Christmas and new year fun days 2013

this post is big but not long as it has both CCA and Camp Quality Christmas things we have done over November and December so as not to post many small posts I wanted to do one
 we are doing well so this blog is becoming just the fun things we do as a family as we enjoy what we have and make wonderful memories, Alexandria's appointments etc will also be posted as we get to them
may we see a cure soon for Childhood Cancers and no child have to endure what we have seen many families go through ♥

on the 24th November the girls had their Camp Quality Christmas Party here in SA we went down to Glenelg and met families we have met on Family camp :)
the girls had 2 hours at the beach house ( this is where the old Magic Mountain was when I was a kid lol) then BBQ and face-painting and tattoos on the park with a visit from Santa


on Monday the 25th of November we went up to the west end brewery for a photo at the Christmas display I was disappointed in the story as it only told Alexandria's story the other young girl has Type 1 Diabeties and this is also something that should be addressed and awareness spread ♥


 Friday the 29th we went back for the brewery lights and a tour etc Santa visited again

sunday the 1st dec we had our Childhood cancer association Family Christmas party and wow that was wonderful, the biggest event we have been to so much to do and so much fun had by the girls , I love seeing them both have a great time

our last event was zoo passes from united way thanks to Camp Quality for passing them onto us, we had a great day at the Adelaide Zoo

here is a slide show with many photos from all of the events

we didn't do much in the new year went to the beach, movies etc , got reaby for school going back and cheer-leading for the girls 

Miss Robyn turned 7 and we are planing a party soon for her 

other than that all is great with us all healthy, happy and enjoying what we have together

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and new year and every moment with Family is special even those small ones  memories make your life story how ever long you get to spend with your loved ones ♥

First Family Christmas in SA

this year marks our first big Family Christmas with the girls getting to have Christmas with their Grandparents ( hubbies Parents) wish my parents were still around but this is my 3rd since Dad drowned in June 2009 and 22nd since Mum passed in May 1990 :(  but they are always apart of us xx♥
 we went down to Victor Harbor for Christmas Eve with a stop in at maclaren vale to see the wonderful (Godparents  ) Jon the Beast and Michelle White ♥
then headed to Victor for the end of the day and then came back on boxing day ( think it is proclamation day here in SA) and then to My Cousins for Christmas and then home for more lol
Like I said it was a BIG Christmas, next year we will be doing Christmas here and hope the grandparents come up here for it

the worst part was when Family get drunk early on they fight and we had this so next year we are looking forward to being home and everyone can come to us :) 

but it was good to have our first Family Christmas in SA with Everyone

Moving state and starting over again

This post will be a big one as it will cover the move from QLD to SA  in December 2012

we are moving house and State, Going from Sunny QLD to the driest state on the driest continent South Australia. this will be fun, messy, stressful and exciting all together, as we change Dr's, Hospital, School. and make new friends and support network, at least I can say its a good thing Alex hits 3 years in Dec since she finished treatment ♥we had a farewell BBQ at another Families here in Brassall from the school.  last week I also went to Lunch with the Tuck-shop ladies and then a movie with my good Friends

- 29th November 2012, today we had the removalists arrive to start packing everything we have not done, we did all personal items plus everything we need for the trip down. tonight we spent our first night in Temp accommodation and tomorrow the house will be completely emptied and we spend another night so we can head out on Saturday morning. we spend two nights at the Oaks aspire

- 30th November is the last day that we will see our house and the girls school ♥

- 1st December we are finally on the road and looks like a lovely day to drive so will see how Far we get before we stop for our first night on the road. this week we had a heat wave head up through NSW and QLD so was a hot drive over the great Dividing ranges and through Warwick and we stayed the night at Dubbo and funny enough the same motel we stayed in back in 2004 when we left SA, the girls bugged us about a swim so we had a quick dip

- 2nd December today we drive towards Mildura and stopped at Parkes for the Dish after last nights thunderstorm it was a nice start and wanted to reach Mildura so called ahead for a motel with a pool got told yes all good but on arrival the pool was closed , no trailer parking and room small so we left and went to the Commodore in down the road and the girls had a swim and we had a nice View of the river Murray


-3rd-6th December, today we drive to Adelaide stopped at Blanchtown for Lunch then drive to the new house to have a look, before heading down to victor Harbor for a couple of days with the family, the girls got to meet their grandparents and uncle, plus enjoy the beach and pool table, only problem was it was cold and we only had warm summer cloths with us



