Our holiday through a lens....

I have been meaning to tell you all about our Christmas break (which already seem so far away), but instead I will just let the pictures speak for themselves...

There was a dress-up for a Christmas party...

There was drumming during said Christmas party (on her cousin's brand new set of drums)

(Has she got the rock-chic pose down, or what?)

Playing with her best friend in her princess get-up!

Long days at home filled with crafty projects....

homemade play dough and cookie shapes

and off to our spot at the dam...where we all got in on the action

her cousin taught her to fish

her daddy showed her how to paddle (the right way)..

early morning walks, while the air was still cool... picking flowers

other bits we collected on our morning walks.

Jessie practising what her daddy taught her

...and a late afternoon sail to finish the holidays off on a high note...

Restoring weekends.......

Our weekend away: these photo's are actually in the wrong order... so you should be looking at them from the bottom up, but I just didn't have the time to try and upload them again, these took ages to get on here as it is ....... happy viewing.....

Jessica in pensive mood ......... note comment about water and being calm lower down ......... great when you have a 2 year old :-)

Hubby very busy rigging the boat for the first time. Had to scratch heads a bit, but got it done in the end....

Mommy and Jessica on the paddleski late afternoon ......... the most glorious sunsets!

Daddy having a ball on the water ..... hiking out and sailing that little boat to the nines!!!!

YAY! We love it at the Dam....

That's it ... boat rigged and ready to go.....

Jessie enjoying the view .... the water had such a calming effect on her!

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So back on the subject of Sunshine.... this past weekend was one of the best of examples of how nature just restores your soul....

We have this weekend spot where we go to recharge... we do a little sailing.... relaxing.... reading...

Lazy days on the water and under the trees....

It is what we do to stay sane.....