the littlest little is one...

delayed reaction, I know but...

I cannot believe that it was 374 days ago that I gave birth to this girl

On the day of her birth (Tuesday 9th) tea-time we planted Maggie's placenta, along with Elanor's first hair-cuttings (the hospital THREW HER PLACENTA AWAY... don't even get me started) underneath an orange tree - a navel orange at that...fitting! Family came, beautiful words were spoken, gifts were given and vanilla and passion fruit sponge cake was eaten. A wonderful way to celebrate this one making her entrance into the world methinks!

For the littlest little's first birthday I decided on a teddy bears' picnic as we are pretty much a house overrun by stuffed animals. Family and so many awesome friends from near and far came to share the special celebearation (see what I did there?) with us...it was heartwarming and totally fun for all!

And so we have a one year old...and are 7 months off a 4 year old too. WHERE DOES IT ALL GO?! When I start thinking of how quickly time passes it makes me want to savour all the drawing, clothes-choosing-fights, rolling around on the floor, laughing at boogers and so on and so on... It is all too easy to rush through the day in order to "get things done" and of course things need to be done but we also can't forget in our sleep deprived grumpiness that these people are only little once and although they may not remember specific things about this time they will remember the feeling of being loved. 

closing time...

And so another year comes to a close.
Before you point it out, yes I have not posted for aaaaaages...I couldn't tell you why really other than I simply haven't felt like it. That's all really.

This, 2012, has been a good year. We have welcomed Maggie into the family, J has gotten a new job, Elanor has started kindy and I...well...I'm not sure really. But I have been doing stuff, I swear! I am in a strange place at the moment where I feel a bit like I'm just doing the minimum to get by, a kind of groundhog day funk. I'm sure it'll pass.

In the coming year I look forward to being part of friends' weddings, welcoming some bebes, furthering my sewing, nurturing relationships, taking steps towards making our big build a reality, getting tattooed, making time for husband/wife dates, hanging with the littles, a trip or two around the place, perhaps adding to our brood, doing some sweet baking and learning how to crochet...amongst other things...

Sayonara 2012...it's been nice.

Christmas for the Mr...

So the Mr has been coveting deco arm chairs for a while now... Eventually we hope to turn what is currently my sister's room into a space in which he can counsel clients from home. It's pretty much perfect for it - outside door, parking space, own bathroom. Anyway, this chair would go in there one day but for now it will grace our lounge and will be more than big enough for Daddy/Ellie bedtime stories.

 

I found it on trademe so now am hunting for fabric to recover it (and possibly the foot stool depending on the condition). I'm pretty sure he'll be STOKED...just thinking of a big reveal plan for Christmas morn! 

Will keep you updated on project progress...

bathroom...

I got bored of looking at a white wall... so I used this tutorial to make a friendly reminder from some fabric I could find no other use for.

before...

hammer...?

after...

Public health warnings (and mine and Elanor's hands) have never looked so good...

diy Disco heels...

1 pair of black heels - $25, Kmart
a packet of black glitter
pva glue
paintbrush

basically, paint the glue on the bits of the shoe that you want to sparkle-ify (I have done the heel and the front platformy bit) and add the glitter. I also sprayed them with clear varnish afterwards...et voila!

should have cleaned them before I took the picture...damn you fantastic new camera getting all the detail!

Just to clear something up, 'cos I do hear you there sniggering "those will look good while you hang out the washing/play trains/change nappies Katie..." - they're for my exceedingly glamorous little sister. What? They could be for me...they could totally be for me.... they couldn't could they? sigh.