I'm busy designing a new logo for the blog while the kiddies play out in the sun. I'm pretty burnt from the last sunny day, annoying fact about being a red headed Scot. So I'm doing something productive instead. Here are a few that i have done so far. Once I start I can;t stop and now i can't decide. What do you think?? 1. 2. 3.

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Thoughts needed! I keep designing more as I guess I'm just not at the right one yet.  Happy Face

Pancake Sunday : Blueberry

We love pancake Sunday in our house, though sometimes I do lose track of what day it is and we have pancakes on any old day instead. Sometimes I feel like I'm back on ship time. Anyhoo, today I had a wee pottle of blueberries in the fridge that needed using up  and after seeing these yummy looking treats over at p.s. heart I just had to try them.

                                                via p.s.heart

I made a few wee tweaks to suit what I had in the pantry, and they may not look as amazing as hers but we were happy with our result.  Blueberry Pancakes
1 1/2 cup Flour
1 tablespoon Baking Powder
2 tablespoons Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Salt 
1 large Egg 
2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil 
1 cup Milk 
1 1/3 cup Blueberries

1)  In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.

2)  In a separate bowl, whisk together egg, milk, and oil.

3)  Make a well in the dry ingredients, add the wet ingredients, and whisk together.

4)  Stir together until just combined.

5)  Finally, fold in blueberries.

6)  Pour 1/4 cup or so of batter onto a heated pan or griddle and cook each side until lightly browned. (I added a bit of butter before so it didn't stick)

7)  Serve with lemon glaze, maple syrup, or a blueberry sauce!

Buddy thought they were really yummy and hopefully Button will too when she wakes up. But for now, more for mum!

Happy Pancake Sunday! (this post was brought to you on a Saturday heehee)

What's in the Garden?

It is such a lovely day out, so we off out in to the garden to see what we can find.  

With our very own microphone glass (as Buddy calls it) Let's go looking!

Button just found her new toy funny

Love watching Buddy explore.

I wrote a few things to find on a piece of paper.

And Buddy drew a picture of what he found.

Button tried to help too.

We had a lot of fun searching in our garden for lots of different things till we wanted some morning tea. So off we go for something to eat.

Happy Searching!

Ask Buddy

Just having a wee chat with Buddy and he wants me to ask him 10 questions. Well here we go, I  hope the answers are more exciting than the questions will be.
1. What is your favourite book? Buddy: A Flat Tyre (I have no idea what book that is)
2. What is your favourite colour? Buddy: Purple 
3. What do you like to eat for breakfast? Buddy: Bubbles (I should explain that bubbles are rice crispies here in NZ)
4. What would you like for your birthday? Buddy: I want angry birds (he's getting angry birds star wars)
5. Who is your best friend? Buddy: Will from kindy (so cute)
6. What is your favourite song? Buddy: Incy Wincy Spider (surprised he didn't say incy wincy poo poos)
7. What's the best thing about having a sister? Buddy:  Dancing like this (he then pulled Button over and danced with her, that's my boy)
8. What is your favourite game? Buddy: Tennis
9. What is the best thing about Daddy? Buddy: I don't know (haha sorry dad)
10. What is the best thing Mummy? Buddy: I wanna do art!  Button: (came and gave me a hug and kiss)

Well that's a lovely wee insight in to the mind of Buddy, must remember to ask these again in a year to see how much has changed.
What do your little ones say when asked 10 questions?? 

Happy Face!

Why kids don't like to keep hats on?

There is no answer to this!

Buddy's Room: Somewhere to read

This post has been waiting for me to write it, we moved in months ago now and I updated this couch before we moved in. I had seen so many pins on pinterest of others who had attempted to update and old piece of furniture to make it new and modern, for little cost. 

                                    Via Our Blue Front Door & Mom 4 Real 

One day the Mr was searching through TradeMe (NZ's ebay) and out of nowhere decided to buy an old 2 seater for a $1, so here was my chance and why not! Here's the couch before (the Mr is giving it a quick sand for me)

I need to find the pics of the couch between these stages. I used interior car spray paint, that you can get from any auto store. I went for an electric blue to add a splash of colour to Buddy's light green room. 

After painting I masked off the wood and gave it an extra sand for the paint to stick better.

I used a white gloss for the wood, I did have a few accidents along the way but at this cost I wasn't too fussed. I was still really happy how it was looking.

Well here it is, the completed couch in Buddy's room with an added Button. ;) I'm thinking now I should have done another coat of the blue but it still looks great. 

It has been the best addition to Buddy's room (apart from his TARDIS, of course) and they both love to sit and read here before bed. Also this will be the only time I'll see it this tidy. Ha!

Tic Tac Toe

Teaching Buddy Tic Tac Toe, I couldn't stop laughing!