I’m the first to admit, when it comes to trying to prevent my family from getting sick, I go a little OTT. Perhaps I’m just a normal, caring mum, perhaps I’m a bit of a germaphobe, whatever my label, all I know is at the first teensy tiny sign of someone being sick in the […]

School lunch boxes. Hard to avoid them now we have two kids each at school! Whether you prepare them the night before or wait until the morning of, it is definitely a struggle to stay inventive, tasty and healthy! I personally like to stick to two bits of fruit, one vegetable, one dairy, one main […]

This kid starts prep on Monday. This hilarious, outspoken, happy-go-lucky, classic of a kid. I had been feeling ok about it. Looking forward to it actually, as she’s been a right pain in the butt lately!! Not only that, I know just how super excited she is to go to school with her sister which […]

Wow! I can’t believe it’s been almost three years since I originally wrote this blog! Our big kids Lenny and Annabelle will be going into Grade 3 this week and we just know we will feel emotional on their first day back! Not only because we will be watching them enter their new grades for […]

The best advice I can give you if you’re planning on camping with a toddler as active as mine is… Don’t do it! It’s utterly and completely exhausting!  I’ll be honest, I’m not much of a camper at the best of times. I don’t like the mayhem of packing while the kids are at your […]

Whether you’re a “real” camper with a swag and shovel sleeping under the stars, a glamper in a super styled teepee with its delux fairy lights or an inbetweener like us with a powered camper van; we all still want the same thing when it comes to our nightly camp dinners; they need to be quick, […]

It was a SUPER day for special super girl Penny as she celebrated her 5th Birthday! With a KAPOW! here and a WHAM! there, we transformed our backyard into a superhero’s headquarters complete with a superhero cardboard city backdrop, superhero jumping castle, superhero donuts and super delicious hot party food thanks to Marathon Foods. Actually, […]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year for…. a trip to the cinema! There are so many great kids movies coming out this summer and heaps us mama’s are keen to see too! Mary Poppins Returns, How To Train Your Dragon 3 and Ralph Breaks the Internet; just to name a few!  The perfect […]

I don’t know about you but I get a sudden nesting urge in December. No, I’m not pregnant. Ok, maybe nesting isn’t the right word… maybe anxiety/panic better describes the situation. It’s the end of the year. There’s s h i t everywhere! Seriously, a whole year of crap has suddenly snuck up on me […]

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15th Emu Plains Market, Emu Plains Reserve, Balnarring, 9am to 2pm. Boneo Community Market, Boneo Reserve, Boneo Rd (Cnr Limestone Road), Boneo,  8am to 12pm. Pearcedale Farmers Market, Pearcedale Community Centre, Baxter Tooradin Rd, Pearcedale, 8am to 12pm Mornington Twilight Christmas Market, Racecourse Rd, Mornington, 3pm to 8pm (Twilight). SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16th Seaford […]