- 6th December, today we moved into temp accommodation at  Mawson lakes hotel for a few days then we will move into our new home out at Gawler, South Australia, we got the Carols in the park just down from us and had a great view of the fire works for the girls to see

10th December , today we got the keys :) woohoo not long now and we will be enjoying getting ready for Christmas and catching up with everyone

11th dec we moved into the house and now we can start sorting out making it a home,

Slide show below from Photobucket to show all photos as I have hit max on this blog now so just sharing the sites and not much else, plus the photos are a little jumbled up :/ sorry ♥

Christmas 2011

Merry Christmas to all,
am posting this at 11pm Christmas eve so that I do not forget tomorrow with all the festivities
stay safe and have a wonderful day everyone ♥

Santa Letters

today we woke to find one of our Hermit Crabs has passed over so Alex was very sad but to make her feel better we got mail from the North Pole they both got a letter from Santa and he even knew Robyn slept some of last night in her own bed :), with only a few days to Santa arrives it was a lovely surprise for the girls, good thing Mummy had time alone last night to sort out this and even found north Pole stamps with 2011 stamped on them for authenticity

the hermit crab had been out of his shell for 4 days now and was stressed had lost two legs fight another crab for a shell so we tried everything to help this little one re-shell and stress free away from the others but was not going to happen :(

Alex with her certificate from swimming

Alex and Robyn with Santa when he came visiting our street on thursday afternoon

not much else has happened this week  Alex was promoted up to level 3 in swimming so next year she has a new class and Robyn also gets a new teacher as had to change times and days so they were closer together

Wednesday is scan day and yes scanxiety has hit like normal but all I want for Christmas is to hear that all is still stable and have two healthy Girls and a happy and healthy Family for 2012

Girls also got these emailed to them :) I also am thinking of buying the HD video for keep sakes ♥ as these are removed after Christmas :(

Robyn's Santa video
Alex's Santa video

Graduation Day for Robyn

today is Robyns Graduation day from Pre school, I can not believe My baby wil be starting school next year :o
she was so happy getting her certificate and I was so proud
this weekend is a special one tomorrow marks 1 year since Alex's last Hospital stay and 2 years since Chemo finally finished so celebrations all round:)

here are some photos including this years Santa Photo's and Graduation Photos ♥

ready for Robyn's Graduation

tonight we also went to a park for a picnic Dinner and play for the girls while Catching up with some good friends we have known at the last 2 postings :)

end of school year

this is the last week of school for Alex she has been enjoying it all but has been unwell too, headache on Monday that got to the point she came home normally she fights them til she comes home after school so was not a good sign, she didn't throw up this time though

Tuesday night was presentation night and year 7 graduation, I went as Alex got to sing and was suprised when Alex got called out for the academic award this year for Grade 1 so proud of her ♥

Alex with her friend and her class teacher for this Year Mrs Thomson will be Robyn's teacher next year too and Alex goes up to grade 2 with Miss Blake ♥

Wednesday, Robyn had pre-school and Alex went to school I cleaned out more stuff plus sorted Christmas presents to wrap and post to SA and other family members :) now the kitchen is clean and we hope to finally get the Christmas Tree up on sunday as Hubby is working over weekend and misses out on all the other fun too, I also had a meet at the school about the P&F and helped clean the tuck shop ready for the closure of the school, then also squeezed in some study with my assessment and a webinar :) Cert 3 of educational aide I am studying

Thursday this was just a normalish day hehe when is schools last week of the year normal lol, Alex has been ill all week just headaches so just watching her as no temps etc been told its just the heat :(

Friday the last day and Alex went in plain cloths with her water pistol in hand this being the wet and fun day at the end of the year, our P&F fundraiser Tea Towels arrived at the last minute but we got to give them all out so that was good, and then sort things out for the evening of fun :)

Friday night we also had carols on the lawn at the school, this was a fun afternoon we even got Pizza for Dinner for the 3 of us :) looking forward to a busy day tomorrow and sunday a family day I can Hope ♥

Christmas Party with Camp Quality

today even with an early start we went to Bribie Island to the Camp Quality Christmas Party, this is our First as Last year we got exposed to Chicken pox just before these parties where on and had to wait out 21 days.
this year we got the Boat (harbor)Cruise we only just made it in time to board but they were also running late, while out they checked the crab pot and caught 2 crabs Photo in slide :) the girls got rides etc and we all had a great day was a long day as we had a late night last night then this today and slept in a little :(

the girls enjoyed colouring in at the SES tent, the clown ball game, food and drinks and even got an exclusive photo with Giggles :) from Camp Quality we do miss seeing him at the RCH as we go in on Wednesdays and he visits on Thursdays,

