CELEBRATING DAINA'S BIRTHDAY

It has been a pretty busy weekend for us socially this weekend....
On Friday night we had 12 dinner guests for a Tables of 8 dinner. 

Table all set ready for the guests.

 Then on Saturday night it was out to dinner to celebrate Chloe's friend Daina's 23rd Birthday with family and friends...

The Birthday Girl

Daina with her birthday cake

Opening presents

Opening gifts..

 Daina has three families that, her own family, and her Mum was able to make it up for her party... The girls had their photo taken with Narelle...

Daina and Chloe with Daina's Mum Narelle

Celebrating Family....

 She had photos taken with her Uncle Ken and Aunty Margo... they have been a second family to Daina,  they love her like they do their own kids.  Daina lived with them in Rocky for 18 months...

Daina with Ken and Margo

 And then she had to have a photo taken with Steve and I.  She calls us Mum and Dad also...
She really is a part of our family...

Photo of Daina with us....

 Of course Chloe got in on the act and had her photo taken with her Dad.. Love the close bond that these pair have...

Chloe and Steve

 Then today we had a special Breakfast with Daina, so my whole weekend has been eating out...
Come lunch time and it was time to put Daina back on a flight to Brissie....
The girls saying goodbye...

Goodbyes

Just before Daina boarded her flight....

 The weeks are flying... only two weeks of work left until the holidays..
This year is almost a quarter of the way over....
Feeling very blessed today...
So mucy to be thankful for in my life...

1. Good friends and great company..
2. Eating out...
3. Fun times with the girls...
4. Quality time with my man...
5.  Practicing hospitality.
6.  Skyping with Family
7.  Modern technolgy
8.  Camera's to record the memories.
9.  My herb garden
10. Praying friends...

Blessed beyond measure I would say.