52 Weeks 52 Scraps | Week 1

Shannon from Butterfly Wishes and Wonderland Dreams had this fantastic idea to make a scrapbooking page per week for each of your kiddos.  That way at the end of 2011 you can give them a completed book with their entire 2011 captured in a scrapbook!  The linky is up on her site every Saturday, so please join in!

Here's my first week of January's page:

Scrapbooking pages and elements from Shabby Princess and the font from Kevin and Amanda.  This is basically my month theme page - I'm still in the process of creating one with her activities / highlights on.

Muffin Tin Monday - Skewers Theme

I'm really excited about MTM this year.  We've made a commitment as a family to adopt a more healthy lifestyle and to rather invest in a bit more expensive organic and free range foods.  Mouse has always been, not necessarily a fussy eater, but she eats the minimum.  To get food into that tiny little body is sometimes an impossible task.  MTM always works and I find that if I dish her food in the tins she will eat or try most of it. I'm planning to make full use of MTM to introduce more and more healthy food options to her!

For today's skewer theme I decided to give it to her without any skewers or picks, she is still fasincated by little objects like that I'm probably being over careful, but you never know!  Instead I rolled her food for her.

She had:

Red Cup:  Ham that is MSG free, Organic homegrown Tomato wedge!, Green Cup: Organic Goat's Cheese
Bottom two Cups: Some bread and butter.

She ate most of it, except the tomato.  She is always super excited to get a tomato, but she never eats it! 
Head on over to Muffin Tin Mom for some awesome Muffin Tin ideas or to link up as well!

Willie's Supreme Cacao

I loved following Willie's program on DSTV, I soon realized that this was a labour of love for him, not just another product but this is his life's passion.  I was over the moon when I saw that Woolworths stocks his 100% Cacao bars and chocolates!  I purchased a bar today just to give it try, the bars were almost a R100 each, but after one try it is worth every single cent!  This is the real deal, no added sugars or any other funny ingredients, only 100% pure Cacao.

When I opened the bar the most amazing aroma filled the air, it smells of pure chocolate!  I could have eaten the bar just then and there! Being 100% pure Cacao it is not sweet at all, you have all the lovely aromas and the wonderful flavour and depth of chocolate without any sugars or sweetness.  Great for various dishes and bakes.  I decided to make some real hot chocolate for us.

400 ml Milk

200ml Water

200ml Grated Cacao

some sugar to taste

{this is enough for about 2 cups}

Gently heat these ingredients

The Cacao will melt quickly, thickening the mixture to form a smooth, velvety chocolate heaven!

Pour into mugs and enjoy this delicious drink!  Oh my goodness, this was exceptionally good!

Mouse really enjoyed this drink, and the best of all - I knew what went into the drink as it was homemade!

I can highly recommend this range of products.  I tried the Venezuelan Black bar and will definately be visiting Woolworths soon to try the rest.

For more info and recipe ideas you can visit Willie's site.  Enjoy!

Sewing Project | Pajamas for Mouse!

I've been meaning to start doing more sewing projects, but I always find an excuse not to start or even worse not to finish what I've started.  Celiah Ann inspired me to start again, at this stage I'm not any good at it, but I'm going to do more and more projects and hopefully I can document my improvement!

For Christmas I made Mouse a whole set of different coloured play doughs and felt that she needed a little something extra under the tree, I then decided to make her a new set of pajamas.  I had the material on hand as well as the buttons and decided to give it a go.  I didn't use a pattern and just improvised as I went along.
There were loads of mistakes made with this one, so please don't look to closely!

Front

Back

Mouse in her new PJ's!

I really had fun doing this and will definately be doing some more projects throughout 2011.

December Holidays 2010

Hubby went to France for a training course just before Christmas, luckily he got back safe and sound and wasn't stranded in France due to the heavy snowfall! We have been out and about in the Cape Town area during the holidays, and we are planning some trips to the museum, the gardens and the castle as well. 

What have we been up to since Christmas?

Mouse taking a little break, why you may ask...

It's hard work unpacking Mommy's baking supplies cupboard!  

You will also notice some play dough, oats and a flower on the freshly washed floor....

Mouse helped Daddy in the garden

We also visited Hout Bay, and enjoyed a light lunch.  The wind was a bit strong at times, but otherwise we had a great time!

After lunch we visited Uncle Hermanus and Aunty Robyn in Simon's Town.

On our way!

Beautiful views from Chapman's Peak.

Just before New years we visited my mom and dad in Langebaan and we celebrated new years back in Cape Town at my mom and dad in law.  We really have been enjoying our holiday so far!  

I would also like to wish all of you a wonderful, blessed 2011.  May God bless you!