Easter 2021

 A visual diary of Easter morning...

Matching pj's, an Easter egg hunt and chocolate for breakfast.

Lately - the pre Christmas edition!

The boys have been on holidays for a few weeks now and we are getting into a slower holiday rhythm. As the countdown to Christmas is on the boys are getting VERY excited for the big day!

I thought I'd do a quick round up of a few things we've been up to lately.....

Our elves have been busy each night and give us a giggle each morning when we find them in their different activities.

I love the other Christmas touches around the house, like the cushions in the boy's bedrooms....

The circus is in town and we had a great night watching all of the circus acts,  listening to the Christmas songs and riding the dodgems, slides and having a go on the clowns.

We visited Santa while we were at the shops, the boys discussed their Christmas wish lists.

I wanted a photo with all 3 boys with Santa but everyone's schedule didn't match up.

So I improvised!

We did a little bit of baking and made some chocolate Christmas trees and fun little Christmas chocolates.

We went out one night to look at all of the Christmas lights, it's always a great way to get into the festive spirit.

Hydrangeas always say Christmas to me so I got a bunch for Christmas Day.

And on unrelated Christmas news the building work on our apartment above our garage has begun. The slab has been laid and the other work will begin in January. 

We've also been keeping up with all the bush fire news and praying for rain soon to help put out all of the fires. So thankful and appreciative for all of the hard work the fire fighters have been doing.

How have you been lately? x

Easter 2018 - Stills

I hope you had a wonderful Easter weekend!

Our weekend was a relaxing one, filled with great weather, family time and lots and lots of chocolate!

Some photos of the weekend below.....

Easter decorating + making Easter Bark

With Easter coming up this weekend I thought I share with you a few of the simple Easter touches I've added to the house. It's all about the bunnies and easter eggs. Wooden and chocolate!  

The Easter eggs have had to be replenished a couple of times. 

Obviously they've been too tempting for some! ;)

We also made some Easter Bark. The pastel colours look so pretty for Easter. 

Chocolate on top of chocolate!

I saw the idea in one of Cole's magazines at the supermarket the other day and thought I would give it a go. It's looks so cute and is a perfect dessert for an Easter feast.

Recipe for the Easter Bark found here

For more Easter ideas from Coles read here

Easter decorative items:

Easter plates - Kmart

Wooden stumps - Big W

Green rabbit - Woolworths

Bunny bowl - Target

Brown bunny + wooden eggs - Adairs

Wooden Bunny egg stand - Kmart

Wooden blocks - Kmart

We'll be having a quiet Easter at home this year? What are your plans?

An afternoon snack - chocolate bark

 I made this Chocolate Bark the other day when everyone was craving something sweet.

I had some milk chocolate melts in the cupboard and a packet of trail mix so I decided to combine the two. It would be even better with dark chocolate but the kids are not fans!

I can't wait to make it again with other toppings like raspberries, coconut etc. Anything goes!

Not to mention Christmas is coming up and it becomes all about the Peppermint Bark from William Sonoma. Have you tried it?

What's your favourite version of Chocolate Bark?

Stills - the Easter 2017 edition

I hope you had a lovely Easter weekend!

Here are some photos from the last few days........

Gorgeous weather, family and lots of chocolate sums up our Easter weekend! xx

Sweet treats with Nestle

When Nestle sent me a box of all of their chocolate goodness I started researching chocolate recipes. I had visions of chocolate layer cakes and various slices but I never found the time to get in the kitchen and make them. 

While the boys were on school holidays they delved into the box and made themselves some simple treats. White and milk chocolate bark, melted dark chocolate for dipping strawberries and hot chocolates. Chocolate never lasts too long around here so I will have to buy some more if I want to try out these recipes.

Here are a couple of photos of the chocolate bark the boys made. They melted chocolate, spread it out evenly on baking paper and then sprinkled their favourite toppings on. 

(mini marshmallows and sprinkles always!)

Ha my cheeky blue plate was just for a photo. I changed it out before serving the boys ;)

I've seen some amazing chocolate bark topped with berries and nuts and I'm looking forward to trying different options. What would you top your chocolate bark with?