Darling Jessica Yesterday you started school for the first time and today we are celebrating your fifth birthday. Can it really be five years since I held you in my arms for the first time and felt such a huge rush of joy that you were here? Somehow those five years seem to have flown… Read More
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! A big thank you to everyone who… Read More
At the start of the summer, we put together a list of activities that we were hoping to do. Some of them were simple things, others were big challenges. Did we manage to do them all? Here’s how we got on: Activities we completed: Travel from Lands End to John O’Groats. Play board games together… Read More
Throughout 2016 I will be posting a photo on Instagram each day, sharing something that I am grateful for each day as part of my #366daysofgratitude project. Here are the things I have been grateful for this week: Day 241 – I am grateful for getting to meet some of the girls’ favourite TV characters… Read More
As the summer holidays drew to a close, we managed to enjoy another couple of days at Legoland using our preschool passes. Since the Lego Friends show first appeared at Legoland, no day out has been complete without going to see it and stopping for a photo with the Lego Friends girls afterwards. To see… Read More
Langley Park is one of our favourite outdoor spaces – the Temple Gardens are full of magic and adventure if you only know how to find it. Add two little girls – one dressed as Little Red Riding Hood and the other dressed as a pirate – and a walk in the park becomes a… Read More
A summer full of fun and adventure is coming to an end. This week especially has been about trying to savour the little moments, trying to slow down time, to fully enjoy the moment and make the most of it. We’ve done so much together this week and always at the back of my mind… Read More