Each year I write a post reflecting on the state of family life. The first post in this series was back in 2009 when our youngest son was still a baby. At …
The cost of feeding the family in 2019
Before I start to discuss how much as it costs to provide and care for a family with five kids, I feel it important to note that I am eternally grateful for …
Does it really get harder? – 2018 edition
Each year I write a post reflecting on the state of family life. The first post in this series was back in 2009 when our youngest son was still a baby. At …
Does it really get harder? – 2017 edition
Each year I write a post reflecting on the state of family life. The first post in this series was back in 2009 when our youngest son was still a baby. At …
Life lessons
This is a sponsored post. UBank have released a short film which they hope will change the way people think about the ‘Australian Dream’ and the way people think about buying a home. Many …
Does it really get harder? – 2016 edition
This is the 2016 edition of a post I write annually. I started it back in 2009 when our youngest son was still a baby. With five kids under 10 life was …
Family life – the roller coaster years
I look forward to writing this post each year and just knowing I write it makes me think and notice things about this current stage of family life, that I am not sure …
Family life – easier
This is an annual post I write here on Planning With Kids. While I write on the blog to share ideas of what we do in our family, to hopefully help other …
Bedrooms Set Up – Mixing It Up
Recently we made changes to the set up of the kids’ bedrooms. We have a three bedroom house plus large home office, which is where I blog and undertake all my other …
Feeding The Family – What Are We Spending?
This post is part of a series on family finances. You can find the other posts in the series here: Feeding The Family – Budgeting, Planning and Tracking Feeding The Family – …
Family Life – Mostly Easier
This is an annual post I write here on Planning With Kids. While I write on the blog to share ideas of what we do in our family, to hopefully help other …
How To Get Kids To Eat?
This post is part of the Family Eating series. How To Get Kids To Eat? This is a very common question I receive in emails from readers, so I thought I would …
Making The Ordinary Fun
This post is sponsored by Nuffnang and Yoplait. Sometimes I look at our gorgeous littlest one and think about how different his life has been, compared to that of his eldest brother. …
Making Time For Fun
This post is sponsored by Nuffnang and Yoplait. Winter sports have all but taken over our weekends at the moment. Mr I and myself are normally pretty good at just talking through …
Family Life – New Challenges
Over the last couple of years I have written a post on how I am finding family life, now that our family is complete. The previous posts have been: Late 2009 – …
Easier…….for the moment!
Over a year ago I wrote a post that posed the question “Does It Really Get Harder?????“. I was wondering if, once the little kids grew up a bit, things would get …
Love
This lovely Lego Heart is for my sisters. All of whom I love dearly and miss at the moment. Looking forward to us all being together again soon!
Does It Really Get Harder?????
This is a question that I have been contemplating a bit recently. Our beautiful baby number 5 will be our last and when I have mentioned to parents of older children, how …