Change...

A lot of change has been going on in our lifes recently!
First of all life with Jamie was getting difficult! He was getting tantrums at everything and was grumpy and whiny all the time. So I went back to basics. Which to me is always waldorf! I bought some books of Donna Simmons (Kindergarten for 3-6 year olds and the journey begins at home) and it has changed everything to the better! we now have a really good rhythm to our day and I am totally centered with everything to do with Jamie and it so helps to keep him happy! Tweaking our rhythm was quiet easy and only involved one real change which was to go outside for a walk straight after breakfast! Jamie has so much energy he simply isn´t happy to just play after breakfast. Then he is happy when we get back and I do all the cooking and cleaning :)
One little change and our days work so much better!

I have also lost 23 lbs since the 6th November !! Yesterday I put on the jeans that I bought before I got pregnant with jamie and they fit!!! So paleo eating it is - I feel great with it!

I have read so many many great books recently, The genius of play just totally reassured me that what we are doing is just enough. We don´t need any formal learning at Jamie´s age at all. He learns everything he needs while playing!
Raising Happiness has not so much changed my parenting but my own happiness... I had to realise that I cannot be 24h a day of just being a mother.. I need some time to myself to do things that are important to me. So I have started having time to just myself while Ben looks after Jamie and I feel really good about it.
 Phases of childhood is a very very interesting book! I totally recommend it!
Free range kids is an eye opener! I am not a big worrier anyway and this book made it even clearer that kids need their freedom !!
Playful parenting , there wasn´t that much new in here as that is how I parent a lot! But still a good read.

No wonder I never get time to update this blog!

Seven Days ..

Inspired by Jacqui

Playing in the woods - every day !

beautiful sunset at Manchester Airport

plane just landed

watching planes coming in to land

seeing double rainbows

mad weather - one side sun the other rain..

Jamie reading Tom a story ..

We had a lovely week, Jamie finally recovered from a bout of various illnesses (tonsilitis, mouth ulcer, teething) and he has been so happy and playful this week. Lots of imaginative play as well, it´s lovely to watch.

This moment

Inspired by soulemama 

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

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{this moment} - times two

His favourite ever spot. Have to come here every day..

big achievement for this little man..having had trouble with his muscles all his life!

December in Pictures....

I made a resolution this christmas to not take too many pictures, instead enjoy every second. So that´s why I didn´t really blog much in December! We had an awesome time, every day was filled with joy and lots of outdoor time. Christmas was lovely and just as simple as I wanted it to be (at least christmas eve!)

Well I did take some pictures!!LOL

{this moment} - creative play

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

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Inspired by Soulemama