California Dreaming.....

We're flying out to California today on a family holiday that we have been dreaming of for years!

I might be popping back in here to share some of our adventures along the way but it just depends on how exhausted I am at the end of the day!

You can follow along with my photos and videos on my Instagram and Facebook pages.

See you soon! x

Easter Holidays - Hawaii here we come!

So we're off this afternoon for a week in Hawaii!

 We all are super excited as we have never been before and are looking forward to some beach time. (and some shopping)

I hope you all have an amazing Easter and I'll see you when I get back xx

No doubt I will be posting some pics on my Instagram if you want to pop over and take a look.

Have you been to Hawaii? Any tips or places to see?

Back to reality.

So we are back to reality here today. Finn is back at school and the days will now have some routine to them. I'm kinda looking forward to this as I love the fresh start and enthusiasm of a new school year.

Finn was up and dressed and ready to go by 6.30am this morning. So keen! I give him a couple of days until I have to nag to turn the t.v off, brush your teeth etc etc.

I love the look of new school bags and lunch boxes. So clean! I am always so organised and enthusiastic with the lunches in the first couple of weeks then the downhill slide of boring sandwiches and a piece of fruit return.

Do you do this too? Start the year off on a high and slowly slide back to a more manageable and "average" standard?

Simone xx

image via pinterest

A couple of days with my buddy

While Jasper has been at kindy the last couple of days Finn and I have been enjoying time together. Just the two of us. He made my heart melt when he said today "I love these days when it's just the two of us"

Here is our days together in some pics from my phone.

Kindy drop off for Jasper.

Home to check on my emails and fulfil orders for prints by Honey and Fizz.

Popping up some letters in the baby's room.

 It's all coming together :)

Off to the mall to pick up a few things, including some Jasmine tea from T2.

Home via the skate park.

Ooops, better stop off at Harris Farm and pick up a few things for dinner.

A delish recipe from Jamie Oliver for dinner tonight.

Settle in to watch the new series of Biggest Loser. 

Tears in the first 15 minutes!

DAY 2

Jobs around the house today. Finn trimmed all the jasmine for me.

Didn't he do a fab job?

We then went to Bunnings to buy some new plants for our pots near the front door as my hydrangeas died :(

We're very happy with our efforts!

We treated ourselves to lunch and a chocolate milkshake :)

We've had a great couple of days together and I'll miss Finn's company when he goes back to school on Monday.

What did you get up to these last couple of days?

Simone xx

all pics my own taken on my iphone

Time flies!

So we are almost at the end of the first week of the school holidays. The time has flown!

Here is how we spent our week - 

Monday & Tuesday - we spent it at Palm Beach watching Finn surf in the BL's Blastoff surf contest.

I wish I could say it was a sunny and lovely day on the beach but it was so cold and windy!

The fish and chips for lunch was a highlight. Yum! 

Wednesday - a catch up with friends and a trip to the movies. We watched The Smurfs. A little scarier than I thought (for Jasper at least). I forgot how ugly and mean Gargamel was!

Thursday- the morning was spent with Jasper in hospital receiving his 3rd set of grommets. I thought the glue ear would have disappeared by now! He was a trouper, and the afternoon was spent taking it easy on the lounge, watching tv and having lots of cuddles.

Today we are just pottering, with a trip to Woolies probably being the highlight! The boys seem to double their appetites during the school holidays (hence the pic of the kitchen above! I'm spending a lot of time there!)  Finn has requested we make a Mars Bar slice this afternoon. Ok, you twisted my arm ;)

Simon and I are also taking a couple of cars out for a test drive this afternoon. New baby coming, new car needed!

We'll be catching up with family over the weekend and Finn's beloved Sea Eagles will be playing in the Grand Final on Sunday. Go Manly! Monday is a public holiday, lets hope the weather gets a bit warmer so we can do something nice.

How has your week been?

What are your plans for the weekend?

Simone xx

update** oops forgot to put that the pic is from Pinterest! 

I wish my kitchen looked like that :)