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Matthew’s Keepsake Box

When Matthew was born I received a keepsake box as a gift from one my work colleagues. Up to that point I wasn’t aware that you can get these kind of things and keep the babies bits and pieces in it as a memory. I liked the keepsake box idea so much that I went ahead and bought one for…

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Potty Training – Our Progress so far

Here we are… the dreadful bit of parenting has arrived… POTTY TRAINING! Argh, help us all! Now that Matthew is nearly 3 years and 8 months I think it was time to introduce the potty to him. Long time ago, which feels like a century, I wrote a post how we prepare for potty training. That was actually the time…

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H&M Online Shopping Spree

A few weeks ago we had an exciting announcement in the news in Ireland. We finally got an online store for H&M. Up until this point you had to drive to tell nearest store to get your bits and for me unfortunately the nearest shop is nearly 1 1/2 hours away. Not worth it most of the time unless you…

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Siblings {April}

Another month, another series of photos of my two. We’re already half way through April again. One thing I did notice is the weather has been terrible this year. Every year we have the heating off from March until September because it’s so warm in the house. Mid April and the heating is still going which also means we haven’t…

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Bedtime Routine with 2 Kids

A routine is the key in my opinion to get the kids down to bed safe and sound. Matthew has had a routine since a very young age. He was a very relaxed baby and had no trouble going to sleep in his own room at the age of 4 months. He generally falls asleep with no issues but wakes…

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