Fearless.

At one stage my boy was so nervous at the doctors offices, he would stick to us like glue and then cry when we went in - yes it was an age thing but as the years have worn on and we explained why we go see the doctor and why he helps us his fear has lessened.
Last Saturday Ollie and Mike needed to go see the Dr, as they walked in Ollie exclaimed "TOYS, I'm going to go play" and off he went - no need for dad to shadow him. When their name was called he sauntered in, sat on the chair, said hello to the Dr and told Mike that he could sit too.
And that was that. No fear. No tears.

I am proud of this little guy we are raising and learning that some things take longer than others to overcome and that patience is often needed.

What a mom does..

I have realized over and over again that being a mom is the most rewarding (and exhausting) role I will ever play. I find joy in my children's joy and pain in their pain and I, on occasion, do whatever it takes to keep the peace.
This could mean anything from giving someone an extra sweety because they asked so nicely (even though they already had 5) or sitting in our driveway at home after arriving home a half hour before just so my littlest one can have a decent nap.

 When Oliver was born I struggled a lot with selfishness. One thing that I remember well is that I would struggle so much if Oliver woke up at our food time because I didn't want to eat with one hand or have cold food or eat in shifts - it sounds so silly but for the first few months it was something that would make me so angry! And anyone who has kiddies know that when the food arrives, no matter what time, the kids tend to wake up....
I learnt so much with Oliver and I had to check myself more than a few times regarding my innate selfishness, it taught me how selfish I really was - who knew!
Ollie was 3 and a half when Charley was born and we were out of the hectic faze of having a baby and I was worried a bit that our life would feel like it was turned upside down again and my selfishness would rear its ugly head. By the grace of God that hasn't been the case at all and with Charley came joy and laughter and I have viewed something like sitting in the car in the driveway while Charley naps as an opportunity to put on an audio book and relax a bit.
Thank goodness for do-overs, Charley has been my redemption baby and showed me what motherhood could be like when selfishness isn't a factor.

A year later...

More like over a year later and so I begin again, I have realized we refer back this all my posts fondly when thinking of Ollie as a baby and remembering special occasions, looking at photos and seeing how much he has grown - I feel I am robbing us of the same with Charley.
From my last post to now life has changed a lot in the best way, our little girl Charley was born and is now 6 months old and  Ollie has grown up so much and is such a ray of sunshine to us.

I will start this again with the events of our week and and eventually tell Charley's birth story because it is such a precious time which I haven't converted into writing quite yet. The rest of 2016 and the first half of 2017 will have to remain a memory for Mike and I to share between us.

Our little superheros. We went to Josh's super hero party and Ollie and Charley dressed up as superheros. Of course Ollie was batman and Charley (who had no choice but was willing) dressed up as Wonder Woman for which is totally is! The Wonder Woman costume (thank you Aunty Wella and Uncle Ryno) is for 12 - 18 month old's BUT our kids super power seems to be CHUNK as she fits into it at 6 months!

 Ollie took this picture for us and I kinda LOVE it....

 Charley's first time on a swing and she loved it... she is going to be an adventurous one this one.

 A rare family picture...

 Ollie jumped the afternoon away.

Sunday finished too quickly and as always I come to work missing my family and scrolling through pics of all of them as the days goes on.
Ahhhh, this feel so good to document our lives again, it makes me slow down a bit and sort through my love and joy for my family and our little life together!
2017 I am finally ready for you!

Where has this year gone???

How is it already the end of March? How is it that my little boy is turning 3 a few days.... where has this year gone?? My blogging has been really slow this year so far (sorry Jayde) and I debated giving blogging up completely BUT I really love how this documents our lives when often I don't have time to write things down to remember them... so I am back!!
This year has been crazy and busy and there have been lots of firsts... we are far into the first quarter and time is now slowing down.
With us having a long weekend we spent the weekend napping, eating and spending time with friends - the perfect way to spend a weekend!
Oliver was promised a very rare treat of having a nap on our bed with his dad and he enjoyed every second...

 To many more blogs to come, I am back on track :)

This morning....

Our pre new school routine was we would be on the road by 6:45am and at work by 7am, I enjoyed this as I got to check emails, have tea and get a few things done before the work day began. Now with Lolly going to school we can only drop him off at 7:10am meaning we have lots more time in the morning together. I love this.
This morning I made us mango smoothies for breakfast, we got to chat and play and gather a few things to recycle at school.

We had a rain storm the night before last so we had to move a few things on our Patio so they didn't get wet - the mirrors were two of them. On the way out with a empty milk carton in one hand and a piece of a sandwich in the other, Lolly noticed his perfect reflection and spent a few minutes admiring his perfection. I love this kid!!!

 I am so grateful for the extra time with our monster in the mornings, it starts our day of so well!

School...

Our boy has decided that school is lovely and he has lots of fun!! Thank goodness!! This last week they were learning about colours so every day each child had to wear a different colour shirt... I was thrilled to see the whole school wore the same colour, it was a very effective method to learn a colour! The school also has a facebook page which I discovered and when have a peak I spotted our precious boy... I love seeing him happy and doing his thing!

I have only praise for Birches Pre Primary, they have been so amazing and I am thrilled we chose this school for our precious boy...

Well hello 2016!

Goodness me, this year kicked off with a bang and I am only finding my bearings now! My boy started a new school and with that came some teething issues and setting issues and my mommy heart was not coping so well with this change. I was (and still am to a certain degree) so nervous and scared and heart-sore for my boy who was struggling to fit into his new school and our new routine. Yes the below photos shows a happy, confident boy but it was not the case when we arrived at school.

I am very happy to say that things have gotten better since last Wednesday but the struggle is real and will continue until he is fully settled. Until he is fully settled I will be unsettled but I am so proud of this child and the progress he has made so far!!

Ringing in the new year with our besties, sleepover style, and enjoying some really chilled days with my two boys was the best way to start 2016.
Its going to be a good year!!