Day-14 A reminder of blessings!

Proverbs 31:29-31 was a verse I received on my birthday this year. I have it on my wall in my studio above my mac so that every-time I sit there I see it. It reminds me everyday of how blessed I am. In every aspect of my life I never forget to put God first. I love the Lord with my whole being and I could never imagine living it without Him. Amen!

Day-13 Something to look forward to!

Well this year Christmas we will have our newest addition to the family join us, baby no.2 (due 1st Dec). It's going to be a very busy, yet sleepless time of the year for me. I am totally looking forward to it. At least this time around I know what I am getting myself into :) I have no idea what we will be doing in regards to Christmas day, but oh well... we'll just have to wait and see. I am not one to cart a new baby around so I say we're having Christmas at our house this year. It will be a fun first Christmas for baby no matter what!

I am also looking forward to the coming years and all the fun things we will do as a family. Having family traditions and passing those onto our boys. Makes me think of days to come where we will reminisce on the past and all the memories we made together as a family. My family use to camp every end of the year holidays and those were the best times of the year and one of the things I will never forget. We love camping and will definitely be carrying that on...
We love music and singing! There is no doubt that Levi loves music and is totally crazy about the drums! Oh dear! It's all good though, I love it <3 For as long as I can remember we have always been involved with music in church. I would love for my kids to grow up loving Jesus the way we do and love to Praise & Worship him in song!

I look forward to the future with my family!

Day-12 Something that Overwhelms you!

Well to start off by saying there are so many things that overwhelm me. And I was thinking about something to do for todays photo.

But when we went on our little family road trip to Hahei Beach yesterday... Wow!!! the view while driving was amazing. The ocean view while relaxing on the beach was beautiful. And we took a little drive up to the beginning of the walk to Cathedral Cove and I just loved it. And while sitting stuck in traffic with all the holiday makers making there was home, it was so nice to able to watch the sun go down behind those green hills.

I guess I can say that I am totally amazed and overwhelmed by our God who created such a beautiful land for us to appreciate.

Just beautiful

On our way to Hahei

Hahei Beach

Cathedral Cove Lookout spot

To the left of the previous shot

Watching the sunset while stuck in traffic 

Day-11 Something that makes you smile!

Today Levi having his nap made me smile only because without him knowing. I sleep the same way. I have a habit of falling asleep with one hand under my head. Clearly something that he doesn't copy, it's just natural instinct. I think it is so cute.

These always make me smile. Since Levi started Day Care I have endless amounts of these beautiful artworks that come home for me to treasure. I bought a book to paste them all in so that I can keep them forever.

This definitely makes me smile. For the 7 years that I have been married to my wonderful husband he has never owned a dresser. A few weeks ago he bought these two babies. He had to assemble them together all by himself. I was so proud of him, he was so determined to get it done all in one day. I have a huge smile every time I see these dressers in my room instead of an endless amount of clothes lying on his side of the room.

I had to smile today when I walked into hubby's pc/music room and took this shot. He has so many precious things in that room. In a few weeks time our baby no.2 is arriving and daddy has willfully given up his special room for baby to sleep in. It will probably be for a wee while before Levi will be able to share his room with the new baby.

Every day my lounge looks like this. I love it!!! I am so blessed to have a little person running around my house that brings so much joy to our lives and always makes us smile.

Day-10 Photo of home!

A postcard my dad brought back from SA for me.

Well at heart I will always be a South African. I was born in Cape Town and lived there until I was in my teens before my parents decided to immigrate. There is so much that I miss about not living there anymore. The beautiful scenery, the amazing beaches that were just 20 minutes from our house, but most of all my family and friends... and boy there are so many of them. To this day family and friends back home still ask whether I can still speak Afrikaans. How could you ever forget a language when you still speak it everyday. LOL! I try my best to teach it to my son, Levi by speaking it to him and it's so nice to watch him respond by understanding what I am saying. I am blessed to be able to speak two languages fluently. I know there are some SA friends of mine who don't speak or understand Afrikaans. To go back for a visit one day is just in my dreams... one day when I can afford it, it might happen.

New Zealand the way I know it.

Well I wasn't too impressed years ago when my parents decided to begin a new life here for us, but of course that didn't last very long. It's been an amazing 14 years in this country so far and so many more to come. Every word on that photo is exactly what NZ is all about. I have grown to love this country I call home now and have done so much here that I am so grateful to God for. There is so much about living here that I love so much I wouldn't even know where to begin. I guess you just have to pop over from wherever you live to know what I mean :)

Day-9 Someone you call friend!

Today was a bit of a hard one for me knowing that I have so many friends that I hold dear to my heart. But I thought I would go back to South Africa about -+15 years...

Taken in 1999 in Cape Town, South Africa
top - House in Lotus River
Middle - Anastacia's daddy's taxi
Bottom - At Sharon AOG

Love you girlies!

These lovely ladies are some friends that I use to sing, laugh and cry with back in the day. We've all known each other in different ways and different lengths of time, but there has always been that bond that somehow still holds us together even though we are miles away from each other. All of our lives have changed in so many ways. We all have kids except for Anastacia :) The youngest of us was the first one to become a mummy and what cute babies we have.

Even though the only way we keep in contact is via Facebook or Whatsapp, thank goodness for the internet! What an amazing invention to be able to keep contact with you guys. And even though we don't chat everyday or as often as we would want to... I still call you ladies my friends and I love you all to bits. We had so many good times together... Who knows one day we might see each other again. Big hugs and kisses.

Day-8 A Gift From Someone!

I thought about this one..... and came up with three gifts. One I received years ago, one very recent and one I received today!

A gift I received years ago

When Quinton and I were still dating, which now feels like donkey's years ago, he bought me a ring which he placed in this jewellery box. No it was an engagement ring! It was much too soon then to pop that question. He was always full of surprises when we were dating. We walked past a random shop in the city one day and I really like the ring I saw in the window. Sorry to say I don't have the ring anymore... it was a very bling ring. Don't even have a clue where it might be. But anyways, if I ever said something was really pretty or I liked something he would make a way to surprise me by buying it for me. In most ways he hasn't changed. This time I would say I really like something, but will add that I don't want it, I just like it. LOL!!! This jewellery box is way too small these days to hold any of my jewellery, but I still love it so much. Don't think I could ever get rid of it.

A recent gift

My in-laws have recently done a bit of traveling and before they left my mother-in-law asked what would I love for her to bring back for me from Duty Free. Mmmmmmm the choices!!! I was running low on facial moisturizer, so that's what I requested. To my surprise I was gifted with this yummy facial moisturizer. I have never spent that much money on a moisturizer, so I treat it like gold. Been using it for a few weeks now and think I might have to invest in another bottle when this one is finished. It is so well worth it.

A gift I received today

We spend every Monday with my mum on her day off. Sometime during the day Levi brought me a few flowers at a time. Such a sweety!!! This was my little collection for the day. I forgot my camera at home, so had to wait till we arrived back home to take a photo of it. It's the only reason I have for them looking like they have totally had it. At least the little man always knows how to steal his mums heart!

While thinking of what pics to take for today... I was thinking of the reality that somethings can last forever, some for a while and some for not too long. Always appreciate the things you have while they last!