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Mum-Life: A conversation between friends

Our touch rugby season kicked off on Thursday night, which is great, we love our module.  It’s social, fun and a great chance to spend time with our friends each week and have a run around together.  Preparation for touch has been somewhat lacking this season, I’m not particularly fit and winter has not been overly kind.  As I was squeezing …

Childhood Unplugged

I’m pretty sure he doesn’t realize it at the moment, but I’m hoping that this Saturday just been will firmly cement itself in Ethan’s head in an “oh yeah, that’s what we did when I was a kid” kinda way.  It won’t be a Best Day of My Life kind of memory, more of the Normal Day in the Neighborhood variety; …

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Arts in Action

We were lucky enough to be able to attend our local Arts Centre’s open day last weekend, what a treat!  Pretty much our whole rugby team turned up and the boys made the most of the amazing opportunity to try their hand at pottery, mosaic, clay modelling, jewellery making, painting, wood carving and much more.  It was lovely to see …

Summer Overload

The last day of my holiday is here and my camera roll is positively bursting with gorgeous memories I can’t wait to share. We have had so much fun with Tara over the last two weeks I may need another holiday to recover! Follow

Life. Lately | IPhone Snaps

    We didn’t bother with the mad Post-Christmas shopping frenzy, but I DID bother with the Country Road sale, it was so good! The weather has kept us indoors for so many days lately, luckily E has lots of new books to read, he is currently steaming through the Roald Dahl box set which Santa brought him Mum and …

The other side of lifes scales

Today I saw the most beautiful baby girl I have ever seen, congratulations Rhodes Family, I am so in love with your latest addition! Follow

Last Days of Summer

Better late than never! Abby, Jo and I took the kids to Waiwera last month and scored a beautiful day.  I haven’t been in years and had so much fun.  I had forgotten how exhausting those hot pools are though! Ethan had a wicked time, his confidence in the water was amazing, he even hit up one of the big …

Welcome Baby Chloe!

Another couple whom we love has joined the fab baby club – KC and Greer are the proud parents of beautiful baby Chloe.  Congratulations guys she is gorgeous! Follow

Christmas in January

I sent a lil message out via bookface before Christmas to our American friends.  I thought Ethan might LOVE one of those elusive Zhu Zhu pet hamsters that were flying off the shelves in the states.  Well.  Some people ignored us (as they normally do) and others simply lost the plot.  Tara lost the plot.  She became obsessed with hunting …

Today…today you say?

What are we doing today? Going to have a playdate with a crazy lady who is having a baby T O M O R R O W. That’s the crazy lady Chris, hubby Hamish and the young fella is Billy – Leon (4) was probably throwing water balloons or something boy-tastic when this photo was taken at Ethan’s party 3 …