Regular readers will know that I love to get out and about with my family, visiting new places or exploring old favourites. With Jessica recovering from her cardiac catheter procedure this week, we’ve been taking it easy and just enjoyed time in the garden instead. The girls are happy just being outdoors and there are… Read More
The Friday Fabulous Five is my regular feature where I share five of my favourite blog posts that I have read in the previous fortnight – posts that have made me laugh, made me cry or made me think. Here is my latest selection of five fabulous blog posts: The bond between a dad… Read More
It’s good to be back home again after spending the first part of this week in hospital for Jessica’s cardiac catheter procedure. I’ve been so proud of my big girl this week and how well she has coped with it – she has been so brave throughout the whole thing. There were a few tears… Read More
Parenting Pep Talk is a weekly series of guest posts all about encouraging other parents by sharing some of our happy moments, the advice that has worked for us and some positive words of encouragement. Today’s post is from Adelaide who blogs at A Crazy Mother’s Words. 1) Tell us a little bit… Read More
Being back in hospital feels very strange and yet very familiar all at the same time. For the first eight months of Jessica’s life, this ward was our second home and whilst it’s been two years since we were last here, in many ways it feels like it was almost yesterday. My big girl has… Read More
Reading books and Frozen – two things that my girls love. We’ve introduced a few other Disney films to the mix but Frozen has certainly remained the firm favourite (with Toy Story being a close contender for the top spot at times). When I found out that this month’s Book Buddies books from Parragon Books… Read More
My girls love to sit down together and do some “making” and we often have themed craft weeks to help give me ideas for projects that we can work on together. As a result, our craft cupboard needs to be kept well stocked with all the little things that we use regularly. The Works is… Read More