Monthly Archives: May 2013

Dove Hamper WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT, via Noah Nicholas William B x

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I recently ran a little giveaway here, which is now closed. It’s been a busy week and I’m about elbow-deep in admin, so Noah and I only chose the winner this morning. 
I took a little video for you, and then a few pictures. I really love involving the boys with the blog and choosing winners and explaining all these fun things to him that I do on the side. It also makes him feel very important, as you’ll see here. It’s so important to involve kids in every aspect of your life, and to make them feel that their input in to even the smallest things have value. Even having the ‘responsibility’ of choosing the milk at the shops can be a little confidence boost for any eager toddler. 
And the winner of the Dove hamper IS… And a HUGE congratulations to… 


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I found my soul in Stanford: Part 2 (and a mini note on the bunny house)

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We went to Stanford a while ago, and I blogged part 1 of that post here: Stanford Country Cottages. We stayed at the most beautiful little Poppy Cottage and enjoyed a weekend break as a family. We went for long walks, played in the garden, the sprinkler. We played, went down the river in a canoe, visited the market, the brewery, the diary farm. We had long, lazy afternoons in the garden and a braai. Tea on the porch, wine on the lawn – under the trees. It was magical. After a lot of ups, downs and changes at home: Daddy took us all away for a weekend spoil to have us all to himself. We loved having all his attention too, without the distractions of work, television, laptops, phones… I literally switched my phone off the entire time. 
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The Birth Story Series: Tammy & Emily: Natural Birth with elective Epidural

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This birth story is from one of my oldest, dearest school friends: Tammy. She had Emily at a young age, and her and the dad split up when Emily was a year old. She has since (very happily) married Ryan and they’ve just bought a house together. ALSO, they’re expecting another beautiful little baba. I’m so happy for her. Here is her birth story, and how gorgeous little Emily came to be.

“It was a Wednesday and it was my last visit to the Doctor. He did an internal and checked my blood pressure and disappeared back into his office. He wanted to induce on Friday… Apparently my blood pressure was a little too high and Emily was ready to meet the world. What did I know  and I had no choice really? I also had no idea what ‘being induced’ actually meant? I just knew that it was really … Read the rest

A weekend away, too much relaxing and an incredibly serious fisherman.

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We went to visit my mom in Betty’s Bay this weekend. I really am starting to love our little weekends away. Daddy joined and the boys had the very best time. You have never met as excited little kids in your life – par Simba Surprise kids. 
I have to take a minute here to thank my mom for being *the* best mother and grandmother (Gaga) to my little family. The boys absolutely adore her and she’s so good with them, so good at keeping their little minds and hands busy, and so affectionate and attentive. You only really realize how much your mother loves you and become truly grateful once you have your own kids and go through it all yourself, right? I had a Saturday afternoon nap and was woken up with tea and a cupcake. My mom cooked all weekend, the boys made a braai in the … Read the rest

Two ‘personal’ days later, and a sort of personal blog post. In that order.

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Sometimes I try keep my personal life off my blog at all costs. Sometimes I’m too busy and other times I just want to tell everyone how I feel, until I get distracted by something else. Being a parent doesn’t mean that you stop being you. I still need my little ‘time-outs’ and often I get really over stimulated – the same way babies and toddlers do. The other morning Noah (I love you) started talking at 5:30am, didn’t nap and did not stop talking until he fell gloriously asleep at around 8pm. While I put on my best fake smile after 4  (fine 2) hours of this, I do have my limits. My head hurt everywhere, even behind my eyes. 
Wait, this is not a post complaining about kids and their noise. I could start a whole other blog on that. That, and what disgusting little creatures kids can

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