Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Week That Was

Last week was a big week! So big that I've decided to wrap it all up in a post which I don't usually do. Here goes in hopefully the order of the week.
                                                                                                                           
Andrea from Fox in Flats started her Arm Party Dare which I wrote about and joined in.
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It was so much fun and I still had a bunch of bracelets and wrist wear I didn't use. Thank you Andrea for this awesome dare!
                                                                                                                           
The wonderful Lisa from Madam Bipolar put a call out for guest bloggers. I love and admire her blog so jumped at the chance although I didn't think my work would be good enough. I wrote about my experience with Trichotillomania titled The Road to Blue Hair.
www.madambipolar.com
Lisa's encouragement and lovely words were all worth it as were the comments left on the post. If I help one person by reading my story then I'm more than happy. Madam Bipolar is one of the most informative, interesting and real blog out there on the interwebz.
                                                                                                                           
Thursday night my mum, lufflump, sesame and me were fortunate enough to receive an invite to the Dreamworks new area at Dreamworld. The lovely ladies from Reprise Media gave us the full VIP treatment by feeding us good quality food and drinks, giving the kids goodie bags, letting us run wild in the new area and securing awesome seats for the Madagascar live show.
Balloons, food, drinks, goodie bags, kids and parents!
Sesame slept the whole time even through the show and lufflump ran wild! We went on the Dronkey Flyers, MAD Jungle Jam and a pink horse on Shrek's Ogre-Go-Round. We met Shrek, Princess Fiona, Puss, and the three Penguins from Madagascar.
The Shrek Ogre-Go-Round
Attacking people with Suger in the MAD Jungle Jam
Lufflump loved the show. It was hard to stop him from getting up on stage but being his first live show that's understandable. He just wanted to play with Alex! He also loved his toy, Gloria the Hippo. He slept with her in his arms that night and has played with her ever since. A new fave for sure!
Bloggers took over the first two rows!
Thank you Megan and Reprise Media, Dreamworks and Dreamworld!
Fave photo of the night!
                                                                                                                           
After Dreamworld we stayed at my mum's house until Saturday. I also managed to come down with some horrible illness causing headaches, swollen glands and temperatures. It's always a good break staying down at mum's. 
First smile captured on film, burping sesame, lufflump all set up, squished in the back seat of mum's car
We went to the beach, the mister did some jobs for mum, I was able to go to bed super early, sesame slept reasonably well and lufflump always loves running around there. 
                                                                                                                           
Saturday we left mum's and went to a Rave event at New Farm park so the mister could get some fire twirling in. Last time he fire twirled lufflump was only a few months old, if that. We had a lot of fun, dancing and enjoying being out with friends. As you can see in the video poor lufflump just wanted to play with the fire like his daddy. Please excuse the crappy video.

                                                                                                                           
Sunday the Easter Bunny came! Lufflump doesn't like chocolate and EB knew so he brought olives instead of eggs and hid toys around the courtyard for an Easter hunt. EB hit the nail on the head with lufflump's presents, he was so happy!
Olives!
My dad came over with chocolate and we all watched movies together. Easter remains a fun holiday!
Easter hunt!
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23 comments:

  1. Sounds like a great week! Your kids are adorable, how cute is Sesame's smile?

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    1. Thanks Tracy! I swoon every time she smiles :)

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  2. HUGE week, Ames! I love your alternate to a chocolate Easter hunt! It cracks me up(in a good way) that Lufflump loves olives so much!

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    1. Thanks Daisy!
      It's so odd how much he loves olives but I'm not complaining :)

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  3. Man! What a huuuge, fun week/long weekend! I seriously feel like I need a holiday from our long weekend - something about Easter - so much always gets jam packed in... along with lots of chocolate (or olives!) of course.

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    1. Easter is pretty exhausting! It really is four days of activities with one full on day of chocolate and hyperactivity!

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  4. Wow - that was a great week! Awesome!

    I love Madam Bipolar too - very cool that you got to write for her blog! Good work!

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  5. Wow what a massive week and how cool is fire twirling? Fairy wishes and butterfly kisses for a slightly slower week :)

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    1. Fire twirling is amazing, I wish I could do it properly!
      Thank you lovely :)

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  6. Huge week! Hope you are feeling better.

    Love your #armparty! xx

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    1. Thanks lovely. The arm party dare was such fun!

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  7. Definitely a big week!! Dreamworld looked like so much fun. I'm jealous I didn't get an invite ;P

    Good on you for sharing your story over at Madam Bipolar. I honestly had never heard of Trich before. I really do think blue would look awesome on you xx

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    1. I'm so surprised I did. Aus Zoo would have been awesome to get an invite to too!

      Thanks lovely. I've still got to convince the mister that blue will not wreck the shower like pink did ;)

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  8. What a week indeed! You have so adorable smiling kids.Greetings!

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  9. What a great week (aside from being sick!) I love that the Easter bunny brought olives!! Your arm bling is so colourful - I'm not a big jewellery/accessory wearer, but arm bling always brightens my day. Hope you're feeling better.

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    1. Hahaha yeah the Easter bunny definitely chose the right presents!
      I used to wear heaps of jewellery but not anymore thanks to the kids pulling them off.
      Thanks lovely :)

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  10. Wow, what a huge week!! I love your arm party. I have been joining in too. I am still wearing it. I can't stop. I am going to go read your article with Madam Bipolar now. Congratulations! Rachel x

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    1. Thanks lovely! I would love to wear mine every day but it seems a bit silly wearing it around the house ;)

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  11. Oh that's hilarious! Easter olives! What a laugh.
    Sounds like a full on week, but busy can be good. :)

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    1. I know, but the perfect pressie!
      It was definitely a good busy :)

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