Friday's Fancies

Hello hello, happy friday everyone! I am now blogging to you from Melbourne, Australia. We landed earlier today after what might be described as a marathon of a flight. For those of you with little ones, you'll understand what it's like traveling anywhere with them. Now add to that 20+ hours in the air, 10+ hours of transit and travel, the crossing of 8 time zones and the sudden change from summer to winter. Let's just say I was quite relieved when I heard those two front wheels hit the tarmac.

Now that I've landed, I can't wait to get back to my usual blogging schedule. I'm dying to catch up with everyone and see how you're all doing. I'm sure I've missed so many great posts this past week. Thank you for continuing to visit me even though there hasn't been much activity lately. If you're interested in seeing what life is like down under, I will be snapping away on instagram @jeneechen. For now, a few pictures from life this week. xx Jenee C.

Spending quality time with my sister baking, laughing and eating. These were meant to be passionfruit yoyo's but they looked so cute open instead of sandwiched that we decided to leave them that way.

Miss mini-me fast asleep with her sunnies on. Keeping a low-profile so she gets to nap in peace. Little did she know it made for adorable photos.

We do not have a Whole Foods in our town, the nearest one is an hour away (sad face). I make sure I visit every other week to stock up on whatever fresh produce is in season. These beautiful figs go so well in soups.

Putting together a few colours to bring with with me that would transition well from summer to winter to spring to summer and back to winter. Yep, I will be experiencing all 5 seasons in the next 4 months.  

I love surprises but best of all, I love watching my kids faces light up at surprise visits from daddy when we're out at the park.

Friday's Fancies: Father's Day Edition

In celebration of Father's Day this upcoming weekend I thought I'd dedicate this week's Friday's Fancies to my wonderful husband who works 12 hour days yet still comes home to play with the kids, wash the dishes and spend time with me.

This photo was taken a few hours after the birth of our second child. At 4 hours old, my little freak of nature was already propping herself up on her elbows and curiously  examining the world around her. 

Just another ordinary day in Armytown. Watching them fall from the sky is a bit like watching dandelion seeds fly through the air. Yes, that's my husband up there, yes he jumps out of planes for a living.

I knew I had myself a winner when I found out my husband loved shoes as much as me. I swear he has more pairs than I do. Here's a partial look at his boot collection. 

Excluding our honeymoon, this was the last vacation we took as a couple. Just 18 more years till the kids are off to college, then we'll be able to pick up right where we left off and continue traveling the world. 

There's nothing hotter than watching grown men goofing off with the kids. After typing that last sentence all I can think of now is Ryan Gosling. I bet he'd make a great dad too.