It’s hard to believe that the summer holidays only finished just over a week ago. The second the holidays were over, the sunshine crawled back into it’s hideaway and sent the cold wind and rain to take it’s place. This morning as I sat looking out of my windows with my heating back on (yes, … Read more
You may (or may not – sob sob) have noticed that I have been a bit quiet in the last week, well that’s because I have been on holiday to Wales for a much needed break with my beautiful family. Every morning we woke up and looked directly at this gorgeous view – how lucky … Read more
Getting away with friends and family on holiday is a great chance to step out of the ordinary and with so much spent indoors during the year – sat in front of a computer at work or in front of the TV – going away is the ideal time to do something active. So this … Read more
When I woke up this morning I had the day ahead of me all planned out in my head and pretty much the only thing which went according to plan was Little Bean going to playscheme. I had planned on staying at home this morning and doing more housework but something has been driving me … Read more
We have had a somewhat quieter, more relaxed day today. Little Bean attended Playscheme this morning along with some of her classmates, I really want to keep up her contact with school friends through the holiday and hopefully to help cement some of friendships further. Playscheme is great, I drop her off at 9.30am and … Read more
It’s hard to believe that our family holiday was only three weeks ago, we had an amazing time and we are still talking about it now. The children keep saying “can you remember when we saw the Thomas show” or “it was so funny when we went down the water slide”. We would love to … Read more
What seems like a few short years ago, holiday hunting consisted of seeking out exotic resorts with bars, nightclubs and cheap drinks! Then life happened: I met my husband, got married and had a bouncing baby boy – so this summer, holiday hunting will consist of seeking out top notch family resorts with an activity … Read more
Family entertainment is the name of the game at Butlins, even if your children are all different ages like ours are.
This time last week we were frantically running around the house packing the last few items for our week as Butlins Ambassadors at the Ocean Hotel, Butlins in Bognor Regis. Having never stayed at Butlins before our minds were whirring with what lay ahead of us. It’s human nature to make assumptions about what to … Read more