{ this moment }

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments at Soule Mama for all to find and see.

and breath

I've had a couple of exhausting weeks - the type that wear you down. Suck your energy until there is none left. There have been tears and there have been tantrums - both from me and the kids! But you know that's all part of being a Mum - we suck it up and spit it out... yeah yeah... bring it on! 

We in our house are all hanging out for next weekend. It's a long one, and the start of the school holidays and our first foray into family camping (two children and a baby - no the dogs didn't get a guernsey this time...sorry boys). DH arrived home tonight after an 80 hour week at work (poor guy) so it will be just nice to see him! 

Hopefully this week there may be a little more interaction between me and my friend Bernina. I stood her up on several occasions last week in favour of trashy night time telly. Sorry babe. I don't know what I was thinking! However, I am now excited about Meg's next Kids Clothes Week Challenge coming up in October. If you'd like to spend a week making some mini clothes (or vicariously enjoy the process through others) head over to Elsie Marley to check it out.

{ this moment }

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments at Soule Mama for all to find and see.

ruby's 6 year old birthday party

It twas a gathering of witches and wizards (fairies, superheroes, princesses and turtles) for an extraordinary celebration.

Ruby is mad for Harry Potter and requested a party to suit. We generalized it into a witches and wizards type party to accommodate the 6 year old crowd. She was happy with that, particularly as Mum promised to kit her out as Hermoine Grainger. Yay Mum! 

Ruby as Hermoine Grainger from Harry Potter. The shirt and skirt were op-shop finds (thrifted) as was the tie which then received a dodgy gold paint job. The robe I made the night before using this simple tutorial

Broomstick Take Home bags (Favours)

"How many kids fit on 1 trampoline" impromptu game while waiting for everyone to arrive

Hali's magic show

Ruby is not big on sweets so we made individual witches hat cupcakes (with the Harry Potter lightening scar) for each child to take home

We played our version of the "Sorting Hat" scene from Harry Potter. In turn, each child sat on the chair and picked a card from a brown paper bag.  The talking hat (AKA DH) then announced in a funny voice which house the mini witch/wizard would belong to. We used the Hogwarts House names - Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff

Egg and spoon race

Another impromptu game (DH was running this part of the party) titled "see how far you can throw the boiled egg" Of course the kids thought it was hilarious!

first quilt attempt

I've been admiring and bookmarking so many gorgeous quilt creations on the web for a long time now. Quilting is not something I have tried before - not through lack of interest - more the fact that it requires commitment and patience. Not my best attributes these days. Infact, I joked to DH last night that fussy, pedantic Fiona has morphed into slap dash Fiona! How did that happen? Oh yeah, life got busy.
The funny thing is how I happened to be making this here quilt. Not planned, just accidental and on a whim. Yeah baby, that's how it goes these days. Out on a Saturday morning with the kids sport, I left hubby and took baby Quinn for a walk. On our travels I found myself meandering through Tricia's Discount Fabrics and deciding that the collection of random fabrics I had in my hand would become a playmat. So here it is. Random. No technique. Making it up as I go along!