Casual and Comfy

I just came across this outfit I wore sight seeing in Madrid. It was perfect, casual, comfy and bright :) 

The white jumper, scarf and 'cons' are all Penneys. The jeans are Pepe Jeans. 

Car-less!!

This weekend the car was with the mechanic so I was car-less!! It was a big shock to the system, I'm usually never off the road whether it's going to soccer matches, gym, grocery shopping, meeting friends! Saturday my sister 'chauffeured' us to a bridesmaid dress fitting in Dublin but Sunday I was at home all day. I cannot remember the last full day I spent at home! It was such a refreshing day! Breakfast and newspapers, cooking Sunday and Mondays dinner, weeding my flower bed, walk down the field and even squeezed in a jog! 

St. Patricks Day 2014

We had a fun St. Patrick's Day this year, probably because TJ is actually old enough to take an interest in the parade and because we were entertaining 3 German girls (two past aupairs and one current aupair!). 

We went to our local parade on Sunday, it was short and sweet, I was disappointed there was only one marching band! The eldest boy walked in the parade with his soccer club and the younger boy just sat back and took it all in, he loved the tractors but I think his favourite were the horses and dogs. 

I had family over for a big traditional fry up for breakfast and more family for dinner and some festive green jelly and icecream and some home made (very obvious from the picture!) buns. 

Looking forward to next year already!! 

Engagement Party

              

Last weekend I attended my sisters engagement party, she was almost 10 years with her boyfriend so it was well over due! I asked her could I share some of the fantastic decorations she made for the night! The venue looked so romantic! I was so happy for my sister :) 

 

Back to Blogging...

So I thought I was going to stop blogging as with work, a baby, and 8 year old I felt I didn't have enough time, however now I'm on summer holidays I think I'll give it another go, there's no hard and fast rule that says I can't just do it when it suits me, its a hobby for me, so I'm not going to put myself under as much pressure! The other thing that often discourages me is that I really don't feel that I'm as computer savvy as I should be, I start comparing myself to other blogs and seeing how there's are much better than mine, but once again, I'm going to remind myself I'm just doing this for fun, its not Vogue I'm writing for!! So, I hope everyone is enjoying their summer and I look forward to sharing some posts with you!!

Style for the First Holy Communion

My sons First Holy Communion was in May, we had such an enjoyable, special, memorable day. Senan was so excited to wear his suit, he knew it was an extra special day! I got his suit in Next. It was sold a separates which was brilliant because the trousers were age 9, the suit jacket was age 8 and the waistcoat was age 7! The shirt I put with it was actually a school shirt that came in a packet of 2 from Dunnes Stores. His tie was one belonging to his Daddy! I bought his shoes in Paul Byrons in Mullingar. Baby TJ's suit was also from Next, lucky enough I bought age 12-18months even though he's only 8 months old! His little shoes I picked up in Penneys.
His Daddys bought his suit in Galvins Menswear in Mullingar, it was a fantastic deal they're running at the moment, the suit, shirt, tie and shoes all for €199! Such excellent value and I was impressed at the selection to choose from!
Lastly, me, I of course ended up in a mad shopping panic trying to find the right dress! After shopping in Dublin, Navan and Mullingar I ended up spotting a dress online in Coast. Being honest, I would not have looked at the dress on the hanger in the shop, never mid try it on! But, the dress looked lovely on the model. So after phoning around I found a dress in my size in Dundrum and thankfully it fitted and I loved it!! My sister spotted the coral coloured Mango jacket/blazer in House of Frasier. The icing on the cake were the shoes I got, they looked like they were made to go with my dress and u'd neve guess where I got them! When I went to the beauticians the Thursday before the Communion Lisa at Beautique Beauty (The Downs) sells shoes and handbags and had a perfect pair of shoes, and they only cost €40!

The Nibbler- Review

Baby TJ got this as a present from his aunty and he loves it! (and so do I!)
She spotted it in Tescos and knowing how much he loved his food thought it might come in handy and that it has!
Basically it's a little net that you can screw off and pop in different food and it has a handy handle for the baby to hold. I found giving TJ fruit like strawberries and melon was tricky because it was so slippery it just kept falling out of his hand! But with this he can get a good grip and still suck the juices and taste lots of new flavours!
So far he has tried melon, strawberries, peeled grapes, orange, blue berries (they were a bit sour) and some peeled apple (juicy red ones).
To clean it I wash out all the bits left in the net, I soak the net in boiling water and pat dry with a tea towel, I wash the handle with soapy water. I find it really handy if I'm out for coffee or dinner, it keeps TJ very happy and busy! :)
As you can see in the photo 'The Nibbler' by Nuby costs €4.49 and is available in Tescos. It gets a big 'THUMBS UP' from me!

Baby TJ @ 7months old with his 'Nibbler'