jayesh's wedding shenanigans...

...backtracking to the day of the wedding when everyone was getting ready...nothing beats having a house full of 19 people enjoying the lead up to the ceremony!  The most stressful moment for the boys was getting those ties tied properly but they ended up looking quite the part and they even got away on time!

no wait! - the speech was also in its final draft stages and being worked on throughout the morning. I reckon it must be a family trait to leave speeches till the last minute?

Anyway here goes...

the wedding!

Well Jayesh and Jess got married yesterday in a very memorable ceremony (no one will forget his speech in a hurry!)   Their photos were captured by a lovely New Zealand girl Lottie Hedley who is a super talented photographer http://www.lottiehedleyphotography.com/ so I left my camera in its bag and enjoyed the ride.

I did however have to snap a few shots of their first dance which was such fun to watch - well done Jayesh and Jess!!

My family is growing...

painting daze...

I reckon that by now, I have pretty well painted most of the inside of our house - no joke.  The almost final hurdle is the room affectionately know as the "school room" thanks to years of homeschooling!    Taking a break from hours of sanding I thought I would grab the camera and take a couple of shots of stuff around the room - just for fun.
The height chart is something I don't really want to paint over just yet - but the dilemma is how to leave it there without making it look like a piece of wall I forgot to paint over...still working that one out.  The door to Elise's bedroom is testimony to how well she keeps it tidy - waahaa!!

spontaneous boonah

Shayna and I jumped in the car and took a detour to Boonah.  The sunset was pathetic so light trails became the next option.  Will need to take another detour out that way soon to this little place called Aratula - blink and it's gone.  But oh my goodness, does it have the best second hand shop/shed around!