My baby girl turned ONE on Tuesday! 1! Honestly, where did that time go? It honestly feels just like a few months, not a whole year. I am kinda sad, she is my baby and she is growing up so fast I feel like I am missing it somehow!

So for the weekend before her birthday Daniels parents, sister and niece came to help us party! We had a great time, so much fun and laughter. Caitlin and Mackenzie played so well together and Zara was rapt with all of the attention! We dont get to see his sister and niece very often as they are in Melbourne so it was great to be able to spend some time with them. Plus it was lovely for Zara to get so spoiled!



Her actual birthday was on Tuesday, so my parents came up for the day and Caitlin stayed home from daycare so we could all spend the day together. The plan was to go to the Lake for lunch and a play but the weather put a stop to that! So we just chilled inside. Zara got even more presents and a second cake! LOL! Although I'm not sure how much she actaully likes cake, luckily I do!

Then to top it all off we had a mothers group party for her. I decided to have it as dress up and Zara was a tiger and Caitlin was a japanese beauty. I love dress ups! The kids all came dressed up, and although it was still pretty windy they all had a ball and were excited to be able to get outside! I made an Iggle Piggle cake as that is Zaras toy of choice to sleep with and I think I did an alright job, you could tell who it was, when I put the doll next to it anyway!

And these are some of my favourite picture of both the girls from the last week. And of her 3 cakes! What a lucky little girl!

It has been an action packed week, I am glad that it is over, but still sad at the same time. They are growing up too fast!

boys name        Aaron

girls name          Aaliyah

colour                 Amber

animal                Ant

city or country   Adelaide

vegetable           Artichoke

fruit                     Apple

band or singer    Artic Monkeys

fav word             Apparently

actor/ actress   Ben Affleck

I was tagged by Janice and I tag

http://www.minti.com/members/domestic-warrior/
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http://www.minti.com/members/winja/

All you have to do is think of a song that you enjoy listening to when you need a lift

Blog about it, heading your blog:

Song to Lift Me Tag

If you can add it to your blog for us all to listen.......bonus!!!!

Explain why it lifts you, is it the lyrics, is it the tune, does it symbolise something to you.............

Then tag two other members to do the same: Mail them so they know they are tagged

Come on  these games are fun and we all learn a little more about each other too!!!!

I was tagged bywinja and I tag DomesticWarrior and ajv00

Ok, I'm technically challenged and cant get the cilp to sit there - but just click on the link - its not that hard!

http://www.unwrittenlaw.com/video/cailin/cailin.php

I love this song. I have loved it since I first heard it, it just gives me a special little feeling in my heart.
I now associate this song with my Caitlin and I did want to call her Cailin after the song.
I sing it to her at night if she wakes up - its so mellow it calms her down.
The lyrics are just so beautiful and his voice just sooths my soul! This song was written by the lead singer for his daughter and that is her on the stage - how sweet is that! What a cool dad!

Song words ~

Unwritten Law - Cailin

well it seemed like yesterday
when the world was looking dark
it felt so cold and grey
and why the hell am i even here
what's the purpose all i feel is guilt and hate and fear

uh huh...yea yea yea...ohhhh

til that day you came along
my heart was empty like the soul was missing from a song
and i thought i'd loved a few
no one ever made me feel the way that you do

hey little girl
look what you do
oh i love you
hey little girl i love you

well i know i'm not always right
and girl it breaks my heart
when i have to see you cry
so many things i wanna say
now i know that you're the reason that I'm here today
whenever you're here just stay near
we'll be alright yea alright....

hey little girl
look what you do
and you do
when all my love starts running thin
i 've gto you my own Cailin
hey little girl
oh i love you
i love you...
yea...hit me...

yea yea i'll be alright
hmm but i, i need you close
please stay tonight
as long as you're here
just stay near
we'll be alright yea alright

hey little girl
look what you do
oh i love you
hey little girl
look what you do, and you do
when all my love starts running thin
i 've got you my own Cailin
hey little girl who i love...
yea little girl who i love...
hey little girl i love you.. Well it seemed like yesterday
When the world was looking dark
It felt so cold and grey
What the hell am I doing here?
What's the purpose, all I feel is guilt and hate and fear

