How Monday the hobby horse got her name....

With only 4 weeks until we move house we have decided to do little bits and pieces here and there in preparation so we don't have such a massive job at the last minute.
So over the weekend we filled box after box with anything we won't need to use before the move, we did a bit of cleaning, had some items we sold on ebay picked up and even attacked our garden!
Our furniture is all over the place, boxes are starting to fill our garage and the house is generally just not set up like 'normal'.
This morning Milla was playing in our room while Matt was dressing for work and I was in the shower when she discovered a Hobby Horse I had purchased a few months ago....


This gorgeous handmade horse was (until yesterday) hidden away ready for Christmas but with all the activity of the weekend we forgot to 're-hide' it last night - whoops!
After Matt and I got over the giggles from our hiding fail we named the horse Monday as she was discovered on a Monday morning.


Milla LOVES it and has been galloping around the house all day... I guess sometimes being organised with early Christmas shopping doesn't work! hehehehehe

Big Boy Bed

On Sunday morning Matt went into the kids bedroom like normal to find both Milla and Harris standing at the doorway to greet him... Harris had somehow managed to climb out of his cot!!! After getting over the initial shock, Matt put Harris back in the cot and ask him to show us how he climbed out and sure enough our little Houdini was back out of the cot in a few swift moves!
So a 'Big Boy Bed' was now in order. As we are only a few weeks away from moving we decided that rather than buy a whole other bed and then have to move it, Harrison could use the trundle bed from under Milla's bed for now - also a great way to get him use to a big bed without him rolling off from a height!


We are very proud of our little monkey who went to bed without any drama at all. He and Milla played and talked for a little while, just like normal, then both of them climbed onto their own beds and fell asleep! This is how I found him when i first checked on him


I then moved him and tucked him in properly - he looks so little in the big bed!


We will take Harris bed shopping once we are in the new house

Let the packing begin!

It's official! As of yesterday with the handing over of our deposit cheque our new house was taken off the market!! Yay, yay, yay!!

so 5 weeks of 'settling' gives us plenty of time to pack, clean and then move to our new home in Kings Langley.




All three kiddies will have a bedroom of their own, all with built in wardrobes and Matt & I will have an ensuite.... fancy!!




We have also scored on very big and recently built cubby house that we know will be LOVED!


I'm going to enjoy packing then unpacking each and every box!

Milla's Hospital Visit

It's good to be home in our own beds again!! After 2 nights in hospital with Milla having a nasty virus it was nice to sleep right through the night without her being disturbed to check temps and give medication.




Our little girl was very brave and a A grade patient even though she really didn't like the 'Man poking her arm' for blood tests... but she worked out pretty fast that she had ice cream, jelly and ice blocks on demand from the nurses!


Milla is doing very well today just very tired and a bit of a cough left - but no temp since Wednesday night - YAY!


She has decided that being the owner of a stethoscope and after 2 nights in hospital she has the knowledge and practice to be Doctor Milla to all her dolls and teddies!