After some persuasion from friends that the etiquette with birthday / baptism celebrations can not be verbal, I went to work to create a simple little design for my gorgeous boy!
Thursday, 30 October 2008
A Day to Celebrate
After some persuasion from friends that the etiquette with birthday / baptism celebrations can not be verbal, I went to work to create a simple little design for my gorgeous boy!
Tag!
I've been tagged by the gorgeous Ave
1. Where is your mobile phone? I think its' near the telephone?? I'm well known for having to ring it to locate it *hehehe*
2. Where is your significant other? My gorgeous darling Carpenter husband is hard at work Building :)
3. Your hair color? Ala ' Natural Blonde ...
4. Your mother? Is a beautiful, spiritual, inspiring person ... I adore, love and cherish her very much!
5. Your father? Is a man I greatly admire and respect and love to bits! He is like my rock!
6. Your favorite things? Daydreaming, entranced in my own imaginative world! LOL ... I enjoy cuddling up with a good book (it could be romantic, or even the latest psychotic thriller) and watching a good movie! I love photographing my children and nature, scrapbooking (paper & digital) and I love my prized possessions ... Also have a fetish for Willow Tree Figurines :) Researching and Advocating what I'm passionate about, can that be a favourite thing???
7. Your dream last night? Would you believe it was about riding waterslides?? Go figure the human psychology about that one!
8. Your dream/goal? That one is a work in motion!
9. The room your in? The studious area of the house, nestled away in no mans land!
10. Your hobby? Reading, Music (playing the piano), Scrapbooking, Photography, Swimming, Sewing and being with my friends :)
11. Your fear? I have no fear anymore, just take all as it comes as our lives are already mapped out!
12. Where do you want to be in six years? All my babies will be at school and I'll be teaching again, hopefully with a Masters under the way (or under my belt) and some form of child pyschology or play therapy in there too :) But whatever will be .. will be!!
13. Where were you last night? On Facebook and watching my favourite show Criminal Minds *hehehe*
14. What you’re not? I'm just me, and you have to take me as I am because I am noone else!
15. One of your wish list items? Sewing Machine!!!
16. Where you grew up? In Echuca, my parents still live in my childhood home :)
17. The last thing you did? Spoke to some friends on the phone
18. What are you wearing? Black Leggins, Black Singlet!
19. Your TV? Is on at the moment with ABC Kids!
20. Your pet? Sadly, we have no family pets. My beautiful feline Fred was a road fatality :(
21. Your computer? Ancient!
22. Your mood? Relaxed, a little tired from working :)
23. Missing someone? Will be soon when one of my best friends moves away *sob*
24. Your car? Its' a family car that gets us from A to B, nothing fancy!
25. Something you’re not wearing? Shoes? Laughs!
26. Favorite store? There are numerous online WAHM stores that I dote and adore on! Pumpkin Patch and Cotton on Kids are great for IRL!
27. Your summer? Will be spent splashing around!
28. Love someone? All those precious to me, I put everyone else ahead of myself these days!
29. Your favorite color? Black, although I do like blue, purple and burgundy!
30. When is the last time you laughed? Yesterday!
31. Last time you cried? A few weeks ago when I was tired and watched that sad movie Eight Below Zero when those gorgeous husky dogs were left to fend for themselves and their owner/trainer showed the great love he had in coming back to rescue them beyond all means!
It is the beautiful Jess's turn!
1. Where is your mobile phone? I think its' near the telephone?? I'm well known for having to ring it to locate it *hehehe*
2. Where is your significant other? My gorgeous darling Carpenter husband is hard at work Building :)
3. Your hair color? Ala ' Natural Blonde ...
4. Your mother? Is a beautiful, spiritual, inspiring person ... I adore, love and cherish her very much!
5. Your father? Is a man I greatly admire and respect and love to bits! He is like my rock!
6. Your favorite things? Daydreaming, entranced in my own imaginative world! LOL ... I enjoy cuddling up with a good book (it could be romantic, or even the latest psychotic thriller) and watching a good movie! I love photographing my children and nature, scrapbooking (paper & digital) and I love my prized possessions ... Also have a fetish for Willow Tree Figurines :) Researching and Advocating what I'm passionate about, can that be a favourite thing???
7. Your dream last night? Would you believe it was about riding waterslides?? Go figure the human psychology about that one!
