Daily | Look | Shine.

Daily | Look | Shine.

  It’s pretty hard to deny that everything is generally a-ok in your world when you have sun shining on this little corner of love in your lounge x

Acquisitions | Chasee-Bee Organic Cotton Leggings

Acquisitions | Chasee-Bee Organic Cotton Leggings

  It’s pretty awesome when you find really cool + affordable kids clothes.  It’s pretty freaking awesome when those clothes are handmade ……… in New Zealand ……… by a Mum …….. with organic options! Nix was gifted these Shroom Elk Leggings (RRP $22) by Chasee-Bee and 

Halloween 2014…….was a week ago, I realize this!

Halloween 2014…….was a week ago, I realize this!

For the first time in like, ever {or maybe 3 or 4 years} Dave was home from work on time to go Trick or Treating with us last Friday.  I think this is possibly due to the cute factor being multiplied considerably this year by 

Your baby will sleep…….I promise

Your baby will sleep…….I promise

Thanks so much to Sovereign for sponsoring this post.  As part of their #lifetakecharge campaign Sovereign have identified sleep, along with eating well, exercise and happiness, as four essential pillars to well being and I couldn’t agree more! Sleep (and in many cases, the lack thereof) can be all 

Hello Nixon | Extended Breastfeeding a 15 month old

Hello Nixon | Extended Breastfeeding a 15 month old

{look away Uncle Kenny, look away!} My Little Hippo is still breastfeeding.  I remember saying to Dave and my mum about 3 months ago, “I just want him to keep going until we are done with his surgery and then he can quit whenever he 

Acquisitions | Attipas First Step Toddler Shoes

Acquisitions | Attipas First Step Toddler Shoes

Nix was recently fortunate enough to be gifted a wee pair of toddler shoes from the range at www.attipas.co.nz.  After struggling to settle on a style from the huge number of options I eventually chose a pair from the Marine range – because I’m a HUGE 

14 months Old|Hello Nixon 6 Weeks Post-Op

14 months Old|Hello Nixon 6 Weeks Post-Op

Same old, same old – how time flys – yadda yadda, but really?  Six weeks?  Thank you so much for all of your kind messages and concern it has meant so much to us!  The good news is…………..Nixon is doing amazingly well!  His little bowel that 

Acquisitions | Little Noggi Meraki Hat in Clover

Acquisitions | Little Noggi Meraki Hat in Clover

  Instagram is bad news brown for little love-to-shop Mamas like myself.  I can’t remember how I stumbled upon Little Noggi but I’m SO glad I did.  I purchased Nixie’s first, reversible Little Noggi hat in an Instagram sale and I won this beautiful lined 

The Age Gap = A Very  L O N G  Week

The Age Gap = A Very L O N G Week

  Pass the wine.   For the past 13 months I have been self-righteously patting myself on the back, mentally high-fiving because the huge age gap between our kids has been a huge non-event.  And truth be told it hasn’t been difficult in any of 

Last night’s Hospital Dinner…..

Last night’s Hospital Dinner…..

Today is Thursday, which means we survived Wednesday night, the worst so far.  Nixon’s pull-through operation (so named because they surgically pull healthy intestine down and rejoin everything after removing the diseased segment) went well, although it took 6 hours rather than the 3-4 that was