A Walk A Day Challenge.... Day 4, Soldiers Point Pier

My walk a day challenge has kinda gooooooone out the window I think.

We had a few days rain and now we are so busy getting things ready for our move, the days just are not long enough. 

I did get one day in though. It was a brief walk out to the Soldiers Point Pier one afternoon. 

At some stages it feels incredibly weird walking along the pier as the gaps between the planks of wood are bigger. So when your walking one way and the current is going the other way it feels incredibly weird. A weird feeling I didn't like at all.

Before we left, Zackie had to chase the seagulls.

xx

Prayers For Paris xxxx

Craft Time: Handmade Kids Sticker Book!

Kids just love stickers! They also love sticking them on the walls, on the furniture, on the windows, on the carpet.... everywhere.

SO with the move coming up soon I really don't have the time to be carefully pulling stickers off the walls so I decided to make Zackie a cool little sticker book, out of a folder and scrapbook papers.

I use a ring binder folder, the smaller size I think its A3? 

And an assortment of designs and sizes of scrapbook paper. 

Firstly I laminated the pieces. Mostly so the pages are thicker as my son likes to stick them on, pull them off again. 

Then cut all the pieces out. 

Hole punch them.

Pop them in the binder folder.

Volia! we are done! Easy huh?

For hours of StickY FuN!

Best thing is you can add more pages as you please, and you don't only have to use scrapbook paper! You could use old magazine pages, paper bags, Kids painting, ohhhh the ideas are endless!

Walk A Day Challenge: Day Three! Bagnall Beach Reserve Park to Amarna Resort.

So yesterdays walk was an easy one. Bagnall Beach Reserve Park to just past the Amarna Resort. 

I wanted to go further but I seen a snake, and that was a deal breaker for me. 

I have the worst snake phobia ever. Probably not the best phobia to have when the place we are moving to will probably have more sightings of them. I did stand there for a bit and try to look at it, warming myself up to the idea of snakes. But then the sneaky cridder popped its ugly head up and looked at me, I was like 'noooooope I'm out'.

The thing about my snake phobia is, it was only about 2 years ago I seen my first one in the wild. Boy oh boy was that an embarrassing episode! We went for a walk at Blackbutt reserve in Newcastle. They had signs up everywhere warning of snakes, I thought to myself surely we wont see any, its the middle of winter. But sure enough we came across the smallest little red belly black just minding his own business having a sunbake. Oh my, apparently it was a big deal for me!I could walk past it, I was crying and hyperventilating. Hubby thought he was going to have to piggy back me past it! I have no idea why I have this phobia. Maybe I was killed by one in my past life. Who knows! 

The sky was blue and the water crystal clear yesterday! Why would you want to be anywhere else?

Thing Zackie has been enjoying these walks more then me for a change. Or maybe its the big play afterwards at the parks. 

Stay tuned for tomorrows walk xx

Walk A Day Challenge: Day Two! Nelson Bay Marina Spit.

Day Two! Just a short Stroll today down the Nelson Bay Marina Spit. 

I love walking up here, always Pelicans Hanging around having a good time. 

Beauty can be found in so many simple things around Port Stephens. 

Come back tomorrow to see where I go next xx

Lest We Forget

We will always Remember

Lest we Forget xxx

Walk A Day Challenge : Day One, Fly Point To The Marina

So, with under 40 days left until we leave I have decided to challenge myself with a walk every day until then. Really to make the most of this paradise, and to have some great memories. 

Today was Fly Point to the Marina, in Nelson Bay. I did my first ever reverse angle park at Fly Point! I hate reversing. 

It was a stunning beautiful day for a walk to! Completely picture perfect. 

Once we reached the Marina, Zack had a play for ages at the park. 

Here he is offering me his shop special cake! 

Here is the Marina on the walk back. Complete Bliss!

Cant wait for my walk tomorrow xxxx