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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Halloween Party!

My friend, Nicola, decided to throw a little Halloween Party for our little people, so on a sunny Saturday morning, sitting in the garden with a glass of bubbly and good company... we celebrated the good life!  Again ;) 
The kids had a great time too, they got to dress up and ran around screaming and shouting... although this is something that they tend to do a lot of lately, with or without the scary outfits.



These kiddo's have been friends for most of their lives!



Nicola, Melissa, Jane and Hot-stuff-Sophia
Everybody: JUMP!

Thanks so much Nix for another great day with great friends; the décor, treats and cake were all awesome xxx

Friday, November 18, 2011

Little People - Big Changes

The arrival of my daughter's second birthday, marked her official transition to toddler-hood (well in my eyes she'll always be my baby).  Along with this significant milestone, come significant changes - one of them being the transition from cot to bed... or as we call it "little-big-bed".

This had a domino affect on the sleeping arrangements in the house which resulted in a very excited Christopher graduating from "little-big-bed" to "big-big-bed" and while we talking about musical beds, let me at this stage mention that these bed assignments bear no weight to where they actually spend the early hours of the morning sleeping; namely in "mommy-and-daddy-big-big-bed".  Knowing the way from their beds to ours like a homing beacon, they can walk the path in their sleep... and often they do!

Actually this change was a bit overdue, Sophia had for the past few weeks already claimed Christopher's "little-big-bed" as her own, and climbed into it every night before we had to pry her out kicking and screaming and put her in the cot... and after the move, she has not once asked to go back to her old nest and is quite good at staying in her new bed and falling asleep in it by herself (one of my original concerns).  Christopher is just as proud of his upgrade and he was the one to insist on staying in the same room as Sophia; we had to put together during renovations, and now they refuse to stay apart.  So now they share a bedroom, and we're creating a Playroom (yay!).

A momentous occasion; my little people are growing up so fast I can barely catch my breath!


Last night in littler beds...

...first night in bigger beds!

Have a happy weekend!


Friday, November 11, 2011

Kids Activity: Chopping!

I wonder if there are any other Mommies who face the same challenge just before suic... ahem, I mean crazy hour. You know, that time of the day when everything just collapses into chaos, and no matter  how much you plan ahead and prepare things to make your life easier, somehow it all just ends up in tears anyway?  
Often whilst I'm making dinner the whining/moaning/crying starts. Not ACTUALLY being a real-life octopus with 8 arms, I'm unable to play referee, nurse and chef at exactly that same minute. So I've had to rope them in to help me cook, in a desperate attempt to keep things under semi-control. 

Enter = Chopping!

An activity that they don't seem to tire of is cutting.  
Armed with their "baby-blunt-knives" and little boards, they helped me make supper by chopping up some mushrooms.
I'm thinking that it's a good skill to teach them (I may be wrong?) but at least they having fun and it keeps them busy for at least 10 min so that I can get some of the "real" cooking done.  I'm slowly running out of ideas for mushroom dishes, and will have to look into other possible foods that they could chop up for me, that aren't too hard or tricky to cut.

Suggestions anyone?




Thursday, November 10, 2011

Homemade Play-Dough Tutorial

I think I may have come across the best home-made playdough recipe EVER!  Really easy & fast to make and way cheaper than the store-bought ones.
Whilst making a batch as little gifts for Sophia's birthday party packs,I quickly grabbed my camera to take pics to share the recipe with you:






Ingredients:
250 ml Flour
125 ml Salt
2 tsp Cream of Tartar
250 ml Water
30 ml Veg Oil
Food Colouring 




 1.) Add "dry" ingredients to Pan: Flour, Salt, Cream of Tartar 





2.) Mix "wet" ingredients: Water, Oil, Food Colouring (the more you add, the more intense your colour - less you add, the more pastel the colour)



3.) Combine liquid with contents of pan, turn the stove on ;)



4.) Stir it up, it will turn into a gloopy mixture




5.) After about a minute of stirring, it will become more stiff and after a few more seconds it will start binding into a ball of dough




6.) Remove from heat



7.) Knead the dough until you get the consistency that you want
I usually make the play dough with my kids, let them pour the contents into the pan before I stir it up... so when I start kneading it, they can't wait to have a turn! Be careful because it will still be hot straight from the pan... give it a minute.



I made a few batches, measured out 100g balls, and put them in plastic containers labelled Sophia's Playdough.  I still wanted to add some glitter to the mix to make it all sparkly for the occasion, but didn't get there - next time.



 They were added to the party packs... more on that in another post!



Give it a try, it really goes so quick and will have your little ones occupied for at least 30 minutes before they demand your attention again ;)


Let me know if you make it, and how it turns out!


Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Snippets of Sophia

Kids will be kids, and kids will do what they do... and well, if Sophia wants to empty the entire jar of E45 cream onto the bed because she wants to feel the squish of it, then she will do so - there's no stopping this little girls' craftiness.  I probably should have seen the signs a while ago - always grabbing the pot off my dresser, claiming that it was hers, showing great interest in using it on herself.

Big brother came along and was very concerned with Sophia's "naughtiness" and promptly brought a tiny piece of toilet paper to wipe up the mess, not sure if he should back her up by explaining what she's done or scold her for doing it. I can foresee many more such moments :)

Luckily it was laundry day and the covers were already off the bed, so not much mess to clean.... Just another one of those priceless moments that needs to be taken with a good dose of humour! 







Some Pooh wisdom on a Wednesday morning:

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Sweet Sophia

This past year has flown by... today's the last day of my baby-girl being ONE... tomorrow she turns TWO! *gasp*
When did that happen?  to remember the past year... a few pics of her growing from a baby to a fully fledged toddler, showcasing her many smiles, frowns & expressions!



What a beautiful little princess!


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