3 Today

Our little man is 3 TODAY! Happy birthday buddy xx

- photo taken on level 3...trying to show his super powers!

jx

More from Melbourne - in the Hills

In the Hills on the Dandenong ranges...playing the the fallen leaves (and mushrooms), was one cute little bubba! I love visiting Melbourne in the Autumn, so much colour as the trees prepare for the winter months to follow.

jx

On the Farm

A chilly Autumn afternoon on the farm...

jx

Postman

Getting excited as she hears the postman stop to drop off our letters...waving at the window saying "hi"! Thinks she is very grown up these days.

jx

Green Mess

Green smoothie ice blocks are always a hit in our house!Its a great way to cool down with what they think is a treat and get some goodness into them.

Willa is just starting to attempt a full ice block on her own. As you can see eating it outdoors is a must as more ends up on her face than in her mouth!

jx

Sneak Peek - Autumn in Melbourne

Here is a sneak peek of Willa's Autumn trip to see "G-ma" in Melbourne....check back soon for more pics!

jx

Green Smoothie - Zing

When i got my usual 3 o'clock sweet craving today i instantly reached to turn the kettle on. Then i thought, maybe a smoothie will cure my craving and get me through to afternoon. So i took a look in the fridge and came up with this.

Keeping along the flu fighting line (mainly as it was all i had in the fridge)...

- 1 orange
- 1 green apple
- 1 lemon
- handful green grapes
- handful baby spinach
- mint
- 1/2 cup water

The kids weren't the biggest fans of this one, bit too sour. But it kicked my craving and got me through to dinner.

jx

Green Smoothie - Flu fighter

With Flu season right around the corner i thought we might up our vitamin C to boost our immunity. Nothing like a good does of citrus to kick start the day.

Smoothie recipe;

- 1 orange (mostly peeled)

- 1 lime (mostly peeled)

- 1 lemon (mostly peeled)

- 1 apple (green or red whatever is in the fridge, i used green)

- 1/2 cucumber

- 1 cup watermelon

- mint 

- 1 tsp spirulina

- Linseed meal

Blend till liquified. YUM!

jx

Green Smoothie - Mango, Watermelon & Green Apple

Our kids struggle to eat "enough" vegies and especially anything that is GREEN! So we have been hiding all their goodness in Green Smoothie's, aka Super Smoothies in our house. They go down a treat, never any complaints and are sometimes even requested!

Today's recipe;

- 2 cups baby spinach

- 1 cup diced watermelon

- 1 mango

- 1 green apple

- 1 cup water

- 2 heaped tbsp chia seeds

- 1 heaped tsp Spirulina

The end result...

YUM! YUM! YUM!

jx

Candy clouds

Beautiful pink and purple clouds this afternoon...tomorrow is going to be a good day! Night night my little hopefuls...

jx

Quiet time

The end to a very busy weekend...

Curled up in the afternoon sun, chilling out with the ipad for some much needed 'quiet time'.

jx

Sunday Sands

Cohen in his element...

He loved running up and down the dunes and hiding from me. So much fun trying to keep up with him and watch as he giggled and laughed...the simples pleasures of a toddler!

jx

Our little family

The only one of its kind, a family photo as a foursome (only took a year to get one haha)...a very rare occurrence i feel, as i would much rather be behind the camera than in front!

Taken at Willa's first birthday...i will post more photos from the day soon.

jx

Cheese

She gets cheekier and cheekier every day...makes me smile at a drop of a hat...Can't get enough!!!

jx

Kisses

Blowing kisses at bathtime...so much fun! She thinks she's pretty clever these days with all her new tricks.

jx