Beau's 3rd Birthday

The day finally came for Beau, he turned the big 3.

 He has been at me for a good while now to make his 'big johnnie deere' cake

Big Johnnie Deere Tractor complete with combine

filled with 'wheat' ready to sow

may take a while with only 9 tynes......

pile of presents ready and waiting...

Safe to say the cake was a hit

Topping the day off with cake & cousins

Happy Birthday Beau

xxx

First QLD getaway

At the beginning of May it was time for our first QLD trip of the year - (there are more to come!) for the destination wedding of Benita & Dylan. 

The contrast in weather was unbelievable and such a welcome change to the chilliness of home

All the girlies looking beautiful

Whilst the boys were on kiddie duty

All ready and waiting....

Such a beautiful spot

Here she comes....

Sealed with a kiss....

The newest Mr & Mrs Vallance

Mr & Mrs Excell

Photo Booth fun!

The kiddies having fun together back at the house

It was a wonderful time -short but sweet - spent with great friends 

Looking forward to the next family holiday!

Ma ma's milestone

A few days after Davy celebrated his milestone birthday, Ma ma had one of her own.

The big 60.

And of course the day couldn't pass without her being inundated by some grandies and of course cake!!

Into town for a birthday lunch followed by cake in the park, YAY! 

It was nice to see that this relationship had turned a corner for the better.... 

La chatting to Old Pa about the old days

We marked this momentous occasion with a bit of a shin dig on the weekend following. Pa had a vision and a dream of a party with a difference and with the help of us kids it became a reality. A nice  casual affair with Ma ma nowhere near the kitchen and a bit of light hearted entertainment.....the Heinrich Family Variety 1/2 Hr was born! 

As Relle and I were on catering & waitressing duty for the evening,  I have no pictures of the party but I do have a pic of the birthday cake, as made by me!

First attempt working with fondant, somewhat slightly pleased with myself!

Safe to say 'like mother like daughter' in this department!

Davy is ONE!!!

The last 12 months has absolutely flown!

 Evidence of it is that Davy turned 1!!

Mine! ALL MINE!!

'Opening' presents with the help of his big brothers

oh this paper is nice....

Toby was on card duty whilst Beau was on presentation of the present, 

making sure Davy saw each and every one

Time to play!!

Traditional Number 1 cake

from now on he will be able to choose his own.... 

Cake after school with the cousins

"all this for me??"

"Let me at it!!"

Easter Camping fun!

Easter came along and with it our (almost) annual camping at Ma & Pa's farm (backyard).

This year it was a bit special as Relle, La & Leyla made it down as well 

 Our campsite for the next few days

Cheese!!

Cheeky monkeys

#1 Priority when on the farm - Yabbying

Something has the kids attention.....

ah yes..... Pa's version of stoking the fire!

Saturday Night everything was put out with precision and attention to detail so Easter Bunny was sure to visit

Toby's letter and gift of his school Easter hat to Easter Bunny 

Baskets ready.....

Easter Bunny Came!!

An Egg hunt was coordinated for the little ones by the bigger ones,

 they had so much fun filling their baskets full!

Davy on the other hand - couldn't see what the fuss was all about....

We contrived a treasure map around the farm for the big kids to follow and find the bounty of which they did rather well once they mastered the art of map reading! Sorry no pictures of them....

All in all a fun 4 days of chocolate and Hot Cross Buns! 

A great way to start the week of celebrations.