THE KIDS’ ART EXHIBITION 6 June 2014 in Carter, Hunter, HUNTER, CARTER & CHLOE, School

  Look at all those people there! All the families from our kids’ school’s various branches attended the School Art Exhibition at ReDot Fine Art Gallery. It was decked out with all the kids’ art masterpieces. Hunter’s class is the youngest class being displayed...

THE DAY CARTER ALMOST DROWNED 4 June 2014 in Carter, HUNTER, CARTER & CHLOE, Playdates

At first I wasn’t going to write about this. There’s not much fun in broadcasting your mistakes for the whole world to see and judge. But then I thought, this certainly is a major life event in our family that I’d want to document,...

A SNEAKY SLEEPOVER 2 June 2014 in HUNTER, CARTER & CHLOE

If you’re a parent of (or are close to) a set of closely-aged siblings, you’ll know and appreciate the precious few moments when they are tender and sweet to each other. It’s even more precious when you go into their bedroom, and you see...

THE DIY PHOTOSHOOT 31 May 2014 in Carter, Hunter, HUNTER, CARTER & CHLOE

All I needed was a blank wall, great sunshine, and happy kids. And voila! Instant DIY photoshoot. These two photos were taken in a split instant, because both kids were having a relay race, running back and forth. We were at my parent’s new...

LIFE’S LITTLE QUOTES: I want to marry you, Mummy 22 May 2014 in Hunter, HUNTER, CARTER & CHLOE, Things my kids say...

  My little three year old, pleased as punch that he has his towel wrapped around his waist. “I look just like Daddy”, he declared, with a big grin.     But it was last night when he melted my heart. We were at...