No Plans. And winners of eBook.
Monday, May 7, 2012 at 8:47PM Today was a public holiday, but with Chris being his own boss, he decided he would work it. He was hosting several meetings in his office....which is at our place :) At first I thought, the kids & I would have a fairly lazy day after a busy weekend.....I was thinking about staying in pj's & lazing upstairs on the King Bed with them with toys, snacks & TV. BUT....then I had a desire to get out & about and enjoy the gorgeous Autumn day that was.
I rung & texted a couple of friends. Most were busy.
So, I threw a few supplies in the nappy bag, piled the kids in the car and off we went :) No plans. Nowhere to be. No expectations. Just us & a blank canvas of adventure.
I had a few destination ideas buzzing through my head. Shopping? Ikea? The City? A local park? But once we started driving, I knew I wanted to head down the coast. So, I cranked the tunes {Ella has recently become a fan of Michael Jackson's work so we sung along to him as Ryder drifted off into a lovely deep-car-sleep}. Although, I wished Chris was with us and we were hanging out as a family, it was still nice....just enjoying the freedom of a day of nothing....yet the potential of everything.
I had my DSLR with me and planned to capture our day. But to be honest, I didn't touch it all day. And there was SOOOO many photo-worthy amazing moments to capture my kids playing, laughing, exploring, loving....but I was too busy enjoying the day and living the day....that I simply didn't get a chance to photograph it. However, I did get this horrible photo of the 3 of us on my phone:
The kids have evil eyes haaa! Taken inside the fancy schmancy lift of Matt & Takumi's new place....
We ended up visiting Matt & Takumi in their gorgeous new apartment. The beach views were stunning.
From there, we headed to a beachside playground which was awesome....a kid's definition of heaven I'd say. Ella climbed & swung, ran & slid, spun & dug and basically lived big & free.....like all happy kids do. Ryder cooed from the pram....until his hunger set in & his coos turned to cries. So, we took his cue & headed to a local pizza bar. Lunch was gooooood.
And then to ice the cake of a perfect Autumn day, we met Tiffany at Max Brenner to devour a heap of calories & chocolatey goodness :)
And to drag out the afternoon that little bit more, whilst Ella ran off some her sugar buzz, I did manage to squeeze in time for one more shot on my phone, of a certain little handsome man who owns my heart:
{Those arms. I could seriously eat them.
It's all muscle!!!! Haaa!}
So, a day that could've been filled with a heap of nothing.....ended up being filled with a heap of fun & good company. I love when no plans....go exactly to plan :)
And although I didn't get a lot of photos to capture the goodness & memories for my children, I felt good to be fully present with my kids today.
Now, at 9pm, the kids are deep in their slumbers {if only that lasted all night haaa} and we're home....where our hearts lie..... with our number one man!
Days like this, remind me that life is indeed good.
How did you spend this Public Holiday? Relaxing at home or out & about? Or working?
Onto other things......
The 2 winners of the WIN SOME HAPPINESS prizes are.....
1. Comment Number 2: Evelyn Roth.
2. And Comment number 6: Yvonne.
Evelyn & Yvonne, please email me your postal address PLUS your choice of colour for the mini LIVE LAUGH LOVE print. Your eBook will be emailed to you soon too :) CONGRATS!!!!!And thank you everyone who entered!
Reader Comments (2)
Good on you Mama for turning the day into such a fun one (although a PJ and play day in bed sounds fun too!) Michael Jackson is a favourite in the car for me too :) Glad Ryder dozed off for you. He reminds me so much of Sophie at times with his chubby arms. My Mum calls Sophie 'Michelin Man' with her little rolls :) Love chubby bubbas!
I noticed Ryder's teething necklace in the shot above - how've you found it? I bought one for Sophie a few weeks back but to be honest, I forget to put it on her each day as I take it off for sleep. Do you find it makes a difference? Sophie's two bottom teeth cracked through the gum on the weekend, yay!! :)
Wow, can't believe I have won ! Thanks Claire x