Morning Story Time...

Captain A is heading over to New Zealand for work this week - so the arrangement was made over brekkie that he would do 'morning stories' instead of bedtime stories x

The era of Social Networking...

Howdy howdy all - don't panic, don't fret, don't consider yourself 'defriended' (isn't that a hilarious word of our generation!?!)... Mama A has quit Facebook!

For a multitude of reasons (namely she has better / more important things to do in her life!) FB is no more the proscrastination of choice in our household!  Captain A is still on there but honestly... he never checks it!!

Mama A can still be 'followed' on Twitter - kma1101.

Otherwise... blogging is the new preferred diversion!  Watching, uploading, stalking!  ha ha ha!

What was that?  There was once a time without social networking?  In my life?  getaway!

xxxx

oh when, oh when will the Tooth Fairy come!

Dear heart Miss M has had a wobbly big tooth for over a month!

It's finally worked it's way to 'end stage' wobbliness... we think!?!  Could still be there when we get to UK?!

It's only her third wobbly tooth... poppet!

So, here and not for the squeamish, are some shots for her 21st!

Autumn boatees...

OOH... a life on the ocean wave...

:oD

What a lush afternoon to go boating - first day of the Easter Holidays, crisp sunny Autumn afternoon, truly scrumptious!

Captain A took his ladies out to a beautiful estuary called Cowan Creek where we chilled... danced, laughed, tried to throw various people in and picnicked the day away!

Easter Hat Parade!

Here are some scrumptious pics of the Little Misses at the School's Easter Hat Parade xxxx

It's just dawned on Mama A that this is the only Parade both girls will be in as it's just for years Kindy to 2... sigh... it's going by rather quickly!

x

Sunday drinking...

... The fact that it's taken Mama A a week to upload these is testimony to how fantastic Sunday drinking is... and Mama A doesn't even drink!  But somehow, having an awesome Sunday afternoon does tend to make the following week fly so much faster!!

Anywho - last week we spent an utterly perfect afternoon celebrating GB's birthday at the Kirribilli Club which looks out over the Harbour from the north.

The pics of the event are rubbish in that they were taken from iPhone with light streaming from all the wrong directions (tools not user, honest guv') but GB's gorgeous son, our Lord Archie is so flamin' awesome that it would be remiss not to share the pics!

pff! What some people will do for a birthday present!...

UK Family - we are pleased to confirm we have finally booked our flights to UK for a wee trip in June / July!

Arriving on Captain A's birthday, he has big expectation of cake, cards, balloons etc etc etc!... just joking!... no really, we are just joking because the chances are we'll all just want to sleep!

We'll be based at Leggs Field Barn, Boars Head for the trip and apart a proposed few days in the West Country, plan to pretty much stay around East Sussex.

We leave UK on Saturday 9 July.

The girls want to pack already!
Big love
The Anscombes xxxx

WOW...

Well, if this little image sms'd to us today is anything to go by... the 2011 Fairy Girls shoot was an absolute cracker!

The fabulous Miss M & P were lucky enough to be involved for the 3rd year in wholesale company, Fairy Girls catalogue shoot.

With about 60 changes of clothes between them and some 2000+ photos of all models, these photos may even make it into Europe as the Company looks to supply Germany and beyond!

This year Penrith... next year, Milan?

x

*To the gorgeous people of Auckland*

The jolly decent owner of these awesome cafes (Frolic being my most fave cafe in Akl) has been directly affected by the terrible earthquake in Christchurch.  Fortunately, the ending to his tale is a happy one... it's not the same for so many other people.

If you can help in any little way, this might be it?

Kia Kaha Christchurch.

Me te matou aroha nui atu.

Also at Cafe Melba, Ellerslie; Melba Expresso Bar, City & all Melba Group cafes.

And finally! the birthday party...

2 weeks after the actual event, Miss M enjoyed her birthday party this weekend... on the hottest day in Sydney for 5 years!  

Thank goodness she'd planned for a craft & pool party!  Meant we could stay in the aircon for a while first before venturing into the heat and enjoying the pool!

Better still - Miss M was utterly involved in all prep, from loot pots to fruit platters to decorating her cake!

Now you are truly 7, Miss M x