July 04, 2012

RSPCA fundraiser

Those that know me personally will know how much animals mean to me - I think they are so so important to have in our lives and I try to help them out as much as I can by donating my time and money to them.  One of the easiest ways to help out is to go through the RSPCA and their many different fundraisers through the year.  Back in May Damo, Ava, Jock and I joined in the Million Paws Walk.  We managed to raise over $300!




 
The next fundraiser that they are doing is the Cupcake Day held on August 20th.  It's easy to get involved - register on the RSPCA website, make some cupcakes and start fundraising.  If you are wanting to just donate you can easily do that here:


Also be on the lookout for these posters:



It really is for a great cause, without animals, my life wouldn't be nearly so much fun!










July 03, 2012

Our first night out

Friday night Damo and I had our first night out together since Ava was born.  We'd organised to go to the Broncos Vs Sharkies game and spend the night at Limes hotel in the Valley - it has a funky roof top bar so the idea was instead of trekking around the valley from club to club just to enjoy a couple of drinks and then go back to our room.  Well like the times before Ava our plans went out the window, it started with an amazing win by the Sharks who were tipped to lose so of course I was on a bit of a high - we then met our friends for a 'couple' of drinks but come closing time ended up walking to another club and on our way back to the hotel picked up the usual 3am slice of pizza (exactly what I didn't want to do)! It was a fun night out but not something that I miss doing and after I lay down in the bed I thought about how much our life has changed in the past year and I don't mind the change at all. 
Also on the weekend Ava got her first cold - it's horrible to see her suffering through it and not being able to do much for her but she is still the best little baby even while she is sick and still gives us the biggest smiles.  We caught up with friends on Sunday for lunch and Ava loved sitting back listening to everyone chat I think she's going to be a bit of a social butterfly, I also think she knew one of her new bestfriends was in my girlfriends tummy waiting to come out soon!




June 27, 2012

Ava's first word was . . .

This week was a pretty significant one for me - it was the week my little girl said her first word! And, to make it even better that word was 'ma-ma'!!!  She was on the floor watching me be silly in front of the mirror and as I walked away to the bathroom she said that two syllable magical word - the word that can so easily melt my heart.  I quickly rang Damo to share the news and the next day as we were walking around the Gold Coast with Ava in her pram she proudly shouted 'ma-ma' to every passer by! It was by far one of my favourite Saturdays.
On Sunday we caught up with some good friends for lunch at Watt resturaunt next to Newfarm Park and we got some adorable photos of Ava sitting near the Powerhouse.  Looking at them makes me realise that our little girl is growing up and while I want to cherish every present moment I can't wait til the next stage either.







June 26, 2012

the past 6 months

Here's a few photos to catch you up from the past 6 months - these are just too cute not to share, Damo and I have both had our lives COMPLETLEY turned upside down and it was hard at first to adjust (and no one seems to want to tell you the truth that it can be hard)! But I know that neither of us would change it for the world now - my little family brings me continous smiles (my little family, 6 months on and it still sounds weird)! So hope you enjoy these pics as much as I do. 




















June 23, 2012

Welcome



We started this blog for family and friends to see our little family grow.  Damo and I met 10 years ago we have our bird Gidda, our puppy Jock Wallace and last December were blessed with our little girl Ava.  Hope you enjoy sharing our days with us xo