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Gro Light night light review and giveaway

Like many small children, my two girls aren’t too keen on going to sleep in the dark. We used to get around this by leaving the hall light on and…

From the mouths of babes #46

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…

Jessica and Sophie sitting on wooden blocks at Chiltern Open Air Museum

Siblings – November 2015

As the weather gets colder, our favourite places start closing for the winter and so we made sure we enjoyed some last days out before they did – spending a…

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Heart to Heart – November 2015

Heart to Heart linky was set up to help other heart families share their stories and experiences in order to help support each other as a community. It opens on…

Silent Sunday

An autumn walk at Chiltern Open Air Museum

As winter edges closer, our favourite places are now closing for the winter. A beautiful autumn day gave us the perfect opportunity to have one last day out at Chiltern…

Friday Fabulous Five #50

The Friday Fabulous Five is my regular feature where I share five of my favourite blog posts that I have read in the previous week – posts that have made…

The Friday Focus 13/11/15

This week has seen a lot of activity in the bedroom as we’ve been building new wardrobes and rearranging furniture in order to turn our bedroom into a family bedroom.…

A musical journey into memories

Music is such a powerful thing – hearing an upbeat song can instantly lift our mood, a lullaby can help soothe a child to sleep and a few lines of…

Review: The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

Sitting and reading fairy tales at bedtime is a magical part of childhood. The fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen are among those stories which I fondly remember from my…