Coffee with Polka

Myself, Jo and Kate

Myself, Noon and Kate who loves having her photo taken!

The gorgeous outlook

Winter has certainly set in! I was all rugged up today on the Gold Coast, the wind was very chilly!

It was gorgeous however sitting and watching the choppy surf from the comfort of "The Elephant Rock Cafe" at Currumbin Beach, we all had delicious meals and the coffee was nice too. We met with Jo Morgan from the very cool label "Polka". It was so fun catching up with someone in our industry; she is really lovely! Its amazing because the clothing industry is really secretive and there is no manual to developing your own label! Its funny though because we both seem to be doing very similar things! Cant wait to catch up again for another cuppa with Jo.

xx

A NICE DAY BEING A MUM!

GOOD MATES!

SOMETHING WAS PRETTY FUNNY!
MASON, LAWSON AND KAI

Today I scheduled in being a mum.... no work (well only a few emails he he) and a bit of house work, I kept my little boy Kai home from pre school and we had a really nice day! I took him to our local play group that he absolutely LOVES and I got to catch up with lots of friends that I don't get to see very often while having a nice cuppa and a scone. I could not believe how excited Kai was to be there! He spent the whole 2 hours racing around madly on a little bike, traipsing through the garden looking for bugs and giggling!

I have been trying to keep him home one or two days a week lately from school; his teacher suggested that it might be a good idea. His quite young for his age and was getting quite tired and distracted at school. Its funny how children can be so different, my daughter is very advanced and independent for her age and always needs to be challenged and certainly never likes to be helped, which I admire, she is amazing. Where as Kai is a real cruiser and is only just becoming interested in drawing and the alphabet over the last month, but he is very sensitive and cuddly and doesn't like doing things for himself. Both of my children are really beautiful in their own ways and I am really enjoying getting to know their unique personalities as they blossom and grow.

Kai is really benefiting from spending some one on one time with me and I think he is learning quite a bit just doing day to day activities at home. His teacher is really happy with his progress as well and says that he is much more attentive when he is in class now and is more interactive in class activities. Being a teacher has to be hard work, but I think she is doing a good job at treating each child individually and working out what is best!

We went from play group and had lunch at "Kirramisu" cafe on Kirra Beach front with one of my lovely friends Steph and her daughter Hazel. Its a beautiful spot and has great food! The staff were really patient with the kids too, which all of you mums know how hard it is to find a child friendly cafe!

By this time our day was just about over, we went home for some quiet time while I checked a few emails (i cant help myself) and went and picked Lily up from the bus to go to swimming lessons.

My little man was sound asleep about 5 minutes after leaving swimming! bless!

All in all it was a lovely simple day, being a mum.... which I really miss sometimes! xx

The Pagoda Tree

Today I wanted to write about one of our lovely Three Little Trees fans "The Pagoda Tree". For those of you who live in Melbourne the Pagoda Tree is a one of a kind place that provides a one stop shop for women's health care.

The Pagoda Tree is home to a complete service for Natural Ferility and Women's Health. we provide complete and comprehensive reproductive health care for women of all ages, as well as complete general health care for men, women and children. Our centre specialises in fertilty and pregnancy related issues whilst also providing complete preconception care programs.

We are an integrative health care centre, where our practitioners are more than happy to support your journey in whatever way we can. Our practitioners are highly qualified in their field and offer you warmth, compassion and presence. we understand the delicate and sensivite issues that some of our clients face and we are available to be of service and to listen.

Natalie Kringoudis from the Pagoda Tree would love to help you! Come and see her or contact her for further information at:

Contact Address:
Lvl 2/124 Bridport St. Albert Park,
Victoria 3206
154 Thirteenth St. Mildura
Victoria 3500
Victoria Australia
Tel 03 9686 7454
Fax 03 9682 7454
info@thepagodatree.com.au

MOODI

Last night I went to a great Jewellery and clothing party. I am not really into parties that sell things, i really hate the pressure! I actually only went so that I could catch up with friends that I never see because of my busy schedule! I was however really surprised! The label of clothing was called Moodi and they design all black garments for women that are very slimming! See below:

moodi reflects the fashion needs of today’s modern woman who desires clothing that is not only comfortable but stylish.

moodi designs are created using Modal, a natural fabric renowned for softness, comfort and a silky texture. This unique fabric is produced from beech trees whose strength gives not only a lasting resilience to frequent washing and wear but will also retain its vibrant colour and crease-free lustre.

moodi garments are designed to be as flexible as you are and can be worn as work, leisure or lounge wear. Match them with sandals for casual cafe lunches or add heels to transform your moodi garment into stylish evening wear.

Visit their website at: www.moodi.com.au

sunset at currumbin Beach

Playing our stone game
Daddy and Lil heading down to the beach
Kai having fun!

Lil after her surf
Surfers Paradise in the distance

Kai
Little Surfer Girl Lily
Lily and Kai
I was impressed with this sunset surf shot!

What a perfect afternoon! Justin finished work earlier than usual so we took the kids down to our local gorgeous beach at Currumbin for a play and surf. Lily is just learning how to surf and loves it, but to be honest I think that my husband loves that his little princess surfs even more! She is amazing though, no fear at all and great balance! The waves were only little today but lots of fun for lil. Kai is not interested in surfing yet, but loves climbing the rocks and running in and out of the water like most 4 year old boys do!

