Christmas fun...

And I celebrated my birthday at the end of November, and made myself a tiramisu cake - which looked super ugly, but tasted great.

Family time at the beach for a holiday, as well as our annual Pipi collecting mission with Nan & Pop... 

We have a wee new addition to the Drake household. Meet Stimpy aka Baby. One day Symon and I headed out to buy cupcakes, and we came home with a kitten. 

Such a sweet boy, a stray adopted from our local SPCA. He has the loveliest nature. 

Happy New Year!

Our family saw the New Year in, in the most unexpected (and unenjoyable) way ever.

We were all set to gather together to celebrate... snacks had been purchased, games were prepared to play, but at around 7pm I started vomitting and every hour after that another member of the family also started to as well. Six of the seven of us eventually caught this horrible 24 hour bug, that has wiped our family out for days along with isolating us from catching up with friends and family for nearly a week.

The last day or so we have all started to feel better thankfully, so a trip to the beach for a swim really was a treat.

Along with that we've been stuck at home playing boardgames, watching movies, resting, doing crafts and today a bit of baking. 

Symon is the only one who didn't get sick, so he's been doing the odd bit of renovations and looking after us. 

Loving this amazing bag/hat hanger he's made for our hallway entry from recycled wood and old hooks. 

We are all feeling so thankful for good health finally, and keen to get on with enjoying our holiday a bit more ASAP!

Bring on the road trips, visits with family and friends and more.