it's been a while!

yes it's absolutely time for a blog update! it truly feels like ages since i have done anything remotely close to creative on the computer but in the meantime it has been a super exciting last couple of months for us!

back in april we were thrilled to discover that we will become a family of four in december! a little brother or sister for eamon - its going to be so much fun :) after a rather intense period of morning sickness/fatigue i am finally feeling like i'm coming 'out of the cloud' and getting back into normal things again. there is so much to do! as much as i want to enjoy this special time i also want to get as many things done as possible before i become attached 24/7 to an infant again! we'll see what happens :)

winter is well and truly upon us! cold nights and super fresh mornings! definitely a lot colder than i expected of our first winter back in the sunny state :) but still a truly beautiful time. we have been spoilt with lots of sunny days and eamon & i have been a bit lazy in the sun at times. i love the bare winter trees and the clear still skies.

today it has been a year since we arrived here from dear little tassie - can you believe it??? its crazy! we are loving it here but we miss tasmania heaps. i miss the lovely people - our beautiful family & friends. ben misses the mountains - of course - and not much else. maybe time to plan a little holiday to tassie soon.

anyway i will leave you with a super duper assortment of photos courtesy of the lovely instagram. i'm a little bit addicted!! so excuse the poor photographic quality for now. my dslr hasn't been out much lately! x

my little diggers on anzac day//staple footwear this winter//beautiful bunker bay where we spent 2 nights back in april//best thing to do after rain//amazing breakfast with the girls @ harvest//an unbelievable amount of homegrown oranges here right now//flowers from my gorgeous mumma//awesome quick thermomix pumpkin soup//spoilt for choice @t2 shop//spending some time at my fave store//eamon: fresh new fringe cut//pomegranate seeds for drinks//using up all those oranges//gettin' rough//white chocolate and pistachio truffles. oh wow//tapas night//can't get enough passionfruit right now even though they are absolutely out of season//in our happy place: ikea//wholemeal spelt pancakes with strawberries, butter + maple//eek! a frog in the watering can!//having a blast unpacking the new sofa//snuggles on the new sofa//homemade free-form soy+linseed loaf//two gorgeous jars of homemade granuesli//vanilla + maple toasted oats for granuesli//eamon: so excited that we will be seeing aunty mandy on the weekend//spending a morning with aunty mandy//tree climbing (with a little help)//sunny winter day in south perth//eamon + aunty mandy//winter tree//absolutely to-die-for almond croissant (not mine - from french patisserie in sth perth)//contents: donna hay annual kids issue//a pretty weekend read: donna hay//lunch: gorgeous vegetable soup

we said we would - and now we are!

that pretty much sums up the last six months (or more!) of our family's life.
lots of long chats about which state we'd rather live in.
lots of procrastination.
MORE procrastination.
and then a decision (HOORAY).

and then all that follows a decision to move states.
organising...quotes...phonecalls...packing...de-cluttering...shipping the child off to baby-sitters...more packing...throwing lots away...late nights...early mornings...socialising...having fun (oops i don't think that one belongs here).

but here we are - we've made it! with the packing all done (if not, its too late now!) and ben in the car with little mate, revving to go, there's nothing more to do.

what a feeling! so excited and nervously thrilled about what's to come, yet a little sad and sentimental about what we'll be leaving behind.

dear little tassie - we will miss you. and all that you've brought us over the last five years. its been a full and happy time; we've made some incredible memories that we can't forget.

for me, tassie is where it all began - my life with my darling husband, and our life as a little family with our boy. tassie - you have brought us SO much, so thank-you. thank-you for just being you - i have really learned to love this place - seasons and all!

to our dear friends and family in tassie - thank-you all so much for the blessing you are (and will continue to be) in our lives. will miss you a lot - so there'll be plenty of visits i'm sure :)

now, as we pack up the life that we know and head west, my heart breaks for what we'll be leaving behind.
but every part of me is excited to start a new one, filled with the promise of family, friendships and more good times.

xxx