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Life in action – Videos

4 Seasons: Riding the first wave of summer

November 29, 2010November 30, 2010 BritMumInNZ 10 Comments Alice, Charlotte, Garden, Life in action - Videos, Sarah

Officially the first day of summer in New Zealand is 1 December. This past week summer has come early. Normally we have a fair bit of unsettled spring weather all the way up to Christmas, but not this year. Calm, sunny skies have made for some primo beach visits. For the first time ever Charlotte […]

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4 Seasons – Sharing the Love

November 16, 2010November 16, 2010 BritMumInNZ 8 Comments Life in action - Videos, Random Musings

I just have to share some love here! Firstly, Lou at Seaside Siblings, has started a weekly linky to celebrate the ‘4 Seasons‘. Wellington is the home of four seasons in one day, with its ever changing weather. Today I came across the following music video, ‘Wellington Love Letter‘, which was a parting gift from […]

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The Rules – just so you know!

September 24, 2010September 24, 2010 BritMumInNZ 5 Comments Charlotte, Life in action - Videos, Sophie

Charlotte has posted up some rules on her bedroom door… Her door is adorned with crafty goodness begging to be tugged and chewed at as soon as Alice is mobile! She asked me to video her spelling them out so she could share them. And Sophie wanted to share her bedtime white-board art with you, […]

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Alice: Miss 7 months

September 20, 2010 BritMumInNZ 7 Comments Alice, Life in action - Videos

Alice, you are 7 months old already and so desperate to MOVE! You get onto your tummy, after unhooking your leg, and then grunt in frustration as the toy you so eagerly wish to mouth gets further and further away as you move… backwards! You are working so hard to get that lovely, tummy off […]

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Vlog Bake with Sophie

August 29, 2010August 30, 2010 BritMumInNZ 17 Comments Baking, Life in action - Videos, Sophie

She’s the girl with the wooden spoon, forever thumbing the recipe books for something new to stir up. The biggest obstacle to her cooking success is a kitchen sized for an adult. She drags a chair around the kitchen floor from cooker to cupboard, from fridge to microwave, from the sink to the pantry. What […]

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One Day in August: Hoping for change

August 29, 2010September 22, 2010 BritMumInNZ 6 Comments Life in action - Videos, Random Musings

In a room on one side of the world a mother plays on the piano, whilst her baby daughter sits smiling and shaking a rattle. She listens to the rain beating down on the metal roof of her warm home and thinks of the synchronicity of the piece she is playing, ‘Kiss the Rain’, with […]

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Mama!

August 28, 2010 BritMumInNZ 7 Comments Alice, Life in action - Videos

What a perfect age our Little Miss Alice is at. She is happy to sit where placed and play with some well chosen, safe toys within her grasp. She observes family life with a keen twinkle in her eye and the occasional chuckle. She cannot yet move, but occasionally lurches from sitting onto her tummy […]

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Wanted: The New Milkybar Kid

August 22, 2010 BritMumInNZ 9 Comments Charlotte, Life in action - Videos

The search is on for the next New Zealand Milkybar Kid. We had a hilarious time filming this morning – using the audition script on the Nestle Milky Bar website. Here’s Charlotte’s 60 second audition piece… I’ll post the ‘bloopers’ and Sophie having a go another time (only 7 to 9 year olds can enter).

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Tooth Fairy where did you get to?

August 16, 2010October 25, 2011 BritMumInNZ 5 Comments Charlotte, Life in action - Videos

‘Mummy! That tiny tooth has finally come out!’ It was just before bedtime. Dan was reading Sophie a story. I was lying down nursing Alice to sleep. Charlotte had read a chapter of ‘Harry Potter and the Dealthy Hallows‘ with Dan and was now playing a game on the iPad before switching on her favourite […]

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Sunshine Sunday Surprise

August 8, 2010August 8, 2010 BritMumInNZ 3 Comments Alice, Charlotte, Life in action - Videos, Sophie

Sunday morning and Charlotte had a mock jazz exam. By the time it had finished there was an unexpected colour in the sky – BLUE! Sophie hadn’t been pony riding for a while so we piled in the car to the wonderful Country Club Riding Academy in Ohariu Valley. Sophie ran in to greet the […]

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Food, food, glorious food!

August 4, 2010August 4, 2010 Alice 4 Comments Alice, Life in action - Videos

I’m sitting up well, have two pearly whites ready for action and have been reaching out for everyone’s food for a few weeks now. Breast-milk is no longer enough (though I’m still having plenty – especially at night, tee hee). So, at nearly 6 month’s of age I have joined the rest of the family […]

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What is it about swinging?

August 3, 2010August 3, 2010 BritMumInNZ 4 Comments Alice, Dan, Life in action - Videos, Random Musings, Sophie

No, not swinging as in the mix it up with different partners (this is a family blog after all), but the sit your bum on a piece of wood, rubber or some other platform hanging by a rope or chain and fly through the air kind of swinging. One of my strongest memories of childhood […]

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Daddy & Sophie cycle to Kindergarten

July 29, 2010July 29, 2010 BritMumInNZ 11 Comments Dan, Life in action - Videos, Sophie

‘Please can I cycle to Kindi, pleeeease?!’ Sophie pleaded, jumping up and down with her boundless energy. With her Daddy all geared up to cycle into work Sophie decided she’d like to take the green route to Kindergarten and leave the car in the garage. Well, the conditions looked good for it – no mean […]

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Super Saturday & ‘Toy Story 3’ Review!

July 5, 2010July 5, 2010 BritMumInNZ 1 Comment Life in action - Videos, School hols

Sophie and Dan headed out to watch Toy Story 3 at the fabulous Empire Cinema in Island Bay on Saturday morning. Sophie was super excited to be meeting up with her best buddy, Alicia, to watch the movie. It was a special Dad and daughter morning, kicking off with ice-cream at 9.45 am! We are […]

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