Places We’ve Been

At the end of last year we sat pondering what on Earth to get our family for Christmas.  Eventually we decided that we weren’t going to waste money on random…

If I could live anywhere in Cape Town it would be Noordhoek. I’ve spoken about it before so I am not going to bore you with this again but now…

Another tattoo has been added to my little collection. I guess it’s a bit like Pringles, in that once you start you can’t stop. But seriously, I’m sitting here with…

Statistically speaking 80% of people that go away on holiday come back and want a holiday after their holiday to recover from their holiday.  Also, 90% of you will agree…

Oh hello there. I’m going to take a break from current regular program (of giveaways everyday) and share loads of photos of a super cool Minnie and Mickey Mouse party…

A couple of Saturday’s ago – when it was really rainy and wet in Cape Town, I bundled my kids up into the car and we set out for the…

For quite a long time now I’ve seen people throw coloured paint at each other.  It’s always been pictures though and it’s this thing that originated for the Holi Festival…

I keep making this specific promise to my girls. Over and over again.  Then getting so mad with myself that I couldn’t keep it.  Even though I had every intention…

Happy South African Heritage Day peoples of the world, and more importantly South Africa. If you are like me and are not very good at knowing what our South African…

When I was pregnant with Kyla, we would often take our time in the mornings to get ready and still arrive at the Old Biscuit Mill at 9am.  Aaaah, the…

I like to make a big deal out of things. It doesn’t have to be a big deal, but I will make it one.  It could be anything really –…

It’s not often that we get to have a “free” Saturday – and by that I mean a Saturday where we are not obligated to chauffeur our children to their…

This warm weather has put a spring in my step.  It’s glorious. I can’t wait to leave the office so that I can go and sit in the sun with…

One of the things that we really enjoy doing as a family is going out and having meals together at various restaurants.  I kind of love the chaos that we…

So we’ve had a little bit of experience in this department, Kyla was admitted for a random virus that gave her 40 degree temps for a week when she was…

If you are not a Facebook/Twitter friend, last Tuesday’s post may have lead you to believe that Knox was better.  Although I am sure that you may have gathered by…

So in case you missed it, yesterday was Mothers Day.  If you missed it and you are a Dad, you probably realised that you missed it when you found yourself…

I have never laughed so hard.  Seriously.  The next morning I woke up and my tummy was still sore and I struggled to move. He may have repeated a few…

So the girls were a bit miffed with me that I didn’t show you any of the pictures that they took of our holiday.  Actually they didn’t care, because when…

Is it too late to tell you about our awesome holiday a couple of weeks ago?  I know, I know.  Bad blogger, but you know what I was sick and…

Going out in public always entails the same thing for us no matter where we go.  Sometimes it’s just a whisper, other times an assumed statement made to their friends,…

What a crazy, manic week last week was.  For some reason I thought it was possible to regain some sense of normality this weekend, but I don’t know what I…

It was Seth’s birthday this past Tuesday.  If you’re a Capetonian you will know that this was also the day of the RHCP concert.  What you might not know is…