Mosquito bites no more & I packed a suitcase!

We are getting ready for Holiday....well, it's still over a month to go and we will only go for 5 days,
but I am already excited now that I have actually booked a house for us!
My parents will come over from Germany to visit and just the thought of it all makes me want to pack the bags.

What I love most about Summer are the warm nights, were you can eat outdoors, go for a nice long walk or swim or just wait for the sun to set.
I got eaten alive this year though on our nightly puppy walks and looked like I had some sort of serious illness with my skin being covered in insect bites.
My sensitive skin doesn't really respond well to strong chemical mosquito repellents either, so I tried my best to cover myself up and and spend as little time as possible outdoors.
With a puppy at home I also try my best to avoid harsh chemicals in our home where ever I can.

Then we got send Para'Kito, a natural mosquito protection that diffuses a blend of 7 essential oils extracted from plants including lavender, geranium, citronella, pine tree, patchouli, clove and peppermint. These oils mask the presence of humans from mosquitos for 15 days; essentially making us invisible. There are wristbands and clips available in which you insert a little infused pellet.
Para'Kito is safe and perfect for people with sensitive skin, leaves no odour like other mosquito deterrents and comes in lot's of designs and colours.

It actually works! I haven't been bitten since! I use a simple black clip on my hand bag and a band around my ankle. For the holidays we got them matched to our swimwear and Dalston's new bandanas, haha! They easily clip on the leash as well. Soooo goood!

I highly recommend this to all puppy owners and young Mum's.Oh and surfers, because it is even waterproof. And pretty much everyone else.

The smell is very strong and I try to keep them next to windows or the door, that way it will protect our apartment from mozzies as well!

I will give these bands the hardcore test, when we are going on holiday down the south coast soon and will keep you updated if they are working in extreme conditions.

I packed my suitcase....with my swimsuit and some Para'Kito!

Thanks to Para'Kito for sending us these great products.
You guys basically saved our Summer!

Please note: This is our true opinion and experience with the products, we will only ever review products we personally like and would truly recommend to our friends.

The best little spot and the small things

When we get a day off together and don't have plans, and especially on a sunny day, we love walking over to Paddington and have coffee and breakfast at our favourite little spot:
Tuk Tuk Street Bar! The people working there are just the friendliest and they really like dogs too.
Not to mention the fresh, healthy food, the yummy coffee and the great spot to sit and watch people go by.
Here are some snaps from last time. We thought it really deserves an own blog post.
It's the very small things that make my day, like a good coffee and sunshine and taking some time out of a busy week just to enjoy both. And to make it perfect it will have to be in good company.
David & Dalston you rock my world!
Do you have a favourite cafe to hang out?

What else is new? Dalston comes with David to work in the design office from time to time, he graduated from puppy school this week and at home we made it super cozy with a new desk and couch... and new bed for Dalston too.
We can't wait to show you our new living room as soon as we are finished. It only took us one year and 4 weeks... Well. One step at a time, I guess.

Happy Days And Nights in our hood!

"Hello, my name is Dalston" from Julianna Koh-Blackwell on Vimeo.


The other night the super talented pet photographer and artist Julianna from Two Guineapigs spend the evening with us, snapping along these cute images, capturing Dalston at 3 months.

 We had so much fun! Thanks Julianna, you are the greatest.

HELLO 2014! You are already a little bit awesome

We started the year pretty well!
Last minute we decided to leave the city and drive down the coast to Jervis Bay for NYE and and New Years Day. Best idea ever!

Getting up super early we had a breakfast stop in Berry, such a pretty little town, we found the greatest bakery there and I had a very good feeling about this trip!

We saw the first Sunrise of the year over the ocean by the beach, had the best coffees and watched the local fireworks with a take away pizza picnic.

It really doesn't get much better than this.
We also got a deep tan on the way and spent a lot of time in the water!
Happy 2014 you all! Here is to a year full of fun, happiness and miracles.

Playtime, Birthday parties & hanging out

I am super proud of Dave he is such a good puppy Dad! And Dalston? Well he learns super quick and we are deeply in love with him.
Her just a few snaps of things we have been up to lately.
For example Gaby's birthday part, from This Little Port, Dalston meeting her baby girl Clementine and him hanging out at the beach and at home.
If you enjoy puppy photos you might want to follow Dalston's Instagram here: http://instagram.com/dalstonsdiaryDalston loves kids and all other humans!
We can't stop playing with him. He is growing so quickly...
I really have to catch up and do a few posts in a row, to keep this blog up to date!
Dave had 2 weeks off work over the holidays and while I was still working on weddings over the weekends I tried to unplug and do no email work or blogging etc for the time being...
It felt very good to have so much time together.


More to follow!