A mouth of...not so much metal

So - not sure if you can really see from the photos...but I am now officially a metal mouth...although since I got clear brackets it's really only a wire of metal!...and for those that haven't seen my hair dark...since there seems to be alot of you claiming this lately...this will suffice for you too...there that should make a few of you happy...at my discomfort I might add!! (since I'm much more comfortable BEHIND the camera!)

3 going on 13!!

Ok so I didn't get to post this the other day when I posted the rest of the 'fun in the sun' pictures...I've been busy...but I had to post this picture and tell you what happened AFTER I turned off the sprinkler...I walked out to find my 3 year old...LAYNE...(may I emphasis the 3 years old part) like this:



I asked her what she thought she was doing...and she said (as if I was dumb...) 'I'm sunbaking Mum!'....I THINK NOT!!
She has obviously been taking in a little more than just the surf and sand at the beach!!!!

For all those that read this blog!!! :)

ok everybody...I've decided to go private...so if you enjoy reading this blog and keeping updated with our family....please send me your email so that I can give you access...I don't mind if you are a friend of a friend etc...just email me at sally@crosbie.net.au - will most likely privatise in the next week or so....

Good old fashion fun in the SUN!

The weather has been perfect beach weather the last few days but with an assignment due and exams looming I decided this week I needed to stay close to home and get some work done...so this is what we did yesterday for a bit of fun - I know, I know I was completely naughty because we have water restrictions...but I promise it was only 5mins...maybe 10... :)!

Mohawk to the extreme!

I'd like to know just how much shampoo Mike put in Layne's hair to get it to actually stay up like this!!!

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Fringes are 'in' MUM!!!

Soooo... about 3 weeks ago now Layne decided to let mum in on a little secret....she's just not cool enough...apparently Layne has already succumbed to that little thing called 'Peer Pressure'...and having a mum as 'uncool' as hers she knew she had to take matters into her own hands! She gaves herself a FRINGE!!! (fringe = bangs). Apparently it's the latest thing...and Aunty Ember absolutely loves it so mum doesn't stand a chance of little Layne listening to her opinion now anyway!....(note from mum:...was NOT impressed....although I admit she did do a pretty good job of it...although it has a tendency to look like a slight mullet since her fringe is coming from halfway back her head! Mum still prefers the no fringe though!)

Jedi Jake's Birthday Party!

Jake had his first ever Birthday party on the weekend! He turned 5 yesterday (Monday). A big thanks to everyone that came to help him celebrate - he was sooo excited and had so much fun. He keeps talking about how Obi-Wan Knobe turned up to his birthday party! :)
Here is a slide show of all the pictures!

Happy Birthday!

It's our nephew's (Mike's side) 1st Birthday today - Happy Birthday Ashton!...

A CROSBIE BABY ARRIVAL!!!

CONGRATULATIONS to Glen & Nichole - Nichole you did well!!! Baby Jared Isaac Crosbie born Wednesday 12th September!

Nichole and Glen with their new son, Jared. Both look exhausted but VERY happy!

Jake & Layne & their new baby cousin, Jared!

NOT HAPPY JAN!!!!

(For my non-australian readers - the above title comes from a TV ad we used to have here. My friend Kelly and I made it into an expression of our everyday life!)

Happy Birthday Mike

Mike turned 31 today!!!

Hannah

HANNAH

This is a friend's daughter at the park yesterday...I just loved these shots....it reminded me of those 'carefree' childhood summer days!

Just for Laura

Let me introduce you to my friend LAURA!

So yesterday at the park...a whole bunch of us get together for a 'sort of' playgroup at a local park...my friend Laura and her little girl, Zara, were sitting on their picnic rug...just enjoying the company of everyone...when Laura realised that I was taking photo's of her...she commented 'you better not put them on your blogspot!' So this is what I do to friends I REALLY love :)

Yesterday we had two (hopeful) new additions to our group and no they didn't come in the form of new babies!...although Amanda will be helping us with this one in the next month! - Jerusha (Laura's sister) joined us yesterday...and my sister-in-law, Sarah...(maybe we can get Nichole coming along too, Sarah, now that she has finished work) Congrats to Jerusha who is expecting her second!

Tulips...

SOOOO at the risk of sounding cheesy (see my last blog) in any way whatsoever.....Tulips have a special place in my heart...two places I really want to visit is the Tulip fields in Washington state and also the Netherlands! Tulips are probably one of the things in this life that puts me in a state of absolute awe and wonder of the beautiful things that the Lord has created for our enjoyment.
I grew up with my grandparents and my grandpa was an avid gardner...we always had the good old vegie patch but my grandpa LOVED flowers. During the great depression when things were really tough, he would go door to door to businesses selling his homegrown flowers. Tulips often remind me of my grandpa...I loved him dearly...he also loved the Mormon Tabernacle Choir...even though he wasn't a mormon himself. So when I served my mission on Temple Square...as much as I missed my family - I had so much surrounding me (with the tulips and the choir) to remind me of my childhood with my grandparents that sometimes I felt like they weren't really that far away. Now tulips also remind me of my missionary days and the precious growing experiences I had there...
Over the years I've learnt to trust in myself more - like trust my own opinon...I used to let people tell me what I 'should' like or think... so when it came time to get married....and choose my flowers...my instinct was TULIPS!! I wanted 5 white long-stemmed tulips....I got to the florist and the florist somehow - to this day I loathe that florist! - talked me out of it! That's one of my biggest regrets...I find it difficult to even hang any wedding photo's up with my bouquet of 'not so sentimental' roses....because roses don't really have any sentimental value to me...whenever my husband buys me flowers...he'll always buy me tulips...because he knows!
When Mike and I got engaged...he wanted to get me an engagement ring...I'm really not into all that and I'd always just wanted a wedding band....he wanted me to have gold - I wanted to have white gold...or silver (couldn't careless)...so what did I end up with....a gold wedding band and engagemnt ring, I let him talk me out of it. Now don't get me wrong...it's a beautiful ring set...I say this not to rat on my husband but to make my point....to this day if I had to choose again...I would still just have a white gold wedding band. At the time Mike said the only experience he'd had was hearing what his sister's wanted when they got married...he was yet to learn that every woman's tastes are considerably different. He now dreams of the movie room set up he could get with the money he spent on my engagment ring! I do admit that, now the ring is sentimental and I have been making a concerted effort to wear it more...but I'm a simple girl, (I am imagining some of my dear friends laughing right now at that comment!....) I do like the idea of a simple white gold wedding band that just states simply...'I've married my man...you'll never measure up don't even bother!...j/k ok so just to take a dig at being cheesy....more something along this line 'I married the love of my life'.......sorry there I go with trying to joke again! what I'm trying to say is...I think a simple wedding band describes my life with my husband perfectly...'I'm happy'
I look back over the last 6 years and see how much I have grown, how much I have learnt to trust in my instincts whether it be to do with my children, my husband, decorating my house, or what I'm wearing...no matter how insignificant it is...I've learnt to trust that I don't need to worry about whether someone else might think what I'm wearing is hideous or my taste in decorating doesn't suit them....because....they don't live here..and they don't have to wear it! I'm learning to love me!....and I'm having alot of fun doing it...and I'm glad I made the mistake about the tulips and roses...because it's taught me to TRUST ME!...