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Holiday photos

We are home!! LOVED our holiday. Master B and Master W enjoyed it and were really settled considering the distance we traveled and also not being in their own beds but the wonders of routine is that its the same no matter where you are.

I was amazed at how much more I got to see of New Zealand and of course how beautiful it all is (if you get a chance to travel to see it- do it!!) and thankfully the weather was awesome the whole time for use and even got to visit and stay with some of Mr B's family.

Here are some photos of our travels and here is a map of the south island - photos are in no particular order of our travels

Bluff

View from Bluff

Catlins walk to Nugget Point Light House

Nugget Point lighthouse

Master B in Alexandra

Shaky Bridge Alexandra (clock in background)

View from the top of Alexandra's clock

Clyde Dam

Arrowtown

Me and Master W on the Gondola Queenstown

View from top of Gondola Queenstown

Wanaka

Dunedin Botanical Gardens

Dunedin Train Station

Caroline Bay Park Timaru

Invercargill- view of Stewart Island

Queens Park Invercargill

Oreti Beach Invercargill

Our Wedding Anniversary

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October the 22nd is our 5th Wedding Anniversary!!!!

Here are a few Wedding photos from our day. I have the most wonderful husband!!!

We make it a priority every year to celebrate our anniversary and also give gifts. But after all the aftershocks places to stay are either booked/expensive or a lack of places to stay as people are still coping with all the Christchurch aftershocks (which we are still having and we had a 5.5 the other week) and I really don't think we could leave Master B or Master W for more than a day anyways...so this year we are taking some time out as a family.

I've been getting stuff done!

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I have been trying to get lots done before the end of the week. I was sure I had an extra week before Labour weekend but I was wrong!

Started our Christmas cards and been catching up with a friend - and I have been doing lots of cutting strips, folding card and stamping "Merry Christmas"

Cutting lots of paper into strips!

Worked on some Birthday cards and Thank you cards (and made a few extra) as it seems to be Birthday season at the moment!

Apple coasters and Citrus coasters are now done

Making progress with a quilt I am starting for a friend

Fabrics for Quilt

Started sewing strip of fabric together

Have a friend due to have a baby in the next few weeks so I have made her a toy for baby that has a bell inside (its not yet had its stuffing put in)

Added some peach cheeks

lions and bunny's I made last year for the boys and as baby shower gifts

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Photo Friday

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Apple Coasters

Its Friday! Looking forward to the weekend!

The past weeks happenings

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I have spent the past few days enjoying the sunshine, and the wind can get all my fabric dry for a quilt I am starting.

Here are my coasters for Octobers Craft Swap (just need to be hand stitched closed- excuse the pins). I am really loving that they are all different!

Front

Back

Have started making Christmas gifts for my sisters. I am embracing the $10 limit for gifts and really enjoying making gifts! They will be little bags so when they travel/go out they have a place to put watches, rings, earings etc. I am using so fabric scraps from my quilts and matching felt and snaps.