{Things I'm loving}

 Im linking up with Paisley Jade with her "Things im Loving"

Here are thing Things Im Loving for this week....

Pinterest: Enough said really....If you dont know what this amazing site is....GO CHECK IT OUT NOW! But be warned, you wont be able to tear yourself away from the computer for hours! Dont tell your husbands I told you about it!

Coffee: Addicted at the moment. Found a yummy instant coffee that we enjoy here in our household. Its no Nespresso coffee, but it does the trick after a restless sleep! Mmm...Nespresso...one day!

My new iPhone and its pretty cover: Its about time i got one...im a bit behind with the times but better late than never! And my pretty little cover matches my pretty little wallet and my pretty new jeans from Asos! :)

Totally loving the colour turquoise: as stated above!

 

Asos deliveries: Yahoo! Im so freakin excited our Asos delivery came!! I got my pretty turquoise jeans, white jeans, grey top and orange shoes! Im sending the shoes back as they are the wrong size but everything else is DELISH! The jeans are the COMFIEST i have ever had!

Miss Placid's new happy attitude and squeals: she is rockin some serious coos, raspberries, giggles and mega cute smiles! She is like a different child this last week...it blows my mind how quickly they change! Loving her!

Hand-me-downs from the little sister: scored this cute little skirt and little shawl/jacket which i think will go quite nicely with my new white jeans!!

And lastly....

Cookies and cream chocolate: this stuff is seriously evil (for my waistline) but it is so very, very addictive! So addictive to the point that for our next Monthly give up, we are considering giving up sugar for the month of April! Oh dear.....
{its so good, i didnt even get a chance to take a photo of it....it was gone just like that!!}

Much love

Daughter of the King
x

Autumn is here {we think}

So it finally seems as though Autumn has arrived here in Perth, Western Australia! We have had a long, hot summer, with some crazy storms and wet days in there too - but so far, Autumn for us has consisted of a rather long heat wave with temperatures getting up to 41 degrees!

This is no fun when you dont have air-con in your home! **Cue spending time at the folks house and hanging out at shopping centres to escape the heat!**

The heat has also meant i havent been brave enough to venture out for walks with Miss Placid in the pram. Also, partly due to the fact I have this fear that she will start a tanty when im a good 20 mins or so from getting back home!

Mr O finished his shifts yesterday so we decided we would take an evening stroll down to the park and see if we could get Miss Placid used to her pram again!

It was about a quarter to five. The sun was still up but a cool breeze was blowing. The leaves from all the gorgeous trees in our estate had started to turn brown and were lining the footpaths where we walked!

The colours that were out were amazing! I couldnt believe the bright green grass and the clear blue sky! Just amazing - God is amazing....

Simple pleasures like this seem to slow the pace of life down...just a little. Enough for us to pause and enjoy our little bundle of joy as she explored new scenery and views!

Miss Placid has been such a happy little bunny since we started her on formula. I didnt want to have to do it, but my milk supply had dropped so much I couldnt sustain her anymore. Im thankful I can still give her at least 1 feed in the morning from me....I cherish that time while it lasts!

 

Society for some reason seems to put breastfeeding on such a pedalstool..it almost seems frowned upon when people find out your baby is on formula.  I dont know why that is. I think, as long as your baby is healthy, thriving and happy - and you are as well, then it cant be such a bad thing!

She has certainly captured our hearts...

As Mr O and I spoke, we were even toyed with the idea of expanding our family of 3 to a family of 4....my oh my - we are obviously sleep deprived and delirious!

The cheeky monkey seemed to enjoy the pram ride, for the most part. She was throwing these cheeky smiles at me and giggling as we walked. She even fell asleep on the way back (dummyless!!).

 

Anyhow, I hope you are all having a wonderful week!! I am having a lazy day at home with Miss Placid today in preparation for our usual crazy, busy weekends!

Much love

Daughter of the King
x

Weekend in review!

Sooo far behind on my blogging - where are the days going! My oh my.....

I have got to get better at whipping out my camera to take shots of things! I think getting a nice new camera will do the trick there ;) Hoping to get a Canon this year! Cant wait! Anyhow...back on track - here was our weekend in pics!

Saturday saw Miss Placid and I just chilling out at home. We managed to get out to do some groceries (and escape our hot house!) for a few hours then we waited for Daddy to come home so we could walk 2 doors up to have dinner with some good friends!

I wish i had taken photos of all the delicious food we had! There was marinated lamb ribs, marinated chicken, steak, lamb on skewers, potato bake and salads! Yum! And for dessert there was mini raspberry pavlovas, coconut cake, macadamia and caramel tart and banana cake! DELISH!

Miss Placid and Ryder were very well behaved and slept in the theatre room - Ryder had his portacot, and we just wheeled Miss Placid's bassinet across the road! Would have been funny watching us carry her...asleep...in her bassinet back home across the road!

