Look how much you've grown ...

I am a very proud aunty to 5 adorable children whom I love very much. 

I was looking through some of my old photos today when I stumbled across some gorgeous little children whom now are so very grown up. A little tear runs from my eye as I clearly remember the events surrounding each photo taken. 

With much love AUNTY HAILZ

Steve & Tracey

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of taking some family photos for the Evans. 

It was a pretty chilli afternoon but alot of fun.

Enjoy.

The cold is not my friend ..

As of late I have two new best friends. 

My heat packs and Codral cold & flu.

The flu season has hit us pretty hard this year. It started with Jason having tonsilitus last week, which with some antibiotics has been healed up. But tonsilitus or not he also has a cold which he in turn gave to me. Now I would like to think I am not complaining just expressing a little frustration at having been stuck at home for the past week with a head that feels like a medicine ball a nose that runs like a tap and a body that just wants to sleep while in my mind I know there is so much to do. 

Well on Tuesday night we were home delivered a bowl of SCRUMPTIOUS pumpkin soup. My sister (Alyssa) made some pumpkin soup and her lovely husband Murray came and dropped it off. We had it for dinner last night and man it was DELICIOUS. It went down so nice. A hot bowl of soup with some bake at home rolls filled with butter. (so bad for you but I don't care:)

The week has also had its good points. I chatted with Bron, Owen, Ella & Sami twice this week. We have made plans to finish the house of. We started a WASGIJ puzzle. I have payed all the bills. I have completed all the bank recons for tax time and have made an appointment with the accountant. I have renewed all our insurances and ticked a whole pile of other things off the TO DO list. 

Hope you all have had a good and blessed week.

Back soon.

Hailz

Update

Wow it's already been over four weeks since my last blog.

I guess you are probably wondering, what could a person be doing that stops them from blogging for four weeks?

Well actually life has been pretty busy, full of challenges, surprises, adventure and a whole lot of fun and I hope to provide you with a small sample of what life has been like for me in the past four weeks.

I ....

Finished my photoshoot of Alita Contsruction buildings. 

Took on a second shooting role for Jack & Wilmas wedding, took on a family photoshoot for the Evans family,

Photoshoot for Ryan & Erica Swarts.

 

Photoshoot of Erica Grace Steenhof.

 Trip to Bali for 10 days with Shan & Colleen, Ray & Estelle & Jono & Cynthia, we had an awesome time!

 View from our room in the WHITE ROSE in Legian/Kuta

Cynthia getting her hair wrap. (funny story) we all got matching Ray Ban sunnies but in different colours. we then got matching hairwraps and then got matching Bintang tanks. (was sooo much fun) Felt like we were 13 again! :)

 We also got mathcing henna tattoos ( a turtle on our ankles)

 

 

 Shan and his southern cross tattoo.

 Ray looking like he could be "BEACH" mafia. haha!

 

 Estelle waiting to get her "hairwrap"

  

 Shan and the tatoo man.

 

 You cant leave Bali without a Bintang singlet

 

 The boys. Doing what they did best. A whole lot of nothing.

 View from just outside our room toward the pool & beach. This is the Kinds Villa Bintang Resort in Nusa Dua. Or Billa Bintang if you are speaking to a taxi driver. :)

 

 Our room is the door on the left and Jono and Cynthia are to the right. Shan, Colleen, Ray & Estelle were abit further up the path to the right.

 

Some of the nice flowers at the resort.

 Me & J.

 

 Colleen

 

 J & Jono found their dream shop. And thought they could both be bikies. :)

 

 One afternoon we went for a drink to Crusoe's Island. the atmosphere was really cool. And just to the right of this photo was a GIGIANTIC fan! nice touch to a warm day.

  Ok. Where do I start? This is the expression Ray gets when he really likes what he is eating. :)

 Hanging out at our favourite dinner place . The SECRET GARDEN on Poppies lane. Live band, good food, great company, what more could you want. (Minus the biting ants. A memory that will long live on with Colleen and myself, and also the band tribute from Shan by Pearl Jam!)

  Pool view at our resort.

  Another flower

 

 On Friday night the soccer started. The locals really get into it. This was the Mini Mart next to our hotel. There is a big screen with the soccer on there and a whole lot of locals came to watch.

 Four girls from different backgrounds. All with different stories. Each one holds a special place in my heart. Thanks for an awesome time!

Bali took up two weeks of blogging time. But two weeks which were thoroughly enjoyed!

To fill in the rest of the time I ...

Celebrated Greg & Lianas engagement party, and gave departing hugs as they leave for Canada.

Sorted out Jasons business insurance and am getting ready for end of financial year. 

