Naughty or Nice

Naughty or Nice

I think that title explains it. I can't decide whether they are naughty or nice. I wanted to get some photos of the boys so that I could use one for our Christmas cards. As you can see the Christmas shoot turned ugly very quickly. It ended up in a big wrestling match in Santa hats. There are some cute ones, but there are also some scary ones. They make me smile!!!You boys are just too cute. I hope that your sense of fun always remains. Don't ever take life too seriously.

Lin and Shayne's Engagement

We had a super weekend at home in Dungarubba celebrating my youngest sister's engagement. We had a great night. All of the cousins got along really well and danced the night away. The weekend made me reflect upon the importance of family. I extremely grateful to have such a big and beautiful family. The weekend flew and before we knew it it was time to come home. The boys were so sad as they had a ball. It is a shame that the distance between us is so great. However I guess that this contributes to us appreciating each other more when we are altogether. I think that Belinda has done a great job in choosing her partner. They both spoke about how happy they are and Belinda stated that she had found the one. I am really happy for her. It was funny being at my baby sister's engagement. She at one point had to remind me that she was 27 and maybe not a baby anymore. Congratulations guys. I hope that you are always as happy as you are now.

New Years Eve 2006

New Years Eve for 2006 was at Linny and Dave's. We had a fantastic night celebrating with the family. Great food and great company - what more could anyone ask for??? The night ended at about 4am with Chris trying to brown eye his sister and receiving a little carpet burn to his head. It took us a long time to settle down after this and it took Chris a long time to recover the next day. I love these photos and I can't wait for New Year this year.

January

Mum's 70th Birthday- These are some of the photos from Mum's 70th Birthday. It is hard to believe that Mum is 70. So this is the Vidler Family. I have five sister and one brother, seven nieces and one nephew. We had a great night celebrating. Mum had a ball. During these holidays the boys also learnt how to fish. We spent a couple of afternoons down at the river and the boys caught a heap of little dog fish which we had to throw back. This didn't matter as they were having heaps of fun. We had a beautiful relaxing afternoon.

A Year in Review

Wow, we are in November already. It has been a busy year. I thought that I would review the year and give you a sneak peek at what we got up to.

A Dedication to My Sister

It has almost been a year since my sister got married. So I wanted to get in early and surprise her with an early
Happy Anniversary. Does that make me the bestest bridesmaid ever. I had to post these photos as I love them!!! Shelly looked so beautiful on her wedding day. The day was perfect. She was so calm and she enjoyed the whole thing. I just wanted you to know how proud I am of you and that I love you. The day was great in so many ways. We were surrounded by family and close friends and Chloe and Ben were just adorable. It was such a memorable day. I had an absolute ball at the wedding. Can we do it all over again?? This time last year we would have been having the Kitchen Tea and Girls Day Out. Oh what fun!!! The races are such a good day out (mental note not too much Pink Champagne at the next event - too many incidents to explain).

I think that I missed my calling as a wedding planner. I am now hanging out for our next wedding in January - Kylie and Andrew's and then in October Sheree and Nathan get married. Luke is playing a part in Sherree and Nathan's wedding. I can't wait. The whole wedding thing excites me. Maybe I'm a sucker for the happy ending.

It is going to be a huge year next year as Kylie has her baby as well. This news was the best news that we have had in a long time. They are going to make great parents. Chris is already looking for the noisiest toys that he can find for the little one. I think that he has a little pay back in mind after many noisy toys given.

Anyway my darlin sister I hope that the years ahead bring much happiness. I just hope that they don't fly the way that the past year has. Have a great anniversary!!! Keep on being beautiful!!

Lucky

I know that I am lucky when I look at these two smiling faces. I hope that I make you as happy as you make me. I hope that you know that no matter what you do that
I will always love you both.
Remember to enjoy life and don't take things too seriously.
Luke - here is a special message for you as today you scared me when you had to be dragged out of the pool for over exerting yourself - I know that mummy and daddy have always told you to try your hardest and do your best, well what they really mean is work hard but don't kill yourself in doing it. Swimming lessons are meant to be enjoyable however you go out to set records in every lap that you do - slow down baby - not ever lap is an Olympic record to be broken. Somethings don't require a 100% effort. You will burn yourself out. I wish that I could get this through to you BUT you are just so eager to please.
Know that we are proud no matter what you do or what the result.

A Top Day Out

It doesn't take long and the holidays seem like a distant memory. We are only 3 weeks back into school and I am already counting the weeks and the days until the next holidays. I really like these photos of our day out at the aquarium. We all had a top day. My favourite part of the day was going on a nice relaxing Harbour Cruise. On the cruise there were some Japanese tourists that we had some fun with. They got a real taste of what Aussie girls are like. I think that I ended up in majority of their photos of the Harbour. At first I was just joking with them and then they decided they really did want me in all of their photos. We really do have a beautiful Harbour that we probably take for granted. The boys really enjoyed the aquarium. We had a great holiday. It was the best ones that I have had in a long time.

I think that we are in for a tough term. Many kids at school are already kicking into top gear. This is not a good sign when it happens so early in the term. So it will be a case of batten down the hatches and hang in there. I am thankful - the boss approved me to work 4 days/week next year. I still have Friday off - Oh how I love Friday. I have only just got use to Ben not being with me on my day off. There are times when I still look for him. I miss him when I go shopping or even just when I am at home. I now understand the empty nest syndrome. My nest feels a little empty when the boys are not around. I guess it is the case of you always wanting what you don't have. When they are at home and wrestling you long for one peaceful hour and when they are gone you long for the happy noise of them playing. Motherhood really does change your life forever - all for the better. I wish that I had started a little earlier and maybe had another couple of treasures. My kids are my greatest achievement.
I know how lucky I am to have the two that I have. They are great kids.