Today Sophie is 6 years, 7 months and 8 days old. The exact age that Jessica was on the day she died. Today Sophie is the same age that Jessica will always be; tomorrow, she will become my eldest child. Not my first-born, but my eldest. Overtaking her big sister. The little sister will become… Read More
Trips to space and aliens seem to feature strongly in the books that Sophie has been reading for her home learning recently. We thought it would be fun to do some crafting to go alongside them; to make our own little alien and a paper-plate flying saucer for it to travel it. This is a… 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’ve spent every day together as a family for over ten weeks now. It’s by far the longest time the children have ever had with Daddy being around, and I’m pretty certain is the longest period of time hubby and I have ever spent together too. We’ve not had time together like this since our… Read More
Welcome back to Country Kids. I hope that you are all keeping well and safe during this time. The weather has certainly been glorious over the last week or so, hasn’t it? We’ve been making the most of the sunshine and have been spending most of our days out in the garden. While we’re… Read More
We’ve been enjoying spending lots of time out in the garden making the most of the glorious sunshine this week. It’s been nice to sit out there with the laptop and work outdoors while Sophie and Thomas run around and play. We’ve had most of our meals outdoors and enjoyed the first barbecue of the… Read More
I bought our tuff tray a few years ago when the girls were very small. It’s been one of the most useful things I’ve bought for the children and has been getting a lot of use recently as we’ve been mostly keeping our outdoor activities restricted to the garden. It’s brilliant for setting up small… Read More