8. Your dream/goal? That one is a work in motion!
9. The room your in? The studious area of the house, nestled away in no mans land!
10. Your hobby? Reading, Music (playing the piano), Scrapbooking, Photography, Swimming, Sewing and being with my friends :)
11. Your fear? I have no fear anymore, just take all as it comes as our lives are already mapped out!
12. Where do you want to be in six years? All my babies will be at school and I'll be teaching again, hopefully with a Masters under the way (or under my belt) and some form of child pyschology or play therapy in there too :) But whatever will be .. will be!!
13. Where were you last night? On Facebook and watching my favourite show Criminal Minds *hehehe*
14. What you’re not? I'm just me, and you have to take me as I am because I am noone else!
15. One of your wish list items? Sewing Machine!!!
16. Where you grew up? In Echuca, my parents still live in my childhood home :)
17. The last thing you did? Spoke to some friends on the phone
18. What are you wearing? Black Leggins, Black Singlet!
19. Your TV? Is on at the moment with ABC Kids!
20. Your pet? Sadly, we have no family pets. My beautiful feline Fred was a road fatality :(
21. Your computer? Ancient!
22. Your mood? Relaxed, a little tired from working :)
23. Missing someone? Will be soon when one of my best friends moves away *sob*
24. Your car? Its' a family car that gets us from A to B, nothing fancy!
25. Something you’re not wearing? Shoes? Laughs!
26. Favorite store? There are numerous online WAHM stores that I dote and adore on! Pumpkin Patch and Cotton on Kids are great for IRL!
27. Your summer? Will be spent splashing around!
28. Love someone? All those precious to me, I put everyone else ahead of myself these days!
29. Your favorite color? Black, although I do like blue, purple and burgundy!
30. When is the last time you laughed? Yesterday!
31. Last time you cried? A few weeks ago when I was tired and watched that sad movie Eight Below Zero when those gorgeous husky dogs were left to fend for themselves and their owner/trainer showed the great love he had in coming back to rescue them beyond all means!
It is the beautiful Jess's turn!
Tuesday, 21 October 2008
Jaxon, Little Child Star
Its' great to see that Itti Bitti have their new PHOTO GALLERY up and running, scroll down a bit ... and there is our gorgeous Jaxon Levi when he was just shy of 6 months sporting his first ever dlish AIO (all in one nappy.) ... One happy Bitti D'Lish customer. Little Child Star! Of course our Itti stash has grown some and we want more! Check Jaxon out here
Why not try some Dlish for yourself!
Bitti D'Lish Six Pack, Starting at $155.00
Six bitti d'lish in your choice of size and colour. Size small 3.5-7.5kg, Medium 6.5-12kg and Large 10.5-16.5kg.
Colours include, red, rockmelon, yellow, lime, peppermint, jade, royal blue, turqoise, lilac, purple,
fuchsia, baby pink, ivory, chocolate, and midnight!
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
The Children's Seashore . . .
To Write Their Names In The Sand
Behind each name written in the sand is a precious family left behind ...
Recently I came across this blog and felt compelled to share it with you all. A beautiful memorial area that unites all those who have experienced the grief associated with losing a baby, a child, a sibling, a loved one.
Their names written in the sand across continents and shared in a united front to acknowledge that life is precious, life impacts on our lives, and each of us has a destiny and purpose set forward before we were conceived. Some we know for a fleeting moment, some we know for days, for months, for years, for a lifetime.
However, we shall always remember and honour their memory in our hearts, our minds, our souls, and our lives, long after they are gone.
Carly writes ...
To walk along the road of losing a child can be a very dark and lonely one, but I believe it can also be made beautiful too. For your child's name in the sand please read on. My wish is that you find the amber glow in the dark forest that you have been lost in. I found mine. Life is Rich. Life is Precious. Life is Beautiful.
Honour those who have left an imprint on your heart by visiting ...
Behind each name written in the sand is a precious family left behind ...
Recently I came across this blog and felt compelled to share it with you all. A beautiful memorial area that unites all those who have experienced the grief associated with losing a baby, a child, a sibling, a loved one.
Their names written in the sand across continents and shared in a united front to acknowledge that life is precious, life impacts on our lives, and each of us has a destiny and purpose set forward before we were conceived. Some we know for a fleeting moment, some we know for days, for months, for years, for a lifetime.
However, we shall always remember and honour their memory in our hearts, our minds, our souls, and our lives, long after they are gone.
Carly writes ...
To walk along the road of losing a child can be a very dark and lonely one, but I believe it can also be made beautiful too. For your child's name in the sand please read on. My wish is that you find the amber glow in the dark forest that you have been lost in. I found mine. Life is Rich. Life is Precious. Life is Beautiful.
