Of hot glue and chickens...

Amelia participated in her first Easter Bonnet Parade at school today.

It was weeks in the planning stages.

She searched the Internet.  We went shopping and she chose what she needed and together we hot glue gunned it all together.

 

Joining in with these crafty souls

Easter...

Happy Easter to all.

Hope that the hopping friend visited you today and left some eggs along the way.  The Easter Bilby stops by here (It is a husband thing, he grew up on a farm and the rabbit was always seen as a pest and he likes the idea of the Bilby)

Amelia drew an Easter Bilby at School (when everyone else was drawing his cousin the Easter Bunny)

I love him and love that even in a room with 20 other friends she has the confidence to be herself.

We enjoyed a day with family, church and finished off with a wonderful roast pork dinner and a glass of wine.

I am off to bed and waking early to attend dawn parade with my husband.  I will have a gunfire breakfast for you shall I?  Then it will be home to get the kids and head in to see the ANZAC Day march (am I crazy heading into the city with two children in the hope that they catch a side view of their father as he marches past (and for your information, one man in uniform looks the same as another - all have short hair and are wearing their hats, I have no hope of finding him) And then off to South Bank to meet up with a wonderful friend (who is apparently going to attempt to sweet talk my husband into moving back to Canberra (he would go tomorrow - just have to work on the powers that be!)

 I love that these baskets are now into there fourth year of use:)

 

He Lives Happy Easter! Allelujah!
Jesus Christ, He lives!
Serve Him to receive salvation;
Eternal life he gives! By Joanna Fuchs

Decorating Eggs

Blown eggs turned into a bit of fun for the kids (after the parents got there breath back)

A simple activity, just add eggs, glue and crepe paper with children and let them go for it.

I love crafts where children are aloud to do as they please:)

Tip:  To make the egg shells a little stronger after blowing them, squirt some water threw the blowing holes and shake out, then place in the microwave for approx 40 seconds - only one child managed to break his out of 21 so that was not bad.

Joining in with Creative Collectives Easter Happenings

This Week...

Joining in with Vic's not this week meme.

I am thinking that it is time to start some Easter things.  Having Amelia in school has really thrown me this year.  I have popped my name down to go in and help with a few crafts next week.

The first of the chocolate has been consumed in the house.  It must mean that I can have my first Creme Egg.  I was a little disappointed to see them on the counter on New Years Day and made an agreement with myself not to consume any until at least April (and April it is)

I am knitting a beanie and doing way too much thinking. You all know that knitting is not new to me, I can almost do it with my eyes closed while snoring.  But this particular knit is taking me on a journey.
It will be for my cousin.  With every stitch I think of times spent as little girls, of what it would be like if we lived closer to each other and our little ones were able to play around the clothes line with nothing but a tin of pegs.

Another stitch and the thought of what she is about to go through breaks my heart. Cancer; breast cancer; a family member, it is all a little too close to home.  She is being so strong and focused through all of this.  If you are the praying kind, please pray that she kicks cancers butt.  35 is too young. Please Please Please check your breasts ladies - mine have never been felt so much in two weeks in their life.

And I will NEVER make eye contact with a  street proformer again - I think that this story may require a seperate blog post though.