For the last 3 weeks I have been.....

Spending almost everyday here.

We have just come home from having 3 weeks on Hamilton Island & it was wonderful. Mr Spunky was working there so we decided he couldn't live without us & that we would have to tag along too :)

The kids swam, swam & then did a little more swimming. The island also has a small zoo which has quite a lot of animals including koalas which the kids loved patting as much as possible. Also there were dingoes, kangaroos, a cassowary, crocs etc...

The only real hiccup was cyclone Hamish, but thankfully we survived!

It was wonderful that my brother & sister in law came to visit, along with my gorgeous nieces - one of which I met for the first time - yes a pic of a very proud Auntie!

Mr Spunky forbade me from taking my sewing machine along so I did a little hand sewing - I NEVER hand sew, but it kept me from going crazy!! I will have to post a pic of the finished product soon.

Tassies Beautiful East Coast...

If ever you get the chance to visit Tasmania there are SO many places to visit, but the east coast is highly recommended by me. We have done the whole East Coast before, but for a few days before Christmas we decided to take a couple of day break & stayed at Swansea as Mr Spunky really wanted to get the chance to go back to Freycinet National Park (everything in Coles Bay was already booked). We did the Wineglass Bay walk with the kids. It is rather steep with steps

It was pretty muich like this pic the whole way up & back too, but hey if Em (4) could do it - she walked the whole way much to our surprise - anyone can. And I tell you it was worth the walk. We were blessed with an absolutely stunning day!

Not much sewing But...

Oh, more like absolutely no sewing done this weekend, but we did go on a church camp at a really beautiful spot on Tassie's east coast. The beach had such clean white sand & the water was so blue & clear - mind you coming from QLD there was no way I was going swimming!! Water down here is colder than QLD in winter! But still nice for the kids to have a little play.



Oh the pants Liam has on are some I finished up during the week - so I suppose some sewing is mentioned. They were made from a vintage sheet I almost didn't buy as i wasn't quite sure what I would do with it, but couldn't resist as I do love the green.