Most people I know watch The X Factor every year, I generally like the audition stages and then lose interest until the last few weeks but The Voice seems to have a marmite quality to it, people either love it or loathe it. Last year I loved the battle rounds because I thought they were … Read more
Eating out as a family should be a pleasurable experience, I’ve no doubt that many families take it for granted when they take their children out to a nice restaurant and order their food from the menu. On Friday we made our way into Peterborough so that Hubby could have his eyes tested and we … Read more
Happy kids make for happy parents and at Haven’s Thorpe Park Holiday site in Cleethorpes, they lay on plenty of supervised classes and groups to make sure that every child enjoys themselves as much as possible. Get Messy All kids love the chance to make a mess, especially little ones and at the colourful Messy … Read more
A Zoo isn’t a place that I would normally think about visiting between Christmas and New Year, if I’m honest. This Christmas, we visited Whipsnade Zoo the day after Boxing Day; as far as I am concerned, Whipsnade is one of the best zoos! About the Zoo Whipsnade Zoo is set on 600 acres of … Read more
Last week was Little Bean’s first half-term holiday from school and boy what a week that was. We had highs, which were great and we had lows, which obviously weren’t so great! I never know whether you should go with explaining the good stuff first and then go downhill or whether it’s best to get … Read more
We have been living in our house for 2 years now and there is one room, in particular, that has never really worked and that’s our dining room. When we planned each room there were two rooms left downstairs, one which is designed to be a study and the other larger room as the dining … Read more
It’s hard to believe that we are already just a couple of week’s away from Little Bean’s half term. No sooner has she started school than her first holiday is hurtling towards us at full steam. It reminded me of some of the rides which I saw at Drayton Manor Park when we visited at … Read more
Two weeks ago today I collected Little Bean from school and said “we’ll see you in two weeks” and dare I say it, I was kind of dreading those two weeks with her at home. Not because I didn’t want to spend time with my beautiful girl, of course I did but I’ve been so … Read more
Easter cards for the family . . . Sparkly eggs for the windows . . . The window decorations are finished and in pride of place in the play room Erm, naughty Mummy forgot to buy a hat for Beanie Boy to decorate! The results of their hard work (and lots of fun!) Let the … Read more