Little Mary Jane Shoes....or as I like to call these red ones...Dorothy Shoes!

So many of my friends complain about how hard it is to find small cute little girl shoes.  After some net surfing I found a pattern to make a similar pair of shoes to these and adapted the pattern to suit my tastes.  This is what I came up with:

They were really easy to make and took very little time.  All done in one night!

Gracey's 1st Birthday Parties...

Just a very quick post to show you some of the decorative highlights of Gracey's first birthday celebrations...yes there was 2.  One for our Brisbane connection of friends and family and the other for our Maryborough friends and family. It was a busy seven days with lots of prep and baking but I got through it, with the addition of some rather large black circles under my eyes.

For G's 2 parties I stuck with a red and pink butterfly theme.  I just changed the cake idea for each.  Bettina Butterfly was so gorgeous with her 2 big eyes...she was almost too cute to cut up and eat. I also made G 2 birthday outfits.  The butterfly princess skirt and fascinator plus a little pinafore dress for party playtime.

Mother's Day

This year I celebrated the joys of motherhood with a sleep-in, cards from both my babies and a gardening pack from my darling hubby (he's such a great hubby and dad..I'm truely blessed to have found him).  We then spent the afternoon in the park with my parents, enjoying all the wonderful things that come with having a family and being a MUM. 

I love nothing more than just watching the interactions that my children have with my husband, each other and their Grandparents. Being part of a child's like really is the greatest gift.  I now totally understand why my mother said "No" so often as I was growing up.  You want to protect your child through every little step in life, but also want them to grow and experience lifes joys with freedom.  Finding the balance between the Yes's and the No's is something I know I'm going to struggle with.