Are We There Yet?
Week 329 of school vacation with my adorable, spoilt, bored, demanding, wonderful offspring. The holidays have gone quickly but a little like a fast labor, not necessarily less exhausting or noisy. Don’t get me wrong, I love that we don’t have to do the school routine thing, no homework, no uniforms, no hours in the car…We’ve had some really nice time together amongst the chaos and noise..roller skating, bowling and beach visits.. Even our low key day today was fun, hanging out as a family watching American Idol auditions and needing to be nowhere. Some parts I’ve thoroughly enjoyed. But the endless washing, the non-stop bickering and pest fest.. along with the ordering of 23 snacks a day? Not so much. I’m fantasizing about dropping them at the school gate 72 hours early.
I’ve little right to complain though – I get to go away on Sunday for five nights..I’m “wellness retreating” as earlier mentioned. Apparently I will come back transformed into a meditating vision of organic wonder and fitness. This should be interesting.
The highlight of my week? That Ivy has found new and creative ways to say “I love you”, such as:
I love your hair. (I get this one a lot).
I love your cheek. (??)
I think I will love you for ever.
You love me.
Here’s me, Miss Lovely Cheeks, and the girl I do in fact love, with giddy abandon.
S x
What a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful shot!!! It’s just gorgeous Sheye ~ you both look stunning. Who took it?
The holidays have gone too fast for us ~ Kara is with her father this week, so the slow part has just begun. We love no routine and just hanging out ~ she has nobody to bicker with which suits me lol.
Ivy is so cute ~ I think I will love you forever ~ LMAO.
xxx
Oh sweet lovefest. She’s too adorable.
Beautiful photo! I’m so glad to see not only your daughter’s sweet, sweet face, but yours as well! It looks like such a great moment between you two!
All I can say is ditto to everything in your first paragraph.
Lurve school holidays but so look forward to school going back by about this stage.
hope all is well with you
awwww so cute!! Your words are so lovely Sheye, YOU are so lovely! I love your cheek!!! hahahahah :) Ivy is so frigin cute!!!
Oh My Gosh Sheye – you could be describing my life!!
I’m really, really enjoying the break from school, sport, lessons & homework. And I’m saving a fortune on petrol!!
What a gorgeous photo! You’ll cherish this always. Can’t wait till my cuddle bugs reciprocate
the sweet verbage…I’m still receiving orders as the short order cook. Enjoy your week~
It’ usually the snack requests that me me batty. I always feel like I’m operating my own personal restaurant. Gorgeous pic of the two of you.
What a treat…we so rarely get to see pictures of you, and here is one of you and miss delish!
sheye you are beautiful and so is the delightful miss ivey. annie sometimes grabs my face and says “your face belongs to me” – oh the ways they melt our hearts. i hope you have a wonderful retreating retreat. can’t wait to hear all about it! xo
That is a gorgeous photo of you and your sweet girl ~
I hope that you have a great time while you are away ~ and come back all refreshed!!
Love and hugs Tabitha XXXXXX
Love it Sheye! Simple beauty’s you two.
Is it just me, or has Ivy gone from a baby to a little girl instantly?! She is beautiful… so is her Mummy. Have a beautiful 5 days.
jbxo
La love the picture of you and Missy Ivy. What a gorgeous picture…and it doesn’t hurt that is’s all nice and warm and sunny where you live! :-) Enjoy the retreat. It sounds divine….
Much love from NJ,
Sue
You are both incredibly gorgeous.
Always cute. Holidays are a mixed bag round here too. Love the time with them, but the squabbling, poking, whining bit gets old around day 2.
Love the photo! What a sweetie!
Enjoy your mini-holiday. :o)
“I love your cheek.” hahahahaha, she’s just too cute!
Sheye you’re just gorgeous! And so is your adorable girl!
xx
“You love me”.. Ivy is a riot!
Enjoy your retreat
xo
From NYC
Such a gorgeous, gorgeous photo! Little Ivy is just adorable. Enjoy your time at the retreat!
How cute are you two?!? Have a lovely break away. Let’s get together for coffee when the hols are over :)
oh my goodness, you two girls are the sweetest!!
