Clever kids

So the kids booby trapped the damn front door to stop burglars while we were away. I forgot. I tripped up! Thank goodness I went in first rather than when carrying a sleeping child. 😂😂😂

End of term rules of parenting

End of term tiredness

One is putting Paw Patrol pups into her glass of water and drowning the dining room in the process; the other is filling an old toilet roll with toilet paper and making a wet soggy mess of the toilet.

It's the first time they're not fighting all week AND they're effectively helping clean the floors. Result! 🤩

Croatian Christmas

Mlinci...mouth watering. Already had strudel at my mama's this weekend. ❤️ Miss the Croatian Xmas treats we always had...and love the wheat grass we always had on the tables. Bright green reminders of life after winter.

Croatian Christmas foods

Toddler naming

Apparently my right boob is called "milkies" and the left is "milky surprise." 😂

We're so close to the end of our breastfeeding journey, not quite yet, but almost there...the ending initiated by me. So far it's been been four years and nine months (one kid and then another). I'm going to be happy to end, but this for me is one of the joys of breastfeeding a talking child - their comments about breastfeeding are amusing, sweet and lovely. I haven't regretted a moment of an often challenging journey. ❤️

Logic of a two year old

Daughter: I wonder what I'll be when I'm older.
Me: well girls usually become big girls and then ladies.
Daughter: I mean, I wonder if I'll be a firefighter...
Me: oh. Maybe.
Daughter: yeah, a firefighter or a pig.
Me: why would you be a pig?
Daughter: well, pigs have noses.
Me: erm, yes...

Goodnight wishes

My five year old son fell asleep saying to me:

"Stay awesome, share the love, peace to all!" ❤️

Evening moon

Silver sliver.

Different ways of playing

Son last night: I've been playing with my sister's unicorns!

Me: that's nice, darling.

Son: yes, they've all been eating the big orange one.

Me: 😲

Today's ups, downs and bumps

Daughter went back to sleep at 4am. Yay! Lovely visit from a truly lovely friend. Son got star of the week - I'm SO proud! Someone (gently) crashed into the back of me when I was patiently waiting for cars to get out of my way (breaking her bumper but doing nothing to my car apart from leaving bits of blue paint as evidence). Daughter ASKED for apple. And ate it. Yay! All round, once the shaking fear from being bumped fades, a very good day.