Honour those who have left an imprint on your heart by visiting ...
Wednesday, 8 October 2008
Weekend Wonders
Is Imaginative Play becoming endangered in our young children's lives?
The importance of Imaginative play in child's development cannot be stressed enough.
In our modern overly technological society a child's imagination is often paralyzed with fast-moving pictures of a television set or brightly colored 3-D worlds of computer games.
Often, parents concentrate on getting their preschoolers school-ready by paying a lot of attention to learning the alphabet and numbers but forgetting how important it is to nurture their child's imagination.
A number of psychological studies have shown that pretend play prepares children for life in the real world because during play children learn important life skills like taking turns, sharing responsibility, empathy and many others.
Child directed imaginative play fosters and builds creativity. Creativity will serve your children their whole lives. Creativity allows us to see new solutions to problems, see the “light at the end of the tunnel”, envision new inventions and the list goes on. We give our children the ability to create their own lives when we allow them as children to create their own play.
As parents we must strive to nurture our children’s ability to engage in creative, imaginative play
Creative, imaginative play, oh to have the free young will of a child, who adorns many different costumes and takes on multitudes of persona's in their everyday lives. I loved dressing up as a young child and role playing different characters. Quite a shy child, I was no doubt fascinated in my own fantasy world of character play! Mum fostered our imaginations with many different props and would play along with us too. My mum still fosters great creativity with my children when they visit too ...
We have started putting together a "costume box" here at home, which will possess a mixture of class dress ups (from the local op shop) and superhero inspired costumes. This is where I decided that well if I could sew Jaxon nappy covers, then I'm sure with a simple pattern and steps outlined, I could create something "imaginative" for Caleb and Jaida too.
A simple "google" search and I had found something to aspire towards - THE SUPERHERO CAPE! To make it more functional though, I decided that seeing there were two layers, I would create a motif on both sides, therefore effectively creating 2 superhero capes in 1!
My Weekend Project Commenced!
Acknowledgements must go to pukingpastilles for the superhero cape tutorial and superman motiff template and thelongthread "make it monday" blog for the free cape pattern download. Do take the time to have a look at both blogs, and have a go, the patterns and instructions were extremely well set out, simple and easy to follow.
Friday saw me taking a modest trip down to our local fabric shop to gather supplies. I decided with the first attempt some "bargain bin" cotton fabric would be the way to go (with aim in mind,that should I succeed, then I would up the anty with some more satiny type material (lol)) The motiff's required felt, so the local craft shop was my next stop.
Armed with materials and patterns, Saturday and Sunday the project began!
1. Templates were traced with simple chalk and then I laid each piece on top, pinned and cut again. I did have to do internet conversions to turn yards and inches into measurements I could understand!
2. These were the contrasting colours I chose for Caleb and Jaida.
Superhero Caleb sports his new two looks
Caleb and Jaida, two little superheroes
Close up of Jaida's princess crown.
The importance of Imaginative play in child's development cannot be stressed enough.
In our modern overly technological society a child's imagination is often paralyzed with fast-moving pictures of a television set or brightly colored 3-D worlds of computer games.
Often, parents concentrate on getting their preschoolers school-ready by paying a lot of attention to learning the alphabet and numbers but forgetting how important it is to nurture their child's imagination.
A number of psychological studies have shown that pretend play prepares children for life in the real world because during play children learn important life skills like taking turns, sharing responsibility, empathy and many others.
Child directed imaginative play fosters and builds creativity. Creativity will serve your children their whole lives. Creativity allows us to see new solutions to problems, see the “light at the end of the tunnel”, envision new inventions and the list goes on. We give our children the ability to create their own lives when we allow them as children to create their own play.
As parents we must strive to nurture our children’s ability to engage in creative, imaginative play
There Was a Child Went Forth
There was a child went forth every day,
And the first object he look’d upon,
that object he became,
And that object became part of him
for the day or a certain part of the day,
Or for many years or streching cycles of years...
-Walt Whitman, from Leaves of Grass
We have started putting together a "costume box" here at home, which will possess a mixture of class dress ups (from the local op shop) and superhero inspired costumes. This is where I decided that well if I could sew Jaxon nappy covers, then I'm sure with a simple pattern and steps outlined, I could create something "imaginative" for Caleb and Jaida too.
