treat

Brooke had a Halloween party last night. 7 of her girlfriends came over & I took them and Brent & Tori trick or treating over at The Vines (posh! lol) wasn't sure if it was done down here as kids never had it up home, but they made out like bandits. Especially when they stuck the cute little fairy (Tori) up front! We live on acreage and our house can't be seen from the road so I felt bad when we got home and 2 little boys had seen the balloons out front (so Brookes friends could find the house) and had come up to the house to get candy. Only to find Ashlee saying we had no lollies :( I told him he could have given them a muesli bar (NO WAY!) or some of the lollies downstairs (OH WELL!) but they were the only ones who came to our house.

p.s Brooke and 2 of her friends are still in bed (11.32) and I just went and picked Brent up from sick bay and one of her other friends are in there..the reason why I didn't want her having a sleepover mid-week!