The Australian weather never ceases to amaze me. From cold, wet winter weather and warm fireplaces to hot, sunny days that call for shorts and sun screen, we’ve seen it all last week. When I send the kids to kindy I always make sure they wear a (light) jacket so they are prepared for cold spells, plus I think my daughter looks just adorable in her [read more]
You may have noticed that over the past few weeks and months several big Australian (online) kids stores have closed down, so very sad but unavoidable in the current economic situation. With that in mind it is even more special when fabulous Australian brands do really well and grow bigger and better every year. This month the awesome Cheeky Little Soles label is celebrating its [read more]
Earlier this week I wrote about the beautiful Maileg My Little Circus toys and it looks like the circus is a hot theme in fashion too. The beautiful new Fabrik winter collection has arrived in store at Skip to my Lou, it’s absolutely gorgeous and perfect for the special little lady in your life. The lovely Fabrik Circus Tee ($39.95, size 000-6) with its luscious layers of [read more]
When our little lady arrived 10 weeks ago she surprised us all by weighing in much heavier and measuring a massive 5cm taller than her siblings did. She is still a tall baby and that is proving to be quite tricky when it comes to clothes, I can’t go just by age anymore as the garments would be too short for her. The lovely Rochelle at Bean and [read more]
Winter has well and truly arrived here in Adelaide so I have pulled out all the winter clothes and packed away the shorts and singlets. I thought I was all sorted for baby Sybil but because my first two girls were winter babies and baby Sybil a summer baby I am still a bit short of winter gear. You won’t hear me complain though, I [read more]
When I announced the arrival of our youngest daughter 8 weeks ago I wrote about how shocked I was that the baby was a girl. I really expected it to be a boy and we hadn’t even decided on a girls name. Now I can’t imagine any different and I am so pleased we have another little princess in our castle. I know my husband [read more]
Now that the kids are on school holidays it’s the perfect time to check if all their kindy goods are in one piece, clean and ready for next term. I have washed the backpacks and the hats, reapplied some missing name tags and dug out the winter coats. Sadly their shoes didn’t survive all the rough and tumble of last term so it is time for [read more]