Happy B'Day Millie!!!!

There's this super special little girl who has an incredible way of lighting this Mumma's heart up and guess what - today she turned 4!!!!!

For the past 2 weeks, with my 2 youngest babies by my side, I've been 'hooking' away at a special blanket just for my Millie... I've been keeping it a surprise, telling her that "it's for another special little girl that I know" and yes, fancy that, "she likes EXACTLY the same colours as you do"... ***wink*** And yes, "maybe oneday I can make you a blanket just like this too"...

So, when she opened her present today she was over the moon that this special blanket made by her Mumma was actually JUST FOR HER.... (pictures of the finished blanket to come soon)

 

Millie, you are a little ray of Sunshine that grows brighter with each and every day... Happy Birthday Sweet-y!!!! 

Also, a big thank you to all of the gorgeous comments on my previous post regarding the birth of Tobie... I have been reading and enjoying each and every one of them and slowly making my way through replying to you all...

Our Little Mil-Mil.....

2 years ago today we welcomed a special little girl into this world at 12:30am....

She had a gorgeous head of copper-y hair and the tiny-est little kissable lips I'd ever seen....
We named her Millie Rose but now she is know as 'Little Mil-Mil'....

She is ever so generous with her contagious smiles...

And will talk your ear off if given half the chance....

Her favourite thing to do is sit outside and soak it all up

with her many feline friends....

She loves being poked and prodded...

And doesn't even mind helping out in the sheep yards now and then....

We've taken her on many a road trip....

And she always manages to smile through the heat of a long and exhausting day out at a clearing sale....

She loves crusin' round the farm checking on the stock

and it's a real hoot when Dad lets her drive....

She loves exploring on the motorbikes

and is happy just 'hanging-out' in the shearing shed while everyone else gets down to work...

But the one thing that our 'Little Mil-Mil' loves most of all is her big sister Connie....

And you know what.... Connie loves her just as much!!!

So, Happy B'day Mil-Mil!!!! We couldn't imagine a moment of our lives without you. You're our special little girl and we love you so very much... xx

Happy B'day Millie Rose.....

Today my littlest baby turned 1.... It feels like only yesterday that we bought her home from the hospital.....

(Millie a couple of days old)

This past year has been a roller-coaster of a ride and we've loved every minute of it... You're a super special sister to Miss Connie and a sweet little angel (most of the time) for Mummy and Daddy...

(Millie at 6 months old)

Our days would not be the same without that little ray of sunshine that you bring to each and every one of them....... We love you very much Mil-Mil, Happy B'day!!!!

(Millie today at her cousins house for afternoon tea)

Now what would a b'day be with out a bit of crafting, right??? So I whipped up a little Summer shrug in some bendigo cotton last night for the b'day girl (pattern particulars coming soon).... As well as a couple of my new dresses in size 0 yesterday afternoon (other dresses similar are now available in my shop)... Both dresses are being modeled by the b'day girl herself....
Well, in a fashion anyway... LOL!!!!
Take Care...... Jodie...... :)

HELP PLEASE!!!! Oh, and some exciting news....

DH, the little princess and I headed over to Bourke for a farm clearing sale on Saturday. They're always such a great family day out. Here's the little princess having a spell in a bucket of nuts and bolts that DH bought...

I always manage to pick up loads of goodies at these kinds of sales.... The 2 hoes in the pic above I grabed for $1 each and the Welburn wood stove in the pic below was only $5, yes that's right, $5....

I want to get it re-enameled so that I can put in my new kitchen (that's when it finally gets started in September) but I need a bit of HELP first.... I was wondering if there were any women (or men) out there that have one of these ovens in their home at the moment. If so, do you use it????? Has anyone ever put one in there home??? If so, how did you do it??? We have one in our cottage that's built into a fireplace so I was wondering if I would need to do the same thing if I was putting one in my home???? Is it hard to get the temperature right in this kind of oven when you're baking??? And lastly does any body know where I could find an old manual for this oven??? Wow!!! That's a lot of questions, I know, but I'd so love to build my new kitchen around an old classic like this....

On the farm front, I had a new arrival on Friday last week..... This little treasure is this little girls first baby and let me tell you now, she's doing a sensational job as a mother... :)
And hopefully I will be able to too when baby number 2 comes along in December (you can just see my baby bump in the pics above)..... Yes that's right I'm pregnant with my second bub, 16 weeks and 6 days to be exact... DH and I went to the doctors today to confirm our suspicion's and we even got a chance to hear the heart beat. I have a scan this weekend over at Dubbo so I'll post some pics of the little one next week.

I found out the sex with my first baby but was thinking about leaving this one a surprise... What did you do when you were pregnant??? Did you find out the sex??? I'd love to hear your story...

Last but not least, I whipped up these cord pants for the little princess this morning before I headed to town for my 'day job'. I'm so pleased at how they turned out I can't wait to whip up another pair....Thanks for all of the lovely comments in regards to my scarf from the last post. I'll be posting the pattern for all of those ladies interested in a couple of days...

Take Care :)