Dear Chloe, Today we celebrated a special day. It was indeed your birthday. We can’t believe you are three already. Where have those three years gone? It feels like only yesterday when you were a tiny little baby sleeping in your moses basket.
It’s another year of family portraits. This is going to be the third year I am taking part in the me and mine project. If you never heard of it before, then you should definitely check out Lucy’s blog Dear Beautiful. It’s actually a nice memory to have a family photo each year to look back on.
It has been over two weeks ago now since I introduced potty training to Chloe. It has been on the cards for quite some time… since the Summer really. She has been ready for a long time but I just kept dragging it out to be honest. She is my last baby after all. She is so mature for her…
It’s been a long time since I went for Afternoon Tea. The last time was March last year with hubby’s sister. It was time to book another one. And there was no better occasion other than my birthday. I spent the weekend at my friends in Sligo. We decided to try out Afternoon Tea in Knockranny House Hotel, Westport which…
Chloe absolutely adores dolls and anything that involves role play. It started off with a doll she got from her godfather two Christmases ago. Since then her doll collection has grown and she is up to four to five baby dolls now. The only thing missing in her collection was a Barbie doll.
And so we are half way through the first month of the new year. I have been fairly quiet on the blog the past month. So far we have done nothing exciting to be honest. The weather is holding us back and now that we have started potty training Chloe at the weekend, we are very limited to go places.…
I am really watching my kids sugar intake. It is very important they have healthy teeth. During the week they always get water only in their cups. It’s a habit we got into and I don’t want to steer away from. I used to drink a lot of sugary drinks as a child (still do) but these type of drinks…
Do you find yourself planning out the holidays for the entire year come January? The trigger seems to be Christmas. I already have a week of work behind me. However, because I had such a nice time off over the festive season, I already feel like planning another holiday for us all. Plus, January always seems to be the month…
We are getting to a stage now of Lego everywhere. Not too long ago Matthew was not into Lego at all and didn’t understand how to build it following the instructions. However as he got a lot of Lego for his birthday back in August, I sat down with him and we did a set every weekend. He slowly got…
I don’t know about you but if I get a new phone, I feel like I need to protect it with a case. Phones these days have a very slippy back. I tend to drop my phone quite a good bit. However if I have a cover on it, I prevent it from getting damaged. Some people don’t like case…
I know, I know, it’s been well over a week since it was Christmas Day. But the blog is mainly for looking back on our memories over the years and the fact I took a blog break, I have to keep this safe on my little blog and even write about it in January. Christmas has been lovely. We could…
Did you all have a good start into the new year? The festive season has gone by so quickly and I haven’t even got a chance to write up all my Christmas related posts yet. I think it is still okay to do so when the new year has only just started. I took a break over Christmas and just…
I have been a bit quiet on the blogging front the last week and a bit. Simple reason is I wanted to enjoy the festive season with the family and not worry about posts going out. However the last post of this year has got to be the Me and Mine Project. We have been joining two years now and…
I wasn’t quite sure whether I should write about this on my blog or not, but it’s about my world after all and not just the kids. Plus this post I am about to publish, was part of half of my life. As some of you may or may not know, I used to be a big Westlife fan. To…
Wow, I can’t believe it’s the very last month of the Siblings project. I have said it multiple and I am going to say it one last time this year… the year has gone way too fast. The last month of this project is always very special because I am creating a collage throughout the year that shows me how…
Our garden is still very basic, with a shed, some flower pots and a flower bed I created back in the summer. We were due a gardener to call over and get some work done a few months ago. Though there has been some complications along the way, we won’t be getting anything done now until Spring next year. However…
I don’t know about you but three main meals a day is not enough for me. I always have to snack in between otherwise I get grumpy and angry. They also call that hangry, it’s actually a thing. When I am in work, I generally have a chocolate bar in the afternoon or something else. I just couldn’t wait until…
Two weekends ago we decorated the house for Christmas all weekend. The week prior to that, we went to the local Woodies to pick up a new tree. The one we had for years was a bit broken and we just put up with it over the years. It was time for a new one. Luckily Woodies had 20% off…
Have you all put up your tree? Ours went up on Saturday. In fact I couldn’t wait to put it up. When you have a fake Christmas tree that takes two hours to put up and look perfect, I definitely want to get the most out of it. But when is officially the right time to put the tree? Do…
How are you all getting on with your Christmas shopping? Have you got most of it done or are you a kind of last minute person? At the weekend we were busy decorating the house and getting into the Christmas spirit. Of course the stockings above the stove can’t be missing. In November I have shared a few gift guides…
