We’re coming up to the end of the school year and the end of infant school days for Sophie. The new school year will see a big step for both her and Thomas with Sophie starting at junior school and Thomas starting preschool. Milestones are always bittersweet. The excitement of starting something new mixed with… Read More
Each summer, we put together a list of summer holiday activities that we would like to do together. It’s always a mix of simple activities with a couple of bigger activities that have been planned for the holidays. I find it having a list of ideas at the start of the holidays helps with trying… Read More
The end of the summer term is a time of transition. Sophie’s time at infant school is drawing to a close. This time next week will be her last day there. I’m feeling quite emotional about my baby girl moving on from this step; acutely aware of all the little last moments of her infant… Read More
Disclaimer: I received a copy of ‘There’s No Deer Around Here’ for the purposes of this review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.  ‘There’s No Deer Around Here’ by Andy Hussey and Rosie Venner tells the story of Jacob, who wants to find out what has been eating the vegetables that he and… Read More
Today is National Bereaved Parents Day which aims to raise awareness of all parents who have lost a child of any age, and from any circumstance. The theme this year is ‘Keeping Their Memory Alive’. As a bereaved parent, one of the most important things to me is to be able to talk about Jessica,… Read More
Welcome back to Country Kids. How are we in July already?! We really enjoyed joining in with #30DaysWild during June and while this particular challenge has ended for another year, we’ll still continue to enjoy getting out and taking a closer look at the world around us. Did you join in with #30DaysWild this year?… Read More
Thomas has been amazing us with his grasp of words this week. His latest favourite thing to do is to spell out words that he’s seen around him using his letter blocks or magnetic letters. It’s him memorising sequences of letters rather than being able to read them but I’m still very impressed with it.… Read More