Anyone who knows me or who has been reading this blog for a while, would know that I am a bit of a fan of Stokke. I love the beautiful designs – clean and simple – as well as the thought that each piece of furniture or product should last for many many years. I have previously reviewed the Xplory, Bounce n Sleep, and  Sleepi (just to give you an idea of...

So you probably read my rant yesterday about the incredibly frustrating process of buying this vehicle. But when I drove it out of the dealership (after they had polished out a small scratch that I found on a rear panel – OMG yes I am serious but I wasn’t going to not take it after THREE months!!), I was thankful that we had persevered! So first the...

We have been having a wonderful time at the beach – blessed with near perfect weather, and swimmable temperatures, the kids have been having a ball. Combined with the absence of a rigid school term routine, the freedom of the beach is giving us priceless opportunities to bond and grow as a family. (Please let me clarify we are not growing THE family – growing...

I have been on a bit of a journey of the last few months. That is such a cliched saying, but it’s totally true. It was all about reclaiming my body after being somewhat of a baby incubator for many many years. I have felt completely blessed to be able to conceive, grow and nurture 4 miraculous little babies (ALL babies are miracles – seriously, have you...

We are home again – Boo!! We had a fabulous holiday and made some wonderful memories! There are quite a few items that made our holiday such a success. Now I know I mentioned that we aren’t the most minimalist of packers, but that’s because we like our holidays to be comfortable. So these are my must haves, which I just couldn’t be without! Well OK I...

I love the ocean! I have always loved the sea, sand and sunshine, and I just LOVE the water. Thankfully so does hubby!! So we have spent many a weekend at the beach, our bi-annual holidays are always at the beach, hubby proposed to me on the beach, our honeymoon was on a tropical island, so you get the idea of how much we love the beach! I truly believe that when...

After 9 loooooooonnnnggggg weeks of school holidays, my children are finally back to school next week. It’s been a fairly unusual Summer break, with rain inhibiting our activities somewhat, followed by the devastating floods, and leaving us with really only a week of any decent weather.  So as a farewell to the holidays, and hello to Year One, Maddy and I...

So those of you who know me well would probably have expected this! Aren’t you impressed that I waited until AFTER I introduced my children to show it lol! With 4 children, you can be sure that I have tried just about every baby contraption that is out there! By Baby Number 4 I considered myself somewhat well-versed on what worked for our family. I had tried...