Thursday, August 06, 2009

"don't be afraid to be yourself - you are unique and special just the way you are"

hiydi-ho, well what a month of frantic activity!!!!!! I'm only just starting to get back into the groove of the back-to-school life - i suppose it's only been 4 days, but already it feels like forever!!!!!

We've been super busy here for the last little bit - the school holidays were just frantic with activity - it started with the kids and I going to Bathurst for a few days to visit the families, it was cold and windy, but the kids loved it. Home again for a few days and then it was Jessie's 10th birthday party, she had an amazing day, most of her cousins were visiting for the week, and she also had a few girlfriends over for a day at the "Treetops" adventure park where you get to do cool stuff up in trees in special harnesses and things - to say the kids loved it would be understatement!!!!!!! Here she is doing the cake bit:and then before we new it we were packing up and heading up to the lovely Hervey Bay for a week, spent a day on Fraser Island and once again the kids were super excited the first time in a plane, the first time on a super flash holiday - it was AWESOME - this is Lake Mackenzie on Frazer Island, just idyllic!!!!!
and I've also scrapped my first page in about 6 weeks!!!!! Just loved this months 123 challenge criteria so this is what I've created - using an out of focus photo, about 16 staples and some metal snap thingoes, and some of the new Crate Orbit papers, diecuts and rubons - just love how it turned out.
Have a great August everyone :)

5 comments:

Ceci said...

Oh I'm so pleased to see you've done the 123 challenge Jane..the criteria seem to be appealing to a lot of people this month! That pic at Hervey Bay certainly does look idyllic..I have to visit again after seeing that. :o)

Melanie H said...

Your photo of Fraser Island is stunning. Wish I was there right now. lol

Your layout is beautiful, I love the design of it Jane.

Hope you can get back into a school routine soon.

Kylie Bowers said...

Oh wow Jane Wonderful LO!

Linda Eggleton said...

What a stunning photo Jane! Love your 123 layout...that's great that you've entered this month! Good luck!

Monique said...

Wow Jane - you have been sooo busy! That birthday party looked awesome!
I got a little misty over Lake Mackenzie - It is just so pretty!
Beautiful photo too!
I just love that Orbit range - and that layout is fantastic!
Hope you are having a breather now the kids are back in school!