Easter weekend away...

Easter weekend we went away, not far but far enough! We went to Cumberland nature reserve which is only about 45 min away which is the perfect distance from home. No electricity / no cell reception = heaven!! This is what packing looks like with a child... for one weekend :)

This was our view from the patio....

Our little cottage...

We spent our days on the patio playing, eating and playing some more!

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We came home feeling refreshed....  it was just what we needed!

Lolly's school party...

I could not resist sending a few cupcakes to school so Lolly could have a little class party.... Oh man he looks so chuffed with himself!

Happy party day my big boy, enjoy your sugar high!

Mr fix-it...

Our boy is going to grow up to work with his hands - he LOVES fixing things.... anything... everything... fixed or broken!

Daddy is a king at teaching him so many thing... sometimes learning them himself just a few minutes before. My boys will always be there to "hammer" and "zzzzeeee" (the sound of the sander) anything for me. Love them so much!

Peg and Pencil

Last week I saw this wooden bunting and I knew I had to have some....

 I love when orders come wrapped beautifully with a little note!!

I have an idea as to where I will hang these.... too excited to try later! Peg and pencil have amazing things - check them out at pegandpencil.co.za.

Our boy turned TWO!

Last Thursday, the 2 April 2015, our boy turned two - a whole two!!! We were awoken early with the sounds of "mommeeee, dadddeeeee" - I think he new it was his birthday!

 He was given a little string of choccies which he asked for before breakfast.... I could not say no on his birthday :)

 He got the cutest, fluffiest donkey...

 And a winnie pooh... which his eyes twinkled at!

 Simple gifts but he fell in love instantly!!

 He had a nap later on in the day with his two new best friends as we made our way to Cumberland for a weekend away.

This child has been a ray of sunshine since the second he was conceived.... he has taught me so many life lessons in the past two years - patience, how selfish I really am, the joy of being called mommy, the joy of seeing my husband excel as being a daddy while maintaining being the best husband, the miracle of this child learning new things every day... our life changed rapidly on the 02 April 2013 and oh man, its been a beautiful experience so far! We have tried to keep our lives simple but filled with family time and so much love - our humble little family and our humble little life is exactly what I always wanted - God has make my life so perfectly imperfect....

Cherished memories...

With my little baby boy getting SO big I needed something to cling to when he seems to big! I sent a few items of my boys clothes as a baby to Cherish me keepsakes and they made up a puppy for me - seeing this brings me straight back to when he was so little and swaddled in a blanky... my heart!!

Where has the time gone, when did my boy get so big!! This helps my heart not be so sore at the fact that my little one is not so little anymore! I told Lolly that this is my puppy (not a new toy for him) and now he points to it and says "mommys puppy"... he gives it a little cuddle and then gives it straight back.

Playtime...

On Saturday while daddy napped on the couch next to us Lolly and I made a play dough family consisting of a wormy, a daddy, a car, a Oliver, a doggy and a thousand balls.

Lolly lined up all his little creations in a row  by colour - he likes structure - and played like this for ages. I could see my boys brain working and trying to connect the tools with the dough and make this little master pieces. I LOVE playtime like this.... had the best day with my boy!