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Apparently a picture speaks a thousand words. I’ve never really put it to the test, but I often stare at a picture and have what seems like a hundred different…

The kids rooms have been looking rather dull since we’ve moved house (Especially poor old Knox’s room, but that’s for a whole different post). For the girls room, we managed…

Flip, our poor dogs. In case you were wondering about adding a pet to your life, let me give you a little heads up – DON’T!  I mean I love…

My sweetest Knox, As I write this your Daddy is trying really hard to get you to fall asleep in your own bed, without being cuddled to sleep (as we…

A brand new year calls for a brand new series.  And not the kind that you sit back and watch on TV – it’s the kind that you will make…

It’s Seth’s birthday soon (like on the 5th of Feb soon!) and I have been wracking my brain on what to do for him. Party details aside, what you have…

School starts today. It feels like just the other day it was their very, very first ever day at school.  I guess time really does fly when you are having…

Another tattoo has been added to my little collection. I guess it’s a bit like Pringles, in that once you start you can’t stop. But seriously, I’m sitting here with…

Getting back into the swing of things is no joke, luckily I still have a week before I take it too seriously.  Hopefully you do too, otherwise if you are…

I’ll tell you what they have in common – they are both the absolute cutest things ever in the World! To end the year off at school, the girls had…

Oh hello there. I’m going to take a break from current regular program (of giveaways everyday) and share loads of photos of a super cool Minnie and Mickey Mouse party…

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…

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…

Starting to feel a bit nostalgic that my kids have been at school for almost a whole year already!  A year later and Riya is still pulling that smile for…

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…

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…

So, maybe you can help me find my daughter.  I know she’s there somewhere.  Can you see her? What about now? Aaaah, there she is. I suppose I should tell…

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…

I keep making this specific promise to my girls. Over and over again.  Then getting so mad with myself that I couldn’t keep it.  Even though I had every intention…

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…

Recently I have had some time to sit back and reflect on life (with my laptop being busted and all it kind of aided this process).  I even had a…