Coromandel Camping Trip

For a few days over Christmas I had the house to myself while the others were camping down in the Coromandel with some other families from church. Thought I'd share a few pics from their trip. :)

: : Bryce turned 7 on the trip so had plenty of people to celebrate with lol :) : :

: : Lots of bushwalking : :

: : Gorgeous : :

: : Dishes . . . yeah I preferred having plenty of hot water lol : :

Diana's Birthday Party || 9yrs || Part 3

Several of us have had Stampin' Up! parties in the last several years, and Diana wanted to have one as well. {Trying to remember now} I think she checked with our favourite demonstrator, who wasn't available, so asked me to demonstrate instead. In the end I managed to design two cards and prepare all the materials (with Mum's help) the night (aka early am ;)) before the party. I went with a pink design and a purple one to match the them colours for the party (picked by guess who).

: : All set up for the second card : :

: : Busy crafters : :

: : Cake time . . . : : 

: : Umm . . . scary : :

: : For dinner I made pizza (hooray for breadmakers that prepare the dough) : :
Monique and Katie made a salad (and I threw a dressing together)
Mum made chicken nuggets, and we bought a couple bags of potato wedges.

Diana's Birthday Party || 9yrs || Part 2

: : No idea what somebody's favourite colours might be! : :

: : Amelia wrote Diana some music : :

: : Gift-giving session : :

: : Diana was happily admiring this {purple} handbag, but Danielle said "OPEN IT, OPEN IT!! : :

: : So she did . . . chocolate for the win! : :

: : Diana loves long skirts and was excited to receive this one from Amy and Joanna, handcrafted by their mum! : :

Danielle's Birthday || Ice Skating

Danielle organised to go ice skating with some of her friends and our family for her birthday this year. In fact, she sent the invitations before we knew what exactly she was planning!

: :Rachel | Happy skater : :

: : Monique : :
Do you like her dress?

: : Friends : :
Left to right: Monique, Danielle, Esther, Diana, Rachel, Lucy, and Abby 

: : And another group photo :) : :

: : Yes, I was there too : :
Why won't photos of me skating turn out well though?!

: : Rachel & Danielle : :

: : Gifts : :

: : Cake : :