I’m a little late with this week’s update, posting on a Saturday rather than a Friday! It’s been a bit of a hectic week with birthday celebrations, a dance festival, spending time with family and friends, activities, meetings and starting to prepare for going back to school next week.     We’ve ticked off most… Read More

We’ve had fun enjoying lots of different activities this week. In previous years, we’ve had a summer holidays activity list to tick off, but hadn’t got around to it this year. We’ve had a lazier summer so far than we usually do, which has been nice in some ways, but by the middle of the… Read More

Thomas had his first swimming lessons this week, doing a swim school short course. He loves the water and has enjoyed going swimming each morning. I thought a short course was a good way of seeing how well he’d cope with swimming lessons before we looked into booking weekly ones. We did the same with… Read More

This week has felt like quite a lazy week, making the most of the slower pace of life during the summer holidays. We’ve had the odd activity here and there, but nothing that we’ve had to get up early and rush out for. It’s been nice not to have the pressure of having to get… Read More

The school summer break is one of my favourite times of year. I love the sunshine and the warm weather, and being able to enjoy time with my children. It’s been nice to start the summer holidays this year with a trip away, and we enjoyed the break from normality during our holiday in Luxembourg… Read More

It’s Thomas’s sixth birthday today and he’s been excitedly counting down the days. He had a lovely party last weekend in Grandma and Grandad’s garden and enjoyed celebrating with some of his friends. He also shares a birthday with his twin cousins who are fourteen today and it’s been lovely to visit them in Luxembourg… Read More

We’ve attended a couple of awards evenings over the last week as various activities come to an end before the summer holidays. The Boys’ and Girls’ Brigade awards evening is always a highlight in the Brigades’ calendar. As well as getting their badges, there are also some special awards, one of which is a trophy… Read More