Until I had children I had never really shown much interest in Halloween, I certainly hadn’t been interested in going trick or treating but now that I’m a Mum I want to make memories for my children, I want them to look back and say “oh yeah do you remember that time that we did … Read more
For some time now my friend Karin has been enjoying a #familyfilmnight on a regular basis with her family, I kept telling Hubby about it and said that we should do something similar with our children. I think it’s nice to have a tradition, something for the family to look forward to and so eventually … Read more
When the children started back to school we thought our summer trips were finished for this year but then I received an email inviting us to join the lovely folks at Vosene for breakfast at the Rainforest Cafe in London. We were excited by the idea of it, we have always fancied going to the … 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
When I think of a ‘road trip’ my mind springs to the American movies where groups of teenagers pile into a car and travel to the Hamptons or head off on Route 66. But a road trip doesn’t have to be that glamorous, a road trip doesn’t have to be one of beauty (although there … Read more
It was a weekend of jobs for us, for once we had no plans to go anywhere so we took the opportunity of spare time and good weather to get out in the garden, have a sort out in the garage and open up all the windows and doors at home to give the house … 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
I have had mixed emotions as the summer holidays have drawn closer, on the one hand I’ve been looking forward to having all the children at home, to think of all the adventures we can have together and the memories we can make. But on the other hand, they can be quite a handful when … Read more