And I thought the non-stop bickering was just at my house? Glad to hear that I am not alone.
Such a lovely photo of two beautiful girls!! Have a wonderful break, Sheye.
(my grandson told me he loves my “squishy” tummy.I’m sure he’s the only one :d)
hiya,s:)
two lovelies!!!
and… oh.to.be.going.on.a.retreat…
l,
d xx
ohh, it all sounds so familiar, the snack requests, the bickering and the bottomless basket of washing in my laundry, I keep waiting for that fairy to come and do it all for me :D
I’m curious, sorry if I have missed it somewhere, When would be the next Evolve workshop be happening?
you are both stunning beauties sheye!
she is just so lovelY!
and i hear you about dropping them off at school early! mine had 2 days off plus a snow day and a weekend, which was 5 days in a row of them being home when i wasn’t expecting it to go that LONG LOL!
tara
I feel your pain Sheye…just got mine back in school after close to a month off…then we had a day off for “cold”, whatever that was, and tomorrow is a holiday! There can be too much quality family time for sure, LOL.
Like you, love em…but seven days a week, 24 hours a day for weeks is pushing the mother/child bond to the extreme, LOL…if you want to keep your sanity anyway.
Totally freaks me out that you guys are in flip flops while we are in the single digits here!
Precious. She is just so precious.
Shayne x
Sounds like my place!!! Gorgeous photo of you two gorgeous girls!! Enjoy your time at the retreat Sheye!! Ivy is so precious!!
love,
t. xxx
How mesmorizing! I so miss those days! I am lucky if they remember to call and say they are alive! Oh, adult-wanna-be-children….I want the little bickering ones back! ARE WE NEVER SATISFIED!…Enjoy the break…Shi~
i am SO with you ! Why do those little people need snacks 30 times a day- and can anyone actually pick up their icy pole stick and insert it INTO the bin???? Enjoy the retreat-hope they dont make you go without alcohol and flavour in your food!!!
Beautiful, Sheye. I’m glad to see a photo of you and put a face to the poetry :) I can’t wait til baby Brooklyn can tell me she loves me, though I got my first “kiss” yesterday, tongue and all!
Best,
ksb
How darling! I love love love! =D
Both of you are simply beautiful!
You look so good in white..so pure and clean.
What a sweet moment frozen in time of you and your precious Ivy girl! There is no question where she gets her beauty from…she is her mother’s daughter!
Hope this finds you all doing well!!
Hugs to you and yours!
Hi beautiful girl, just saw your message on facebook…am running out the door for a lil getaway myself but will call when I get back. Hope your retreat was amazing.
Ivish’s hair is so long now, bless her & her ‘I think I will love you forever’ too precious.
My Asha has started saying ‘My luz you Mummy’, melts me everytime.
Talk soon
Lea x
Just wanted to let you know that I enjoyed your interview on Davina’s blog. Thanks for being so open and honest:) I appreciated your insight and advice.
i stumbled on your blog a couple of weeks ago – i’ve been so taken with your beautiful style of photos and your gorgeous children, i’ve been back a few times, to cheer myself up (its been very grey in the UK this winter) and I leave feeling all warm & content & inspired.
I couldn’t come back again without dropping you a line & letting you know how lovely i think your work is. i’m a semi-pro having fallen into interior / architecture quite by accident. I have two blonde girls 10 & 8 myself i have been so inspired by your story and your images, its like i have forgotton what my camera (canon 5d – yes sob! its the older version) is for. SO thanks for waking it up.
Hugs
sarah-jane walker.
LOL I love this age! Judd tells me that ‘I don’t like you anymore Mummy’ for no apparent reason at all…funny little freak that he is…
Far out we still have 1 week of hols to go! Am a bit over the glorified waitress bit myself & how can they possibly eat that much & still need to jump around in the shower to get wet???
x♥ Lisa
Oh forgot to add, that’s a beautiful pic of you two girls x
Isn’t it shocking just how much food children can get through? Where does it all go? Mine would happily graze like cows all day if they could. It can be so tough when they bicker and get bored of eachothers company. I keep threatening them I will find a cattle prod to poke them with one day, lol :D
Your photo is so wonderful, giddy abandon sounds glorious x
So precious…