This week has been quite an emotional rollercoaster of a week, starting with what would have been Jessica’s 13th birthday last Friday and all the emotions that came with a milestone birthday. As has now become our tradition, we celebrated Jessica’s birthday by taking her birthday cake to her forever bed and having a birthday… Read More

This week we’ve been preparing for back to school – making the most of the last few days of the summer holidays while getting everything ready for the first day of the new term. I’ve enjoyed having the time over the summer with Sophie and Thomas but having a little bit of me time on… Read More

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