'Til that day you came along
My heart was empty
Like the soul was missing from a song
And I thought I'd loved a few
No one ever made me feel
The way that you do
AND Hey little girl
Look what you do
Oh, I love you
Hey little girl,OH I love you

Well I know I'm not always right
And girl it breaks my heart
When I DONE have to see you cry
So many things I wanna say
Now I know that you're the reason
That I'm here today AND
Whenever you're here
Just stay near
We'll be alright, yeah alright
Hey little girl
Look what you do
Oh, I love you
Hey little girl
Look what you do, and you do
When all my love starts running thin
I got you my own Cailin
Hey little girl,OH I love you

AND I LOVE YOU,YEAH HIT ME

YEAAAH I'll be alright
hmmm But I,I need you close
Please stay tonight
As long as you're here
Just stay near
We'll be alright, yeah alright
Hey little girl
Look what you do
Oh, I love you
Hey little girl
Look what you do, and you do
When all my love starts running thin
I got you my own Cailin
Hey little girl,who I love
Yeah little girl who I love
HEY little girl oh I love you

Hi everyone, I realised that it has been quite awhile since I have blogged. We have been quite busy last month, I went to a hens night at Byron, then the next weekend was a wedding at the gold coast then the weekend after was a wedding in Sydney. Oh I love weddings!

So to start with I went to my soon to be sister-in-laws hens night in byron. They stayed at the most beautiful house which was in Suffolk and comfortably slept 10 people. Nell and the girls had it for 3 nights but I didnt want to stay, although I regretted that decision once I got there, so spent the day and most of the night there!LOL! Had a great time, except I only got my tattoo - (oh and I got a tattoo! ITs a fairy with Zaras name on my back) the weekend before so I couldnt swim but everyone rally just hung around drinking in the pool and then we had a yummy dinner and then went to the pub to watch a band. had a great time but got seriously sunburned on my thighs as I was wearing a Kaftan sitting on the edge of the pool, oh I could hardly walk and they blistered and have only just stopped peeling!
Here is my new tattoo, this is an old photo when it was first done so it looks much more healed now!

Then I had my friend Kerhs wedding at the Gold Coast. Funny thing is it was at the Currumbin RSL - beautiful place - but that was where the last wedding we went to was! Must be a popular place! But it was just lovely! Kerh and I used to work together in the deli at Bilo many years ago while I was studying and have stayed in contact. We went baby free and Daniels mum and dad came up and babysat the girls for us at Daniels godmothers place which is in Tweed not far from the wedding. Lots of fun being baby free, amazing how relaxing it can be not keeping them entertained or watching what they are touching! LOL! Here is a pic of Kerh and I -

Then the next weekend we jetted down to Sydney for a few days for my brothers wedding. PS the girls were great on the plane, I was a little paranoid but both were angels and it is really only like an hour flight anyway. I had such a fantastic time, my mum and another Scott and his family were staying nearby so we caught up with them abit and went out for dinner with them adn my Todd and his groomsmen the night before the wedding and had an abosolute ball, those boys are so funny, they had me in stiches, I didnt want to leave but both Caitlin was that exhausted that it was temper-tantrum central so it was definately time to go! The wedding itself was just so amazing, it was really funky! I still had a little ball as it was beautiful but I also had a few giggles through the ceremony! My brother Scott has a boy the same age as Caitlin (born one day apart) and another brother (there are 4 of us) Tony has a girl who is 4 and the kids played together brilliantly all night and I just sat back and relaxed and ate some devine food and danced up a storm! It was so sad to leave the next day tough, I love having everyone together and we dont get to do it very often! But it still felt good to be home, although I will miss being across the road from the beach!

I tried to upload a couple more of me and Daniel and of the kids playing but it doesnt want to do it at the moment so I may add them soon!

So yeah we have been having a ball, and it was Daniels birthday on Tuesday too so life has been full and good!

1. Put your iTunes/Napster/Zune Player/WinAmp/etc(music player) on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
4. Tag 4 or more friends who might enjoy doing this as well as the person you got it from.

