Portraits, Patty Cakes and Pancakes....

This handsome guy is my eldest son Jarred - aged 14. He is rarely seen in photographs - much like the elusive quokka or piglet squid. He dwells in his bedroom plugged into one digital device or another and is most often spotted ducking out of frame when confronted by a lens. The above capture is rare and unusual. Take a good look because you may not see him here again until he is 15....if he can help it anyway ;)


It is a public holiday here today for the Brisbane Ekka (our Brisbane show). The kids and Rich are all home today which has been mostly blissful.
Mikaela tested her baking skills today by making some Milo Choc Chip Cupcakes (or patty cakes to be pefectly patriotic). They are light as a feather and absolutely delicious....my girl can bake!
To be fair, I have to admit they were made from a chocolate chip packet cake mix with milo added to the mix and then vanilla frosted and sprinkled with Milo....mmmm. Thank You Betty Crocker!

While speaking of food, I made a pancake brekkie for the kids this morning complete with strawberries and icing sugar snowstorm. Connor said I should be on Masterchef....I love that kid.
This is my plate - see the crispy edges...that's how I like them....honest ;)

This week is round three of Embellished Idol (after being voted in for the next round after last week :) Our challenge this week is a monochromatic layout using black and white as accents if you wish. I scrapped this sweet photo of Lachie and quite like the way it turned out. Not as bright and colourful as my normal stuff so the the creative stretch was fun.

Now to wait for Sunday and see if I get through to another round......