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Bellies full of croissants (and coffee). Playing in the grass while the sun shines. Life is pretty good. Someone recently asked me what I enjoy most about motherhood. And it has to be moments like...
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She wants to do everything her brother does. And she generally manages to do everything her brother does! Today was one of those magical Saturdays. I got to spend time in the kitchen. Alone…no one...
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I am not sure if they were helping or hindering, but they were definitely having fun. I had a sick day on Friday. At home, in bed, with a box of tissues next to me. Achy, feverish, sniffling. Lydia...
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After the rain, comes the mud. We just booked a December holiday at the coast. We did the same last year and it was perfect…a relaxing and restorative end to the year. I like quiet holidays…the only...
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Sulking next to the mint. She is a water baby. It is late on Sunday night and I am ready to crawl beneath the quilts and close my eyes, so I will keep this short and sweet. When you are out and about...
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An afternoon at the park. She chooses her own clothes…and puts together some interesting combinations. Before I had kids, I took no notice of playgrounds. Last time I went back to New York, Charlie...
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We went to the Out Of The Box Festival on Friday. The was taken before the Holi Throw…the after shot was much more colourful! I have had one of those weeks were I just feel so unmotivated and quite...
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They weren’t interested in riding their bikes. But they were interested in palling around together. It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop. Confucius It’s interesting how...
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School holiday snuggles. Not the best photos, but these moments can be fleeting! She adores her brother. Or maybe adores is the wrong word. Idolises? I think she actually wants to be him? I am fairly...
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A morning spent in Washington Square Park. We made it! We are in NYC! According to Charlie, the best parts of New York are Goldfish crackers, seeing squirrels, and the fountain in Washington Square...
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Picking berries soon turned into playing in the mud. We are now with my parents with Maine. And we are settling into a lovely routine. The days always begins with a trip to Starbucks. It’s no Merlo,...
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As Lyddie has taken to saying, “Happy Day!” There are definite cons to living about as far away from your family as you can get. There are so many times I wish I could stop by my parent’s house for a...
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Pensive popsicle eating. Offering to share her popsicle…first with me and then with her brother. We are getting close to the end of our holiday. Sob! I know Charlie is homesick and is more than ready...
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We all loved being at my parent’s house. I loved not having to do the laundry, not having to do the shopping, not having to cook dinner, not having to clean up afterwards. They loved the attic (both...
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We are back in Brisbane now. And slowly readjusting to our normal rhythms and routines…and to the time zone! I could certainly do with not being woken up at 2:00 in the morning! But we will get...
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I thought that I would come back from our holiday feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. And I did. But then there was jet lag to contend with. Then we all got sick. And now I am sitting in a house...
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Accessorising before kindy. (Almost) two year old attitude. I had forgotten how fierce toddlers can be. I remember playing with my mother’s jewellery and wonder if they will remember playing with...
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He loves playing in the back yard. This school holidays, the family project is building a cubby house! When she is good, she is very, very good. But when she is bad, she is horrid! The theme of this...
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I love that he still lies down when he plays with his toys. Busy at her desk, “doing writing.” Am I the only one who feels like someone pressed fast forward a few months ago and hasn’t let up on the...
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More holiday snaps. I remember spending entire summers in the pool…these two will stay in the water until their lips are blue and their fingers are wrinkled! We got back from one holiday and my...
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