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
Help - The Beatles

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Fall at your feet - James Blunt

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
MOnkey Wrench - Foo Fighters

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Woman - Wolfmother

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Pleased to meet you - Rolling Stones

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Gray Ocean - Lior

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
Who Cares? - Gnarles Barkley ( and PS I love my parents!)

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Who sold her out - Eskimo Joe

WHAT IS 2+2?
Breaking the girl - Red Hot Chilli Peppers

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
This Old Love - Lior

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
All my friends are dead - Turbonegro

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
30 Way Down - Elvis Presley

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Easy (like Sunday morning) - Lionel Ritchie

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
When I'm with you - Simple Plan

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Hold on my heart - Phil Collins

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Mediocre Bad  Guys - Jack Johnson

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
M I A - Foo Fighters

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Penny Lane - John Lennon

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Sweet as Sugar - Grinspoon   ( YEAH!)

WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
Meet me in the bathroom - The Strokes

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
I hate the TV - Violent Femmes

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
Polly - Nirvana

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Rice Rice Baby - Weird Al Yankovic

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
Your song - Elton John

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Ironic - Alanis Morrisette

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
You cant bet on an evening star - AfroDizziAct

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Spooky Interlude - Regurgitator

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
Friends - Hi 5 (ah, should I mention that Caitlin has a playlist too?)

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Four Seasons in one Day - Crowded House

Here are the rules for the FotoTag:

1. Choose the 4th folder  where you store your pictures on your computer.
   
2. Select the 4th picture in the folder.
   
3. Explain the picture.
   
4. Tag 4 people to do the same! (make sure you let them know you tagged them!

I've been tagged by ajv00 and winja

 Here is Miss Caitlin at 9 months old - Looks like she has lost her wagon under the table, poor little poppet!

What a cutie!

My friend came back from holidays the other day and said to Zara - "Who are you and what did you do with BABY Zara?" and I Agree!

My baby is growing up just far too fast for my liking! Her second tooth has now popped through, the first one had come through on Boxing Day. And now she can do a funny looking little scuffle crawl around the room! She is just too clever! But crawling! My baby girl is crawling! And Caitlin isnt liking it too much either cause now Zara can get to 'her' things that she has left on the floor! Funny!

She loves her Jolly Jumper, and the bird,Rex, just loves her! LOL!

Zara is so funny though, She has so much personality, she is so different to Caitlin too. Caitlin was into everything and Miss Independent.  Zara is alot more relaxed and chilled out and just watches whats happening. She sleeps like an angel too, who could ask for a better baby!

This is Caitlin sitting at the table like a big girl when we went out to dinner the other night.

Zara is getting right into her food now, she likes her vegies like a good girl! So does Caitlin though, the vegies are the first to go off her plate and we have to coax her into eating her meat! LOL! Weirdo! And Caitlins favorite veg is brocolli! I was shopping with her in the trolley one day and a bunch of high school kids were laughing at her so I looked at her and there she is sitting there munging into the broccoli! Funny girl! I like my veggies too though so its a good thing!

This pic was taken a few months ago but I love it. Its my 2 Beautiful Girls!! To perfect!

For some reason my pics arent coming through properly but if you look at them from missnickley it seems to be working! Weirdness!

Hello everyone!

Ok, well it appears I have a bit to catch up on! It was my birthday just before Christmas! YAY me! LOL! I am 25 now, feeling a little old to tell you the truth, I keep thinking of myself as like a 20yo! But I feel happy as I have achieved so much by this age though, married my teenage sweetheart, 2 beautiful children, working in a good job. I'm pretty happy!

My birthday was good! I met my friend for lunch and we shopped and got some last minute Christmas pressies, I had also gotten some money so I spent $50 on new underwear! Oh how I love Bonds undies! That night we went out to dinner with some friends, we went to Pizza Hut all you can eat! LOL! How romantic, but all the kids loved it and honestly we all had a fantastic night! It was great to catch up with some friends I dont get to see too often as well and fantastic that they were able to make it so close to Christmas! I didnt get a pressie but I am getting a tattoo, I booked it in yesterday for 1st Feb. So exciting!

then came CHRISTMAS!!! It was so the best Christmas ever! We spent Christmas day with Daniels family as all the kids were home this year, OMG seriously there were so many presents! There were his parents, 2 sisters and husbands and one has a 1yo, his brother, his Uncle and his family and then our family. Lots and Lots of presents! I loved it! LOL! the girls got so many lovely gifts, I was so stoked! Everyone really put thought into them!

