Well it's about time I got this up......LOL  We've just been so busy with family and of course soaking up the beach life that I haven't been on here for longer than a few minutes at a time.

I can't tell you how happy and relaxed I am to be home.....not to mention tanned.....LOL

Soooo......Luke's birthday was Wednesday and it was such a great day. I spent Tuesday night decorating my Mum's house in balloons, streamers and a Happy Birthday banner. It was very sad to know that it was my babies last day of being 3. Luke woke up at 5:25am on Wednesday morning telling me it was his birthday and that I had to come and see the party.....lol. So Nick and I drag ourselves out of bed to come to the party........Luke was just so excited to see the decorations and was just running around the house kicking the balloons everywhere....

He the opened his pressies from us and from my Mum and had his favourite breaky of croissants and strawberry milk.

We eventually got ourselves ready and went to the in-laws where he got very spoilt. My MIL cooked Luke a chocky cake and we sung happy birthday and the Luke ate most of the cake on his own....LOL

I then cooked him his favourite dinner of Burritos and yet another chocky cake.....LOL. We're having a family BBQ tomorrow down the beach with all family which I can't wait for. So I'm sure there will be more pics to come.

I hope the holiday's are being good to you all (for those who are on holiday's)

Amanda xxxx

Early tomorrow morning we're heading off on our much anticipated trip home to Coffs Harbour. I have to say I felt this day would never come. It been a really tough time for me lately with family stuff and personal stuff and it's so much harder going through it all when all your family is 600kms away. I'm very close to my Mum and I miss her terribly. We haven't been home since January and it feels like a life time ago. My Mum's getting excited too, we speak a lot on the phone but she's rung so many time in the past 3 days just to literaly say hi and hang up......she's beside herself with excitement.

We're going to try and leave by 4am and so we'll be in Coffs by midday and I'll surprise Mum at work, she doesn't think we'll get there until evening time

It's a funny feeling that comes over me once we hit about Bellingen (30 mins out) and then we get to Coffs and drive up the hill past the Big Windmill and I suddenly feel like I'm home and I'm ME again. the air is different, the atmosphere is different and the people are different. I just can't wait. I have a new family member to meet, which will be very emotional but exciting.

We will be catching with my extended family of course........Janice and Steve, whom I adore and can't wait to catch up with again. There will be a naming ceremony also for the new tractor, which is Luke's job.....LOL We miss Thomas but I'm sure this new one will be just as special. Oh and Janice make sure there's space on your windows for Luke......LOL I'll make sure I bring some bourbons too. See you soon!!!!

Luke had his Pre-school birthday party today as it's not his birthday till next week but he had to ahve one with his friend's before we went away. He'll have another party in Coffs with all the family too down the beach.  I picked out one photo as the other's had all the other kid's in them.

I just thought I'd put up some pics of my baby who is going to be 4 next week

This was yesterday and his fav thing to do is to play in the mud.....LOL

I blogged back in June about the daughter of a friend of mine who had a serious eye injury due to a stick getting stuck in it. Well she's having her surgery tomorrow to remove the last of the stiches, to remove the cataracts and to replace the lense over her eye. She is completely blind in the eye but hopefully after tomorrow there will be an improvement. She wasn't due to have the operation until January but half of the stitches have come loose and had to be taken out already which was very painful and distressing for her. She has been so amazing though and has not complained once and has not let it get her down, she is still her same old cheeky self and hasn't let it stop her doing anything. She actually very excited about tomorrow and can't wait to see again, I just hope she gets her wish!!!!! 

So please keep her in your thoughts and send all your positive vibes and prayers her way. She is just so beautiful and precious and deserves to have her wish come true.

Much love to all, 

Amanda xxxx