A simple "google" search and I had found something to aspire towards - THE SUPERHERO CAPE! To make it more functional though, I decided that seeing there were two layers, I would create a motif on both sides, therefore effectively creating 2 superhero capes in 1!
My Weekend Project Commenced!
Acknowledgements must go to pukingpastilles for the superhero cape tutorial and superman motiff template and thelongthread "make it monday" blog for the free cape pattern download. Do take the time to have a look at both blogs, and have a go, the patterns and instructions were extremely well set out, simple and easy to follow.
Friday saw me taking a modest trip down to our local fabric shop to gather supplies. I decided with the first attempt some "bargain bin" cotton fabric would be the way to go (with aim in mind,that should I succeed, then I would up the anty with some more satiny type material (lol)) The motiff's required felt, so the local craft shop was my next stop.
Armed with materials and patterns, Saturday and Sunday the project began!
1. Templates were traced with simple chalk and then I laid each piece on top, pinned and cut again. I did have to do internet conversions to turn yards and inches into measurements I could understand!
2. These were the contrasting colours I chose for Caleb and Jaida.
3. Caleb requested a superman and lightning bolt, Jaida wanted stars and princess crown. I had to trace and cut these with felt, and sew (using a zigzag stitch) onto each side prior to sewing together. This was probably the most time consuming part of the project.
4. With right sides facing each other, I sewed the fabric together, leaving space to turn right way out again at the end
Superhero Caleb sports his new two looks
Caleb and Jaida, two little superheroes
Close up of Jaida's princess crown.
Time Slips By
A "few" days late, I know! But my gorgeous boy is now 11 months and by some miraculous means I just happen to have a snapshot of Jaxon from the 1st October 2008.
I must confess that of late, as Jaxon's 1st Birthday milestone draws near, I've been self-indulging in reminiscent memories of my children as wee babies, no doubt, spurred by seeing many tiny newborns around of late. How can you resist ooohing and aaahing over sweet little babies in prams as they walk down the street, those tiny little hands and feet as their beloved parents protectively snuggle them into their shoulders! Then you turn and stare intently into the big, round eyes of your own children, drawn into their souls, and just feel a sense of overwhelming awe at the time that has gone by, witnessing them develop from a few cells, to babies, to toddlers, to preschoolers. Casey and I still just shake our heads in wonder at times, thinking, "WOW, these little people came from us!" ...
11 months of delight, of smiles, of milestones ... of memories!
There are so many things I love ...
I love opening the door to the nursery and seeing him fast asleep, his little head snuggled down on his cosy doona, his little toushy high in the air! I can't resist hearing his babbles of delight when he wakes and finding him standing or bouncing in his cot, investigating his world around him, then he turns and realises I'm there, his little eyes light up, a big smile illuminates his face, and he immediately has arms up high in the air "pick me up mummy!" ... A little face snuggles into your shoulder and arms wrap tight around your neck.
I love watching him explore, fast on his knees, and quick to his feet, climbing up onto things ~ Jaxon is here, Jaxon is there, Jaxon is everywhere! Pulling at the cupboard, opening the door, tapping on the window, Jaxon's home environment is one grand adventure! Little explorer who knows no fear ... however ... beware of silence! This little boy is quite the mischief maker too ...
Caught in the act many times, those big innocent eyes reflect .. "who me? couldn't be?"
I love when he crawls over to you and then with great confidence pulls himself up behind your legs to tag along. No desires to walk yet (and that doesn't worry me in the least.) young Jax has grown in confidence to try cruising around the solid foundations of our home ...
Wherever Caleb and Jaida are, you can guarantee that young Jaxon wont be far behind. He adores and watches intently his big brother and sister, earnestly trying to join in their playful games!
I love when he waves goodbye to his Daddy every morning, there is something so heartwarming about that little hand going up and down - we love waving here, hello, bye bye ... When his Daddy tucks him into bed each night, that little face looking back over a shoulder waving bye bye mummy, see you in the morning!
I love watching him enjoy the family table every night, a social occasion in our home, the sharing of fine food and conversing of the events of the day! Antics of humour, playful games, definitely what memories are made of.
There are many more things I love, in the heart of a parent, I'm sure you can note many more too that are fond to you!
My beautiful boy has 4 sharp teeth, 2 top and 2 top and has of late been nicknamed "fang" for his joyful glee of sinking those little razors into fleshy skin! OUCH! I really must weigh and see how big he has grown, a little boy who devours everything in sight with ravenous glee, but who also still holds great affection for his beloved boo boo! (sometimes too affectionate!)
