Holidays: Day One

Inspired by a blog post I read recently entitled, 'Our day in Photos' (Yes Cass, if you are reading this, you are my inspiration), I thought it would be fun to blog about our holidays....Every. Single. gasp...Day. Ambitious? Yep.  Of course I'm doing this purely for historical purposes! It will be fun for US to look back on - but maybe not so fun for you the reader.  So, sorry if these posts bore you to tears. But lets just see how it pans out shall we. I may give up after tomorrow!

Here's what we got up to today...

:: Ben went fishing, leaving the house around 6am-ish - CRAZY 

:: I got out of bed around 7:30am and did an exercise DVD! 

Not bad for the first day of holidays hey...
it's all part of my 'It's time to get-moving/get-fit/I'm not getting any-younger' plan

:: After having 20 minutes of car trouble (it just wouldn't start), the kids and I finally headed down the driveway and into town for supplies from the local Growers Markets and the bakery (Ben usually does this little Saturday morning expedition)

:: Just before 10am I dropped Till at a friends house and took myself off for a massage (Ah, heaven)

:: After collecting Till, we all went home for an early lunch and an afternoon rest.  

Well the kids played with felt boards and board games.....and I slept!!!!

:: Ben returned from his fishing trip with bountiful supplies but promptly left again for Rescue Squad training

:: After hot chocolate and snacks around 4pm, Harry worked on a computer game which he is programming while Till composed tunes on the piano (while I cleaned the kitchen - oh joy)

:: Ben arrived home just after 6pm, ready to cook up a fish-fry 

and I threw together some salads

Right Now :: it's after 9pm and the kids are in bed (but judging from the sounds of laughter floating up the stairs, there's no actual sleeping happening just yet) - and Ben is on the phone to Lucy while I'm here typing away!

All in all, a pretty relaxing day for the commencement of the school holidays!

I wonder what tomorrow will bring?

A Sense of Fashion: Past and Present

Check out how Harry looked when he left the house on Wednesday! Pretty convincing isn't he - especially with that beard - oh that beard - how I laugh every time I think of it! I usually break out in a sweat when my kids require a special costume, mostly as a result of leaving it to the last minute.  But this one came together easily and the only shop bought components included black cardboard for the hat and some white cloth-tape for the shirt stripes and cross.  Harry's horse-riding jodhpurs became his soldier pants, his long sleeved red shirt we fished from his wardrobe, added tape and glued on buttons, and we finished the whole ensemble off with a black belt from his Bounty Ball pants and a pair of my black knee-length socks! Harry LOVES to dress up and enjoyed every minute of taking on the persona of an early settlement soldier. He even won a prize for being the 'Best Dressed'!

Look at Miss Till in this lovely blue floral top - a hand-me-down from Harriet! Thanks for posting this over Auntie Lou, it's a new favourite.  What a relief to see these colours too.  Pink is usually the only colour of choice, much to the lament of her Mum.  This little girl has always had very strong opinions about what she likes to wear. She started dictating what she could and wouldn't wear from the moment she was old enough to pull clothes off her shelves.