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5th wedding anniversary

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Today marks 5 years of marriage and 5th wedding anniversary for Mr C and myself. 5 whole years. We have actually been together for 12 years; I was 15 when we first decided to be boyfriend and girlfriend and it feels like a lifetime ago. (That makes me 27 years old now for those who are currently doing the maths.) I say it feels like a lifetime ago because so much has happened in those 12 years. We have moved nine times including an interstate move where we knew absolutely no one, had 3 feral beautiful children (still have them somewhere actually), we built a house and somewhere along the way we got married.

Today we are celebrating our 5th wedding anniversary in style, the exact same way we have for the past 3 (maybe even 4) years. I will be at home with the kids and he will be at work. Doesn’t get much more romantic than that. To me it isn’t overly important to make a huge deal and go out for a lavish dinner on this one day as we always make time for one another, enjoy coffee dates a few times a week and show affection daily. We hold hands when we walk, we hug just because we want to, we never leave one another without a kiss and telling the other we love them. As a couple we have come together in the hard times and relished in the good, we have tolerated and grown to accept each annoying trait, learnt to love that flaw that makes them unique and appreciate how lucky we really are to have one another.

Mr C is caring, thoughtful and would go to the end of the world for me. He can be grouchy and a complete pain in the arse but he gives as good as he gets. He loves me completely, all of me and I, all of him. One of my absolute favourite things about Mr C is that he looks at me with lust, still after all these years. After having 3 kids and my body changing completely. He loves all of me. I am incredibly lucky to have him as my husband and this is the reason why going out for dinner on this one particular day isn’t important. We have everyday to love each other.

 Happy 5th wedding anniversary babe.

I love you more than you will ever know.

The year that was…..

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So it turns out that I may have needed a break from blogging and technology. When I planned on enjoying a few days with my family over Christmas without blogging I didn’t intend on it being an extended to 10 days! Can you believe it – 10 whole days, ok almost 10 days. This is such a surprise because I don’t think I have been missing in action for this long since Mad Mummas began last year. So much has happened this year for our family and I am pleased to majority has been positive.

We moved into our newly built family home (after much stress of the building process and delays).

Our family home!

We welcomed our daughter; child number 3 to our to our family.

So perfect

 

We also welcomed a puppy to the family not long after.

Meet Karma

The boys discovered brotherly love; or more so how brothers fight.

Boys will be boys

Mad Dad and I enjoyed our 4th year of marriage (11 years together)

We’ve been together 11  years now

Babies first Christmas means the big responsibility of putting the star on the tree. 

She thought it looked delicious!

Santa came to 3 very happy children!

Can you tell they just wanted to play with their toys?

I cannot wait to see what opportunities 2014 brings us! I hope you have had a wonderful 2013 and an even better 2014.

Thank you for your support this year and I hope to bring you so much more in the coming 12 months.

What was the highlight/s of your year?

Letter To My First Born

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My dear boy,
Today is your 6th birthday and during the years you have been with us you have bought so much to our lives. Before you made your entry into this world you already your father and me re-evaluating our priorities and thankfully we matured (a lot). Your dad and I were only young when we discovered you were well on your way to becoming our first born baby that we love so much.

I don’t know where the years have gone, it seems like it was such a short time ago you were playing peek-a-boo, taking your first steps, climbing on everything, feeding yourself for the first time and drawing on the wall with crayons, squeezing baby powder over everything and now you are about to begin year 1, you can read and write and you are a wonderful, caring and kind big brother.

The list is endless of hilarious things you have said and the infinite ways you have embarrassed your father and me in public. What are kids for right? There was the day at pre-school when you were learning about how dangerous snakes were and you piped up saying that’s a trouser snake! Or when you couldn’t say crocodile properly and continued calling them cock-diles.

You have tested my patients beyond anything I could have ever anticipated and yet showed me so much love. Your little kisses, hugs, smiles, confidence, sense of self and simple ‘I love you’ make it all worth it.

Happy Birthday Declan.
We love you to the sun and back. xx

Freaking Awesome Mum!

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I have become the best Mum in the world according to Kye (my 3 year old). Not that I wasn’t before! But you know you are onto something good when they constantly tell you how awesome you are even if it is code for ‘what you bought me is freaking great’ and repeatedly thank you for it.
The awesome purchase!

 

I purchased a sock monkey for him from ZAK Designs – Sock Monkeys& Friends. He cost me a mere $10! Would you believe it – handmade in the colours I specified for only $10.

Kye is in love with it! Actually that is an understatement. He looks after it and tucks it into bed and makes sure all his needs are catered for. Did you know he likes to watch ABC kids? He was so excited the day he arrived in the mail that he gave it a name straight away. Meet Banana-head! Yep it’s definitely original and I doubt there will be another one out there to get confused with.

Kye & Banana-head
He is made with the love of a mother and is 100% child approved!
Baby Sock Monkey

 

With Christmas coming up it might be worth having a look at – she personalises them, makes them in your desired colours and really goes above and beyond to make the customer happy!
A gift for a friend
As you can see ours are very much loved and will have a place in our home for a long time to come.
DISCLAIMER: This post is NOT sponsored in any way shape or form. I just wanted to share a great item that is loved in our house. 

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