Once upon a time...


In a land far far away, there lived a king and a queen and their four beautiful children... Unfortunately they were way too boring to write about, so you're all stuck with the Dimmock's instead!

We're a bit of a fractured fairytale.I can't promise to update every day...I'm a bit slack like that (shhh), but I'll do my best to keep it up.

And they all lived happily ever after...well that's the plan at least :oP

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Lest we forget...

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

ANZAC Day, April 25th.

Gaige's first ANZAC day as a Navy cadet! He had 3 parades, including the dawn service. It has been so hot this weekend! April is usually mid to high 20's and really lovely, but it's been over 30 all weekend. We watched 6 kids drop from heat exhaustion - literally fell to the ground (the lucky ones were caught before they hit). Luckily, Gaige was a flag bearer (he and another cadet carried the RSL banner up the front of the parade - yeah, we're a little bit proud!) and they were standing apart from the others, and were in the shade.

He looks so grown up in uniform *sniff* and I feel so old wahhhhhhhhhh!!!
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And the horsie...just because :oP
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Nanna nearly cried at this one...
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The rest of the troop.
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And my ANZAC day 365 photo. The theme was "Peace".
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I always thought I was pretty unpatriotic, but it's impossible to stand at an ANZAC Day service and not feel something. So I learned something about me that I never knew...I'm actually kinda proud to be Australian. Who knew?

xx

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A little about us...ok, mostly me...

Hey there! I'm guessing that most people who drop by to visit us here already know who we are, but just in case...

My name's Nikki. I'm mum to 4 (yeah, 4...can you believe it? No, me either *shudder*) kids, aged from 16 down to 4. My husband, Steff, is originally from the UK - I stole him away from the cold and the damp to live in Central Queensland, where he must endure almost endless sunshine and blue skies. Somehow he manages ;o)

I started this blog as a way to keep family in England up to date with our comings and goings. And it lets me show off how cute the kids are getting!

A little about me...I'm a professional photographer, I'm obsessive about Buffy the Vampire Slayer, love Harry Potter, Sookie Stackhouse (only book Sookie, not True Blood Sookie. It's an important distinction!), (the 10th) Doctor Who, cupcakes, and Spuffy fanfic (although not necessarily in that order). I'm also an extreme perfectionist with a love of the creative and original, who has a very low tolerance for stupidity. If you ask my husband, he'll tell you I'm a huge snob - I'm really not. I just think I'm better than everyone else :oP (That's a joke, ok? Pretty much).

Oh, and please leave a comment to tell me how fabulous you think I am...it makes me write faster and more often ;o) No really...that part wasn't a joke...

xox