When asked what she wanted for her eightieth birthday, my mum’s reply was “to have all my family around me”. Family is everything to my mum and the importance of loving each other and pulling together as a family, even when it is hard, is something that has been drummed into all of us. My… Read More
It feels like quite a long time since this month’s photos were taken. For once I was organised and made sure we got our family photos in at the start of the month; knowing that hubby was going to be away in Australia for a large chunk of February. Usually the run-up to a big… Read More
Standing in the garden, I listen to the giggles as Sophie and Thomas play peek-a-boo together in the play house. I watch as Sophie pushes her little brother around in the Little Tikes car. Back indoors, she picks up the iPad and I see two little heads bent together over the screen. Little moments that… Read More
January tends to be the calm before the storm for us. A month where things are relatively quiet before getting back into the cycle of grabbing family moments in between hubby working on events. Since Jessica died, it’s been a tough month too. The start of a new year is a reminder once more of… Read More
I love watching Sophie and Thomas together, seeing the beautiful bond they have with each other, and the way their bond mirrors the one that Jessica and Sophie had. So many little moments that remind me so very much of watching my girls together. Listening to Thomas giggling as Sophie holds her arms out for… Read More
One of hubby’s Christmas presents from the children this year was a photo frame with four special photos. Four photos that showed life as we wished it could be – capturing the five of us together, thanks to the magic of Photoshop. They’re not perfect, and some work better than others, but we’re… Read More
One of our traditions since Jessica was a year old has been to do a festive photo for our Christmas cards. It started off with a very small Jessica in a Santa dress, sitting in front of the Christmas tree, and was followed by a nativity scene the following year with Jessica as Mary and… Read More