A new family member of the furry kind....

Meet LEO out little lion puppy....

Isn't he just the CUTEST!!!
 

 

Very playful... He love chasing leaves that are blowing around in the wind.
 

 

And skateboarding too...
 

I still can't believe we bought a puppy.
The kids have been asking for a dog for quite some time.
We kept saying no because we just didn't want to have the responsibility of a
pet like that. Recently the kids have been begging us for a dog even more.


.....We finally said YES.....


We decided that we would get a small dog that can stay in our
little enclosed yard. We also decided that we would get an older dog
NOT a puppy... Yes I can see you all grinning from here :)
After keeping our eye out at the RSPCA as well as a local site that
sells pets, we saw this little fella. Well, I must stay I fell in love with him instantly,
but kept saying... we are NOT getting a puppy....mmm.. you're still grinning..
Unfortunately 2 of the kids happened to snatch a glance at a
picture of this little fella...and well... I'm sure you can imagine the..
Aaaw.. mum he's adorable... what a cutie.. he would love it at our place..
he's perfect...... I just want to hug him.... and more...
Nick and I decided to go and have a look at the puppy on our own..
as our kids can easily influence our decision *insert cheesy grin here*
Well... we fell in love.... He is cute.. a whole 1.25kg of cuteness...
Everyone adores him, cuddles him, growls at him, cleans up after him feeds him...
This little puppy is enjoying every moment here....
And we are certainly enjoying little Leo too....

Will have to post some pics of  little Leo with his adoring fans :)

Cheers, Monty

Something crafty...

A few weeks ago now I bought a couple of $4 shirts from Target
and decided to applique some pictures on to them.
I'm very happy with the results... Needless to say, Rose was VERY happy with them.

 

She really wanted to have a photo with the shirts on.
 

Posing, just before the shirt was dropped into the washing basket.
 

I hope you are all enjoying your holidays.
At the moment we have swimming lessons down at the beach.
I am loving every minute of it.

Take care xx
Monty

Busselton 2012....

This year we all walked right to the end of the Busselton Jetty.
Something I've wanted to do for a while...
 

 

 

Travis had a go on this trampoline..
 

My Mum, Chloe, Travis, Rosalee and myself went to
Dunsborough Country Life Farm
It was a very hot day....

Mum
 

Chloe
 

Rosalee and a baby guinea pig
 

Travis
 

Cuddling rabbits and guinea pigs was the highlight...
 

Feeding the other animals..
 

 

 

 

Rose was very excited to pat this baby joey...
 

Time for the bumper cars..
 

 

And a row.....
 

We had wonderful morning out, but were very glad to put our
bathers on and hit the beach.

I recommend this place for a visit. Just pick a cooler day :o)

Cheers, Monty

Christmas 2012....

We  were blessed to be able to go to Bussleton to celebrate
Christmas with my side of the family this year.
It was beautiful that everyone single one of us could be there.
GOD IS GOOD....

This year... like last year.... I decided to make my own version
of the christmas cracker once again.
Each one contained a proverb as well as a little chocolate.
 

All 34 of them...
 

My whole family..
 

My beautiful, wonderful parents...
 

I also made a tablecloth for my parents dining table.
( with the help of my very capable sewing friend once again :o)
 

Everyone was asked to write something that they are thankful for on it.
I am hoping that DV in two years time we can pull it out again,
read what we wrote last time, then add another one.
 

I hope you all had a lovely day celebrating the birth of our
Saviour Jesus Christ with your family members...

God's blessings for 2013 everyone.

Love Monty xx

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