It was really nice to just sit and watch.... especially after what I wrote about yesterday, it was really nice taking a couple of hours to watch my family having fun and just being them!

"The Alley" is such a unique place, the rocks are gorgeous and the back drop of Surfers Paradise seems surreal against the blue tranquil sea!

Justin had made a game up last time he took the kids to the beach that they love and we all had a little play. You draw a circle in the sand then another bigger one around it and dig a small hole right in the center (sort of like a dart board) then about 5 meters away we draw a line and we get 2 stones each and we have to try and get bulls eye. ha ha. Very simple but great family fun!

once the sun hit the mountains the chill in the air was freezing... we all ran for the car with the nice warm heater and headed home for baths and dinner! xx

The lucky country

OUR BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN!!

You never really realise how truely lucky you are until you see certain things or have certain moments that make you look at your life and see what you have right in front of you and all the precious little moments that we take for granted every single day!

Life runs along so quickly, often too quickly! I know sometimes as much as I love my life, I always feel like I need to slow down and just stop and play with my kids or just to sit in my back yard and watch them run around and giggle is precious.

As some of you might know Kate, myself and my Mum are off to China next month. It began as a business trip but just this week we have found something very special that I think will change my life forever! JinJiang orphanage is in The southern Chinese Province of Fujian. I came across it while trying to locate how far "JinJiang" was from the airport we were flying into in Xiamen. My heart just about broke when I started reading. I know that there are many places like this out there, but if we can all just try and help someone in this world maybe some of these children will suffer a little less and perhaps find some simple happiness in their lives that we take for granted every single day.

I had no idea how common cleft palate was in the orphanages! What would usually be a straight forward procedure to fix in these orphanages could be a death sentence. See the segment below from The Fujian Kids website:

Approximately 27,000 children with cleft lip and/or palate children are born annually to Chinese families. Most of these children will end up in orphanages.

Once in the orphanages, many of the cleft children have a difficult time. Often, these babies have difficulty getting nourishment because their ability to suck is impaired. As a result, they are in a perpetually weakened state and highly susceptible to disease. Some die of starvation. Special feeding equipment can save the lives of these children, but these nursers are not available in China.

Cleft Palate Nursers

FujianKids is helping provide cleft palate nursers to babies in orphanages throughout China. Please consider taking some with you to China when you travel. (Sorry, we can only provide these nursers to families in the U.S.) Nursers come with instructions in Chinese and labels that clearly indicate the nursers are for use by cleft-affected babies..

The nursers weigh almost nothing, but they do take up a little space in your luggage. For example, a box of 6 Enfamil nursers measures 6" x 6" x 6", but the nursers can be taken out of the box and distributed where space is available in your suitcase. If several families traveling together are adopting from the same orphanage, they can bring extras to give to their agency representative. The representative can then give the extra nursers to other orphanages that need them.

I learnt by buying these special feeding tools we could save many of these children's lives. We have posted on our face book page that we are accepting any help that Three Little Trees fans can afford or give up. I cant believe that spending as little as $20 could save children like these.

Kate and I are going to take over a couple of extra suit cases of clothes and bedding for them as these are basics that are always required and we have already had many generous offers of donations.

Most of all I am just looking forward to giving them some love and cuddles and learning from them, because I know throughout my whole fortunate life I have not seen anything that I know will inspire and open my eyes to the needs of others like this experience will.

xxx

THE ORPHANAGE

CHINA'S FORGOTTEN BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN

BUBBLE LONDON

Our wonderful European Agent Joanne Bourne from "Domino Baby" has been busily getting ready for "Bubble" trade show in London. She will be exhibiting our summer 2010 range which has already proven very popular with our stores in the southern hemisphere! It will be held on June 20th and 21st and is bound to be a success for Domino Baby!

We are so excited and Know that Joanne's Hard work will all pay off!! YEY!

Show venue:
Business Design Centre
52 Upper Street, Islington
London N1 0QH

Oh to be a child!

I wish i could remember being 2! So carefree and no bills!! Although I'm sure at the time you think that life isn't fair because your not allowed an ice block or because you want to stay at the park for longer......if only they knew!!

Today started off great, beautiful day, cruisy kids! Ended terribly with a tantrum because i wouldn't let the girl eat an ice block 2 minutes before dinner.....

Silver Sparrow Designs

Aaaahh saturday morning, its nearly 11am and Kai is in his pajamas still, Lily has dressed herself in a very unique style that certainly won't be walking out our front door! ha ha and Justin has gone for a surf. I am just chilling on the lounge with my second morning cup of coffee browsing the web. mmmm? what can I write about today? kids products..nah..... bedding..nah.....jewelry, yeah!

Etsy is such a great website to find new and original products. There are a lot of talented people out there! Silver sparrow Designs has some great original pieces of silver jewelry that you will never find anywhere else! Take a look! There are lots of great finds on etsy!

Have a GREAT WEEKEND! XX

NEW COMPETITION!!

Today we bring to you an exciting new competition just because we are feeling super generous! he he

All you have to do to enter is spend either $50, pounds or euros at any of our fabulous stockists around the world on winter 2010 or summer 2010 for our Northern hemisphere friends; email us the receipt and you could win one of every piece of either the girls OR the boys range of our up coming summer 2011 range, valued at over $800! see below for conditions and details.

So go find those receipts or have a look at our stockist page at www.threelittletrees.com.au to see where you can purchase any items!

Yey Three Little Trees LOVE giving clothes away!