Enjoying the great outdoors with Regatta

Regatta

There is no such thing as bad weather, just inappropriate clothing! The best thing about Winter has to be Winter clothing right!? Providing you have the right jackets and appropriate footwear you can get out and enjoy the day just as you would in the Summer. We are very much an outdoors family, we love … Read more

Fireworks Night 2014 – what did Jelly Bean think?

Fireworks

So last night we braved the cold (but thankfully not too wet) evening to take the Beans to watch the fireworks display at the local Rugby Club. It’s the same one that we go to every year because they put on a good display, it’s not too expensive and it’s only just up the road. … Read more

Look what we found on our Autumn walk!

Autumn

I received a letter home from Beanie Boy’s new preschool asking if he could take in any little ‘treasures’ that he might find whilst out walking as they are talking about Autumn now. Well, we often go for a walk around our village and the Beans are always bringing something home with them so last … Read more

Summer Holidays – 4th to 10th August 2014

Bed

The second week of our summer holidays started out pretty good and not half as stressful as I was expecting it to be but then again I made certain ‘deals’ with myself before the week began; 1. I would find activities to keep the Beans entertained so that they didn’t sit staring at a TV … Read more

Sacrewell Farm Camping – Day 3 visit to Rutland Water

The best weather for camping is most definitely lots of sunshine and we were lucky enough to get plenty of sunshine last week. I was keen to get the Beans out and about in the fresh air. I had taken lots of outdoor toys to keep them amused whilst on the site and since Jelly … Read more

Sacrewell Farm Camping – Day 2

I was very pleasantly surprised when the Beans didn’t wake until 7.30am, at home their usual wake up time is pre-6.00am. Obviously all that fresh air had had the desired effect. The facilities on the campsite were good but were a little trek from our choice of pitch on the top field. In hindsight we … Read more