Have been cleaning up the office and filing cabinet. And have been frequenting the gym at least four times a week. Playing netball Thursday nights and soccer on Saturday.

I have been guilty of watching a few dvds in amongst there as well. Highly recommend My Sisters Keeper for those who haven't seen it. And Dear John is good too. Really good if you feel like having a sappy girls day or just feel like crying.

And for now I think that is the most of it!

Hope you enjoyed the catch up and I will endeavour to be more frequent. 

Love Hailz  xxx

Happy Birthday Princess E ..

On this day three years ago, a little button of joy was born!

The one whom frequents the name Princess E or GOOSE.

ELLA

Happy birthday beautiful girl. 

We miss you lots and send all our love across the land & ocean and hope you have a FUN filled day!

Love Uncle Jason & Aunty Hayley 

xoxoxo

Time flies ...

Wow it has been awhile since I last blogged.

The past couple of weeks have been quite busy. 

It was my birthday on the 23rd April which basically took up the whole weekend believe it or not.

Friday I got my hair done, Friday night a few friends came over, Saturday I had soccer, Saturday night we went to dinner with Shan & Colleen, Ray & Estelle & Jono & Cynthia to celebrate all of our birthdays. It is actually quite special. We all have become friends over the past few years and it just so happens that all of the girls birthdays fall within 1 week of each other. Mine being 23rd April, Cynthia 27th April, Estelle 28th April and Colleen 1st May. How AMAZING is that! Anyways we went out for dinner and had an awesome time. Then Sunday we had church and Sunday night all the family came over. All in all it was a BUSY but AWESOME weekend!

Here are a few pics of the pressies I got.

An awesome Pandora bracelet from J, he also got me all the middle beads. The outside green bead is from Owen & Bronya (furthest right), the love heart and spacer bead (left on screen) from Murray & Alyssa and the beetle and spacer (right of screen) from my Mum & Dad. Thank you so much! I love it!

My new best friend (well not really but I do love him alot)

A mini polaroid camera which prints out credit card size photos! INSTANTLY! Its amazing!

This was also from Jason and arrived in the mail the day of my birthday.

 Some baking books and also a book which explains ways in which to capture the moment!

 A candle holder

Along with these there is a voucher for a massage, a scarf, some white wooden signs which say HOME & FAMILY, more candles and loads more. Thank you very much!

Ok ... between now and then I have also been busy on some things. I have been taking some shots of buildings for websites which is quite interesting. Is totally different. You have to pick your time a bit more as for shadows and things but apart from that it is pretty straight forward. The buildings don't move and you don't have to make them smile either.

I have also had the chance to go shopping with Alyssa. On Friday night we went into Perth for a little girl time. 

Here is a little story to share. 

As we were walking into Myer I saw this girl walk out with a pair of what I thought were shoes in a box. I only caught a quick glimpse but from what I saw ... I really liked. Now how to explain how to find a pair of shoes in Perth when you only have a couple hours of shopping, as well as Lys didnt see them so i had to try and explain what they looked like. Not only that but I had convinced myself that they were probably about $300 and I woudlnt get them anyway. None the less I still had it in my mind to find them and check them out. So we continued shopping. Went to couple of shoe shops (didn't want to seem like I was too desperate to find these shoes) and eventually headed back to Myers. We walked into the shoe section and low and behold there they were. A beautiful shoe with a stringy bobble on the top which sort of looked like a rainbow flower. Very hard to explain! Actually to be honest Lys saw them first and said "are these?" YES! THEY are the ones!

I was quite excited to find them. Not only to find them but to find out that they were in fact SLIPPERS! cute cosy little slippers! AND more then that they were only 20 bucks! Well I was sold. I had a gift card from Myer from my credit card and so all in all after convincing myself that I would never have these shoes that were worth $300 I picked up a cute pair of slippers fro 95c.   :)  Behold ... my slippers!

I have also been going to the gym about four times a week. Playing soccer on Saturdays and usually netball on Thursday nights (if the other team doesn't forfeit) I have a new trainer. A female this time. First time I have had a female personal trainer. I thought it would be a bit weird and that she wouldn't push me as hard as a guy! I was sooo wrong. Man I was sore after last week. She is a really good trainer and knows what she is talking about!

This past week I have been sick with the flu. Has given me a chance to catch up on abit of sleep and chillax time!

Today is Ascension day! Let us remember the price that Jesus paid for us. And let us now also remember that He has ascended into Heaven to sit at the Fathers right hand and to intercede for us sinners. His chosen ones! 

"Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into Heaven. And they worshipped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple praising and blessing God. AMEN." Luke 24:51-53