I am still at a loss for the colour of his eyes, some days blue, others blue/green, they can be hazel or a mixture of blue/green/brown ... They can change many times throughout the day and may be more or less intent pending the colours of his clothes! I often joke that his eyes are like a mood ring, forever changing at any hour of the day! Beautiful, big eyes, none the less! Eyes that know how to light up and warm your heart.
I must get organising for his gala affair on the 1st November, you see we are baptising Jaxon into the Catholic Faith on his First Birthday. The 1st November at 11am will be a joyous occasion celebrated by family and close friends at St Aloysius Moama with Father Tink.
This will be a great milestone for young Jaxon Levi Bourke, noting that I came across the other day, that Jaxon means - God has been gracious: has shown favour. And indeed favour was shown when we were blessed with our final addition to complete our family.
I must confess that of late, as Jaxon's 1st Birthday milestone draws near, I've been self-indulging in reminiscent memories of my children as wee babies, no doubt, spurred by seeing many tiny newborns around of late. How can you resist ooohing and aaahing over sweet little babies in prams as they walk down the street, those tiny little hands and feet as their beloved parents protectively snuggle them into their shoulders! Then you turn and stare intently into the big, round eyes of your own children, drawn into their souls, and just feel a sense of overwhelming awe at the time that has gone by, witnessing them develop from a few cells, to babies, to toddlers, to preschoolers. Casey and I still just shake our heads in wonder at times, thinking, "WOW, these little people came from us!" ...
11 months of delight, of smiles, of milestones ... of memories!
There are so many things I love ...
I love opening the door to the nursery and seeing him fast asleep, his little head snuggled down on his cosy doona, his little toushy high in the air! I can't resist hearing his babbles of delight when he wakes and finding him standing or bouncing in his cot, investigating his world around him, then he turns and realises I'm there, his little eyes light up, a big smile illuminates his face, and he immediately has arms up high in the air "pick me up mummy!" ... A little face snuggles into your shoulder and arms wrap tight around your neck.
I love watching him explore, fast on his knees, and quick to his feet, climbing up onto things ~ Jaxon is here, Jaxon is there, Jaxon is everywhere! Pulling at the cupboard, opening the door, tapping on the window, Jaxon's home environment is one grand adventure! Little explorer who knows no fear ... however ... beware of silence! This little boy is quite the mischief maker too ...
Caught in the act many times, those big innocent eyes reflect .. "who me? couldn't be?"
I love when he crawls over to you and then with great confidence pulls himself up behind your legs to tag along. No desires to walk yet (and that doesn't worry me in the least.) young Jax has grown in confidence to try cruising around the solid foundations of our home ...
Wherever Caleb and Jaida are, you can guarantee that young Jaxon wont be far behind. He adores and watches intently his big brother and sister, earnestly trying to join in their playful games!
I love when he waves goodbye to his Daddy every morning, there is something so heartwarming about that little hand going up and down - we love waving here, hello, bye bye ... When his Daddy tucks him into bed each night, that little face looking back over a shoulder waving bye bye mummy, see you in the morning!
I love watching him enjoy the family table every night, a social occasion in our home, the sharing of fine food and conversing of the events of the day! Antics of humour, playful games, definitely what memories are made of.
There are many more things I love, in the heart of a parent, I'm sure you can note many more too that are fond to you!
My beautiful boy has 4 sharp teeth, 2 top and 2 top and has of late been nicknamed "fang" for his joyful glee of sinking those little razors into fleshy skin! OUCH! I really must weigh and see how big he has grown, a little boy who devours everything in sight with ravenous glee, but who also still holds great affection for his beloved boo boo! (sometimes too affectionate!)
I am still at a loss for the colour of his eyes, some days blue, others blue/green, they can be hazel or a mixture of blue/green/brown ... They can change many times throughout the day and may be more or less intent pending the colours of his clothes! I often joke that his eyes are like a mood ring, forever changing at any hour of the day! Beautiful, big eyes, none the less! Eyes that know how to light up and warm your heart.
I must get organising for his gala affair on the 1st November, you see we are baptising Jaxon into the Catholic Faith on his First Birthday. The 1st November at 11am will be a joyous occasion celebrated by family and close friends at St Aloysius Moama with Father Tink.
This will be a great milestone for young Jaxon Levi Bourke, noting that I came across the other day, that Jaxon means - God has been gracious: has shown favour. And indeed favour was shown when we were blessed with our final addition to complete our family.
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