After being cooped up at home for most of the week due to Sophie being poorly, it was a relief to finally get out of the house towards the end of the week and go into town to have lunch with Grandma and do a bit of shopping. Both Jessica and Sophie needed new shoes… Read More
After dropping Jessica’s health forms off at preschool ready for her to start in January, we decided to go home via the park. It had been a bit of a rainy day so the girls were all bundled up in their waterproof all-in-ones and wellies. This was the first time we’d visited the park since… Read More
We had a couple of days earlier this week going to visit Nanny and had an afternoon out visiting Keydell Nurseries near where Nanny lives. Each year, Keydell’s has a Christmas shop and their Christmas displays are very popular with visitors. We decided to take the girls so that they could enjoy a taste of… Read More
Jessica was very excited when she spotted a lion on a walk around Ruislip Lido recently. Grown-ups would probably have called it a rough collie but that’s much less exciting. To Jessica, it was a lion, a big lion with a shaggy mane and a nice friendly one at that.  We encountered a few other… Read More
It’s been lovely having an annual pass for Legoland this year (thank you hubby – was a great birthday present!) and we’ve enjoyed lots of days out there since May. As last Monday was the last day before it closed for the winter, we thought we’d have one more day out. The weather wasn’t the… Read More
One of Sophie’s birthday presents was a trike from Grandma and Grandad and as the weather was particularly nice on Sophie’s birthday, we headed off to the park in the afternoon so that Sophie could get a good run out on it. Jessica enjoyed being able to take her Little Tikes car for a longer… Read More
Last week we took a trip to London to see the poppies in the moat at the Tower of London. The moat has been slowly filling with red poppies since the centenary of the outbreak of World War I back in August and will keep being filled until 11 November. The moat is now looking… Read More