apr, 6th - our weekends....

day 1144 / 243:

these are a couple of pics from our latest weekends.....

^^ on Easter Sunday, we had planned to join an Easter egg hunt amongst the flamingos on this roof garden in West London but Limi fell ill. i wrapped her in my scarf but she was still very pale and not really into finding any eggs (i have to admit racing a seven year old to an egg with a covetable sticker on it so that I could take the prize back to a very sick toddler sitting on her Dadda's lap). so anyway, after claiming our bag of popcorn, we cancelled lunch and took her home instead. ^^

^^ everyone seems to be full of the joys of Spring in Hyde Park. this grey-haired lady amazed us with her long boarding skills. ^^

^^ we also visited some of our favourite markets and favourite friends. ^^

i hope that your weekends have been just as fun lately. x

mar, 31st - 13/52....

"a portrait of the girls, once a week, every week, in 2013"

day 1138 / 237:

Claya: she was more keen to eat the bunny mask than wear it.....

Limi: the mask was just getting in the way of eating the Easter egg that they were given at ballet.....

you can read more about the 52 Project here.

mar, 30th - an easter present....

day 1137 / 236:

inspired by this image on Pinterest using egg cartons for packaging, i wanted to create an Easter gift for a creative friend. i've always had a thing for egg cartons....probably left over from from my preschool, crafting projects (oh, my mum must have loved those) or the idea that these boxes contain precious, fragile cargo......for the Pinterest idea they filled the carton with small, breakfast treats. i also loved this use for cartons in a cafe in South Africa.

anyway, i did think about putting different bulbs into each egg recess that my friend could plant in her garden but decided to go for biscuits instead. i put most of the ingredients for a simple, iced biscuit recipe into a painted carton (all that's missing is the unsalted butter for the biscuits and the icing) and then finished it off with the recipe and a cookie cutter on the outside. 

i loved the result, but my mind is now whirring with ideas for future egg cartons? any suggestions?

 

apr, 6th - happy easter....

[mabel & limi]

day 790:

happy Easter everyone......

pics by Kelly, Limi's nanny.

apr, 4th - we're ready....

day 789:

.......for Easter.

thank you for all the lovely comments on the pregnancy......we're so excited.....