Melissa & Doug Baby Care Activity Center

I cannot think of a better set to bring dolls to life! Like every little girl (I am sure) playing dolls is one of their favourite things to do. I know as a child I played with dolls well into my teens. Now that Maddie is starting to show more and more interest in playing […]

Open-ended play with Imagine Play

I so often feel like as parents there are so many toys to choose from for our children. How often do you walk around a toy shop and think ‘gosh we definitely didn’t have this as kids’. While our kids have some pretty incredible toys on offer that ignites their imagination – I do sometimes […]

Le Toy Van Honeybake Mixer Set and Honeybake Blender

You cannot go wrong with any toy that ignites a bit of creativity and imagination. Whenever I get asked for birthday or Christmas present ideas my go to is always something that has to do with role play and a bit of imagination. Foodie / cooking toys are always a winner in my books. Maybe […]

My 30th Birthday Celebration

There I stood, draped in red sparkly sequins, under the open skies, surrounded by beautiful tall trees, with almost 30 of my closest girlfriends in front of me singing happy birthday to me while a sparkler burnt in my beautiful vanilla cake and alongside me stood my daughter. Holding her close I could hear her […]

Sunday Carvery at Brahman Hills

I love the Midlands. Any excuse to take a drive up to the Meander – I am IN! I now finally have a solid reason why we can do more day trips up to the Midlands… Sunday Carvery at Brahman Hills! In celebration of the newly launched Sunday carvery buffet lunch at both the Stables Restaurant […]

Maddie’s BIG DAY out at SUNCOAST Durban

Last weekend we were invited by SUNCOAST Durban for a fun-filled ‘big day out’ to not only watch Peppa Pig Live at their gorgeous multi-functional venue, The Globe but to also experience their dinning and entertainment offering. Even before Maddie was born, Brett and I have always enjoyed SUNCOAST Durban – for many reasons… the […]

Following our free with Free Sweet

Man, I love sugar! I have a sweet tooth of note! Cakes, bakes and sugar in my coffee are my weakness. As much as I have tried giving up sugar (because we all know how bad sugar is for us) I just cannot! As a mom I am conscious about how much sugar Maddie consumes. […]

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