Parenting Pep Talk #19 – The Parenting Jungle

Parenting Pep Talk is a weekly series of guest posts all about encouraging other parents by sharing some of our happy moments, the advice that has worked for us and…

Milestone moments: swimming, sports day and sleeping in a big girl bed

The last week has seen a couple of milestone moments for my girls; moments of seeing them taking a step forward, growing in confidence or trying something new.  I’ve found…

Ten things we loved about our Butlins holiday

Butlins is a place that is full of happy memories for me – from various days out and holidays there when I was a child, to hen weekends and trips…

A sight test and new glasses from Specsavers

I’ve been wearing glasses since I was nine years old and have had my regular eye test appointments at the same family-run opticians since then. Recently I’ve been struggling a…

From the mouths of babes #74

From the mouths of babes is a weekly linky which invites you to share a post, old or new, about something your children have said. Those adorable mispronounced words, the…

#366daysofgratitude – Week 24

Throughout 2016 I will be posting a photo on Instagram each day, sharing something that I am grateful for each day as part of my #366daysofgratitude project.  Here are the…

My Sunday Photo 19/06/16

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The Friday Focus – 17/06/16

I’ve been quiet on the blogging and social media front this week as we’ve been enjoying our last term-time family holiday. We started with a weekend in Birmingham (as I…

Parenting Pep Talk #18 – Petite Pudding

Parenting Pep Talk is a weekly series of guest posts all about encouraging other parents by sharing some of our happy moments, the advice that has worked for us and…

Sophie sitting on a tree stump and Jessica standing next to her at Cadbury Camp

Siblings – June 2016

It’s a relief to be the other side of Jessica’s cardiac catheter procedure this month and I was proud of both my girls with how well they coped with Jessica’s…