where does the time go?!

i'm a bit shock and awed that i have written a post in almost 5 months - where does the time go?!

in june, i celebrated my 40th birthday at a small bar restaurant in the city.  i had a gorgeous three layer cake in the shape of a maple leaf custom made for me by sophie, one of hannah's friends who wants to get into cake decorating when she finishes school. it was gorgeous and delicious however unfortunately, i don't have a single picture of the cake nor of me!  the irony is i dyed my hair back to blond for my birthday so i'd love like "me" for the pictures and then we didn't take one...  very odd in this day and age! 

july arrived and with it came some house guests from queensland.  shannon's brother and his family stayed with us for a couple of days and we spent a bit of time touring around melbourne with them.  the adults even had a night out on the town however it was cut short because someone didn't have any I.D.  i can assure you, none of us could've been mistaken for under 18 :) 

may, june and july were otherwise filled with the usual smattering of activities including a hike or two, some exciting events with the kids (like hannah's musical and the circus with isaac and brooke) and a couple of special catch ups. 

it's officially winter but the days have just started getting longer and i'm quietly awaiting the warmth :)

hugs,

s