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
New research shows parents across the UK are dreading the bank holiday staycations – as it involves a car journey with their children • One in seven parents are dreading the long journey with their children • One in three find the journey the most stressful part of the holiday • Most annoying things children … Read more
If you had the money to do anything your heart desired, what would it be? Would you open your own business? Travel around the world? Learn a new skill? If we had the money, our ‘Once in a Lifetime’ would be to take our four children to visit Orlando. It’s something we have talked about … Read more
– Jet2.com and Jet2holidays reveal key trends in What’s Hot 2014 report – Surge in sun seekers as 85 per cent of families will not miss out on their annual holiday – A fifth of parents say their holiday is more important than Christmas & birthdays! – Trip taggers on as a fifth of teens … Read more
As the New Year has started I have decided to look back on the moments that mattered in 2013. Last year started with a bang for us and probably the event that will mark 2013 as a great year for us was the arrival of our cheeky little chappy Jelly Bean on 31st January. After … Read more
Hopefully you will understand but I’m not planning on writing too much over the Christmas break, I have been looking forward to our Christmas break for ages. This is Jelly Bean’s First Christmas and being our last baby, this is our last ‘First Christmas’. Given the situation with Hubby’s job it is also the last … Read more
Organising family holidays involves much more than just choosing a destination; if you have small children, then what to pack and what to do en route should also feature in your planning. It’s also a good idea to let your children know they will be going away and involve them in learning about the place … Read more
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