This week has been full of magical moments, making the most of spending time with Sophie and Thomas and doing things together. It’s been a lovely mixture of events and days out, and simple play indoors and outdoors. Moments of enjoying the sunshine in the garden, listening to Sophie and Thomas laughing together while splashing… Read More
It’s been nice to catch up with family this week. Sophie and Thomas loved being able to spend a couple of days with their cousins who were visiting from Luxembourg plus I’ve also had a couple of day trips back home to see my family. The first time was when the cousins were over from… Read More
We’ve been celebrating Thomas’s birthday this week as my baby boy turned four on Tuesday. We had a party in Grandma and Grandad’s garden last weekend, which was fun and then a quieter day at home for his actual birthday. I could have done without the stress of the Tesco grocery delivery not… Read More
This week has seen the end of an era as Thomas finished preschool and we said goodbye to all our preschool groups. Some of them have been part of our routine for a very long time, particularly TinyTalk baby/toddler signing classes which we started going to when Jessica was a baby and continued going with… Read More
As part of our efforts to get outside more with our #1000hoursoutside challenge, I signed Thomas up at the start of the year for Tots Go Wild forest school sessions at Black Park. We attended sessions every week from January through to July and it was a wonderful way of encouraging Thomas to engage in… Read More
July – a month of transitions. With the end of the school year and Thomas’s birthday approaching, July brings with it a reminder of how quickly my children are growing up, and with it a stronger ache for the one who is no longer growing up with her siblings. The reminder of time moving on,… Read More
This week has felt somewhat intense. Emotionally, it’s been a bit of a rollercoaster with joy and sadness very much mixed together at times, especially at Sophie’s Girls’ Brigade awards evening. I made sure I had some much-needed time out this week sitting quietly at Jessica’s forever bed. It helped too that Thomas had a… Read More
