Fun | Ice-Cream Sharing

Nothing beats the heat like an ice-cream on a hot summer’s day in South Africa!  Danru has recently discovered the joys of this milky, smooth and sweet icy cold treat.  Previously he had a bad experience or two where he ended up with kind of a “brain-freeze” when the bite was too big.  He would end up in tears and be so disgusted with the ice-cream that he doesn’t want anymore.... Now that he understands the concept of ‘small-little-bites-at-a-time’ he would actually come and ask for an ice-cream from time to time.

Memories | School photos 2012 {London 1912}

For this year's school photos, the kids went back a 100 years in time to the streets of London.   It is really nice to see that the school put in effort to make the annual photos taken special and memorable.  I couldn't wait to open the envelope when the pictures arrived to see what it looks like and what a surprise!

School | Romé goes to school

Backpack packed and dressed, Romé was ready for her first school day early on the 1st of October.  She will meet new friends and improve her social skills, get the appropriate stimulation and also have loads of fun with the creative activities only teachers can think of.

Development | Busy Bee {Romé}

A busy, buzzy, baby bee is the perfect way to describe my 8 month old daughter.  Not only is she as busy as one of these yellow and black creatures, but also as playful, energetic and enthusiastic about everything.  When walking past a little bee outfit in the store the other day, I couldn't resist buying it for Romé. 

Food | "Mannetjie-Kos"

When I was a kid, we used to be spoiled with some special finger foods whenever we stayed over at my grandmother.  It was called "Mannetjie-kos", which means, when translating directly, 'small-man-food'.   Now that I'm a grown-up, I understand exactly why she made it for us - It is a colourful, balanced, quick and creative meal all at the same time with almost no cooking involved. It excited us so much when we were little and I thought it would be a good idea to keep the family tradition alive and to make some "Mannetjie-kos" for Danru too.

GiveAway | Spring Photo Shoot {Liesl Roos Photography}

The first rainstorm that we recently had means that Spring is finally here! Everything is clean and fresh and purely awesome. With the trees in blossom, the Memorable Motherhood Blog is giving away its first gift and you could describe it as a new beginning too.

Fun | Cousins {Wilmar}

You are called siblings if you have the same parents, and when jumping up a branch on the family tree, you will find cousins.  To some this might only be another relative and for others it means great fun. The past weekend I have seen, once again, that blood is thicker than water.