Lately.....

Another busy few weeks have passed. The blog front has been relatively quiet but rest assured, there is A LOT in the works at the moment, and I dare say you will be sick of me and my posts soon enough!!

We are busy preparing for Stella's dance concert this weekend, with 2 rehearsals this week, full dress rehearsal on Thursday night then 3 concerts over the weekend.
We have had Home Opens and private inspections, ice block day at school, play dates, sporting commitments (for us not the kids!) and this week also brings Parent help , a school excursion and that is all as well as dancing.
No wonder I am quiet on here hey?
Its just the silly season I guess!

So here you go, a few snippets of life lately,  to bring you up to speed .

I MAY, ok I AM the most spoilt wife EVER!
My husband surprised me with a special delivery!!

A Thermomix!

They are totally expensive, but also TOTALLY worth it! And with him being Gluten intolerant , this is making our lives so much easier, and yummier of course!! So lots of playing has been happening of course!

Our Littlest boy is growing so fast right before our eyes! He loves to sit and read, play blocks and puzzles and LOVES playing with cars!

He also loves to climb! On everything!

Poor Lacey fell over last week, severed that little bit of skin under her top lip. Biggest, fattest, blackest swollen lip you ever did see. A trip to the dentist and a few wobbly top teeth, the poor poppet. But we are anxiously waiting to see if they will go grey yet!

I realised I forgot to share some Halloween dress up pics!! The kids had a ball!! Loved it!

And of course, the general day to day playing and learning as always. Here Stella is showing Angus how to do his new puzzle.

Don't  you just love chubby baby/toddler feet? I sure do!

Stay tuned, lots happening in this space soon!

New Sponsor - Zimmer & Jee

                        I am super thrilled to announce a new sponsor to my blog, Zimmer & Jee.


                   

Zimmer & Jee is an Australian online Childrens boutique for babies, kids and Mums. Stocking some of the most popular and best brands on the market, all at an affordable and competitive price and within the click of the mouse and tap of your fingers.
All the products they sell are of amazing quality , and my "Wish List" (for the children of course!!) is growing every minute!

Here are a few of my favourites, and a few are intended as the last of the kids Christmas presents too!

LOVE this Discoveroo Sort n' Tip Garbage truck - perfect for Angus for Xmas

Also LOVE this for Angus - Discoveroo Farm Set

My girls love to collect 'treasures' and carry them around in cases and bags, these would be perfect and even the lining is gorgeous!

                                      
Stocking brands such as, Aden & Anais, Alimrose, Discoveroo, Tiger Tribe and Lark just to name a few, there is something for everyone and anyone. All orders over $100 receive free shipping too, so perfect for purchasing your Christmas gifts for the whole family.

Vintage Cupcake cases, for Mumma of course!


And a little something that is great for gifts , baby showers, Birthday or Christmas presents, and for young and old!!

Initial Birth Print

                                        

I could go on forever, and I have a little (ok quite large really!) handwritten list scrawled on my desk of all the lovely things that I just know my kiddos would love, and me too!!
Make sure you check out Zimmer & Jee, you can find them on Facebook , Pinterest and of course their Website .

And guess what?

 Zimmer & Jee has so generously offered Bizzy Dayz readers a 10% discount on orders , simple use the code 'BIZZY' at checkout to redeem you discount!!
What perfect timing for Christmas shopping!!

So what are you waiting for ?

Check them out now!

Perfect party Printables

Following on from my last post on Angus' Birthday Party , I have been asked a few questions about the labels and cupcake toppers so I wanted to share something with you that made the party and decorating so , so easy!!

I searched and searched Etsy and other printable stores for the perfect set to suit our theme and colour scheme and was totally amazed when I found 'the one'. I  purchased this party Printable set from the gorgeous Daniela from The Little Soiree , via her ETSY store, and I could not have been happier!!

                               

Not only was Danni an absolute pleasure and breeze to deal with , but the pack had everything I wanted for the party (and much much more!) so I didn't need to find other people to make things or attempt them myself.

LOVE this 8 x 10 print that Danni created. She gave me 4 different styles and wording and I picked my favourite. I wanted to have something at the party that I could then use as decor and memorabilia afterwards. ( This frame was a large wooden one from Phuket that I no longer used and spray painted in a colour I wanted)

I love all the little labels, each saying something different, and plenty to choose from. I simply cut them out with a scollop circle punch and popped them on the front of the jars for the Chocolate mousse.

The bunting was so easy to print and cut, then I punched small holes in the corner, some ribbon and voila!
(And this is also something for Angus' room now, I am just using his name part.)

Cupcake toppers

                                   Thankyou tags and an invitation slipped into the white frame.

And all the gorgeous buffet labels.

The pack contained so so much more, but it honestly is the best way to go when organising and planning a birthday party. Easy and quick. Simply print and trim/cut everything and you are done. And at least then the invitation, decorations and thankyou notes are all matching. Got to have matchy matchy!!

