This autumn we got away for a few days to beautiful Hawkes Bay – the first time we've done that drive with Amelie! I was nervous but it was totally fine. Two stops on the way down and two on the way back, one planned and one unplanned each way. Oh and one somersault into … Continue reading A long weekend in Hawkes Bay
Yesterday was Mother's Day – my first as a mother. Some people say you become a mother when you become pregnant, but that wasn't the case for me. I loved Amelie when I was pregnant with her, but she was an abstract, a concept that I hadn't fully developed. I had no idea what was … Continue reading Some stories about mothers after Mother’s Day
Hello! Hope you all had a good weekend. Mine was lovely – I had an assignment due on the Monday, so spent quite a lot of it studying, but managed to fit in some fun around the study. We were in Mangawhai with friends, and on Sunday we drove up to my parents' gorgeous new … Continue reading How I’m working on finding balance
I'm not saying this is why Hayden and I had a baby, but decorating the nursery was absolutely one of our favourite parts of getting ready for Amelie's arrival. We had constraints of course – both the fairly standard financial ones and the additional ones of being in a rental and not knowing whether we were … Continue reading Our unisex nursery decor
We're having our first Christmas in our country house and I just can't wait. The weather turned it on last time we were up there, and you have never seen anyone wanting to return to Auckland less than we did. And we like Auckland! But the country is just so magical in the summer. Hayden … Continue reading Decorating for Christmas!
The Judd Crew 