A joyful night out..

As your all aware by now, I have been caring for my niece and nephew since July. With two extra children in the house as you can imagine things have taken a little time to come together. We've had to get used to each others personalities and have had to share our hearts and our home. My niece and nephew have had to get used to the rules, routine and structured lifestyle we have here. And while there have been no major issues I find them...

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Lunchbox Delights

If your looking for a fun way to jazz up the kids lunchboxes then here are two short and sweet recipes for you to try.. LCM Bars Cupcakes 2.5 cups rice bubbles 1/2 cup of 100's and 1000's 1.5 cups marshmallows 1/2 cup butter, plus a little extra for greasing.  Mix rice bubbles, 100's and 1000's and marshmallows in a bowl. Pour the butter over ingredients, mixing well. Pour into greased tray and pat down. Place in fridge...

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A New Bed

For just over a month now my niece and nephew have been staying with us. Justine, my three year old niece is shy but a very sweet girl. She loves Frozen, watching nursery rhymes on YouTube and is very curious and playful now that she has settled in. Nevaeh has had to get used to sharing her life with her baby cousin and at times that has been hard for her to be the big cousin as she is so used to being the baby in our family. The two...

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A Ninja Adventure

It all started while shopping online.  I picked up a great bargain and had it delivered weeks ago. I store all my kids bargains up in the linen cupboard. It makes Christmas & Birthdays easy. It also gives me the opportunity to surprise the kids when they're good. This was one of those days. Girls were playing nicely in Nevaeh's Room. And the boys were playing board games together in the lounge. The best they have played...

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Paper Planes

On Thursday the boys watched Paper Planes and to say they loved it is by far an understatement! They're obsessed. Friday after school my nephew Hiram wasn't well but Saturday morning I woke up to both Jie and Hiram looking up YouTube videos on how to make the best paper planes and birds.. Last night, wanting in on the fun I sat to watch the movie with them and again they were both glued (and giving away the best parts). As I sit watching...

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