Kids Domain Magazine

Adelaide ladies make sure you get yourself the latest issue of the 

wonderful Kids Domain Magazine!

Not only is my gorgeous little spunk Tommy in it, but is is jammed full of fabulous kids fashion, products, bedrooms, events and information.

Tommy not happy with the pink bowtie from my fave shop Boo & Child-  I love it!!!

Kids Domain was started by the lovely Laura Mappas, mother and experienced magazine editor who saw a gap in the Adelaide market for a high fashion kids magazine.

Copies are available FREE from various locations. Visit their website for the full distribution list or you can view it online over here.

School Holidays

Checking the canola crop

Do you love or loathe the holidays?

I LOVE them. 

The best thing is not having to rush off anywhere in the mornings (can you tell I am not a morning person?) and having my boys home.

I actually don't want these holidays to end.

We have just got back from four wonderful days away at the beach with very dear friends and their awesome boys, who just so happen to be my two boy's besties. 

Great mates!

I am not normally a beach person but had the best few days away.

The kids attempted a water ski but the water was a little cold!

The weather has mostly been beautiful which has meant lots of outdoor activities like footy and cricket. We have also been eating outside whenever we can.

Not sure what game this is but Tommy is using the bug net rather unusually!

There has also been some time for a few farm lessons.

Ollie 'driving' around the farm

Hope you are all enjoying the school holidays and having lots of fun too!

Growing Up

Today I sent my two little boys off to school together on the bus.

It is Tommy's last day of transition before he officially starts school next term.

I am going to miss him terribly but I do take comfort in the fact that he has his lovely big caring brother Ollie to look after him in the same class.

Really how lucky are they? The boys are so blessed to have each other.

With my little boy growing up I thought it was time to do a little redecorating. Out with the baby blue and on to Red, Beige and White. 

I think it will last!

All the way from the UK!

Super excited when a parcel arrived from my talented sister Melissa from the UK today!

In it was this amazing Union Jack cushion she made for my little nephew Hugo. 

Here it is on my Ollie's bed............now he wants one too.

Also some gorgeous Christmas stockings for the boys which they love and have hung up ready for next year already!
Pop over to her blog Hand Made Me by Lulliloo and take a look at some of her other items.

Thanks all for the response to my last post. Still undecided!

Lunch with the Ladies

Just a little peek at a lunch I recently hosted for my sister in law Jo's birthday and for us all to have a little catch up before Hugo Maxwell arrived!

Nine mothers and twelve children, including a set of twins and a newborn...........we had it all.

On the menu were chicken, mushroom and leak pies with rocket pear and parmesean salad, dressed in a sticky balsamic, follwed by individual lemon and sour cream cakes for dessert.

 

A fun time was had by all, both mums and babes which proves you CAN entertain with children! 

The next day I did it all again but this time for four ladies and no kids.

It's a boy!

I am so happy to announce to you all that I have a beautiful new baby nephew Hugo Maxwell born on Thursday at 8.58am and weighing in at 9lb 8oz (a week before his due date!).  

He was the baby I referred to in my The Shed Before and After post whose conception was blamed on my launch night!

We were lucky enough to be able to scoot off to Adelaide yesterday to meet him! 

Straight to The Shed for bunting, bunny and singlets for our precious little nephew.

My big boy Ollie is completely taken with him and the proudest big cousin ever and I am a very proud Aunty too!

Happy Birthday Oliver!

My gorgeous big boy Oliver is turning 5 years old tomorrow!

I can remeber some of the day he was born. I was knocked out with a general anasthetic for his birth by caesarean, but we still have an amazing bond.

We are having our family over for dinner and a cake to celebrate tomorrow night and I have just finished setting up! Still a few more last minute finishing touches to be done tomorrow.

The cupcake wrappers, gift tags, paper cups and plates are all from Kimberlee's beatiful online store Brown Button Trading! Her store is filled with unique and stylish goodies, I could buy the whole shop! This amazing girl also has a day job...............so hard to believe! AND to top it off Kimberlee has fantastic blog Brown Button, pop by and read it if you not already I promise you will not be disappointed!

Local girl Sarah and very clever crafter, made the beautiful Pom Poms for me! Thanks Sarah!

Tomorrow is also a very special day for my friend Brooke. Her darling little girl Nellie was diagnosed with heart disease earlier this year and we are very lucky that she is still with us!

Brooke is hosting a Cuppa For Heart Kids Morning Tea tomorrow morning to raise awareness for childhood Heart Disease. My hubby Paul is running 12kms on the weekend in the City to Bay and raising money for Heartkids and dedicating his run to our little friend Nellie.

This was the first child of a friend that we have ever come close to losing and it has certainly made us appreciate our children and those close to us! I may be a little teary on the finish line!

Have a great weekend!

My poor little boys!

We have had a terrible weekend. My poor Ollie got gastro Wednesday afternoon and has been very sick. Little Tommy got it Saturday and we ended up at the hospital Saturday evening with both of them. 

Thankfully our lovely local doctor was able to do a something for them. Little Tom is still curled up next to me asleep and has spent most of the day like this. I now have it too! Such a nasty bug. 

These are their bedrooms awaiting their return when they are well enough to leave the couch and our bed!

Letitia 

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