When I had a friend over to visit today they commented that our house is a little like a DVD rental store and they’re right, we have a LOT of DVDs but that’s because we all love movies. We like watching them together as a family activity (#familyfilmnight) and we all like to have times … Read more
For the past couple of weeks I have been trialling a new Reward System with the Beans in an effort to encourage more favorable behavior from them. Initially it worked perfectly but last week was pretty much a write-off as they didn’t seem interested in even trying to move forwards on their charts. All of … Read more
Our weekend began very well with a Baby Sale which Karin and I organised, it was the first time we had done anything like this but we did ok. There was definitely room for improvement and we know how we would do things differently next time (and there WILL be a next time). During the … Read more
We really like these new warmer weather spells we’re getting, it just makes you feel better, brighter and more inclined to get outside and enjoy it. As a family we are always on the go, apart from our #familyfilmnight once a week we rarely just chill out together, we are always ‘going’ somewhere to do … Read more
I often approach school holidays with mixed feelings; on the one hand I am excited by the thought of having all my babies at home with me and then on the other hand I panic “oh no, I’m going to have all my babies at home with me”. I love them to bits but I … 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