From Mom

This weekend the old gang got together.  And I almost didn’t recognise them.  Just take a look at them just 9 months ago…  Now look at these… These kids went…

So we had a mermaid party.  Although as it turns out there was only one beautiful mermaid and it wasn’t even one of our girls, even though she could be…

I have now packed a total of 7 boxes.  I am so proud of myself right now.  And for some reason I just can’t get enough of this packing thing,…

This warm weather has put a spring in my step.  It’s glorious. I can’t wait to leave the office so that I can go and sit in the sun with…

It’s finally happened.  All the papers are signed (well not really, because I’m not counting all the mountain of legal paperwork to come) but the decision making papers are signed. …

My baby girl, you’re 3 today!  Well actually you have been 3 for 3 days now, but I haven’t really had a chance to sit down and write to you…

After taking a little reflection moment just a month ago, looking at the kids at 9 months and trying to tell the difference, I wondered if we would be able…

This picture says it all… Side smile… Things are a bit crazy this side.  But maybe I’ll have some good news soon!   Wordless Wednesday was last modified: July 24th,…

Happy Monday! Or is it?  Well this Monday is a day that is going to be filled with answers to so many questions about whether or not we will definitely…

It’s quite a nice feeling to finally be sort of in control of a situation.  The knock on effect is that I am able to deal with everything else a…

Let’s rewind roughly 4 years and 9 months. We would go an visit the few friends that we had with children and when I got home I was so broody…

Recently  we’ve had a chance to sit and look through our little badly filmed home videos.  And while they are filled with great memories and a lot of random things,…

Oh my word Kyla Bells!  You are 4 today! It’s finally happened after month of counting down the days, it’s finally here and you are finally 4!!  Last night before…

Good morning all you lovely people. I’m about to take my kids out to enjoy another beautiful day in the Mother City – to live it up on their last…

I never realised how much stress one can experience in trying to sell their house.  Or waiting to know if one should sell their house, is probably more appropriate. At…

“I’m going slightly mad…  I’m going slightly mad…  It finally happened…  It finally happened….  It finally happened…  I’m slightly mad.”  Who can say it better than Queen? As you know…

I Can’t Believe I’m Actually Doing This You might as well pour me some organic wine in a bio-degradable cup and call me a hipster.  It seems as though I…

My normally camera shy baby posed purposefully for these pictures…  As in, she really wanted me to take them!  I’m still kind of in shock.  She is most gorgeous, just…

Guys, tonight we are going to have one whole night to ourselves.  One whole entire night.  With not one child. I’m so excited that I might just do a back…

So you know there was this one time that I considered getting all my children into modelling, because they are the most beautiful babies in the world.  I swear I’m…

I never, ever win anything.  Ever. It sucks. I know people who win all the time!  Boxes of chocolates (and by that I mean a massive box filled with lots…

Last night, as I sat pondering what to write about, an image flashed on my screen of a very tiny little Riya that I added to Instagram a while ago.…

Yo dudes! It’s Friday!!  It took absolutely forever to come, but it’s here and that is the most important thing.  And what’s even more important is that we get to…