macaroons and stripy straws

my sister katie really knows how i throw a party. complete with macaroons, stripy straws, lemonade and home made ice cream, we celebrated her and husband ben’s birthday in the most delightful way!

happy little family

as you know, for the past 5 weeks i've had my sister and her little son stay with us (and ben popped over too!). we decided to take some family photos in the backyard :)

ben, katie and their little man eamon make such a sweet little family - i am going to miss you all so so much!

katie + eamon

my sister and her little boy have finally arrived! i am loving every moment of it :)

circus

i celebrated my twenty first birthday with a circus themed party! we had nearly one hundred balloons, countless streamers, a kissing booth, a clown, bunting, a photobooth and lots of lollies :) busy getting everything ready, i didn't get much time to take pictures - thankfully, my sister chantelle did manage to capture a few of the details.* thank you!

i had a wonderful night - thank you to everyone who made the night truly spectacular!!

*the first three pictures are mine and the rest of the lovelies were taken by chantelle :)

katie's birthday

happy birthday! here are some photographs from katie's birthday :) we spent all saturday baking and mixing (and tasting!) for the party on sunday morning. we even made some bunting out of katie's cute fabric (the non-edible kind ben).

despite the fresh gusty wind, it was a very enjoyable day, and it was go nice to be there for my sister's birthday - and to hand over all the presents from w.a!

happy birthday katie!

the wanderer

i have returned! and oh my, do i have a lot to show you! i had a very very pleasant time in tasmania, with a stomach full of raspberries and cake, cameras full of photographs, eyes full of scenic treasures and a heart that is bordering on mushy! thank you to my sister katie (and her husband ben) for making it the best time ever - i miss you!

over the next couple weeks ye olde blog will be inundated with images of every kind. from baby showers to bumps to cupcakes to horses to grassy meadows and beyond. please come along for the ride!

to start off, here are some holga pictorials - enjoy :)