The Weekly List School Holiday Edition

Well I’m a little slow here in the blogging world at the moment. With easter and the girls birthdays falling over the busy school holiday period, I’ve had very little time to sit down at my laptop long enough to check my emails and catch up with my instagram feed let alone put together something to pop into your inboxes.

I did have a chance however to take a whole lot of snap happy pictures. The holidays are always a time to capture some great moments, and with MB and MD heavily caught up enjoying the moment, I saw it as a great way to steal some precious shots to paste into a photo album.

I do also have a post in the works to recap the awesome events and everything that went down for Miss6-who’s-now-7 and also for Baby Viv who’s now 1. Oh my gosh, where did the months from tiny baby to walking toddler go? So stay tuned for more!

Today I’m sharing with you a collection of photographs and amazing finds from across the web in recent days. Some crafty, some foodie, some beautiful and some funny.

This Friday I’m loving:

The opening photo of some buskers in the park providing some great entertainment as we celebrated Miss7’s birthday.

It’s school holidays here and families are buckled down battling kids among a frantic house, this is a gentle reminder to let kids be kids. Let them be messy, let them get dirty and let there be mess from nanny blogger They’re Not My Kids.

These lovely DIY embellished hand-made cards are absolutely beautiful. I pinned these to my craft board on Pinterest the second I saw them and swooned over them so much that I decided to make them myself. They were great personally gifted cards for the girls.

The Twins turn 12 today. Hooray, bring on the pre-teen stage! They’ve requested a Brownie Cake which is perfect timing seeing as it’s overflowing with easter eggs chez moi. This Mint Chocolate Brownie recipe from Bake Play Smile is top of the to-do list along with melting down some Cadbury eggs to add to the gooey mix of chocolate goodness.

18 years of school, and now I’m an over-educated Nanny is a fascinating article about the struggle between choosing a career out of choice and love and choosing a career that pays the bills.

This post from Freddie’s Food about battling on with the baby who won’t eat. Fussy eaters are a well-known problem in the nanny household. The Twins don’t like to touch anything except for Nutella sandwiches and fresh fruit, Miss7 will only eat plain pasta and ravioli and Baby Viv will eat only what she can feed herself. Sometimes meal planning can be a real challenge but this healthy eating & sustainability oriented blog helps keep me feeling like I’m not alone.

This heavenly delicious Honey Apple Bread has been on high rotation in the nanny household lately and reminds me of my family’s Dutch Apple Cake. Sophie Hansen of Local Is Lovely is a blog I’ve been following long before I became a blogger and is a constant source of luscious photos, fresh recipes and happy families.

Norah Colvin never fails to evoke inspiration and continues to urge me to do better and to be better with the kids. The magic effect – why children need books is a perfect reminder about why we shouldn’t forgo this activity with our kids, even if we’re busy or late to bedtime.

This bloggers brunch in Melbourne is happening next week and Nanny Shecando is going. All kinds of excitement going on here at the moment.. no words!

Do I need a Nanny or a Babysitter? And what’s an Au Pair? The Australian Nanny Association has a great article to break it down for you!

Finally, these Anzac biscuits will keep you going for the rest of the weekend after an early start at the Dawn Service this morning.

Happy long weekend lovelies, get those Anzac cookies happening!