Silent Sunday 21.6.2015

Silent Sunday - 11.1.2015

Project 365 - Week 2 - 2015

It's been a busy week this week and I've got a 5.45am start tomorrow. It's late on Sunday,  I've promised myself that I'll stick to this project this year so tired or not, I'm posting.

Monday 5th of January:
Cappuccino for Mummy - Babycino for Joanthan. simple things.

Tuesday the 6th of January:
It was a long day at daycare and some serious chilling was needed. Playing is serous business.

Wednesday the 7th of January:
It was my day off work and it was time for some fun in the sun. Jonathan and I set of to the beach for the morning.

Thursday the 8th of January:
Indoors and staying cool, in more ways than one.

Friday the 9th of January:
I was at work all day on Friday, My gorgeous girlfriends helped me out by babysitting Jonathan. Im so grateful to have beautiful girls like them in my life. They even keep me updated throughout the day with pictures and videos. So grateful for their help - all the time.

Saturday the 10th of January:

It was party time for Jonathan. He was invited to Arek's 2nd Birthday. Such a beautiful day with lots of fun for everyone.

Sunday the 11th of January:
from sunrise to sunset its ANDY ANDY ANDY. I say no more.

Week 2 complete.

Thanks for coming along to see.

Be sure to link up yourself over at The Boy and Me xx

Silent Sunday - 4th of January 2015

Project 365 - Week 1 - 2015

Welcome to me.

This is the first time I've linked up to #project365 and I'm excited to document, in photos, my year ahead.

So much can happen in a year, good, bad, happy or sad. It's going to be a busy year for us. Another trip to England, lots of relatives pouring in to stay with us at different times of the year, a wedding and most importantly, Jonathan's growth.

Let me start with Thursday the 1st of January:

While Mum is away, Jonathan will play. Along with singing "Happy Birthday" and playing with Thomas (NON STOP) he is obsessed with drawing or as he likes to call it... 'Pens'. We can't actually drawer on the paper though, it has to go on the sofa, on the walls, on his arm, on the cupboards and on his mouth like he's about to start camouflaging in commando.

Friday the 2nd of January:

Friday was by far, to date this year (I know... there hasn't been many), my favourite morning ever. Why? I hear you ask, because Jonathan slept in. Im not talking 8am or even 8.30am, I got 9.45am. I kid you not. Please don't hate me and stop reading, I assure you, it probably won't ever happen again, well maybe when he's a teenager.

Saturday the 3rd of January:

He was having a hose down. Apparently the pool wasn't good enough so the hose would do. What more do you want on a 35 degree day? I took Jonathan out of swimming over the winter and I'm yet to enrol him back in for the summer. For now, 2 or 3 swims a week at Aunty Claudia's house will do. It's perfect memory making.

Sunday the 4th of January:

It's Fro-Yo time! Another 35 degree day, I had to pick up my laptop from the Apple store so before we faced the outside heat it was time for his favourite treat. This photo was taken about 1 minute before he decided that mine tastes better, my spoon was nicer and tantrum number 458 set in.

Thank you for taking the time to see my week in pictures and thank you the lovely The Boy and Me for giving me the opportunity to link up for the first time.

If like me, you're new too, then please feel free to start your #365project. You can find all the details here:

Love and happiness to you all,

Mammamum x

Let there be cake - A BakerDays review

I love cake. Everyone I know loves cake. Cake is the greatest so when I was approached by the lovely people over at Baker Days to do a review, how could I resist?

I live in Australia, all of my husband's family are in the UK. It's always hard trying to find Christmas presents over here then have them posted over to England. Sometimes the postage is more than what the present is worth.

I had created Jonathan's Christmas photo a few days before being asked to do a review so I decided to have that photo used to customise my cake. There are endless options to choose from and a delivered cake starts from just £14.95.
The cake arrived at my sister in law's house just a few days before Christmas and we were both left speechless. It looked amazing. I wish I could have teleported myself over to cut into it.

My sister in law took it to my Mother in law's for Christmas lunch. It was to be a surprise and a surprise it was.

The entire family loved it. I could not have asked for a better Christmas present for them, besides us being there of course.
Sometimes it's the smallest of surprises and thoughts that touch people in the biggest way. It's always hard not being with family at Christmas and BakerDays allowed the thought to be there, it meant that our presence was felt at that dinner table and as the cake was cut into, we were thought of.

