Saturday, December 24, 2011

Merry Christmas

At Christmas play and make good cheer
For Christmas comes but once a year.
-Thomas Tusser

Wishing all our wonderful friends and family a very Merry Christmas.
Love
Stronach Mob !
(Xmas lego scene made by Ned - of course!!!)






best pressie ever

Found out Mum and Dad were allowed to come home for Xmas about 3.5 hours before they arrived!!!
So so so excited - now it feels like Christmas.....

custom.made

Ned recieved these shoes for Xmas from his mate Tom.  Tom's older bro Jack was the one to actually paint them and they are unreal - Ned is seriously stoked by them.  We have always had trouble cause trying to get shoes on him but not anymore - he has showed everyone that has stopped by and did not mind at all modelling them for blog pics - that's a first!!
He keeps telling me that he's allowed to wear this style of shoe to school so we have reached a compromise to wear them on the first free dress day!!



Thanks Tom and Jack - they are very much appreciated!!

bright.lights

driving round looking at lights - a christmas tradition since we left jabiru....





Monday, December 19, 2011

two weeks in instamatics

my babies all snuggled up asleep
yum cha with my sisters
on the job with al - I've been giving him a hand where i can and this day he worked me to the bone!!!!
brekkie with two crazy boys.
in myers with the same two crazy boys
jar and friend
squeaker and mr mouse
jedda - heading up to 15 years old, she just keeps on going!

Duce Mob

Nic got a photo shoot done before she came over so I thought I'd share some pics.
 Isaac, Nic and Dylan
 Dylan - so cute
My nephews - Zaccy and Dylan
 Awww - what a sweet pea!
My beautiful sister and her gorgeous boys!!!

Seventy !!!

We celebrated Mum's 70th birthday on the 9th December with a family party at our place and a big surprise!!
 The beautiful cake Jo's friend made....

 Mum on the phone to Nic, she thought that Nic was calling from Perth but.......
 she was calling from Jar's bedroom!!  The look on Mum's face when Nic came out was priceless.
she was still in shock!
  
 Jake - Jar's boyfriend
 cake  and photo board of mum's last 70 years
 Mum and Dad
I love a good surprise - as long as it's not for me!!!

Spirit of Fitz

Ned got a 'Spirit of Fitz' medal at his school's award ceremony this year!  It's awarded for care and compassion, honesty, trustworthiness, respect, understanding, tolerance and doing your best.
Riley took out the 'Gold Academic Award' and we were so proud of both 'our' boys!!


Tuesday, December 06, 2011

wreath of awesomeness

With $3.60 worth of second hand decs, 30 hot glue sticks, 2 late nights, 5 1st degree burns (well it felt like it), some language that would make santa blush and 3 seperate events of sticking fingers together you too can make this beautiful wreath.
It was worth it in the end!!

 The whole thing is coated with decs (and a little blood, sweat and tears)!!

a.bit.rude

 They grow on trees up here in Nth Qld!!
hee hee hee.......