Matt had to work again on Sunday, and it was going to be a scorcher here in Perth - 41 degrees! So, we packed up the car and Miss Placid and I set off to spend the day (and night) at mum and dads house. Dad was in Rottnest for the day so it was just mum, my sisters, Miss Placid and I. We chilled out (literally in their Devine Aircon!) and went for a swim in the pool in the afternoon! The water was FREEZING - so i wasnt sure if Miss Placid would like it. She had been in a pool once before, but it was a heated pool. She actually seemed quite content in there with me (even after i dunked her face...accidentally...in the water!)

We had a mega pooplosion (wish i had caught it on camera) - which Miss Placid thought was hilarious! 

It....went....everywhere!! 

Had to bath her in the laundry sink just to clean her up! Crazy child... The rest of the evening consisted of us all enjoying dinner (yummy butter chicken mum whipped up in her thermomix....fancy!) and watching a movie together (just married - LOVE it!!) :)

Monday morning Miss Placid and I set off further North to catch up with a good friend, Leah, and her girls Coco and Savannah before heading back on the hour and a half trip home!

The weeks are just zooming past - this weekends 'weekend in review' will be here before i know it!

Hope you all had lovely weekends too and stayed cool! :)

Much love

Daughter of the King
x

What a week it has been! Through the craziness and drama of it all, i have been reminded that God is good, He loves us, cares for us and knows what is best for us.

My little sister has had a tough week. She was involved in a car crash and also had a relationship that came to a close. She is ok, physically - apart from a couple of burns and bruises. But emotionally, she is drained. I received the call from her just as it had happened - she was hysterical and unsure what to do. I felt so helpless, living so far away! I wished I could just jump in my car and go and rescue her, but i couldnt. So i called our parents and luckily our dad was only a minute away and he found her quickly to help. 

It was a 3 car pile-up...airbags were all deployed and the car is likely a write-off.  But thankfully, her life isnt and she is ok.

Sometimes i wish i could wrap up my loved ones in cotton wool..to protect them from lifes dangers, hurts and pains. I wish i could prevent problems and heartaches before they arose and I wish i could make everything better again. I wish i could show them into the future to see that everything will work out just fine in the end.

 

I have the most beautiful family...we are not perfect, in any way shape or form. We have our fair share of trials and problems, and life hasnt always been kind to us. But...another thing i have learned this week is that your family are your best friends. They love you regardless...even though at times you think what they are doing to/for you is harsh -it is always because the love you. They are there for you always, even when your "friends" dont appear. And they have your back...110%!

my hottie parents!

my beautiful older sister, Rochelle

my stunning younger sister, Maddison

 Life is a story that is constantly being written by someone who always has our best interests at heart..even though we dont always see that. We very rarely know what the outcome of our story will be, though we often have a plan in our mind of what we want it to be. Sometimes, most of the time, it is not what He wants for us. And when it doesnt turn out our way...we hurt. We get upset and think life is just not fair anymore. We see everything as doom and gloom and find it hard to look for the positives in the situations.

But..i believe there are always positives to each negative.

 There is a reason everything happens the way it does...sometimes it just takes us awhile to see it. And that is perfectly ok.  It is ok to grieve what you thought was best for you...it is ok to cry and think 'woe was me' for a little while. But, the sun always comes up again and its a new day.

We only have limited time on this earth. We never know when our story will end. We shouldnt live our life in fear of that, but rather we should just simply LIVE our life. Each day is a blessing and a gift and we shouldnt spend it dwelling on the past...what could have been. Instead, we should embrace our days, grab them by the reins and soar forward - exploring new possibilities and having fun in the process. Life is MUCH too short to be sad.

Much love

Weekend in review!

As usual...our weekend was jam packed - there just never seems to be enough time in the day!

Delilah and I started off with a road trip up to mum and dads house to stay with Aunty Maddy (i say road trip as its about an hours drive for us!)

Firstly, we called into Subiaco to pick up my wedding band, which had been fixed for the 5th time after losing its diamonds! Grr...

We then called into the shops to get a Jolly Jumper for Delilah and whilst there, we caught up with an old friend, Rebecca.

We finally made it to mums about 4pm and chilled out with Aunty Maddy...watched a movie and ate the most delicious Flapjacks...mmmm...YUM!

Sunday, Delilah and I went to our first Perth Upmarket at UWA! It was a VERY hot day out, but we enjoyed looking around at all the pretties people had made! I wanted to take some photos of all the goodies they had for sale but i didnt want to get into trouble for doing so! They had some beautiful baby things...i just couldnt part with the $$ for some of them! We ended up buying a bag of 5 biscuits from CookieDough biscuits (Fremantle company)- they were DELICIOUS! mmm....sooo good! I forgot to take a pic of them before they were all devoured! Whoops!

So...here is some photos from our big weekend out! Enjoy!

We started with a bit of this...

Playtime at home on Saturday morning...

Followed by a bit of this...

Watching Baby Einstein on the iPad during tummy time

We then did a bit of this...

Nappy changing!!!

And a bit of this...

Playing with Aunty Maddy

There was then some of this...

Cuddles with mum (and mum having some YUM coffee...mmm helps with the tiredness!)

Followed by some of this....

Keeping Delilah occupied!

There was a bit of this....

Tryiing out her new toy....she didnt get what it was all about!

Then it ended with a bit of this...

Delilah and I checking out the Perth Upmarkets

Much love