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Capturing magical moments – a fab outdoor family photoshoot with Zoe Liddiard Giles Photography

09/08/201708/08/2017
Jessica at a table with leaves in front of her, holding up her nature notebook

With another heart surgery on the cards for Jessica in the near future, capturing magical family moments feels more important than ever. We recently had a wonderful family photoshoot from Zoe Liddiard Giles Photography to capture some of those magical moments.     Zoe is an outdoor children’s and family photographer. She is based in… Read More

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Simple pencil pots – a quick and easy back to school craft

08/08/201705/11/2018
A pencil pot decorated with foam shapes and stars (left) and a pencil pot made with fabric wrapped pot decorated with buttons (right)

My girls love to draw and having pencils and pens handy is a must in our house. This month’s #BostikBlogger theme is “Back to School.” A pencil pot is always useful to keep those pens and pencils handy when it comes to doing homework (or filling in all those forms that come home in the… Read More

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From the mouths of babes #131 – My mini performer

07/08/201707/08/2017
Jessica as a toddler with a speech bubble saying "From the mouths of babes" and the text "A linky for sharing the things kids say"

From the mouths of babes is a weekly linky which invites you to share a post, old or new, about something your children have said. Those adorable mispronounced words, the glimpses into their imaginations, the blunt observations – whatever it is, I’d love to hear about it!   Thank you to everyone who linked up… Read More

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#365daysofgratitude – Week 31

06/08/201705/08/2017
A sunset in Malta with the text "#365daysofgratitude"

#365daysofgratitude is my challenge for 2017 to share one photo a day on Instagram of something I am grateful for. I took part in a similar challenge last year and loved it so am looking forward to continuing with it this year. Here are the things that I’ve been grateful for over the past week:… Read More

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My Sunday Photo 06/08/17

05/08/201704/08/2017
Jessica wearing a princess dress, fairy wings and a teddy bear ears headband looking at a fairy house in the woods
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Hunting for fairies and elves in Black Park

04/08/201704/08/2017
Jessica and Sophie in princess dresses and fairy wings looking at one of thes signs for the fairy trail in Black Park

Woods are magical places full of fairies and elves hiding. My girls love looking out for signs of the fairy-folk when out exploring. They loved hunting for fairies last year on a trail at Black Park. When I saw there would be another trail this year, I knew we had to do it again.  … Read More

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Friday Focus 04/08/17 – Waiting for a date

04/08/201703/08/2017
Waiting - this week's word of the week

We had our appointment at Southampton this week to discuss Jessica’s next surgery with her surgeon. At the moment we are still waiting for a date for this surgery to take place but are expecting it to take place in the next month or two. The surgeon who will be doing Jessica’s operation was in… Read More

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I'm Louise, mummy of three - Jessica, forever six, who was born with half a heart and lives on in mine; and heart-healthy Sophie (born 2013) and Thomas (born 2018). I blog about living with grief after child loss, crafts, days out and the little moments of family life.

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