Family Date 2.

ok so let me start off by saying what a terrible, CRAZY person i've been this week.

haha no seriously, it's been really shocking to be truthful.

so as you can imagine our family date didn't go quite as smoothly as our first last month.

we had a great day planned but due to the weather our plans were ruined, which completely sent me into (i don't think there is any words to describe me).

we instead had a movie night indoors.

we ordered pizza, made popcorn, set the projector up and had some chocolate milk to wash it all down.

we started off watching Kung Fu Panda but it did not grab the boys attention so they just wanted to throw the popcorn at each other instead (as you can guess I didn't appreciate it to much).

so after having a minor meltdown at Jevan (poor jevan, don't worry I have apologised to him for all my wacky behaviour last week), screaming at the kids and sending them to a bath.

I decided to pull myself together and try for a second round of the movie night.

this time it was so much more successful, the kids watched a movie they loved (The Lion King 2), we each sat down with them and ate popcorn.

all i can say is PLEASE DON'T RAIN ON OUR FAMILY OUTING NEXT MONTH !

Valentine's Day {on a budget}

ever since we moved out, jevan's favourite word (i some what dislike it) is BUDGET.

he is very good he has budgets for EVERYTHING, sometimes i even think he knows them off by heart.

so as you guess it every occasion we go out for is on a "budget".

we had $50 to cover valentines day (incl. cards).

this year we are trying to put in a lot of thought and effort into our dates, basically you can't do the same thing you would normally do on a "budget" anyway.

we decided that I would meet jevan at his office in the city and we would walk through the botanical gardens to woolloomooloo, grab a hotdog (or two) from Harry's Cafe walk to Yoguberry (DIVINE) and then head back to Darling Harbour where my journey began.

$10 (Parking) +

$25 (Hot Dogs with Drinks) +

$8.20 (Yoguberry , if you kissed your lover at the counter you got 20% off, so naturally we did that)

$5 (Cards) 

=

Just under $50

So I can say we did stick within our budget : ).

Even though I wish we could just be lavish and do whatever our heart desires, i'm enjoying this part of our life because we are able to spend quality time with each other and make our own fun and memories. 

So even though this was the cheapest Valentines Day we have EVER (and i mean ever) had it was the best and most successful.

I'm so grateful for my budget-savy husband.

Happy Belated Valentine's Day.

(Also a BIG BIG THANK YOU to my lovely parents who gave up their valentines day to babysit)

Pre-School and Tears (for mummy)

today makai went to pre-school for the very first time.

you can imagine my heartache in letting him go, the last time i looked he was still a baby in my arms.

my feelings towards this big day i have kept locked away so that makai wouldn't feel the same, only heavenly father really knows the pleading in my heart.

when i was little i would receive a fathers blessing of every school year/big event.

when i had children of my own i knew i wanted to keep this tradition.

i asked jevan to give makai a fathers blessing for his first day of pre-school.

he gave an amazing and heartfelt blessing.

my fears were gone and i knew that makai would be ok, all i felt now was tears that my baby was no so much my baby anymore but a little man about to take his first step without his mumma to watch over him.

this morning makai woke up, ate his breakfast, got dressed, brushed his teeth, put his shoes on and asked for his "pre-school bark pack (in his words)".

I wanted to cry right there, he was so excited about this new journey he was about to embark on and all i wanted to do was to, actually no its still an "is to" shelter him from the world.

he was right out the door with his back pack on telling me how excited he was to go to pre-school.

we got to The Discovery House and it was like he had been there all along.

He went straight and played with the toys, not even second guessing himself or not even having a glimpse back at me asking if it was ok.

my baby was a little man waiting to see what the world has to offer him.

when it was time to leave i asked for a kiss, which i got followed by a hug that quite personally i didn't want to let go from because i knew this was the beginning of his long journey. He ran over to the mat where the teacher marked the roll and he never looked back.

i'm so proud of you, my little makai.

i know you will do great things and accomplish so much.

but always remember how much I will always love you unconditionally.