not quite winter...

It's getting cooler in the mornings and the new winter hats are already getting a bit of use.  This one loved his so much that he wore i...

m is for marshmallows

This morning I spotted what appeared to be a random assortment of stuff beside the front door... a couple of toys, a money box, some school ...

auckland museum is too cool

wiggle wiggle little mouse

It's funny that his top teeth being loose are making a gap but not falling out.

walking to school

School spirit is alive and well at our place.  That is a role model sash he's wearing, he got it for "thinking and doing the right ...

listamainia

The boys have been making lists of things they'd like to save their pocket money for. It's funny that as an adult you'd never th...

anyone know what this is?

It's caterpillar season again.  Well at our house anyway.  The bug catcher is home to two wee guys today.  This one is the hairiest (and...

seasons

I'm love autumn, I think it's my favourite season.  I am quite partial to spring too, especially when the kids were little and we sp...

zeros to heroes

Today did not get off to a good start.  There was a lot of grumping, dawdling and mucking about when the boys were supposed to be getting re...

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 ...

silly bandits

Thanks NanaRobyn, the boys were so excited to get these from you this afternoon.  Made their day. See our newly painted table in the backgro...

cafe love

He seems so grown up these days.  Something to do with being five and at school seems to agree with him.  I got to spend some sweet one on o...

biker boys

For the past few weekends we've been taking the kids out with their bikes in an effort to get those training wheels off.  We have no yar...

it's a book

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 ...

life in the hood

On the way home from school today our streets were littered with cans and bottles from the nearby student orientation gig.  Turns out that t...

my new favourite guy

I got to cuddle this wee love in my sling today (knew there was a reason I'd held onto it after all the other baby gear was long gone). ...

can you help Christchurch?

On February 22 my hometown Christchurch, was devastated by a massive earthquake, hundreds of people have died and the city is a mess. On Apr...

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 ...

thursday - tv free

I just realised that the kids haven't watched any TV (or specifically DVDs as I'm such an anti advertising control freak) this week....

writing

So beside his new/old desk I put a wee poster on the wall.  R's often asking me to remind him how to write certain letters so I printed ...