Pesach (Passover)

Hag Sameach!!

Yes, its that time of year again, its Passover!

Dave and I decided to have a very special but very low-key one this year. We enjoyed a wonderful evening just Dave, the boys and I.

We cooked a no-fuss menu and enjoyed a simple four course meal. We had many laughs!(Shalev has the FUNNIEST sense of humour!! he has us in fits of laughter nowadays.) and just had a cool time being together as a family.

here are a few photos of our Passover evening...

I made these placecards using real matza and simply glued them together using a glue gun.

Our First Course was a light kumara (sweet potato) soup.

Shalev just LOVED the Charoset that Dave cooked up! He ate it literally by the spoonful!!

I prepared a Corriander/tomato/ fish dish for the main. Alongside Couscous. (and a few plates of roasted and caramlized veges)

Shalev thoroughly enjoying himself!!

Searching for and finding the hidden Matza.
A little something that is traditionally done by the children on Passover.

Very proud of his big find!

We bought shalev a couple of small gifts to open, this was one of them, a pack of wild animals.

Here are the famous Coconut Macaroons!
Because there is to be no leven used during the passover these macaroons are a very popular dessert and treat.

Shalev just couldn't wait to get that last chocolate coated strawberry into his mouth!

Kids have HUGE eye's i tell you!!

So Happy Holidays to all of you celebrating and remebering the passing over this year.

dressing up...

Over the last few weeks we've been enjoying some extremely funny costumes that both of our boys have been getting dressed up in. Shalev just LOVES dressing up!

So i made them a small dress up corner in their room.

a few more spring crafts!

One afternoon while the kids were down sleeping i got into a very craftie mood, so after a short time of thinking and putting together a small idea in my head, i came up with these iceblock stick coasters! Simply material and iceblock sticks. They're super as gifts!!

...and this is my new teapot! I was in a desperate need of a teapot, and so i went looking. I found this cute one for 40 shekles ($10) at one of the stores in town. I just Love it! And also featured beside my teapot is my newly painted lamp (which was a terrible red colour previously) (yes a cheap makeover) and my bargain tea chest (teapot is sitting on it) which i brought home and painted up! Because i spend so much time in the kitchen i SO enjoy the fun of making it beautiful and practical.

(and i LOVE re-purposing and cheap make-overs!!)My boys and the tea party! Spring Israeli wild flowers!

Simply beautiful!

my first ever bag!

This week i felt a little sewie.. if that makes sense... so i put on my craft hat and began with a bit of material and the sewing machine...and within a few hours (yes it certainly was my first time) i had my very own handbag. (made from part of an old skirt i had bought at the Christchurch market 5 years ago.)

The Rice Bird

Little Bird Project #3...

The Rice Bird

First I drew an outline of a bird onto a piece of calico material.

Shalev then painted it using fabric paint.

Then we hung it up to dry...

I then cut out the shape of the little birdie, and using the sewing machine i sewed it together.

we added rice...

and there was our little friend... ready to be held and loved!

our boys...

feather painted birds...

Little bird project #2

Using feathers shalev painted these birdies that i had drawn for him.

and then he decided that he also needed some painting!

and once they were dry... i cut them out and hung them up...




oh and look who came to visit our little nest today!