Welcome back to Country Kids. I hope that you are all keeping well and safe during this time With the summer holidays now here and more places being open for days out, Country Kids will return to running as a weekly linky to give you plenty of opportunity for sharing your outdoor fun. It’s… Read More
This week has been a busy one. Thomas turns two on Sunday and I’ve been preparing for his birthday – planning cakes, having presents delivered, having Nanny come up to stay for a few days. In normal circumstances, we would have probably had a big family party in Grandma and Grandad’s garden. Instead we’ll have… Read More
Now that restrictions are being relaxed and some of our favourite places have opened again, we are starting to venture out a little more. Chiltern Open Air Museum is somewhere we always enjoy exploring and was the perfect place for our first trip out together. Sophie, Thomas and I enjoyed an afternoon out during the… Read More
At the start of 2016, inspired by a friend, I started a daily gratitude challenge – posting one thing that I was thankful for each day on Instagram. I enjoyed it so much that when I reached the end of that year, I carried on and have kept going ever since. Finding one little thing… Read More
We enjoyed a couple of ‘firsts’ this week with venturing out and about. Last weekend, we enjoyed a family day out at Chiltern Open Air Museum – our first family day out in more than five months. It felt so good to pack a picnic and spend an afternoon out of the house in one… Read More
Watching Sophie and Thomas together reminds me so much the way my girls were together. The way that Sophie encourages him on when out for a walk brings back memories of how she used to help encourage Jessica on when Jessica was struggling. The way she looks out for him, and tells him what to… Read More
Last week’s theme for our home-learning was ‘Family and Friends’ and one of the activities for this was to make a family tree picture. I remember having to do family trees at school myself – and being part of a big blended family meant that I always found it difficult to fit everyone on my… Read More