A Day In The Life Of The Alfino’s

Sup guys.  How was the long weekend? Ours was pretty great – I so enjoyed being home, sleeping in and chilling that it was really hard to get back into…

Happy Friday! I could not be more excited that Monday is a holiday.  This incessant need to wake up every single morning, is doing my head in a bit.  It’s been such…

The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer, but despite this I find that I am still not getting enough sleep.  You too? In case you’re wondering,…

You don’t have to be a blogger to feel a little chuffed when someone takes the time to ♥ your posts online. It’s just a product of the time that…

A lot of the conversations that I have with my kids go something like this: Me, “Oh dear darling sweet child of mine, how in the heck have you gotten…

Are you as sick of keeping the kids busy as I am? I know that the holidays are technically almost over and we can breathe a big sigh of relief…

In the last couple of weeks I have been chatting to a few people about friendship. Weirdly enough it’s been in the context of getting married and who to invite to…

Happy Monday! Well actually that’s a juxtaposition if ever I saw one.  Is it possible to be happy that it’s Monday?  I’m not sure.  Plus, judging by my kids reactions…

What do you do when your oldest baby is about to put on her uniform for the first time and head off to big school?  Well, let me tell you…

A little perspective… We didn’t have a tree.  Our house was bare.  We were still recovering from our break in and none of us were on holiday yet. The festive…

A captured moment is more than a perfect smile into the camera. It’s the giggle you share as someone farts, or the sneaky kisses you steal when the kids aren’t…

I’m living in the same house as my husband but we haven’t had a proper conversation in a week. Best week of his life, am I right? Seriously though, how…

If I had to sum myself up in one word, “brave” would not be it. Although I am trying to change this part of me by regularly putting myself out there…

There are many highs and lows that you experience during your life time. It’s kind of natural and really if you didn’t experience them I’d question your humanity.  Some days…

This week started out with so much promise. And then it slowly started going downhill from there.  No real reason why, except that maybe I’m just a little bit hormotional…

The first thing that people say when they see the girls is, “Are they twins?” Once they get over the fact that they are not in fact twins and that…

“Hi, I’m Cindy and I let my children watch TV…  Sometimes.” “Uh, Cindy, therapy isn’t going to work unless you are completely honest with the group.” “OK. OK.  You want…

Here’s the funny thing about having a baby. Either you go into labour, or you’re forced into a c-section, or you happily decide to have your baby cut out, or…

I’ve been having one of those weeks where I’m in a constant state of mild panic/ball of nerves/giggly with excitement.  There have been many things happening that have thrown the…

What a crazy week! This week has been filled with remarkably high highs and incredibly low lows.  But isn’t that how life goes?  It’s always a little bit bittersweet. We’ve…

We recently went to  the sweetest dinosaur party. My photos don’t do justice to the hard work and planning that went on behind the scenes, but my friend Zoë and…

Play dates are like soul food for me. The chance to catch up with friends over coffee and chat about all that parenting throws at us is just so necessary…

My current state: Dreaming about warm socks, warming my hands by the fire, squeezy hugs, cuddling under blankets, a hot bowl of soup with a lekker slice of bread with…