I'd recommend this product to everyone. I only wish there was something this good here in Australia.

YOU HAVE TASTY MAIL...

What could it be?

What a lovely tin...

SURPRISE!

Happy Holidays everyone...

May love and kindness feel all your hearts. Enjoy your time together and most importantly, eat cake. Yummy yummy cake.

BakerDays... Take a look at them. 

Marcelle x

Silent Sunday 28.12.2014

Let there be light

It's been quiet the week here in Sydney but despite it all, as a city, we stand united.

My absolute favourite time of the year here is Christmas and my absolute favorite place is St. Mary's Cathedral. 

It's a must see. I could sit there and watch it for hours, all night long. It captivates you. 

I've never seen anything better. There probably is but for me, it makes Christmas... Christmas.

For those of you who are in Sydney and can't make it and for those far away, here is the magic...

Merry Christmas everyone 🎅❤️🎅

Silent Sunday 21.12.2015

They don't even look like Christmas biscuits

Out of total frustration, I think I've tweeted a gazillion times times that my oven does not work.

All my dinners needs to be cool too based, I can't do the Cristmas ham and the landlord is taking his sweet ass time to get it fixed.

I had all the ingrediants for the biscuit icing so I thought 'why not?' 

Wait, I had everything except red food coloring so I had to use blue. Blue and green with pastel sugar balls. It wasn't Christmas themed at all.

I made the icing mixtures. The green was too runny and the blue was too thick.

Never the less we started decorating.

 

When I say we I mean me. Jonathan ate the sugar balls, licked obscene amounts of icing mixture and retreated into a sugar rush just before bed time.

Oh, I didnt mention that I just used plain milk arrow biscuits.

All in all, like most things, preperation is key. I wasn't prepared and they don't really look like Christmas biscuits.

Maybe Jonathan can have one in the morning, before daycare... Perhaps I'll drop him off before the sugar sets in.

Wicked Wednesday 17.12.2014

Yesterday I did a clear out of Jonathan's toys. You know, all the toys that are fantastic but never used and sit at the bottom of the toy chest?

He got home from daycare and never realised that I had strategically placed all the toys at the bottom of the chest on top in hope he would 'play' with them.

He did realise this morning and my super tidy lounge room turned into this within 5  minutes...

Wicked Wednesdays

Do you think he could keep still for just one photo?

Going home

You'd think I would have written many posts on my one month holiday to England. 

It's been so busy, perhaps I could have found the time, but I didn't.

Jonathan has just fallen asleep and I'm still laying here next to him, just thinking.

Thinking of the 24 hour flight home (please behave) and thinking of leaving everyone.

We always do this. Come to England and never want to go home... Back to Australia. We settle down in Australia and think how could we ever go back to England. Then back to England and floods of happiness come rushing in.

I hate that I feel so at home here. I feel like I could stay here forever, submerge myself in all her glory. So torn, but am I really? Would I still want to stay if I settled in, lived my life day to day... Work, shopping, cooking, daycare runs, cleaning, bills, stresses... Would I then long for Australia? 

I feel like I need Jonathan to spend time here. Spend a part of his childhood knowing his family here, his grandparents, aunts, uncles who all adore him, firmly plant a love for this country in him.

This Thursday could never come for all I care, but it will. I'll be sad. I am now.

There's no place like home but where is it? 

Silent Sunday 26.10.2014

Silent Sunday 8/6/2014

Wednesday Words - Crazy enough to change the world...

I've been away from blogging for a while and am happy to be jumping back in. I had forgotten about WednesdayWords by the lovely Emma over on the blog Crazy With Twins. I think i've only participated twice on the link in so I thought I'd join in while I can still keep my eyes open.

I'm not sure that as an individual we can change the entire world but i'm certain we can make changes to the world that is important to us.

My husband, recently diagnosed with testicular cancer, is my world along with my son Jonathan. Until now I feel as though our lives have taken the paths intended for us all. It's not until a life changing event occurs that we feel the need to change this. Change our world... for the better. 

My world as I know it is currently in limbo, waiting on catscan results, oncologist appointments etc (I didn't even know what an Oncologist was until 3 weeks ago) BUT the changes we vow to make will only see things improve. If the improvement results in my little world changing for the better then yes... I'm crazy enough to change the world.

