Catching Up.

Just a quick post to catch up & remind you all on a few happenings here at SCISSORS PAPER ROCK :)

1. My little web space, this blog, has been nominated in 2012's BEST AUSTRALIAN BLOGS Competition! There's a People's Choice Award which closes on May 9th. If you enjoy my writing, enjoy this blog....PLEASE head over HERE and cast a vote my way!! You'll find me under the S page :) THANK YOU!!!! The prize of the People's Choice Award is $1000 towards online writing courses through the Sydney Writer's Centre....I'd love this so much! I want to improve & broaden my writing abilities for this blog, and for the children's books I've started :) Your vote would mean the world to me!

2. Today is the last day to go into the draw to win Kelle Hampton's new book: Bloom. I'm drawing a winner {randomly} from this blog post at 7pm tonight! Head over here to win this amazing memoir story that stole my heart! It truly is a beautiful read.I'll announce the winner later on here & my FACEBOOK page.

3. Only 3 days left to get into the draw to win a Brand New Apple iPad3. I've really appreciated all the extra business I've gained from this promo & have had the pleasure or working for some wonderful people! THANK YOU!!! To be into the draw, simply buy any 2 {or more...for more entries} PRINTS from my webstore by 4pm Friday 27th April. Good Luck!! Winner announced on my FACEBOOK page on Friday night!

Thanks again to everyone who supports my business and this blog.

Happy Wednesday All.

And with it being ANZAC Day.....Lest we forget!

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Update: 25.4.12.... 8pm..... The winner of Kelle Hampton's BLOOM Book is......

Comment Number 14 {Zoe from Little Swallow Blog}. CONGRATS!!!!!! THANK YOU so much everyone who entered & shared this giveaway link! Zoe, please contact me with your postal address :) Yay!

Cousins Catch Up. {week-a-boo}

With both my Brothers living overseas, we only get to see them & their wives & kids every now & then.....every few months if we're lucky! That's why Christmas last year was such a big deal....having the whole family together at once :) One of the reasons Ella & I are heading off to the USA next week, is to visit one of my brothers & his 'gang' :) 

However, this last weekend, we were able to catch up with my other Brother's wife & their 2 gorgeous kids! They were passing through Australia on their way home from a big USA trip too!!

Ella loves any excuse to be outside, to explore a park, to play with other kids & to enjoy the seaside.....but doing this whilst catching up with cousins.....was definitely the highlight of her {and mine} weekend!

So, after Saturday morning's dance classes, we headed down the coast to meet them at one of our favourite places for an afternoon of fish n chips in the park & plenty of play :)

Hunter is now 5, Jayla is almost 3 & Ella is 3.5 years old. They got on like a house on fire.....hugs from the start & off they went arm in arm to explore & play :) 

I have a lot of memories of spending time with my cousins as a kid....and I hope Ella grows up with that same fondness & recognition of extended family closeness. 

Already at 3, Ella has three gorgeous girl cousins living just 20minutes from us {Ava, Elina & Lily}. Hunter & Jayla currently live in the Solomon Islands & Cooper, Amelia & Imogen over in Kansas! I love our growing family and the fact that we get to enjoy lovely catch ups & time spent together.....

"When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses."  {~Joyce Brothers~}