Thursday 31 May 2018

18 months old...

My girl is 18 months old and is tracking beautifully!

 She is a happy little monster....
 Her hair can manage the smallest plait you have ever seen - she comes home from her day mom with plaited hair and I giggle every time I see it!
 She is finally sleeping through the night.... 18 months later she is sleeping all night and this Momma and Daddy are SO happy! She love to sleep with her cloth nappy and recently her bunny...
There are some mornings when she wakes up at 5am having already gotten a full 11 hours of sleep so we pick her up out of her cot and bring her to bed and sometimes she will doze off again for another hour or so which is lovely - this was one of those mornings!
18 months later and although she is very strong willed she is such a ray of sunshine - man do we love this child and her colorful personality!!

Tuesday 29 May 2018

Fresh air...

Lately I have been craving fresh air and open spaces - we have been enjoying the beach so much more lately - the kids LOVE the water and the sand (dad not so much) so we have been trying NOT to be lazy and go and enjoy it. On Saturday we met up with precious friends and while they all walked the promenade our little family enjoyed some beach time and then met up for coffee afterwards.

















Monday 28 May 2018

Precious time...

Our weekends are very precious to us,being able to spend some uninterrupted family time together is golden!




I love these kids!!!

Wednesday 16 May 2018

Crocworld


On the weekend we went to Crocworld for the first time with the kids – they both really enjoyed it and Ollie loved seeing the crocs getting fed. He also touched a snake much to my dismay but all in all it was a lovely outing with the kiddies.

This momma held a baby croc which was surprisingly soft and cute... Both kids gave this Croc a little touch. Can I just say our littlest is fearless!  










A Time to say no...

 The other night at Ollie’s school they had an entrepreneurship evening where the kids were encouraged to draw up a business plan and sell some goods at school. Truth be told I think this is a very good thing to participate in but there are times when I have to just say no. No I can’t. No I don’t want to. No I don’t have the capacity. Just no.
This was one of those times. Life has been really busy – C Bear was slap bang in the middle of some sleep regression, work has been crazy busy (in a good way) and I just didn’t have the capacity to draw up a plan and then make something to sell then sit behind a table and sell it while Mike and I are running around after kids on school night evening. I had to say no. And the mom guilt is real... I was feeling it and to some degree I regret not pushing through to do it BUT also know that what my limitations are and I have to be ok with it. The worst part of it was I was worried that Ollie would feel left out... each child who participated got a certificate at school the days after and I had visions of my kid feeling left out while everyone else was called up for their certificate.
The school did however extend a certificate to children who didn’t sell a table but who came to support the other kids for which we did. .. We gave Ollie a certain amount of money to spend (for which he only spent half) and he went to support some of his friends who did have tables. So my boy got a certificate anyway and had fun doing it.
Having said that if he didn’t get a certificate he would have survived. He needs to learn this lesson himself that he cannot do everything all the time and that is ok. There is a time to say no and there is a time to push through and do when you are tired. Knowing the difference is key!
This particular lesson is one I tend to have to learn over and over again as I love being involved but there are times when I can and there are times when I cannot... and both are ok.

Nik Nak Transformer....

My boy is very artistic, he got it from his daddy (lucky boy) and he loves creating. He loves creating anything and everything out of anything and everything. His favorite thing to do with this dad is make things out of cardboard – masks, guns, swords, guitars etc....
At dinner a few weeks ago he made a transformer out of Nik Naks... and I think it’s quite good actually.
I love this boy’s imagination and creativity.

Monday 14 May 2018

Mothers day 2018

Mother’s day.
What can I say besides I was super spoilt with love and had a beautiful day...  We had a picnic and the kids loved feeding the ducks and playing with bubbles – my perfect day is food that I don’t have to cook and fresh air and sunshine!


















Being a mom is the best thing ever - hard at times and it can be tiring but its the BEST EVER!!