FIVE

Our little one is not so little anymore.  This week Ben turned five….. WOW!  I can’t believe he is FIVE!  I used to be able to scoop him up and hold him in my arms.  But now he has these long skinny legs! Five years seems to have past in a blink of an eye.

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He is always making me laugh (well…… either that or driving me crazy!).  Here are a few bits that have melted my heart or made me giggle in the last few days:

1.  “Muuuum, my teeth have turbo boost.  I can eat my dinner super fast!”

2.  “Is there gravity in Heaven?”

3.  “How do you put your teeth back in” said Ben.  “What do you mean……like false teeth?” said Mum.  “No… when my teeth fall out.  How do I get the knew ones put in?” said Ben.

4.  Ben and I were playing ‘I spy with my little eye’.  Ben says “I spy with my little eye something that is beautiful”.  I named a few items…. flowers, gardens.  Ben yells “Nooooo my Mummy!!”.  (His a charmer)

5.  “Seriously Mum, I don’t think that is right!”

Love you heaps Ben!!

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A 1st and a 50th

There has been much celebrate in the Lattimore family of late.  Baby Grace (our niece) turned one and Jude and George (Andrew’s parents) celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.

Gracie celebrated her special day with  family and friends. It was a spectacular party at home.  Ben loved loved LOVED the water bomb game!!  The weather was glorious  after the days of rain we had had previous.  It was a pretty special day!

Happy First Birthday Beautiful Girl xoxo

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Jude and George celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.  What an achievement!

IMG_5141.JPGIt was so lovely to have all the family there – all the boys, their wives and the six grandchildren.

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IMG_5036.JPGThis photo is missing Gracie.  We did try and get a shot with the six kids but …… here it is!  I’ll say no more!!!

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Congratulations Jude and George (or should we say Nanny and Grandad) xoxo

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The Visit – The Man Himself!

Andrew and I not so long ago completed a ten week cooking class at the Ministry of Food Ipswich.  We fell in love with the simple whole food approach to cooking. It wasn’t that we were terrible eaters but I knew there is always room for improvement.   Our food habits are forever influences by Louise and Danella our Food Trainers.  I’m not sure the girls  realise that their voices are forever in my head.  So when we heard the MAN HIMSELF was coming to town……… the excitement started to build (well not sure about Andrew but I was pretty pumped!).

It was Jamie Oliver fever in Ipswich yesterday. A welcome fit for royalty – roads closed, police, security, cameras, media, politicians,  and celebrities.  Andrew and I were fortunate enough to snaffle tickets to see Jamie cook.

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I was interested to see if he really was as genuine and passionate in his food message as he is on TV.  The answer is YES…… this chap is 100% the real deal.  He oozed enthusiasm.  I felt a little like a giggling school girl.  I really couldn’t believe I was seeing the man himself.  Seems a little silly I know but he is …….. gosh dang pretty amazing.  He did seem a little tired ……..maybe it was our hot humid weather or that he had stepped off a plane from Korea.  But none the less he put on a good show and spread his message of simple, good, healthy, fresh, whole food cooking.

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The girls and guys at Jamie’s Ministry of Food Ipswich did a exceptional job.  Hats off to you all.

Oh I nearly forgot …….. What did he cook I hear you say?  Chicken Fajitas with Homemade Guacamole and Salsa.  They are on our menu this week!

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Portrait….smile

I got a preview of our house portrait today……eeeeeeee!!!!!!  Rebekka Seale is fabulous.  In December last year I stumbled across her on a blog (I think it was yours Hannah). Her house portraits make you want to rush out and paint your door red.  It was love at first sight.  But unfortunately she was having a break from house portraits at that time.  On her blog she mentioned that she would relist them in her etsy shop early January.  I wrote it on a post it and stuck it to the computer screen so I would not forget.  So in January after some communications I sent her this:

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(This was our house two years ago.  The gardens and weeds are a little more established now)

And today I got this in my email:

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The original is in the post.  I can’t wait for it to arrive!  I am thinking this might also be my new blog header.  I love it xo

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Linking up with Paisley Jade (its been a while xo)