space party prep

We had lots of fun for #2s recent space birthday party.  We laid out sparkly cardboard hats, brown paper bags and star stickers for the kids...

decorating the house

 Apart from the eating, the decorating must be the best part of making a gingerbread house.  After the tricky process of assembling is taken...

baking the house

This did end up being the burnt version of the ginger bread house (which we chucked) but the process photos were so cute I couldn't help...

last days as a preschooler

Once again he's growing up too bloody fast!! Our gorgeous almost five year old likes to pretend to be a puppy on a daily basis.   He lov...

1000th post!!

I know I've been blogging for years, but 1000 posts!!  Surely I have something else I should be doing? Oops!  This poor wee angel fell o...

this moment

{this moment} -  A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to p...

sibling rivallry

Taekwondo is the new cool thing don't you know?  We've told the wee one that he can do it when he's six... so that big brother h...

what to do with left over gingerbread

Apparently it tastes pretty good on weetbix! Today we made it to see the big guy today at Smith and Caughey's. These are the boys orname...

how not to make a gingerbread house

How to wreck your gingerbread house in three easy steps... 1. run out of kremelta and substitute margarine (don't try this). 2. worry ab...

sleep issues

Our boys are generally pretty good sleepers.  They've shared a bedroom for most of their wee lives which has led to them both being quit...

woah baby!!

We had an awesome weekend.  Beautiful times with wonderful people.  A party, a BBQ and another party. The rocket cake was a success (will bl...

is anyone else tired?

Struggling a bit at the moment.  I'm not enjoying all of the shared lunches, morning teas, barbecues etc. Although I love hanging out wi...

this moment

{this moment} -  A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to p...

moon rocks

Today we painted rocks with some silver paint (a free test pot thanks to resene!) so that we have some "moon rocks" to hide for th...

not loving jet star

So you know how getting the cheapest possible airfares usually seems like a good idea?  Well when you're travelling with small people an...

this moment

{this moment} -  A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to p...