Crazy days with the Mabbotts

Things have been happening in threes here. All our children having big
life-altering events in their lives.

We have had a wedding, a relationship split, family illness, several family
members relocating and a house purchase.

Family members coming and going, and coming back again. Meals shared,
late meals, sometimes two at the table sometimes seven.

It's just a crazy whirl at the moment. I don't know when it will stop.

Here are some of the stories beyond the photos.

A wonderful wedding day, and here all the sibling from both families together, 

however in a short time Rebecca will be seriously ill. A couple of days later, 

Elliot will leave to live on the other side of the world. 

Ben will return home and leave home again. 

Weddings are lots of work for lots of people, family and professionals. Before, during, and after, many tasks like clearing up after the wedding. Here Mama Bear takes down the 

wedding flower arrangement from the ceremony bower. This pic was requested 

because to date I have not been sighted in any photos, just a worker behind the scenes.

Bec and Mike had house minding to do just before the wedding, and then I also 

relieved them for a few days, dogs included. This is Bec's bag with llamas, 

which travels with her often. It was her grandmother's. 

While I house minded, there were wedding jobs to do like hand paint on glass signs. 

Tashie and Jett, the young and the old. Nap time. 

This is a running sheet for the wedding, can't survive without a list! The management
at the venue didn't clear out the public in time so we had the most frantic time
getting the decor ready in time. Too much stress. 

Then the day after the wedding, a dawn beach walk and photos of local wildlife, 

a salty breath in before back to life. 

I can find art anywhere, street art on doors near hotel. 

Hubby finally gives his speech. 

The girls get ready with the bride, unfortunately the makeup will react violently with Bec, 

she will only just get through the main festivities and procedures, before falling very ill 

and being nursed behind the scenes by a team of family and her boyfriend. 

She just quietly soldiered on until it was too much.