In our own backyard.....

Wouldn't you love to have a river in your own backyard?
We certainly enjoy spending lots of time in and around this river...
as well as catching fish out of it too :o)
It takes us 3 minutes to walk from our back door to this spot.
Today the boys wanted to take my kayak and fish out of it for something different.
They didn't have much success until Dad went with Corey and gave him
tips on where and what to do...
I really thought they might capsize at some point.. but they had it
all under control. Enjoy the photos....


Corey and Travis
 

The girls eating chips on the river bank...
Thats not our house in the background
 

 

 

 

Corey is getting his line ready
 

Waiting patiently...
 

Ready to surprise us..
 

Here it is.. A bream....
 

As the boys pulled up to the bank, Chloe pulled in this whopper!!
 

Chloe ended up catching 4 bream altogether..
She was super chuffed!!
 

Corey taking Rosalee for a paddle...
 

Travis went for a paddle on his own.. Boy he flies along!!
 

 

 

I absolutely LOVE where we live...
The boys already spend lots of time down here in their holidays
and I'm sure they are going to remember it forever....

Enjoy your evening... and I hope you have a blessed day tomorrow.

Cheers, Monty xx

Teacher Thank you gifts.....

I can't believe its that time of the year already!!

Time for the children to thank their teachers and bid them goodbye for the year.
I always like to make something for each of the children's teachers to show them
that they are appreciated for all the time and effort that they've put in instructing them.

Here it is: A post-it-note holder...

 

 

 

I saw the idea on pinterest and knew they would be easy to whip up.
Five minutes on each one is all it took... I was very HAPPY about that :o)
These photo frames have a little stand at the back so they can sit on their desk.
They were purchased from our local Icky Finks store...
I went through my stash of papers (that is the part that took up most of my 5 minutes)
matched up some ribbon, found some wording to match the ocassion
and then put it all together. The patterned paper is behind the glass
while the rest of it is on the outside of the glass.
I love the fact that once the post-it-notes are finished, they can just stick a new one on.
Such a handy gift. Its big enough to find on their messy desk too :o)

All the best for the last few days of school.
I'm certainly looking forward to spending time with the kids over the summer break.
I also love not having routine for quite some time too :o)

I hope you all have a lovely summer break.
I know we will!!!!

Take care, and stay safe....

Love Monty xx