Young Friends

Ava just seems to love Patrick. Tonight while we were at dinner at Mel's house, she sidled up to him and gave him cuddles and then attempted to put her shirt over his head... now this one I am a little worried about, I hope she grows out of that move!

It is funny because sometimes it is Olivia and Patrick getting into mischief then having a little fight and other times it is Ava and Patrick having fun together. It is nice that they can all play together nicely... well usually they do! No relationship is perfect of course.

I look forward to watching these three grow up into friends. There will be a lot of mischief making that is for sure, and I am sure as they are getting older, maybe even a little protection of his girls by Patrick.

Toblerone Cheesecake

I found this recipe for Toblerone Cheesecake. It was delicious, not as good as the Mars Bar Cheesecake I make, but still, nothing can ever be perfect can it?


Toblerone Cheesecake


Ingredients
I packet Chocolate Ripple Biscuits
1/2 Cup Melted Butter
250g Cream Cheese
3 tsp Gelatine dissolved in boiling water
3/4 Cup Caster Sugar
1/2 Cup Cream
200g Toblerone Chocolate




Ingredients
1. Melt the butter.
2. Process the biscuits so they resemble fine crumbs.
3. Mix the melted butter and biscuits together. Press into a springform pan, covering the base of the pan and half way up the side of the pan. Put it in the fridge for approx 60 minutes to set.
4. Melt the toblerone chocolate.
4. Beat the cream cheese and sugar together. Add the gelatine, cream and melted toblerone chocolate. Mix together until combined.
5. Pour into the pan, cover with clingwrap and put it into the fridge overnight to set.

Before being set

Finished product

It has taken a little bit of time but...

3 years ago Shane purchased me a Digital SLR for Christmas. It has taken me oh about 3 years and a couple of children to play around with some of the settings. Usually I would just edit photos on the computer. 

Well I discovered a few different settings on the camera and these are some of the pictures I took. 

My new favourite photo!

Things in common.

Olivia

Ava

I always wonder about what can be passed through with genetics.

I have learnt in the last 19 months that Olivia and Ava have 2 very important things in common with me.

1. The love of handbags;

2. The love of reading.

Olivia and her handbag

Ava reading

I know these are probably learnt behaviours, but in my eyes, a true lover of handbags and books must be genetic.

I am glad they have inherited these from me since they both are looking more and more like Shane every day.

Christmas 2010

Well it has been a while since I updated this part of my blog, so I thought what better way to update it than with a few snapshots of Christmas.

Santa left many exciting presents for our little family, all of which are now being enjoyed!