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
Trying to grab pockets of family time together has been a challenge over the last couple of months. Hubby’s been away a lot, while Sophie and I were busy with rehearsals for The Sound of Music until the end of October. Although we had managed to have time together here and there, we didn’t manage… Read More
September has been a bittersweet month. The start of the month was a very emotional time with the start of a new school year followed by Jessica’s eighth birthday a couple of days later. New milestones for Sophie and the stark reminder of milestones that Jessica will never reach. Time continues to take us further… Read More
August has been a bit of a funny month. We’ve had some more intense periods of family time together and lots of time with hubby either working away or working long hours. It feels like it’s been a bit of a ‘feast or famine’ time with regards to family time together. Emotionally it’s been another… Read More
Milestone moments are so very bittersweet for us these days. We had a big milestone moment this month with Thomas celebrating his first birthday. A year of having our beautiful boy in our lives. Our baby boy has brought us so much joy, but it is a joy that is always mixed with the sorrow… Read More
Eight years ago today, we were in Oxford for the in-utero heart surgery that gave Jessica a chance of life. A milestone moment at the start of our journey as a family. A miracle that helped to give us six and a half amazing years with our beautiful girl. What a journey we have… Read More
May is my birthday month. This year is a big birthday year for me as I turned forty. My birthday celebrations were spread out over a week, starting with a joint birthday party with my twin sister and her best friend and finishing with a birthday barbecue to celebrate with some of my friends who… Read More
