Kids Will Change Your Life

They say your life will never be the same after having kids. And 'they' were right!

We remember many pre-kid weekends and holidays filled with climbing, hiking, mountain biking, diving, kayaking, kite surfing, skiing and the list goes on. We also remember the moment when we finally decided that it was time to have a family. We knew that this decision would have some kind of an effect on our lifestyle, we knew that it may become more difficult  to get out and about; but somewhere in our blissful ignorance we assumed that ultimately it was up to us and if we really wanted to, we would still be able to do all the things we loved, and the kids would just have to "come along for the ride".

When Tahlia arrived we slowly started to realise that although our assumptions were correct, we may have slightly underestimated the effort and expense involved in such dream!

When Zephyr came along we almost threw in the towel. He was a real game changer! For the first time we joked about the possibility of adoption.

Zephyr is now four and half months old and Tahlia recently turned two. It seems like a good time to get back on track, to get back on the bike, to get those tents out of the basement and see if we've still got what it takes. Is it silly to think that blogging our trials and tribulations will somehow help to motivate  and inspire us to get out of bed, to dress and feed the kids, to gather nappies, snacks, toys, dummy's, wipes, all in the hope of finding the ultimate family adventure? We hope not.......