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
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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

Five minute Friday: Ache

Linking up again with The Gypsy Mama with her 5 minute Fridays for a bit of fun!!

Around here we write for five minutes flat on Fridays. We write because we love words and the relief it is to just write them without worrying if they’re just right or not. So we take five minutes on Friday and write like we used to run when we were kids.

1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking
2. Link back here and invite others to join in.
3. Please visit the person who linked up before you & encourage them in their comments.

OK, are you ready? Give me your best five minutes on: Ache

Being a first time mama, i have alot of aches. Physically...my bones and muscles ache! The hours spent rocking, cuddling and playing with Miss Placid are taking their toll on my weak frame! The hours spent on the floor, on this laptop, whilst she sleeps, just so i can be there when she stirs from a nap to help her back to sleep. These moments, precious....ache.

Another ache emotionally is my heart. It aches with so much abounding love for her. She has stolen my heart and holds it in her tiny little fingers and toes...dancing around with delight. She holds it in the way she smiles and coos at me, telling me how much she loves me im sure! She holds it with how forgiving she is when i constantly make mistakes as i stumble through figuring out what this whole 'parenting' thing is all about.

And i just know...im going to ache forever more. I have not known so much love as i have since Miss Placid entered the world. Soon she is going to grow up, and my heart will ache not wanting her to leave me, not wanting her to forget me as she starts out on her own journey of life.

Much love

Daughter of the King
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{Photo a day Challenge} February

Ive been following along on Instagram with Fat Mum Slim's Photo a Day Challenge.

Each month I'll create a collage of all the photos I took! Its alot of fun to participate in, and gets you to stop, take a step back and appreciate the smaller things in life!

Here's my collage for February..enjoy!

Much love

Daughter of the King
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Things I'm loving

Playtime with the babe

 

Shopping in the city and buying pretty things for me

Turquoise purse (Collette Accessories): $29.95, Turquoise earrings (Collette Accessories): $7.95, All about eve singlet (Live): $40

Spotted some pretty hairclips to turn into headbands for Miss D - they will go perfectly with the yellow sundress i will make her one day!

Hairclips (Collette Accessories): $7.95

 Found some bargains for the man...you gotta buy them something to justify what you spend on yourself....right?

Shorts (Live): $10, T-shirts (Live): $15 and $20

Still loving these earrings from a dear friend (bought from Pigeon Hole)

And of course...loving watching this little one grow and change more each day! Lots more smiles, giggles and she has now found her hands (hooray!) so she is grabbing and interacting with her toys heaps now which is super special!

I'm linking up with Things Im Loving over at Paisley Jade

Much love

Daughter of the King
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Tag...you're it!

I was tagged by Mrs Clark and now it's my turn to answer some questions about me and tag some other people to do the same! So...here goes!

describe yourself in 7 words.

mother, wife, sister, daughter, creative, inspired, confused

what keeps you up at night?

Definitely my mind...it is always running, like a tap! Very hard to switch off sometimes! Also, usually Miss D- all the little noises she makes, even when she is asleep - and the never ending process of putting her dummy back in (*insert grrrr here*).

Also, if im home alone, every little noise keeps me up! I construct stories in my mind of what they mean and then i really freak myself out!

who would you like to be?

Just myself...in its best form. I want to reach my full potential in Christ, as well as in life. Im still not sure what my calling is, but for now, it is being the best mother i can be to Miss D and the best wife i can be to Mr O...thats what matters most.

what are you wearing right now?

Its 8:30am and im still in what i wore to bed. A blue singlet top and some black shorts (i totes need to get me some cute PA pjs.

what scares you?

being alone.

what are the worst things about blogging?

i love blogging - sometimes i just find it hard getting my pictures to sit the way i want them too and figuring out all the html code stuff! Its confusing!

worst?

as above

best?

getting my thoughts down and out, drawing closer to God.

what was the last website you visited?

Kelle Hampton's blog - Enjoying the small things! Love her blog....love her family and her passion...and her style..she would make an awesome friend! An amazingly strong woman...go check her out!

what is the one thing you would like to change about yourself?

Id like to be able to "let go" more often.

slankets – yes or no?

What on earth is a slanket?

tell us something about the person who tagged you?

Stacey Clark - crazy talented mumma of 3 gorgeous, super outgoing kids. Crafty, homeschooling godess and woman of God. If you arent already following her...do so!

Tag...you're it!

Meeks at Blessed are the Meek

Ange at Chair Up

Jennifer at Jennifer Blair Photography

Hilly at Capturing Motherhood

Much love

 Daughter of the King
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