Friday, April 23, 2010

Lest We Forget - 25th April

I have been away from my site for a while now - so much going on. Here are a few layouts I have managed to pull together - planning to get some more done this long weekend.

The layout above was completed using the gorgeous Devonshire range from Kaiser. I love this photo of our little boo, taken 3 months ago at my cousins wedding.

The next layout is made using Basic Grey's Nook and Pantry range.

The next one is made from a range that is a bit of an oldie bit a goodie - Basic Grey Periphery.

The following layout was made with a a few different items - Creative Imaginations, 7 Gypsies and Jenni Bowlin Papers; Prima flowers; & Heidi Swapp letters.

The next layout was made using the Gypsy Sisters range.


This weekend is a long weekend for us here in Australia and New Zealand. The 25th of April is recognised as ANZAC day - every year around the two nations we attend dawn services and morning marches to pay tribute to those that fought in the wars to protect our nations.
This morning I attended my daughters school assembly where the children paid tribute to the ANZACs also. The children and invited guests sang and told stories of the tradition of the ANZACs and how their legend still goes onto today. The children sang about the great sacrifices these men and women made for all of us back home in Australia and New Zealand.
Today Australia and New Zealand still have a very strong bond where the borders between the countries only seem to be divided by the ocean that lies between us. In our small town of Newman, where there is a large percentage of New Zealanders, every day we see that example of mate ship where the Australians and Kiwis coexist and will always be there for another. I enjoy the dawn services in our town - it makes me feel proud to be an Aussie and sad that so many lives had to be taken so we could take for granted the freedom we have today.
On Sunday morning - I will definitely be there with the rise of the sun. An early morning to pay tribute to our soldiers is the least we can do for the ultimate sacrifices they made.
Lest we forget