Marinski Handmades

I just came across these wonderful ceramics by Croatian artist Marina Marinski. Her Etsy shop is filled with beautiful hand painted bowls in gorgeous colours. She also makes ceramic brooches and necklaces - equally beautiful, but being rather partial to a nice bowl, I do love these!

(As I was writing this, my husband said to me sarcastically "oh yes, because we could do with another bowl." I like nice things, ok?!).

Find her Etsy shop - here
Tumbler - here
Facebook - here

Monkey & Mole

I do love Instagram. You come across so many lovely, talented people and here is one of them.....

I am so happy I stumbled across Monkey And Mole. Otto is now the owner of the most beautiful pair of the softest leather, sea-green moccasins. I cannot tell you enough how much I love these little shoes. I ordered a slightly larger size for when he's crawling and taking those first steps, but seeing as they stay on his feet so well (and how many baby shoes do?) he is wearing them all the time. 

Chrissy (the clever lady behind Monkey And Mole) even makes moccasin-style sandals, such a genius idea and a must have for little summer toes.

Ordering is easy - there is a size chart which can be printed out to get the fit just right. Sizes range from 0-10, so older toddlers can wear them too. Great for around the house and light outdoor use. They come in a range of delicious colours.

Find Monkey And Mole - here.
Monkey And Mole Facebook - here.
Monkey And Mole Instagram - here.

Otto's amazing tights are by Kidscase and we got them from 1965 Kids.

Not a sponsored post - I'm just a very happy customer :) !!

P.S. Don't forget, there's still free shipping in my shop with the code - VALENTINE




Boys & Bunkbeds

Two days in a row - how about that then?

I took these pictures of the boys (I like saying 'the boys'!) larking about on Bertie's new bunkbeds. It has taken pretty much all of his four years to finally start sleeping through the night and not venture into our bed at around midnight. Hoo-rah! Not that it wasn't nice, but you know....

When we moved house again at the end of November (did I even tell you that we moved about a month after having Otto? Yes we're slightly mad!). Well, we finally found a home that we could all fit into - too good an opportunity to miss in the area that we live in.  So as well as having a garden and a garage (yay - somewhere for the cargo bike to live), Bertie now has a decent sized bedroom, where one day, Otto will join him. Hence the bunkbeds. I'll do a little tour soon as it's looking rather nice :)

Anyway, this afternoon, Otto lay on Bertie's bed and got extremely excited looking at the slats above him....must have been the contrast between the wood and mattress. His little arms were flapping around like a bird! Bertie clambered around showing him his various soft toys whilst I tried to prevent him from crushing his baby brother in the process (daily occurence). At what age will he become more aware of others and less egocentric? Never you say? Oh.

See you soon.

Otto At Four Months

Otto is four months (and one week) old, already. I know everyone says that time flies, but this third time around, it really is whizzing and I wish there was a pause button! Otto is a joy. He is so laid back and contented and really has slotted perfectly into our lives. He has slept with me from day one - we didn't even go down the route of trying him in his own bed/space as from previous experience, it hasn't worked. Therefore, I am so much more relaxed and I don't worry in any way about sleeping issues. Babies aren't made to sleep through the night, so the less time we spend stressing about it, the better life becomes! No expectations.

At the moment, Otto is very interested in holding toys and exploring textures - he keeps trying to swipe my food, so I don't think it will be long before he has a little taster of something other than breast milk. He's also trying to sit up, and I don't think it will be long either. Most of all he loves to be held (pretty much all day) and cuddled and kissed. He's a very sweet-natured little boy and I can already tell he's going to be a lovely person.

Sunny Rides

The arrival of some sunshine (although it's now raining as I write this), meant we headed straight to the park after lunch today. There's a really good cycle track nearby with pretend road markings and a roundabout - perfect for little ones. I used to go there when I was a nipper, so I'm really pleased it's still there. Bertie is doing extremely well on two wheels; whizzing around, singing and enjoying the freedom.

Have a nice weekend!

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