an afternoon with the cousins

sunday afternoon after church found us at the cousins house in glen forrest. i love watching them all out playing together. it was cold, late in the afternoon and the cul de sac they live in was deserted, but somehow a lemonade stand was constructed (this isn't the first time it's happened either, must be the country setting and the abundance of lemons in the backyard!) on the back of uncle jareds ute and we had to come by and buy a cup. with gumnuts, cause no one had any money!

these three are the cutest! i just love them! ♥

p.s. the sign says "don't forget to recycle" hahaha

a great night out!

oh did we have some laughs tonight... a bunch of us from our ward got together and went to play pool in warwick, above the bowling alley. it was so much fun and i hope we can do more stuff together in the future!

highlight of my evening was definitely having one of the boys break and one of the balls flying off the table and smacking into the wall next to me, just a few inches away... i can only imagine how much fun that would be to explain on sunday if it had have gotten me, i would have had a black eye or a huge bruise for sure. moral of the story, when the boys take a shot, move away!

good times good times... for those who actually know how to play. i was called to take a shot a few times, but thankfully they gave up quickly - i really am terrible at all sports, pool very much included and i was more than happy to spectate.

elena did get a shot of me attempting to look like i knew what i was doing...
please note
1) i have literally no idea
2) my nice fresh locks
yeah lets just concentrate on my hair

see this bloke here knows what's up!

it was a great night! ♥

solar panels!

yesterday we did something pretty cool... we got solar panels!! i am so excited, as electricity here in perth is so expensive, especially seeing as there is only one provider, so no competitive pricing. :( they were all installed in under 6 hours (we used perth solar force, hit me up if it is something you are thinking of doing as there is a referral program you can use!). their system and tracking system is installed for us to watch and gauge how things are - and now all we do is sit back and hopefully enjoy the savings!

yay for solar!

getting blonder

after putting it off for months (almost six in fact) and showcasing almost 3 inches of pretty much solid grey hair (there is a reason there is no before shot included here!)... i finally bit the bullet and went for my second "blonding" appointment with my very clever next door neighbour karralee who happens to be a hairdresser. i am so chuffed and cannot believe how much my hair lightens with each session... i'm well on my way to my target of being ash blonde in the near future. yay! ♥

baby kendall has an impromptu 'photoshoot"

last week at my midwife appointment, we found out that my fundal height (basically the height of your belly during pregnancy after the half way point) hadn't changed since my last appointment, two weeks prior. although i am fairly certain (as was the midwife) that this would have been caused by the bout of gastro i'd had, i was booked in for another ultrasound, to confirm that baby k was happy and growing away without any issues. so off we went this morning.

seems as though our ultrasound tech moonlights as a comedian, as when i asked him if he could confirm that baby k was indeed a boy, we were given this printout with a pic of his boy bits, labelled complete with little arrows. oh did we have a laugh at that!

seems all is well, hes comfortable, happy and most importantly the right size... ready to meet us in just under two months time. exciting stuff!!

a sad goodbye

over the last few weeks, our ward has been left to deal with a tragedy that truly left us shaken and in mourning. we lost 3 of our members and it was a horrible time for us to deal with. i have been amazed at the outpouring of love that has been shown throughout this time. of our sisters offering comfort to each other, serving in anyway they could and simply showing so much love. i know that the family truly felt of our love and concern and i am so grateful to be a part of and represent the relief society of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints, especially  in a time like this.

our sisters in the gospel love, support and serve so easily, without hesitation. i am so grateful to have had so many of them by my side yesterday as we said a sad goodbye to 3 people we loved so much.

as i have said before (many times i am sure), i spent the better part of 10 years working in a funeral home on and off and learnt so much, including so many things that i could never put into words or advice that i could never attempt to write down on paper. but, when i came across these quotes some time back, i could see that they explain grief so much better than i ever could. so please use them, quote them and pass them on to those you know that are mourning, because i feel like they could really help someone. 

♥

though storms may rage...

i love to go to the temple, it always feels like a place of refuge, somewhere safe from the outside world. as rosemary m. wixom said, "in the temple, all feelings of inadequacy and imperfection begin to fade."

tonight was an incredible experience, there was a storm absolutely raging outisde, so loudly in fact, that at certain parts of the session, we could hear the rain beating down on the roof above us. it was incredible, that the elements could do that, on a building that generally is soundproof. wow!

it just reminded me, that although storms may rage, peace will always be found within the walls of the temple. ♥