Christmas + Holiday at home......

Well, My Family and I enjoyed a lovely and relaxing Christmas Day at home..........We opened pressies, enjoyed "pear pancakes"- Jamie Oliver style, went for a swim at our favourite beach and ate a yummy Christmas Lunch- Roast Chicken and vegies, Nectarine and Walnut Salad, homemade Raspberry Lemonade.................And after an afternoon nap- delicious Summer Berry Trifle.

All in all it was a delightful day, Boxing day was spent at my family home with my mum and dad/sisters/nieces/nephews etc, where our girls enjoyed riding on the old Ride on Mower(now known as 'The Tractor') and tending to the animals- chickens, ducks and sleepy old Lillian the cat (pretending to be the Girl's off McCleod's Daughter's)..........Another lovely day.....

I was also lucky enough to head over to my Grandma's in Wagga for a lovely catch up <3

Here are a few of the lovely gifts I recieved(and maybe a couple I purchased on sale  with xmas money) Lucky Me!!!!

Holiday at Home......

The girls and their cousin's Hannah and Lily......

Camping in the ivy bar.......complete with TV......

Babysitting Liv's friend's rabbits- So Cute and Little <3 (note the gorgeous aqua bike- jules christmas pressie!!! Liv got a whiet one and Beth a gorgeous red one-a little smaller of course)

On the way to the Ballet.......

Yesturday, I took my Daughters into Sydney as a special "Early Christmas" treat to see The Australian Ballet's Production of Romeo And Juliet! Of course it was absolutely Amazing, Beautiful, Graceful, And Inspiring.....especially since my three girls all dance...

We go into Sydney early, and had a quick wander around The Strand Arcade, followed by a quick dinner with Hubby/Daddy at The Ivy.... It was a lovely evening.

I took a few pics "on the way to the Ballet"

Hope you and yours have a most beautiful Christmasxxxx

in front of the martin place christmas tree <3

Styled Backyard for Christmas gathering!!

We had some lovely friends over on Sunday for a little Christmas Gathering...It was SUPER lovely and surprisingly the weather stayed balmy.... I took some photos before, but alas being the hostess, didn't take any during...

Anyway, here's some sweet pics....

Andrew's Work Christmas Party!!

Wow....What a busy Weekend!!! On Saturday Andrew and I went to His Work Christmas Party, it is a huge event every Year, and this Year was No Exception...Infact I think it was the BEST one yet!

The Theme was 'Arabian Nights', and the Venue was beautifully decorated with bright cushions, vases of roses, lanterns, lights, tea light candles....There were two gorgeous Camels to have a photo with , A Henna Tattoo Room, Dance rooms, A Drumming Room, Outdoor Stage for entertainment, Food Stations......

I imagine by now you're getting the idea that this was quite a Beautiful event...Full of lots of Happy people. There were some great costumes, including a couple who came as Arabians on A 'Magic Carpet'...........Performances included Belly Dancers and an African Drumming/Dance Group.........

Just to make things even More lovely for Andrew and I, The Husband of my Sweet friend from My Home Town also works for the Company, so we had the enjoyment of hanging out/dancing/drumming with Alison and Jeroen ALL night!

At the end of the night A Very tired "Sarah and Andrew" caught the last Train Home..........I have posted a few photos from the night below

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A Cake for Beth.....

On Friday I organised a little party for my youngest Daughter- Beth....She' turning 8 on the 23rd of December, but of course we needed to have a Party before "School's Out".... My Eldest Daughter- Olivia and I made a pretty SWEET cake for her......It was lots of fun to make, and Beth loved it!!!

We have STAIRS!!!!! Plus a deck in progress, and a little inspiration....

This is big news!!!! After trecking up and down a ladder to the back yard and our cars for over a year....We finally have stairs to "skip", "Hop", "jump" up and down!!! My gorgeous husband spent a few solid days building the stairs and getting a good start on the deck in all sorts of crazy weather..........Thanku Andrew <3

I've popped on a few pics for a little "inspiration"-Thanks to decor8blog.com

Also if you're looking for some sweet Christmas tunes....I can recomend "A Very She And Him Christmas"... check out their Facebook page here 

The "Almost Finished" Family Room

This morning I took some photos of The "Almost Finished" Family Room! I LOVE this room, with it's calm white walls, vintage furniture, painted furniture, new couch cover....and of course our slightly "crazy" Christmas tree in the corner...........

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