Our Family’s Favourite Milo Recipes

Milo is such a part of many childhoods.  Eating it straight from the tin, scraping it with a spoon off the top of icy cold milk and sprinkled on top of ice cream.  I have always LOVED MILO! I have to say as a Mother not much has changed!...

The School File It Folder

Before the new school year has even begun, my house is rapidly filling with 2014 paperwork! With a child starting Kindy for the first time we have a mountain of lists, notes and forms that all need coralling and controlling.  Lucky for this mumma I am now somewhat experienced...

Preparing Your Child For School – What is Kindy?

This weekend Little Miss A attended Kindy orientation!  KINDY!  So some background What is Kindergarten?  1. In Australia we have a “NATIONAL Curriculum” yet we still don’t all use the same language when it comes to the names of school years.  Kindy in one state called be Preschool/Kinder/Preparatory in...

The Catch Up

School holidays have not only resulted in an unusually chaotic house but a very quiet blog.  Our days have been filled with play dates, beach visits, the movies and quite frankly a whole lot of just staying home.  After the most horrendous last school term, which truly seemed like...

Fashion Friday – My Style – A Summer Dress

My wardrobe needs a massive update!  Not only am I in need of some new Summer fashion but am quickly needing some outfits to house my rapidly expanding baby belly!  Baby Number 3 seems to have made my belly pop much sooner than usual. Of course first on my...

Baby Talk

Now that we got the big anouncment out of the way….let’s talk baby! We announced our news to our family at 9 weeks!  We wouldn’t normally wait that long but this time (for the first time!) we had the opportunity to tell them in person! It was a long...

Goodbye “My Pigeon Pair”

As you may have noticed this little blog is currently going through one big transformation.  “My Pigeon Pair” just wasn’t the right name for it anymore…..because WE ARE HAVING A BABY! Our “Pigeon Pair” are going to welcome a new sibling in March next year! This little blog and...

Cleaning Schedules – Living and Dining

 Yesterday I shared this picture on Instagram.    It is of our Weekly Cleaning Schedule.  Due to bad health, we haven’t used it for a while. Our house and us as a family have been just surviving o and if the bench got wiped down and the floor vacuumed...

FATHER’S DAY: What to buy, for the impossible to buy for, Dad!

Father’s Day fills me with panic.  I swear my husband is THE HARDEST person to buy for!  He doesn’t follow sport, have a favourite team, a hobby or an addiction to computer games.  He doesn’t fall into the “Department Store Catalogue Categories” of Sporty Dad, Business Dad or Tech...

Sleeping Like A Baby

I have never been blessed with great sleepers.  I have counted how many hours of sleep I will get before I go to bed, I have dreaded night fall as I know what is to come and I have played the bed hop as we shuffle between restless sleepers....