PaisleyJade

Wordless Whippet Wednesday

Thanks to Sienna for the beautiful photos of Narnia with her new friend Marzipan!

The Great Candy Exchange!!!

I am proud and very excited to say that I am taking part in "The Great Candy Exchange"! I am drooling as I write.

The amazing Gail from Delightfully Diva-ish has created this cool idea, and has paired some of us Southern Hemisphere girls up with Northern Hemisphere girls to swap our local candy and chocolate... mmmmmm!

I have been paired up with Carmen from FRESHblog in Canada! Check out her blog... she takes amazing photos and loves chocolate!

But I need your help!

I have already been out and about and selected some of New Zealand's Kiwi iconic sweets and chocolate, but want to double check that I haven't missed any. If you are from NZ, please remind me of some of our own sweets, and if you are from overseas but have travelled here or used to live here, what were some of our unique local treats (chocolate/candy) that you found.

Thanks guys!!

What did you make on the weekend?

Joining in with Pip from Meet Me At Mikes, this is what I made on the weekend...

They will be in the shop tomorrow.

What did you make over the weekend?

Families getting together

Yesterday the family on my Dad's side had a sort of 'reunion' get-together. It's something we are hoping to do annually, so that we all stay in touch as everyone grows older etc.

I absolutely loved seeing old and young together... children giggling and playing, middle aged blokes sitting around talking about cars, surfing and the like, the young guys having an intense game of basketball, the older women pouring over old photographs and remembering stories from 'back in the day', women bustling about in the kitchen... and as always, there was far too much food. But it was delicious.

The highlight of the day for Miss 2 was discovering how to blow bubbles all by herself, and since yesterday she has been a bubble addict - begging to blow more bubbles today as soon as we got home from church.

Often these little accomplishments can be overlooked or ignored by us grown ups, but to these little people, this is a really big deal!

"I'm growing up" has been said a lot in the last day or two... and she definitely is... way too fast.

I hope your weekend was great... and filled with precious moments, food, laughter, people, and even a few bubbles along the way.

Quarry Adventures

Today Miss 2 and I explored our local Quarry gardens... along with a few friends from our local Playcentre.

There were tonnes of things to look at, touch, smell, climb and explore.

Lots of running, screaming, smiles and a few trips and grazes.

While Miss 2 carefully stroked a leaf in the 'touch' garden, she gently whispered, "like my blankey"... and yes, it felt just like her blankey.

I am loving the beautiful sunny weather today and a special time exploring with friends - it's simple pleasures like this that make the sometimes dull, stressful or struggling days of motherhood all worth it!

My thermos of coffee definately helped add to the experience.

When did you last go exploring?