I'm back! What a week! It's been fantastic.. loads of fun. Where to even start with this post? I know I promised a massive entry, and trust me I'll be coming through with the goods! I enjoyed taking lots of photos, but also enjoyed some time without the camera as well.. a nice balance :)
It was great to have a break, switch off for awhile, have quality time with my boys, play, read, cook and generally just be rather than do.
Last Saturday night... what luck.. it was a full moon!
I finally remembered to take my camera to the shops because I wanted to get a picture of Sam and his friend who works at the gift store.
Helping stock the shelves...
One of the highlights of the week, was finally getting back into reading. I didn't plan it, but seen as the computer was off, it seemed a natural progression to turn the TV off as well. Which left me enjoying peaceful, quiet evenings once the boys were in bed.
I have been trying to get into a book for months now, but haven't been able to find anything that caught my attention. After a recommendation from Lewy, I started reading one of his books called 'The Pillars of the Earth' by Ken Follett. It's set in the middle of the 12th century and the focus story line is about the building of a cathedral.. sounds pretty boring and simple.. but it's completely the opposite. It's fascinating and I'm hooked! If you haven't read it.... then you need to!
Tuesday... a trip to the river.These kinds of outings are my favourite. Setting up a blanket, a few snacks in my bag, water bottles, my boys able to play as much as they want, explore wherever they want, run and crawl as far as they can... it's so freeing.
Without fail, by the end of these kinds of outings, my boys end up either just in a nappy or undies and covered in dirt or sand....just the way it should be! Getting back to nature...
I love this photo....it captures my boys personalities so well. Jacob chilling out, sitting back, taking it all in and Sam off on an adventure, being curious and wanting to see anything and everything!
My boy is standing all on his own! This photo was a complete fluke. Jacob was sitting on the blanket, so peacefully so I thought it would make for a great photo with the background. I got out my camera, played with the settings, lifted it up, looked through the window and could not believe my eyes! He was standing there smiling at me, so pleased with his effort! He stood here for ages just grinning at me :) He is so determined to walk, won't be long before Sam and Jacob will be chasing each other around.
I especially enjoy these outings, when we manage to find a spot where no one else is around. There is nothing like it. Just me and my boys, nature, peace and quiet, birds singing, no phones, no computer, no TV.... it's bliss for me, and I know my boys love just pottering around, checking out their environment ...
This photo is especially for Claire (I recall you saying something about liking low-flying planes? :)
To make a good week even better, me and the boys headed to Mandurah early Friday morning to stay with my parents for a couple of days. We managed to fit in a huge amount - helping my Nanna with her house renovations, shopping, going to the beach, chatting over a coffee, crabbing, reading, resting and playing with the Telescope (or Telescote as Sam calls it) to check out the moon.
I went crabbing with my Aunty and her husband and children. We had a very bumpy 4WD to a secluded part of the river... it was spectacular!
We started the afternoon off with a glass of wine, while sitting on the river bank with our feet up.
The beach...
Phew! There we go, I think that makes up for the week off! If you made it this far, you did well :)
I have a lot of catching up to do... lots of emails to reply to, work to organise, clothes to be washed and a house to clean.. but in order to slowly enter back into reality.. just for tonight, I'm going to leave it all until tomorrow, and go and read my book :)
It's good to be back...
2 comments:
Glad your back :-)
It's good to have you back! I can see that I already have a lot of catching up to do!! Love all the photos from your week off, especially the one of the moon (amazing!) and of your boys at the river getting down n dirty!! The crabbing also sounded like lots of fun!!
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