My father-in-law, Howard, is big into fair trade goods. This means that goods are generally bought directly from the farmer, labourer or artisan, at a fair price, before being sold to you.

I can understand completely why he likes to support fair trade, and I have decided to see if I can do similar. Unfortunately, I can't always, as money is tight and generally the cheapest option wins for us (especially at the moment).

Recently, however, Cadbury's in South Africa had some huge news as far as fair trade is concerned. Their milk chocolate bars (the plain chocolate ones) are certified fair trade, and proudly display the Fair Trade logo on their wrappers. I was even more delighted to see that I could buy them at my local grocery store, and at the same price its always been. How awesome is that?

Below is a photo of the bars with their green and blue logo:

As most folks know, we went on holiday in November 2011 to the Arizona, USA, to visit Hannah's parents. Hannah's dad borrowed a scooter with a side car, called The Red Rocket, so that Zak could (hopefully) join him in his love of scooters. Do you think Zak likes riding in The Red Rocket? Let's have a look and see...Read more »

So, since we've moved into a new house, I've started becoming more of a Manly Man.

What is a Manly Man, you ask?

A Manly Man is a man who knows how to work on a variety of household things, including kitchen appliances, cars, light fittings, doors, rooms, etc. Painting a room is a Manly Man thing, as is fixing washing machines and fixing door handles, which I did this past week.Read more »

We blogged a number of months ago about getting pregnant, and I still get a number of congratulations on that pregnancy. I think I did mention in an update that we had a miscarriage, but I think it is hidden away and few people actually get to reading it.

Sadly, the reality is that we blogged too soon. We found out at our first ultrasound that we had a miscarriage, a blighted ovum to be exact. As you can imagine, that was quite a blow to us, especially Hannah.Read more »

Just some quick updates...Read more »

Recently, Zak has been learning a few things by copying Mom or Dad. His latest trick is to blow his nose:Read more »