12 on 12…

It’s been a long time I am following Elizabeth Kartchner’s blog and I just loved her idea of a challenge to take 12 photos on the 12 of the month. Especially as this 12 was quite special – I mean 12.12.12! And so I decided to participate.

After my little boy has gone to kindergarten (usually it’s daddy who is bringing him there) we have breakfast with Sophie. The breakfast is my favorite meal of the day! Just simply because of cup of cappuccino it could be the favorite one. Quite often for breakfast I prepare pancakes as we both love them. To make them healthier I use whole grain flour or barley flour, I add some fruits, like apples or bananas and instead of sugar I use honey or agave syrup.   

Usually after the breakfast I get busy with my shop, as I have to send out all the patterns which were sold during the night and answer the emails. Meantime Sophie still finishes her breakfast, or I try to get her busy in some way.

After I finish my work usually we get out for a walk. Today we did it later as on the way back we had to pick up Alex from the kindergarten. And it means Sophie could watch some cartoons while I was getting ready and prepared her quick lunch.

For self portraits I almost always use remote control. For me it works much better than self timer. But every time I take my remote control Sophie starts the fight to get it in her little hands as soon as possible…

And here she goes… she couldn’t stop for a while…

When I got back my remote control I tried to make some photos of my Striped Mittens for a feature in one magazine…

… but my little helper didn’t want to give up and soon the remote control was in her hands again!

This is probably my favorite plant in our house right now. I just can’t wait to see it in all its beauty!

When Alex is at home we have Lego invasion here! He can play with it for hours and can make incredible constructions, but he can also create incredible mess.  I can find his Lego everywhere and the worst part of all is to walk on it… especially during the night…

Some treats…

Our Christmas tree… well, just some bokeh of our Christmas tree…

For dinner I tried new recipe for Focaccia… It was good, but still has to be improved…
Well, that was our 12.12.12! :-)

On a rainy day…

… we burned some candles…

made some whoopie pies and cupcakes…


and dreamed about seeing snow outside the windows…

Have a great weekend!

Life lately...

Oh, the past week was beautiful here. It was almost like summer and we really enjoyed it. We made short trip to one beautiful town here near (Cividale) and it was wonderful. Here are some photos I made...

 I wish this was my garden where we could sit, speak, eat and enjoy the beauty of nature...

 

While having a lunch at the restaurant ...

Wishing you a happy weekend! :-)

Hello Spring!

Oh, it is finally here! Last week was simply marvelous! We stayed outside as much as possible to enjoy this beautiful weather. I am always very excited when Spring arrives. It kind of wakes me up! The blossom trees, bright colors, sun, green grass... it all makes me so happy... I think older I become more I enjoy this period of the year... :-) Here are some photos of this week... 

Spring always inspires me to eat healthy food...

We made a one day trip to Venice. I love this town so much! The kids were happy as well. I was even surprised how well they behaved! I was really proud of them and could really enjoy this trip! :-)

First thing we did - we went to Museum of Natural History. Now we have to go there every time we are in Venice, because Alex wants to see the dinosaurs. :-)

 Then it was time for lunch. We are lucky that my husband knows Venice really well, so we can skip all crowds and enjoy peace and silence of these beautiful streets.

The birds were really happy about our lunch leftovers...

And then it was time for running. Alex is my little assistant and he really helped me with Sophie. He was taking care that she doesn't go close to the water, or enter in the shops... For him it was a game, but at the end they both were very happy about it... Sophie takes it much easier if Alex is stopping her, and not me... :-) Well, I am more and more confident that life with two children is much easier than with one child. You don't need to entertain them anymore, they do it by themselves and much better than we would do... 

How cool is this market?!

 The end! :-)

I hope this week will be great as well! :-) For all of us! :-)

Life lately...

Sophie with daddy! I can't believe she is already so big! Next month she will be one year and a half. Time flies... 

We had wonderful weekend here. It was warm and sunny. I could smell the Spring. I love it and can't wait when it arrives!

We spent quite a lot of time outside... Children were having fun...

A few days ago we celebrated my birthday and I got the best present ever! :-) More about it later! :-)

Finally having some rest too... :-)

And I love, love that evenings here are getting warmer and warmer...

I hope you had a wonderful weekend too! :-)

A lovely day...

I don't consider myself as a big fan of Valentine's day. Some years ago I was much more enthusiastic about it, but now... probably it means I am getting old, or I am married for too long... :-) I don't know. But I know that I don't need a special day to show my love for my husband and my children. I love them more than anything else and my heart is always filled with love, no matter which day it is.
Of course I still like the flowers my husband is bringing me on this day, and I pay back with some extra homemade sweets, but it could happen any other day as well...  :-)
In any case I hope you had (or still having) a lovely day! :-)

Tough week...

We had the worst flu ever here! Oh, I even don't rememmber when I was soooo sick, and of course all seemed even worse with two sick kids. Good thing that they were quite happy to stay with me on the big bed and watch cartoons... a lot of cartoons... :-) But finally we are (almost) fine. Weather also slowely gets better here and we are starting this week with big hopes - to get back to normal life. :-)
While I was sick something nice happened to this blog. It was nominated to the Top 25 Fashion and Beauty Moms. You can vote for me here if you like: Top 25 Fashion and Beauty Moms
Voting will go on till the end of February and you can vote daily. :-) Thank you everyone! :-)