Proud MUM here.....

Keenan had a Golf challenge yesterday at his golf course... A skill test...Held by the Junior PGA.
All ages groups could enter and Eric Keenan's coach thought it would be a good idea for Keenan to give it a go!...
Keenan is a LOT smaller than most kids his age and a hell of a lot smaller than his peers in his Golf class... So Keenan has always lacked that confidence... For the past year he has been playing golf he has had to watch all the "big" kids hit the ball a lot further than he can... and he has has a lot of trouble understanding why he cant hit like them!!
Keenan is the youngest in his Saturday golf class by 3 years.... anyway... The skills test!!...
I was so proud of him...he played so well... He gave it his BEST shot.. hit all the best shots he could and he was the only 8 year old there! He hit a score of 11 /50.. which gave my boy a bronze medal... I am so proud of him.....i had tears in my eyes as Eric congratulated him on a job well done.. and other parents... parents i have never met or seen before coming up to him and telling him what a great job he done and how his a GREAT little golfer... The smile on Keenan's face was priceless... a smile that i will never forget and that will stay with me for ever.
Now i didn't take my camera.. so no photos... but i don't need any i will never forget this moment... The look of confidence in his eyes... the pure HAPPINESS.....
Keenan may never be the next Tiger Woods... but i don't care... i just want him to be happy, to have fun... to enjoy this wonderful sport... I am so proud of you Keenan so proud of the little man you are.
Sorry to ramble on... but i just wanted to record this moment... maybe my first non-photo scrapbook page.....thanks for listening..... :)

I hope you all have a had a great weekend..... i have updated my photo blog with a shoot i done last friday... link in side bar ------->

Take care

C...xxx

Quick pop in...

Been super busy the last day or two...lol......

Not much scrapping being done at the moment... but heaps of photo taking....lol...

I'm really starting to enjoy it again.....

I was right in to photography years ago... Took thousands of photos of Keenan.. you would die if you saw all my negatives....lol... When i went back to work.. i was taking photos and printing photos all day long.... kind of got sick of it i guess... and taking photos to "suit" my employer at the time was not fun.... i couldn't be creative.. i "had" to stick to their way of doing it... boring...

But since i brought my new camera.. i have found my true love again..... i just can;t stop playing with my camera and mucking around with photo shop into the wee small hours...

so im sorry if i have been boring you guys with photos after photos.... i just cant help myself...lol...

So anyway... i headed out to Paper Doll on Anzac Day for a crop... SUPER FUN!!!.. i had a ball.. and a much needed break from the kiddies ( if you know what i mean.. wink wink)..

I was so proud of ME.. i finished TWO layouts!!!......

The other day I took Keenan for a hair cut... he asked for a MOHAWK!!!...lol... i just had to scrap these photos straight away... too cute my boy!!!!

Been doing some other scrapping but i just not allowed to share YET!!!!

Today i had another shoot... a really good friend of mine and her beautiful kids...

I;m still proofing the photos so i will share soon.......over the weekend.....

Happy weekend everyone...

Take care...

C.....xxxx

Yeah....

I know you are all sick to death of seeing my photos...lol...

but i have updated my photo blog.... so please take the time to drop by and say HI....

Connie Hatch Photography

I will be back tomorrow with some layouts i done today!!!...

Hope everyone had a GREAR Anzac Day... i know i did.......

take care

C....xxxx

Update!!!

My first photo shoot!!!.......






Check out some more ...... here

i have also updated some photos of my kiddies too....

Take care

C....xxxx

My very own Cookie Monster....

Jorja... this morning... while i was doing some laundry... she made her way into the pantry.... and stole the COOKIES....this is how i found her.... hiding in my scrap room..lol.. how could i be angry she is just too cute!!... so i took some photos instead!!!....

Have a GREAT FRIDAY!!!!

C...xxxxx

So Glad she had matching Jammie's on...lol... i am so bad for that... i just grab whatever.. so most of the time Jorja is mis-matched... anyone else do that????

I *HEART* JENNI.....

And of course I *HEART* Wendy... ( from Paper Doll)........

Wendy ordered the most DELICIOUS paper and things from Jenni Bowlin... and when i saw that they had finally arrived on Wendy's blog i just had to have them..... ALL...lol...

check out my YUMMMY stash.....

So if you live in the Frankston area... Get into Paper Doll and get some NOW... before its all gone!!!!

Keenan went back to school all good... I think is happy to be back as he can see all his mates again... Jorja is missing him like CRAZY!!! and cries most mornings when we drop him off!!!!

Me... not much has been going on.. I had a Kim Archer class to take today... but didn't make a start on my layout.. will start hopefully tonight!!!

I have also been scrapping ofcourse... but cant share anything just yet!!!!

Before i go and finish dinner... check out this blog..... Scrap The Boys

its very cool.. BOY ONLY LAYOUTS!!... and guess what i am also a contributor... so go check out... Great Blog with heaps of ideas for scrapping the men in your life!!!!..

OK i am off now... gotta feed my hungry tribe...

Take care all...

and GREAT to see you back Karen I missed you and our emails!!!!

C....xxxx

Yesterday...

was my blogs 1st anniversary.... and i missed it...lol... oh well

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO ME!!!!....

I still can't believe that i have kept my blog up for a year now!!.. and so many people laughed at me for starting my little world and now look.. most of them have their own...lol....

School holidays are nearly over here in Vic.... thank god!! Keenan is driving me CRAZY!!!... Yesterday he had his golf day at golf... he loves to go!!.. Golfing all day long... BBQ lunch... and me... i love them too..... peace and quite!!!

