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Mid Winter Mexican
We are quite partial to a Mexican meal in our household. Generally we gravitate towards nachos, tacos, enchiladas and / or burritos, and funnily enough we tend to only eat Mexican food in Summer, the reason behind that I think is because we eat it or serve it with a size of salad. So when the team at Farrah's sent me some of their Midwinter Mexican Sizzling Fajita Spice Mix to try, I was excited.. Firstly because **confession** I haven't tried Fajita's before and secondly … [Read more...]
Chux – Helping this Mum clean since 2013
With all the thrills and spills of two young kiddies it’s no wonder Chux is my life saver. Steve and I firmly believe in including Sebastian and Isabelle with everyday life, in letting them ‘help’, EVEN if that ‘helping’ means making more of a mess. You will often find Sebastian ‘helping’ us in the kitchen whether it’s doing dishes (with lots of bubbles) or baking. These Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins are a hit in our household especially with Sebastian who makes it his thing to … [Read more...]
Summer at the Beach With Kids
Growing up I fondly remember spending countless Summer days at the beach - whether it was playing on the grass, building sand castles or actually going in for a swim, sometimes (more often than not) all of the above. With the recent weather bomb we have had over the country, I know most of us are still waiting for Summer to arrive but let me tell you, it will get here and when it does I for one want to be ready. Funnily enough, whilst I don't really care for the wind and rain (I know it's … [Read more...]
Preparing for Preschool
Sebastian recently started Preschool, three weeks ago to be exact; and in the weeks leading up to him starting I began preparing both him and myself for this new adventure. The biggest thing I did which I firmly believe made the transition easy was involve Sebastian in pretty much every step, this way he felt like he had some sort of control over the situation, plus it built going to Preschool into something exciting. I am happy to say three weeks in and he is loving it! Pssst... Want to … [Read more...]