The end of an era.

The year is drawing to a close, exams are all done and the last of the assignment's all handed in. The excitement starts to build as your school life is nearing the end.
The last 12 years of your life hasn't been easy, lots of ups and downs, with hard work and disappointments along with the good times and the accolades.

The year 12 formal is time to let your hair down and celebrate that your time at school has come to an end.
Last Friday was the time for my baby boy Jayden, the last of my boys at school, the last formal to get ready for. Yes I was a little emotional!
 

 Jay on the other hand was super cool and calm, picked his outfit out well ahead of time and on the day seemed pretty chilled about the whole event.
He has learnt something from his older brothers....just go with it and let mum take whatever photos she wants hahaha.

 Both he and his date Kirstin looked amazing, so grownup from the little  year olds that played soccer together all those years ago.

This year due to the G20 the venue was changed to Dreamworld, and I must say that I think it was the perfect spot to hold it.
Everyone looked amazing, the girls all so beautiful and the boys very smart, although I did notice a few pulling at ties and wanting to take jackets of.

All reports on his arrival home was that a great time was had by all, good food, and great company and the perfect way to end the last year of your school life.

Thanks for stopping by
Lis :)

The end of a chapter

***WARNING***
HUGE PHOTO OVERLOAD
1- Beacuse im way too lazy to try and make a mosaic
2- Because if I dont do it all now I probably wont get around to doing it lol

November and December started a pretty full on month for my two older boys, Josh in particular.
Year 12 just flew by and before I knew it my boy was fast approaching his last weeks of school for EVER, it has been hectic and very emotional (well for Mum) and exciting.

We started with the School Sports awards at a breakfast at Fitzy's restaurant. With both my older boys making me so proud.
I must apologise for the photo quality in these first 3 I still cant manage to get nice photos inside that place.
Josh accepting Age champion.


Dan accpeting Age champion.


Josh taking out hte biggy - Senior sports allrounder!


Next on the agenda was Formal. I thought yep easy i've got sons wont be stressful at all...hahahaha yep right think again.
He wanted a white suit, couldnt get white shoes to fit his bloody huge feet so he went with the black, the he wanted a vest to match his partners dress, that proved to be a huge task and in the end he opted for just the tie. Three days before he decided he wanted to get his partner a corsage... nothing like leaving everything to the last minute.
So the outcome was one very handsome young man who made me so very very proud.
The boys were all so good at letting us take photos, they didnt winge (much) and just went where we directed them.



Josh and Adam




Josh and TK


"The Lads"
Josh, TK, Sean, Alex, Patrick, Daniel


Josh and Daniel


Adam, Patrick, Alex, Sean, Josh, Daniel, Tom



Josh and Tom


They headed of in the awesome black Limo where im told they did blockies around southbank so they didnt arive early lol


Josh and his partner Orsi


The beautiful corsage he gave her.


Josh and Adam with their partners Orsi and Andrada.


Josh and Zac


They all had a great night then headed of to the after party which was enjoyed rather too much by my big boy and a few others lol

The final chapter for Josh was Graduation, a good night (well maybe except for the principals 40 min speech lol) which was capped of with Josh taking out the 2010 Sportsman of the year award, I was so very proud (and yes I cried).





It seemed that all that was over and Josh was done and dusted and I was getting Dan all ready for his Semi-formal, the end of year 10 and looking ahead to Senior years for my boy.
They had a great night out on "The Island" cruising around the Brisbane River.
He looked so handsome!






I sit back now with Daniel finished for the year and Jayden with a week to go and wonder where all those years went to. I realised the other day that in 4 years time all my boys will have finished school and be out in the big wide world. It only seems like a little time ago they were all little and needing their mum for alot more than money and taxi rides lol.

Christmas preperation + semi formal +Creative son

As I mentioned last week Josh had his year 10 Semi-formal, getting photos was like pulling teeth, but I did manage a few nice ones. Take horrible dreary its about to storm lighting to the mix and this is one of the nicer ones.



Now this is pretty normal these days, the phone glued to his ear even while im trying to get last minute photos lol


I have been busy making lots of things for my nieces and nephews for christmas and was asked to share so here they are...
Please note that I DO NOT sew and these are my first attempts at anything other than mending lol and without patterns.

Tote Bags






Aprons








I just had to share some creative things that Dan has been doing at school, he really loves getting his hands dirty and making things.
His canvas from art class, this is going in my scrap room!



His clock from Tech, I love it, he already has it on the wall in his room.


Hope that you are having a great day and well on the way to getting yourself organised for the busy times this month...

Cheers Lis :)