When we are happy and positive it shows. It's the small steps to our 'world' changes even if we need to pretend to be for the people we love most.

Peace, love, HEALTH and Happiness for all xx

The Haircut

I was all up for Jonathan having his first haircut. In fact he probably didn't need it. It was one of those things I couldn't wait for him to do or have like crawling and walking and now that it's over and done with, well, I want his hair back.

I couldn't get him to the hair dresser fast enough. Another event to photograph then tweet, facebook, Instagram and so on... Look at my beautiful baby boy.

My baby boy is now a toddler boy. His first locks were cut away in seconds and they'd taken all his little life to grow. I remember being told at my 30 week scan... 'See all that fuzz around his head? that's hair" he was born with locks of ginger gold.

I've written this small post out because i'm feeling a bit sad, sad that every last bit of my baby boy is disappearing and he's growing faster than I ever imagined he would.

Has anyone else felt like this over the smallest of things?

Silent Sunday 15.09.2013

Winter Warmer - Apple & Berry Roll

I decided to get creative today.

Jonathan wasn't being too clingy, due to his teething, so I thought I do some baking.  Let's face it it, when I cook, what I'm good at, Im really good at but when i'm not - it's terrible.

I wanted to try making an baked apple and cinnamon roll that I had actually just seen on CBeebies, yes CBeebies.

I had no idea how to make pastry from scratch and I certainly was not dragging Jonathan out in the rain to go get some. Good old google always comes through.

I got the recipe here...

Pastry Recipe

Within ten minutes I had this tiny ball of magic...

I was so proud of it, small things right, even Jonathan had a go with his teeny tiny pitta patta hands.

I grated an entire apple, added honey, cinnamon, a teaspoon of sugar and some frozen mixed berries.

I rolled the pastry mix out and spread the apple and berry mix over it. It was rolled up and roughly cut into 6 pieces.

I sprinkled a bit my sugar on top and in the oven she went at 180 degrees.

Thirty minutes later it was time to add some hot custard and devour these winter warming treats.

The husband may have given my a 5.9/10 for dinner but it was certainly at 10/10 for dessert.

Delicious.

A blogger event...

Isn't it always the way?

I didn't set my alarm as I knew Jonathan would surely wake me up and he slept until 8.15am. I had planned to leave at 8.30am so I knew this was totally out the window. Tomorrow, we'll have no where to be early and I can almost guarantee you he will be up at 6.30am.

Today was my very big and exciting day. I had been invited to my first bloggers event.

It was an event hosted by Kids Business in the ever so enchanting Centennial Park. 

When I started my blog a few months back it was just something to do in my "spare" time while I was on maternity leave. I never thought I'd be able to keep going once I was back at work but I did. I'm really enjoying it. Actually, Im loving it. I'm connecting with people, sharing my thoughts, experiences and feelings with the world. For me, if it helps one mother on her motherhood journey then my job is done.

Regardless of the sleep in, I made it there in time. Just so you know, Centennial Park is HUGE. Yes, I know, you know that. I didn't and got lost. 

When i'm sitting here on my lounge communicating and 'hiding' behind my screen I find it easier to let go. I thought I'd be a wreck there today. I had nothing to hide behind. I had no idea what to expect. Was I too dressed up? Did I miss something? Would I say something silly? It was almost like starting high school again.

I walked in, had a look around and immediately lined up to grab myself a drink. The fun started from there. It was the first blogger even for many of us mums so we were all as nervous as each other. Small talk started and then the conversations flowed. I met lots of super lovely mums. I listened to inspirational speakers. I spoke with wonderful brands. I'm looking forward to the future relations I can build with all of them.

I've got great products to write about, wonderful mums to talk to and the motivation from speakers to keep me going and doing what I love.

There just was not enough time to meet and mingle with everyone, I missed out on so many introductions to so many lovely people. In the blink of an eye the day had come to an end. 

I was so nervous and looking back now I don't know why I even worried. If I took one thing from today, it was learning and understanding that us mums are all the same. We have once common thread that binds us. Our children. 

Our children are our world and we want the world to see it, so... we blog. We're mummy bloggers.

I'm linking this post up to #PoCoLO - Please take the time to visit her wonderful blog.