Mother's Day is just around the corner! I mentioned it to Amelie tonight and she got very excited, and promised she would make me a card and a present. That sounds good to me! That said, in our family we do tend to buy presents for both Mothers Day and Fathers Day, so I don't … Continue reading Gift ideas for Mothers Day
We recently did a little refresh of Amelie's room, which I'm so pleased with! The main driver behind reorganising it was the constant toy mess – this is surely the reason most parents end up changing up their children's rooms, right?! But as Amelie gets older, the toys she plays with, the way she plays, and … Continue reading Refreshing Amelie’s room
As we get closer to winter (or, as I call it, the Bad Times) I've realised that unless I take action now, autumn's going to be over without me even noticing. Unlike summer, I don't have long lists of things I absolutely have to do in order to feel like I've made the most of … Continue reading Nine ways to make the most of autumn
So first things first, I feel it's important that I inform you that nobody knows as much as a four year old. If only we could all hold onto the sheer amount of knowledge that a four year old displays, imagine how much smarter we'd be as a population. The things we could do – it'd … Continue reading Amelie at four
At the end of March, we headed down to Wellington for a quick mini break in the city! Hayden and I used to go to Wellington fairly regularly, for conferences and such like, but since I stopped working in local government and Hayden set up his own business, we haven't needed to visit so often. … Continue reading Four days in Wellington
