We’ve had a busy week to start the summer holidays with Thomas turning five and Sophie competing in a dance festival. She’s competed in five dances this week although thankfully none of them were on Thomas’s birthday so we were able to focus on the birthday boy without trying to juggle everything else! … Read More
This week has been quite an emotional one with the transitions that come at the end of the school year. There would have been a couple of big milestones for Jessica this week – the end of primary school days and moving up to the senior section at Girls’ Brigade. I’m grateful that both of… Read More
We love planning activities to try and do during the summer holidays. In previous years, we’ve put together a list of summer holidays activities to help inspire us. This year we’re already part way through a challenge to complete 100 different kids activities, thanks to Sophie receiving a poster for Christmas with 100 different kids’ activities… Read More
There’s just a couple of days left to go now until the end of the school year. Another school year done. It’s a time of transition and the reminder of how quickly Sophie and Thomas are growing up, seeing them reaching another milestone each and, of course, the reminder of the milestones that Jessica is… Read More
This week has been a rollercoaster of emotions. I think I’ve gone through almost the whole range of emotions at various points this week, sometimes within the space of a few hours. We’ve had the excitement of Nanny coming to stay for the weekend and the joy of seeing my family when we… Read More
This week has been quite an up-and-down one. There have been lovely moments, such as having another night away and getting to see my cousins, and some not-so-lovely moments, such as everyone being unwell at various points during the week. Sophie was unwell with a temperature on Saturday. She’d obviously picked up whatever… Read More
Today is National Bereaved Parents’ Day – a day aimed at honouring bereaved parents from all walks of life, raising awareness and helping them realise they are not alone. National Bereaved Parents’ Day was started in 2020 by the charity, A Child of Mine, which helps support bereaved parents. The theme for this year is… Read More