Here is Christmas lunch, most of us anyway, Caitlin and Mac were off playing and Zara was sleeping, dont know where the other adults are, watching the kids play I assume!
PS I am the one forking in the food in the black dress at the front!

The best part about Daniels parents place is they have a pool, and now they have a heated outdoor spa, and Ben has a boat and all the paraphenalia for tubing, skiing and wakeboarding. So we obviously had a fantastic time and all came back tanned, well, I am basically albino but for me I am so tan! LOL! We were down "home" (Woodburn near Lismore) from 23rd night to 1st. Ah, and yes, there were nights of public drunkeness in the spa! Even I had a drinky or 2 but as I am still doing the Booby Juice I was just the laughing spectator!

We also went to DREAMWORLD! OMG It was excellant. The kids stayed with Nanny and we went with his sister and her husband, friend and his brother. We all crammed into the 4WD and off we went! LOL! It was really busy and hot but I had such a great day. Then when we were ready to go we realised that we had pleanty of time before we had to be home to relieve the babysiters, so we stopped in at Currumbin for a swim at the beach and had Earth and Sea pizza for dinner. Oh yummo! It was awesome!

We spend Boxing day with my parents and my brother and his wife and son came over the day after and we had another little Chrismas which was lovely. And more food, oh we ate so much food over Christmas it was amazing! I love chilling out with my family and it was good to get away from the amount of people that were at Dans parents house for awhile too.

For NYE we didnt do much. Just chilled out with one of his sisters and a few others at his parents house. I made it to see in the new year but I had to go to bed almost straight after, Daniel crawled into bed around 4 and everyone else was still up at 7am when I went downstairs! Sitting in, yep, you guessed it, the spa! LOL!

Honeslty, we had the best holidays ever, great food, (especially from the fruit and veg stall on the side of the road near my mums turnoff, spent lots of money there! LOL!) Great company, and presents! All my favourite things!

I was going to upload some more pics but the kids are being demanding and I have sat here for awhile so enjoy everyone! Love and hugs!

I was tagged by http://www.minti.com/members/llmunchkin/

1. Whats the main thing on Minti that make you so addicted?

Peoples blogs. I'm interested in other peoples lives and whats happening and what makes them tick! I am known as Nosey Nikki at work, I think they mean it in a good way, I think. I also realised that I look into other peoples houses as we go past. Hmmm, Am I just interested in other people, or a crazy stalker? You decide! 

I also love Q & A, I have asked so many questions and got some really great answers which are not only helpfull but also are good cause I know someone else has been there done that.

2. Whats something funny that's happened to you recently?

 Gosh, everything is funny, I'm always laughing at something. We were playing with the quad bike at my brothers house and Daniel decided to take it across the stream, like everyone had done, and went in the wrong spot and almost got swept away! LOL! He made it half way up the bank and my brother took over and saved the bike!

3. Whats a word you kid/s say/said thats pronounces funny / cute?

Caitlin says Nuke for Milk. And I love it when she says Oh Man (really nasel like swiper the fox from Dora) and got it, she puts so much emphasis on the t's.

4. If you could be someone famous for a day who would it be and why?

Um, that is a good one! I would be Miranda Kerr! She is so hot, and not to mention Orlando Bloom on the side!

5. sum up what minti means for you in 5 words?

Crazy kids doing crazy things. Oh and Im cheating and doing two -

Meeting Interesting & Nice Thinking Individuals.

Look at how big Zara is getting! She is almost 4 months old now! Wow time flys!

she is learning how to roll!

here she is being thoughtfull! LOL!

How sweet, all tuckered out!

This is Caitlins first "school" photo! She looks so much older in this picture I think.


Here are my 2 beautiful girls playing together!

Love!