Christmas

This time last year I was VERY pregnant with my two beautiful twins!


They are now 11 months old, standing on their own, not yet walking though!

                                              Esther Joy is 1 minute younger then....

                                              Zane Arthur!
 

I adore them to pieces, they are my JOY! I have so been blessed with a year, although VERY busy & full on, that has been enjoyable....I so prayed I would ENJOY my last child, not be so tough on myself...well, I enjoyed my last 2 babies!!! I still am. They make me laugh & giggle all the time. They are able to heal a heavy heart, they make me thankful. I am very thankful for two HEALTHY babies.

Eric, who is now 4.5 years old is starting school in 2012! Oh, I can hardly believe it! He is gorgeous, loves the twins (sometimes a little to rough) but to Esther he can do anything, & Zane just laughs at him!

Solomon is such a brilliant help, the BIG brother to the rescue. HE is caring, gentle and compassionate. Sometimes gets very sick of being asked to help, but normally engrossed by his siblings!

My children are precious, I have been so BLESSED!

This Christmas we are a family of 6! We have survived & made it through our first year with 2 babies being the same age!! WOWZA!!

Paul has surprised even himself with many nappy changes, night feeds (he couldn't use the 'I have no boobs' excuse), at two weeks they were put on bottles!

He has burped, dressed, bathed, & fed, as well as finished his apprenticeship in Electrician. What a year!

Did we ever think we would have 4 children? No, but we are so in love with each of them! And thank the Lord each day for bringing them into our world.

                                  Zane, Esther & me at Paul's 40th Birthday

                                 Solomon, Eric & Paul

                                  Solomon, Eric, Esther & Paul.

                                  The Family! Solomon, Eric, Esther, Amanda, Zane & Paul.

xoxo

Miss Gracie Had a Dolly

"RUBY" Miss Gracie Had a Dolly.

Welcome to the world of Miss Gracie.

100% Handmade with so much care & love.

"Ruby" has a favourite flower. RUBY RED ROSES!

"ROSIE" Miss Gracie Had a Dolly.

Favourite flowers are pastel pink carnations.

"Esther" This is my little girls Miss Gracie DOLLY! VERY LOVED by both twins.

They do love her, she is great to pull around by those lovely long legs and arms.

NEW AT POLLEN

                                                             "POPPY" Wrap Around Skirt

                                                                "CORNFLOWER" Ladies Top
                                                                       

                                                     Another "CORNFLOWER" Ladies Top
                                                

'Cornflower' Tops are made out of 100% cotton double gauze by the Japanese fabric designer,
Naomi Ito.

Available at www.pollenclothing.com

BUTTONS

I think I'm going potty over these buttons I just found & bought!

SEWING!

Christmas Bunting

Shorts & Dresses for Christmas

'DOING ME'!

Lesson learnt..."Do You"...connecting one human to another.
"people may forget what you said, but they will never ever forget how you made them feel".
Laura-Creating Fame

I so desire Pollen to be a WHOLE experience. One of wearing unique clothing which brings joy, happiness, comfort & a WOW factor... enjoyable & fun to purchase, also.

SOLOMON

ERIC

ESTHER

ZANE

ESTHER & ME.

This is why I 'DO ME'....Some days it is a challenge to stay on track & to be vulnerable. Other days I am driven....

Pollen Findings @ URBAN SEED, Ipswich

Madonna & Jess of the Urban Seed, 90 Woodend Road, Woodend. (Love the road name, so suits!) In Ipswich. Vintage inspired flower cabochon rings, earrings & mini clippies, hair elastics & Bobby pins with gorgeous Woodland animal flat back buttons.

God opens doors, if I have patience enough for Him to move mountains!

WELCOME BACK!!!

Hello all,
It has been a while...twins are now 10 months old & I am able to focus on Pollen a little better now.

Thanks for patience...
I have launched Pollen Clothing website, now have a facebook page and am putting Pollen out there! Into the big wide world.

Enjoying the roller coaster of a ride...

How do I do it?

With a supportive husband & 4 beautiful children who motivate , challange & drive me to be the best I can be in Christ, & all that I put my hand too.

I haven't gone back to working with flowers, miss it but that is for another time...not very family friendly that passion:)

xoxo

love.life.passion.

Life in my home has chnged forever...
two new little bundles of delight have forever
shifted it.
Zane & Esther (our new twins) are such a delight.
Ohhh....I prayed so hard that no matter what I would enjoy and take delight in them.
My prayers were answered.

I am content...

My eldest boy, Solomon, loves them And is a little in awe
of them. I can tell by the glimmer in his eyes when he looks at them.

Eric, my now middle child, loves to cuggle (cuddle) them. Even nursing them
whilst they have a scream waiting for their bottle to heat up. He knows even to make a shhh...shhh. sound to try and comfort them.

This is how I found Esther lying after Zane woke from a sleep. She is a little bed hog, her feet were kicking her brother in the back!

This is Eric playing his crocodile to one of the twins, he wa ssinging twinkle twinkle little star and old mcdonald had a farm...very sweet! 

Zane relaxing in the hammock!! They both fitted in here when first home from hospital...they now don't quite fit together:)

Solomon watching tv, while Esther digests a much full tummy...such a great big brother.

At the moment my blog seems to be more about family then Pollen... whilst Pollen is being a little neglected, I am having loads of ideas and directions for Pollen. Slowly, but surely, I am and will get back in the swing.

I am actually very excited with the ideas I am thinking up for Pollen.

Esther is already becoming my little muse:)

Arrival

Zane Arthur Richmond & Esther Joy Richmond have arrived....
They are 4 weeks old today....wow....and they are doing well!!!

Esther

Zane & Esther

Zane