But back to it on Monday... and i will miss him when he goes back i always do!!...

Today we went shopping in Frankston..... had some money burning a hole in my pocket...lol...

I brought the most gorgeous stunning tea pot and cup and saucer set for my kitchen hutch.. i just love it!!!....shhhhhhh about the price tag...lol... nah it wasn't too bad really... i also fitted out Jorja with some new clothes... like she needs them.. a new pair of jeans, a new denim skirt to go with her new pink boots that i got last week and a couple of jumpers and tops... too cute!! and i also got Mark some new jumpers for winter... and that was it really!!!

I had a wonder around lindcraft checking out some material and things.. as i have the sewing bug again... but didn't find what i wanted... so off to spotlight next week!!!

That's pretty much been my day!!... exciting hay.. i will share a couple of layouts i have done the last few days... and yes Wendy even a card...lol... Wendy from Paper Doll.. make the most stunning cards from scraps and things that i decided to copy her and start doing my own....Thanks Wendy!!

Jorja's first Easter.... sorry about the bad photos... too lazy to go outside.... :)

I love this photo of Jorja.... so had to scrap right away and these Fancy Pants paper suit so well... I so LOVE Fancy Pants right now!!!!

I forgot i Had these photos of the kids!!!... So Glad i came across them again the other day!!

And a card using scraps!!!..........

I hope you guys all have a GREAT weekend!!!.......

i have also updated my photo blog so check it out here..... Connie Hatch Photography

Take care....

C....xxxx

HAPPY EASTER!!!!

After a late night entertaining friends.... I got up really early so i could "PLAY" Easter Bunny!!....

Lucky I did as the kids woke up early for a change....

So ... the hunt was on....lol... Jorja had a ball.... i couldnt believe it but she was looking for eggs and placing them into her basket as she found them... i honestly didnt think she would take part...lol.... But with Keenan's help she got the hang of it pretty quick.....

Then it was onto eating chocolate for brekky...lol.......YUM!!!!

We also got the kids a Budgie each....lol... Joja loves birds, she sits out on the patio for ages watching all the birds and talking to them, so we decided to get them one each for Easter...

So please met... Dora and Shadow!!!!... (dora is Jorja' bird and shadow is Keenan')

Keenan went with my Mum today to see her family... so Mark, Jorja and I hung around, eating chocolate, napping (lol)... I also took about 200 photos today playing around with the settings on my camera!!... It was a fun and such a LAZY day... just what we all needed!!!..

I hope you all had a GREAT EASTER..... dont eat to much chocolate tonight....lol...

Dont forget to pop by my photo blog while your here and check out the new photos i took of Keenan the other day!!... there will be more to come.... Connie Hatch Photography

Take care and be safe...

C....xxxxx

HOPPY EASTER!!!

Happy Easter to everyone!!!....

I hope you are all having a great long weekend.....

Yesterday in Melbourne they held the GOOD FRIDAY APPEAL!! to raise money for the Royal Children's Hospital... as you may remember i made a post here a few months ago about sponsorship for a friend of mine Mel Millar...... RUN FOR RANI!!!

Well i happy to tell you all that Mel and her family raised a grand total of $4480.00.

how unreal is that!!... That total combined the sponsorship money for Mel's brother Steven to run the fun run, raffle money, and money that SCRAPBOOKING 4 LESS raised... well done everyone and thanks to everyone to helped out!!!

Yesterday while watching the Hospital appeal.... we had some friends over for a beautiful seafood lunch/ dinner... YUMMMMO..
Fresh fish, prawns, cray... fresh salads and rolls.... I'm still full....lol...

I have been busy doing lots of secret scrapping...lol... sorry cant tell yet
and i also still have the sewing bug... so i came across a blog Fiona Carter and she had sewn together the cutest bunnies... so using her links i found a pattern and gave them a go...lol..
Now Mark thinks they look evil..... but hay there is word on the street that i am..lol..
Well i think they look a little strange... a little ugly and a little cute in rolled into one cute bunny...lol..... and remembering... my first go!!!!




LOL........... funny hay....


Well i will leave you with my DT stuff for Scrapbooking 4 Less this month... (thats if you have finished rolling the floor laughing at my bunnies)





I have also updated my photo blog... check it out here.....

Take care all.... and have a Happy and SAFE Easter!!...

C....xxxx

I am so inspired....

from the FREE mag we got with For Keeps this month... I Can Make It Myself!!......

that i decided to make a pillow...lol.....

Now i am NOT a sewer...lol.... the most i have ever done is a Happy Jacket in high school... which was very sad and sewing on my layouts!!!....

So yesterday i sat down and watched "Simply Quilts" on the How to Channel to get some tips!!!

This morning i was up nice and early and decided to give it a go....

And i must say i am sooooo proud of myself!!!... check out my very first pillow!!!... Made for Jorja's room!!!.....now dont laugh... :)

Very simple.. i know... but its my first go... so tell me what you think!!!!

I have been busy catching up with all my scrapping deadlines... and i just made my Scrapbooking 4 Less DT deadline by a couple of hours.... BOY!!!...

So i cant share much scrapping wise today...

A few weeks ago Wendy from Paper Doll started a little tag swap on her blog.... such a great idea... Yesterday in the mail i received the most STUNNING tags from Kim... my god they a beautiful.... Thanks so much Kim and thanks Wendy for organising this little swap!!!

I have yet to take a photo so i will share next time.. along with my tag i sent out!!!!

So all i can share is one layout with you today... This one i whipped up one night while Mark's Mum was here... i was really hanging for a scrapping fix!!!...

Well thats all from me....

Take care...

C....xxxxx