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I cannot believe that yesterday I dropped my kids off for the last day of their first year of school. It really seems like just yesterday I was stressing over…

THIS COMPETITION IS CLOSED In this glorious Summer weather, there really is nothing better than having our girls in dresses.  Not only are they cooler, but they just look so…

THIS COMPETITION IS CLOSED Ever since we moved into our new house, I have been upset with myself that we haven’t made the kids rooms really feel like theirs.  Especially…

I’m so sorry that this post is later than I promised, but there is nothing quite as debilitating as a tummy bug combined with raging fevers. Riya and I were…

THIS COMPETITION IS CLOSED It’s time… With December comes the 3 Kids, 2 Dogs and 1 Old House – 10 Days Of Giveaways – it’s finally here and I can’t…

So, we did it. And surprisingly KEPT doing it. Even though it’s often a very last minute thought, we are now 3 nights in to the Dinosaurs coming alive in…

We got Christmassy all up in our hizzle this weekend and it was glorious. I decided to heck with it, we feel like putting up the tree now so we’re…

This weekend was a blur of Christmas trees, airport adventures, decorations EVERYWHERE, fun family playdates and twinkly lights.  Which, if you need a quick translation, means that it was actually…

I know you parents out there know this, but parenting is no joke.  Seriously the single hardest thing that I have ever done.  But if I could share with you…

When we came up with the name Knox it was pretty much because we have a thing for short names (Cindy, Seth, Kyla, Riya…), we liked how it sounded and…

If there is one thing that Kyla is EXCEPTIONALLY good at – it’s getting fevers. She will go up to 40 degrees without breaking a sweat (or thankfully without any…

This is how the girls and I will be spending our morning…  And I can’t wait! Can you believe that the last time I properly baked with my kids (where…

Wowzers, this week has been full of really high highs and really low lows.  It’s funny how that happens hey?  Maybe it’s to make you aware of how good you…

The end of the year and more importantly, Christmas has snuck up on me like Seth sneaks up to chocolate – stealthily, with purpose and without a care that you…

I have never enjoyed being home with my family as much as I am right now. Maybe it’s just the new house and all the great, new things that go…

I have a little problem. My children thrive on routine. But then again, apparently most children do.  I thought mine were different, but I guess I was very wrong. Every…

For quite a long time now I’ve seen people throw coloured paint at each other.  It’s always been pictures though and it’s this thing that originated for the Holi Festival…

Organised. This is not a word that is often used to describe me.  Unless someone uses it in a sentence that goes along the lines of, “Oh my word.  Check…

A little tradition that we have in the Alfino household is that when you turn 1, you get some finger paint, a canvas and all the patience and support that…

* Before I begin – today is #nofilterday, if you’re feeling down about life and thinking that you are not managing everything as well as other Mom’s out there –…

One year old parties are often criticized as being for the parents and not for the kids.  And I suppose that could be kind of true to some people, but…

I’ve been finding it difficult to take pictures recently.  Not that it’s my job or anything, but I normally really love to do it.  I don’t know why I’ve been…

Knox has finally popped a tooth. At last. I’m pretty sure that if he could talk he would say something along the lines of, “I got a tooth, I got…