There are so many different printable packs available out there, and from so many different sellers and sites to choose from! Personally, I can not recomment Danni enough, and as an example of how fabulous she is, she is offering my Bizzy Dayz readers 10% discount off all orders you place on her Etsy store. Simply put the discount code - BDBR1012  , at checkout to receive your discount!
So if you have a party to plan or thinking about getting organised early for one next year, take advantage of the code!! I know I will be!!

Next birthday is Stella's in April, and I am thinking a Vintage tea party with some friends.
The possibilities are endless!

Angus' Birthday Party

If you are a regular around these parts you will know that last weekend we held a party for our dear little mans First Birthday! (if not, enjoy the post ;) )

His birthday was on the Wednesday before and we just had a normal family birthday dinner to celebrate, then held the party a few days later.

After deliberating over the theme, I finally settled on "Peter Rabbit" , inspired by my love obsession with bunnies, plus I wanted a cute, "little boy" theme for our last First Birthday!!

These Boards were an awesome source of inspiration and reference when planning each step of the decorations and theme , and I can't thank Tanya at Life's Little Celebrations enough! I don't like to spend a fortune on our parties, but DO like to create lots of things myself and it to look nice, so I found the boards great when sourcing and repurposing bits and pieces to use from around our home.

Anyway, without further ado

 Angus' Peter Rabbit First Birthday.

The entryway

THE PARTY TABLE

(We were actually meant to hold the party outside , under the patio , but it ended up VERY stormy and even hailing, so we moved it to inside, then the weather cleared of course!)

REFRESHMENT AREA

Ice water with lemon was available in the drink dispenser, cool drink in the jug for adults and some yummy Apple Kiwi cordial for kids in the glass bottles , complete with paper straws!

 

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

(Homemade, in a baby food jar with the lid spray painted and a little ribbon and label)

CARAMEL POPCORN

( In little paper dishes from our local discount shop $2 for 12)

MINI MERINGUES

(On a Cupcake stand from Target)

THE CAKE AND SWEET BAR

I purchased the blue Pom Poms locally (but they can be found at numerous places online) and the white one was repurposed from a friend.

I made the ribbon hanging myself, with a length of dowel and ribbon glued to the top.

The cake

A simple 3 layer sponge with Buttercream icing and a gorgeous Letter A with Peter Rabbit that Angus was given by his Great Grandma at birth!

Assorted lollies from our local IGA were a hit at the candy buffet!!

I made the cake bunting with some Washi tape from Typo on some simple string.

GIFT BAGS

Are on the right and are simple white noodle boxes from Spotlight with a little ribbon and tag (from a printable pack I bought)

. These were filled with a ball of homemade playdoh and a Wizz Fizz.

A FOR ANGUS

 I knew I wanted something else green on the table, so a cheapy letter from Spotlight, painted green and then I added some polkadots. (and now it adorns his room and matches perfectly!)

MINI DIPS

A yummy french onion dip with some fresh vegies, softens the blow of all the yummy sugar!!
These Icecream bowls were purchased from a local discount shop (they came with wooden spoons but I used them for the mousse) $2.50 for a pack of 6!!

A LITTLE TREAT

Just for something a little special, I did buy some Macarons from a local catering business. Cookies and cream and worth every penny!!

*Details about the printable to come in next post!!

OTHER FOOD

We also served hot food of Quiches, mini pizzas and Sausage rolls

Choc chip cookies, fairy bread and vanilla cupcakes!

BUNTING ACROSS THE TABLE

Simple and gorgeous, and says "Angus' First Birthday"

 *Another part of the printable pack

On the table I also used some pantry stackers from Ikea, a little case of Max's for display and a box I use for scrapbooking for the cake stand. Bits and bobs were pulled from everywhere to create the look and stick to the green, blue and white colour scheme!
And I think it looked gorgeous!
Obviously there is always more you could do, things you could make and stuff to buy, but I am very pleased with everything.

The party was a huge success. Everyone had a lovely day, chatted and ate and the kids played. Couldn't ask for more really!
Oh and I even managed to sit down and chat to my guests, the sure sign you were organised enough!!

Our gorgeous children on Angus' big party day!

The little boy all the fuss was about, so very worth every minute spent!!

One

Exactly a week ago, our littlest man turned ONE!!

I can not believe how fast the year went, time just slipped away and before we knew it , he was trying to talk and walk!! Remember him like this?

This precious little boy, our little surprise package, has completed our family so perfectly and brought each and every one of us , so much joy!!

He is loved beyond belief. Obsessed and fussed over by his brother and sisters and loves to cuddle and kiss everyone.
He is now walking (started about 2 weeks ago) , tries to piece puzzles together, likes to try and use a fork with dinner and has started to climb on EVERYTHING!!

He really is progressing well beyond his age, but that is what you get when you have 3 older siblings to learn from.

Anyway, here is a few (ok, quite a few) snapshots of our beautiful morning, on Angus' first birthday.

Always a few helpers around for when he needs it!

Look what I got!!

Presents from us! Not too many but just enough!

A new Scooter/bike from Grandma and Poppy!! So cute!

And the family tradition of Green Icecream Frog cake for his birthday night!

The day was filled with fun and laughter (and Trick or Treating) and we could not have asked for more.

Love you Angus Frankie xo