Sharing a story

 

I was talking to Darren the other day about wanting to read more to Noah. Being a second child he doesn't always get the same amount of attention the first one did so we've been a little slack in the reading department to date. It's also hard to read to the boys together because Noah still tries to grab the pages as you're reading and his attention span obviously isn't as long as Isaac's.

Out of the blue tonight Isaac wanted to read a book to Noah at bedtime. It was really nice to see and something that I hope to see more of in the future as Isaac learns to read.

Ribbit

I'd ordered these cute non-slip bath mats online a few weeks ago and selected to pick them up from their warehouse in Sydney. I finally got around to collecting them today. 

Surf, sand and sanity

 

The weather was perfect today for a visit to the beach. It wasn't hot enough to get us in the water but it was lovely sitting on the grass watching the people and surf.

Not only has the weekend been good for me to recharge a bit, it will also be good for the boys to have a more relaxed mum/wife return home.


Thanks Tennille and Darren for making it all possible. Who knows, I may just make it a regular occurrence.

Let's do brunch

One of the first things I wanted to do on my kid free weekend was brunch. It's one of those things that I used to enjoy on lazy weekends but just isn't the same with kids around.

If I do nothing else for the rest of the weekend, I will be happy.

Hostess with the most(ess)

After a couple of very busy weeks, I'm taking some time out and spending the weekend with my sister. She's just moved to the beach and kindly offered for me to stay at her place for a bit of kid free bonding.

She is the ultimate host so far with a cooked dinner, wine (on the sweet side just how I like it) and even a picture of my family on the bedside table in my room. Be careful sis, I'll be back every second weekend at this rate.

Fathers day

It's fathers day today so when Darren decided he wanted to spend some time in our neglected garden we thought we'd help out.

We love you Dad.

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Luxuries of home

After nearly two weeks away, I'm enjoying sleeping in my own bed.

One of the best things about traveling is appreciating what you have and the little luxuries of home.