My (step) son! Will is a teenager now but has been in my life since he was just a toddler himself. The course to a trouble-free blended family life has not always been easy or plain sailing but we love each other just the same.
No prizes for guessing where this one got his blog name from then! Just look at this little giggler, this is how Curly looked when he came into my life when I met his Daddy. A very cute and cheeky little tike with masses of blonde curly hair, I don’t know where the time goes … Read more
I am such a GEEK! I get so excited when a new bit of tech hits the shops, not that I get to buy many of them very often but sometimes I’m very lucky. Yesterday I received a very special parcel in the form of the brand new Tesco Hudl2 before it hits Tesco stores … Read more
We had a very busy weekend with Lollibop on Saturday and a family Christening on Sunday so Monday was all about chilling out at home doing nothing in particular. In the afternoon we had a visit from a lovely friend and her four children so that kept the Beans entertained for a while and gave … Read more
When you have more than one child, you fully expect them to be different from their siblings. Sure, they might look like each other, they might have similar mannerisms and the like but on the whole, unless they are born under the same star signs they often tend to be very different and nothing could … Read more
All too soon our Butlins break was drawing to a close but thankfully we had planned ahead and had done all of our packing the night before which meant that we still had a full morning to enjoy all that Butlins had to offer one last time. Capturing memories As I had planned we managed … Read more
Little Bean finally stopped being stick at around 7 am on Thursday morning but she definitely was still not right. She looked completely wiped out and initially wasn’t keen to get out of bed. During the evening when she had been sick in her bed the Butlins staff were amazing, we asked for a change … Read more
After a late-night watching Cirque du Hilarious, we were delighted that the Beans all decided to have a little lie-in followed by a lazy morning before heading to Coast Restaurant for our breakfast. Coast was vibrantly decorated and much less busy than The Deck or The Yacht Club even though it served exactly the same … Read more
Last Tuesday our day started out really well with a scrummy breakfast at The Yacht Club. Breakfast is always a meal that goes down well with our Beans and it was great to watch them tucking in. Curly took charge of drinks and made sure that everyone had what they wanted. Little Bean was delighted … Read more
I never like to announce when we are going on our holibobs, I don’t think it pays to tell the world that our house will be empty for any length of time so please excuse me the lack of build-up to our Butlins break. Butlins Wave Hotel This time last week we were almost at … Read more