Here's a few of the things I've been loving lately...

Enjoying the last few weeks of summer as we feel it slowly slipping away and the cooler weather arriving (yay!).

We loved celebrating our youngest daughter's 12th birthday with an Apple pie "birthday cake" (her request!) and of course an amazing Loft bed bedroom transformation. We love this girl so much! 

My amazing sister & brother in law made our wildest dreams come true by surprising some of us with tickets to see the Aladdin stage show at The Civic in Auckland. We were so blown away - an absolutely amazing show!! Thank you Robyn & Rex! ♥️♥️♥️

Meanwhile Ripley & her kittens are all happily settled into their new homes. Ripley will not be having any more litters, and we are enjoying the two girls we kept, Malla & Vesper. I must admit, I'm enjoying having 3 cats, even if they're not quite what we had planned! 😂 

We kicked off The Party last month which is our monthly youth service at our church. It was one of my favourite youth services ever! Can't wait for it again this month. Check out a snippet here. 

My eldest son's best mate got married this last weekend! Jasher was his best man and I got to make the guys breakfast on the wedding morning and watch them prepare for the big day (not in a creepy stalker-ish way though). An awesome group of guys I've got to see my son grow up with! It's crazy when your kid's friends start to get married! 

My awesome Dad turned 70 yesterday! We are celebrating this coming weekend with a few extra friends but enjoyed a small family celebration last night. Love my Dad soooo much! I can't believe he's 70, but yay for free parking!

We've also been enjoying school sports days, teaching my Nana how to dab, coffee breaks, hanging with friends and more. 

I'm learning to try to say no more and make time for what's important in life, grabbing the still moments to rest and refresh and taking one day at a time.