The Michael Bublé Concert

 Last night I got my groove on. I rocked a concert ticket and my little black camera. I was known to hoot loudly and clapped till my hands were crimson.

Whooo!!!

Last night was all about the music!

The concert opened with Naturally 7. These guys are great!

NO instruments required!

They are touring in April and playing in Melbourne on April 30. I might just have to see how much the tickets are. Even the kids love to watch them on Youtube.

Very, very good warm up for Michael.

So, without further ado, I give you MICHAEL BUBLE!

This guy is cool. This guy is suave. This guy is very at home on the stage. He is charismatic. He is surprisingly funny. So funny, in fact, that I would have been happy to listen to him do stand up all night.

But he didn't. He sang. Boy, can he sing!

Not all his songs are my cup of tea. But that didn't matter last night.

And the band...

Well, where do I start? Such a talented bunch of blokes. Just fantastic music!!!

They make it sound easy to play.

Naturally, Michael sang a song with Naturally 7.

And naturally, I played around with the settings on my camera. I learnt a thing or two about taking photos at night. I was very pleased to learn more about using my camera last night. And, was very happy to see a lot of the photos actually turned out well.

He has a lot of fun when he performs. He did a lot of sliding down this part of the stage.

He even moonwalked down it when he did a short tribute to Michael Jackson by dancing and singing 'Billie Jean'. It was so unexpected and SO awesome!!!

The audience LOVED it!!!

He said goodnight and the lights went out. Pffft, everyone knows that's not the end of a concert.

I was delighted when the first few notes of 'Feeling Good' started and he came back on stage. I would have been absolutely crushed if he didn't sing that song! Y'all know it's my favourite.

He did NOT disappoint. Neither did the band. They rocked!

Ya gotta love a three song encore.

Thanks Michael for an awesome night! I know have an itty bitty crush on you and I'll be seeing you next time you come to Melbourne.

What a way to start the birthday celebrations!

Yep, today is my birthday. And yes, I'm telling you so you can leave me a comment, cos I love comments. Don't love birthdays so much, but I love comments!

~ Ky x

A Garden Tea Party

Here are photos from the Garden Tea Party for Angel. It's amazing how much effort goes into a simple party. It was mostly fun preparing for it. I woke up VERY early that morning and my mind was racing with all the things I still needed to do to get everything ready by that afternoon. I knew I wasn't going to go back to sleep, so I just got up and started doing things. It's rather nice being the only one up in a quiet house, while it's still dark outside. Very peaceful indeed.

So, shall I give you the tour?

Bubbles and nail polish for the young ladies to enjoy during the festivities.

They all loved having their toenails polished. We didn't do fingernails because they aren't allowed to wear it to school, so it was kind of pointless.

Afternoon tea set out for the girls to choose what they'd like to eat.

I bought this at the op shop. It's a bit yuk on the inside and is not salvagable to use for tea. I started out putting roses in it, but it leaks, so I put a pot plant in it instead and it now lives out in the garden.

We HAD to have roses for the tea party. You simply can't have a garden tea party without roses.

Marshmallow teacups. Yum! And so simple to make. They were a big hit!

I wish I had made more paper flowers, but I ran out of paper and time.

Of course, you can't have a birthday party without Cheezels. One on each finger.

Very special 'tea'.

The trampoline was a big hit with the girls. They jumped and twirled and threw around their feather boas. There were feathers EVERYWHERE!!! So colourful and so fun.

I made some bunting with fabric napkins that I sourced from op shops. It was my first time making it. Who knew it was so easy.

I put out Angels dollhouse for the girls to play with too. Those two playing with it in the picture had so much fun and stayed there for ages.

Oh, I must add that my darling hubby threw together this child height table last week after work. It was perfect for them to all sit around. It's WONDERFUL having such a handy husband. Thank you darling!

This was the only game they played...pass the parcel. There wasn't time to play any others as they were having fun eating, trampolining, doll housing, nail polishing and present opening.

She chose this birthday cake for me to make for her. I know you'll love it, but I'm not happy with how it turned out. I was in a rush and didn't do it properly. She loved it though, and that's all that matters!

Pressie time!

She LOVES opening presents.

Who doesn't???

My Angel, my Princess. All dolled up for a tea party.

She had a great time, which to me makes the party a huge success!

She's 6! Can you believe it? Where has the time gone???

~ Ky x

Preparations for a Tea Party

My Angel is turning 6 on Thursday and to celebrate I am throwing her a garden tea party next weekend. I'm having a bit of fun preparing for it. I have the vision in my head how I want it to all look.

This morning we went to the Camberwell Markets with the intention of sourcing supplies for the party. I'd already bought a few things from op shops on Friday.

We found these feather boas in a box for 50 cents each.

These serviettes and doilies will be turned into bunting. It will be my first time making bunting, but I've been given instructions from the ever clever Georgina on how to make it.

The boas and feather head pieces.

We found a lot of beads for the girls to wear during the party.

One stall holder gave Angel the crown for her to wear for the party. So sweet of her.

This tea set will of course be used. I bought it at the Chapel St Bazaar on Friday.

It's made in Japan, so of course it wasn't expensive.

I'm just throwing this photo in to show you the head piece and little jacket I got for 50 cents a piece. They are such great dress ups box additions. She loves them and has worn them a lot today. She's wearing them right now in fact.

So, stay tuned for more tea party preparations and then photos after the event.

Of course, and you already know this, this party is actually mine, not hers. Lol!

~ Ky x

Sprung!

Look what I caught his little, chicken poxed self doing yesterday.

Yep, both the kids have the chicken pox. A mild case. They were both immunised as toddlers so they don't have them bad. Just the spots. No fever. No itching. Just spots with the same amount of energy as usual. It's more painful for me as we are housebound til the contagious stage is over. Hopefully, that will be tomorrow!

~ Ky x

Asleep at the Hairdresser

Yes, he does stop. It's like he has an on/off switch. One minute he's causing more destruction than a tornado and the next he's out, like he's just been put under general anesthetic.

Surprisingly, it happened at the hairdressers yesterday.

Have you ever seen anyone fall asleep while having their hair cut?

The hairdresser and I giggled and tried to wake him when she had finished. He only stirred when she blow dried his hair. I had to carry him around the shops for the next 20 minutes while he kept sleeping.

He gets really heavy!

He woke up just as we were going back to the car and asked, "But what about my haircut?".

You've already had it, Son.

~ Ky x