Summer Days

Ah. The Summer holidays. We had a decent 10 day break this year which was fabulous. We spent the majority of our time at the in law's holiday house by the lake. The kids got some paddle boarding and boating in (which S loved) and plenty of walking, biking, table tennis, rugby and other active things. …

Happy New Year

We've been so busy it feels like the year rushed to its conclusion. We're on holiday now and it's nice to have life move at a much slower pace - as slow as it can be when there are children involved. The last few days have involved naps and sleep-ins, book reading and Netflix watching …

Mere Kerihimete

For three of the four Sundays leading into Advent I have been preaching the same sermon. It's been enough to drum the message into my head - which I think is what has actually been the point of the whole exercise. It's been a good reminder this busy season that actually all the running around …

Winter Getaway

Life has been pretty busy lately. The particular season we're in seems to have us moving at a pretty brisk pace. The husband's work has been short staffed for awhile which has meant a lot of overtime hours (unpaid - one of the perks of running your own business) and late nights. I'm finding myself …

Autumn Days

We unplugged over Easter, booking a house in an area of NZ so remote there's no cell reception, and hence no wifi. The house didn't even have a landline. But with the beach just over the dunes it was pretty well worth it. The kids had a blast and it was nice to just be …

Christmas Begins | Mummy Memories

Merry Christmas!!! Our celebrations started early this year - we did Christmas with my folks on Thursday and I had trifle for breakfast on Friday. Hey, it’s the only time of the year I get trifle so I let myself indulge a bit haha. #fatdieme To make up for it I had overnight oats for …