Santa arrived on the train and got de wigged by one kid Grrr but we all tried to make a positive for the younger ones about him being a helper some kids even said it was his secret identity when he isn't working at the north Pole. Alex was sad as it was not the real Santa :(

just before leaving we set the kids into the water they loved swimming and playing, we paddled our feet and also cooled off before the almost 2 hour drive home but was a great day so glad we went this year and we really enjoyed our first ever Camp Quality Christmas Party and look forward to many more ( well me and the girls lol Hubby may stay away sometimes )

Dreamnight at the Zoo 2011

26th November we had a "dream-night at the Zoo" at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary down on the Gold coast Queensland Australia with CCS, ( Childhood Cancer Support ) this is a world wide zoo event helping families etc and charities so thank you for having us all there for a great night in

we got there early so got to enjoy the feeding of the birds etc then after 5pm signed in and had Dinner then patted snake Lizards and  Croc plus birds came out to meet us all along with Clowns and Fairies ♥

It was a great night but a long Drive down and back, we even got to see some dancing so was a great day even getting home at 9.30pm

Friday Alex got an award from school she was so happy

Friday Night Alex had a sleep over at Sophie's house and had a ball :) we also went to Brassall at the park that night for to the carols by candlelight, I took Robyn and caught up with Alex and her friends family,

☆ ☆ ☆ ~ ♥ Christmas wishes to all ♥ ~ ☆ ☆ ☆

 ☆☆   Merry Christmas Everyone ♥♥☆ ☆ 







just a small update and photos of the girls ♥

yesterday was the 20th anniversary of My cousin who passed away from Lung cancer and other issues but was sad as it made me see how many I was missing this Christmas, but also how glad I am to have my princess still here to smile ♥, and her little sister to buss me around hehe.  was just thinking 21 months ago Alex was given 6 months if she was not treated and well here we are 21 months later and fighting hard and doing great...

today we were suppose to spend with some wonderful friends we have known for years but due to the girls getting exposed to chicken pox it was decided to leave it again and not risk their family and friends if my girls do get them, so we went to the mess for lunch it was through Hubbies work. just wanted the girls to behave lol (yeah Right when do 3 and 6 year olds sit still lol).

We didn't do the normal Christmas Morning with Daddy dressed as Santa and Mummy in her Mrs Clause hoody as well just didn't feel right today but we had a great time unwrapping the presents. We unwrapped presents on video hehe and got rubbish into the bins for Sundays bin night, the girls enjoyed all they got as Santa also gave them a large older style Rocking horse a friend gave us to paint etc.

it is still raining with the rivers rising around here but we are doing well and enjoying our time together ♥

it is now after 2pm and we are relaxing at home watching the girls enjoy their new gifts and playing, was a great day and we are thankful ♥

Toy run 2010

we missed the Toy Run last year as we got home from our Clear day thanks to CCS and arrived back in our area to see them riding out and then had to rush out again for the Make-a-wish Christmas party on the other side of Brisbane, so this year we actually penciled in the date in the diary and as Alex had surgery on the Friday she was still recovering and this was close to home made it a good day out with no added stress to anyone. hoping for no rain was our only concern due to Alex not needing to get sick now she had her Port removed on Friday :)
Hubby should have been doing this one but next year will as they collect toys for needy children :)

I feel happy in getting some answers from Alex's surgeon on Friday as when she lost her kidney etc in may 2009 they put a staple in so when scanned any time they have a marker due to these tumors hiding in the lower abdomen and CT, MRI or X Ray will pick tit up. I was worried about MRI's etc as if its magnetic may cause future issues but now have my mind at ease as it is Titanium and will not magnetize in any way, and will last her lifetime.

13 days to Christmas and may you all have a great day ♥♥♥♥

a fun filled Sunday

today would have been the Camp Quality Christmas Party but due to a second exposure we have told them we could not make it sad for the girls but we are trying to keep them entertained.
Today they are outside Painting canvas pictures and having a ball with two chickens running around too here are some photos from their fun in the shade :)
they also had a water fight with water guns and screamed the house down

when I put the chickens back in their cage I found they had also joined in with painting can see paint on them in the slide show :)

Santa Photo 2010

the girls and Santa,
their Santa photo I got this week

yes Ive changed the blog theme again get bored with it all the time so like to change it :) a little more festive I think :)