New year new beginnings

We've returned from holidays with renewed gusto for a big change this year. It's the year of the house which means finishing some odd jobs around the place before putting it on the market and re-entering the rental world while we hunt for our "dream home" (if there is such a thing in our price range). Let's be honest, it'll be a 'B' or 'C' grade dream, but a new house nonetheless.

Maisie was completely spoilt at Christmas and despite my efforts to buy her nice timber toys, they largely went unnoticed in favour of the plastic fantastic.

Over the break I enjoyed Frankie's mag's latest peek inside people's homes/offices in Spaces and as promised, a pic of Maisie's vintage blocks.

Riding high with dad.

Taking tips from the big kids.

Today I learnt how to..

So it seems, four days in Tassie is just the ticket for wellness. I feel so much better this week and perhaps not so coincidentally, Maisie is also behaving herself. Things she learnt this weekend:

1. Whispering is far too subtle when you can shout

2. Sleeping on your back is so uncool when you can slumber on your face

3. Filling your nappy is best accompanied with a long labouring grunt

Choppers in every sense

I knew it would happen. As soon as I thought I had escaped the assortment of infectious offerings doing the rounds, I was hit with two at once. Not only did I get the delightful flu (you know, the usual... nightsweats, shivers, throat infection), but I was also served up a bout of gastro for good measure. Mmm fun. Throw a teething baby into the mix and you have one hell of a happy household. The sickness put my new project on hold...recovering one of our dining chairs in the very fun Echino oilcloth (yep helicopter print screams infant friendly fabric to me). I completely dislike highchairs, so I figured the Handysitt is a good compromise, so long as I protect the dining chair from little miss blowing rasberries with a mouth full of pumpkin. Anyway, we're off to Tassie for a long weekend which I'm very much looking forward to. Maybe we can sleep in while Maisie reads the newspaper....her latest obsession.

Bon voyage

So today we head off to sunny Fiji. I'm excited because I just received a lovely brown paper package in the mail with my brand new Saltwater sandals. Yay!! Just in time for holidays. Maisie has been squealing with excitement as we rush around throwing things in suitcases. She clearly knows something is up, but just not sure what yet. Let's hope she sleeps well on the flight.

Winter weekend

It was the perfect Winter weather for a weekend away, so we packed up the car and spent a couple of days at The White House in Daylesford. This old miner's cottage has undergone a snazzy revamp by Lyn Gardener and was a gorgeous cosy place to spend a couple of days. Maisie has an obsession with staring at lamps and lights, so she was in heaven...