Ever since I was a little girl the Mr Men (and latterly the Little Misses) have been a part of my life. When I was a little girl my Mum had collected each of the Mr Men books for me and I loved them. Mr Bump was always my favourite, I even had a Mr … Read more
Sadly we were unable to make it to the last Disney On Ice so we are beyond excited that Disney On Ice is back to present the Silver Anniversary Celebration where we join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse as they commemorate 25 years of Disney on Ice across Europe for another action-packed adventure travelling to four magical destinations! This … Read more
Sunday was a quiet day for us, we spent the day mostly relaxing at home so that the Beans were refreshed to start back at school on Monday. Beanie Boy had a little homework still to do but it was pretty cool homework – he had to build a castle from any material of his choosing and … Read more
So let’s be honest here, as a family of 6 with children ranging from 3 to 14 years old, we won’t be enjoying a week’s holiday in a Spa any time soon. Up until June last year all of our family holidays had been spent in the UK staying in cottages, caravans or camping in … Read more
I don’t know about you but I’m a big kid when it comes to Christmas, I probably get as excited about it as the kids do! I love doing things to make Christmas special, to give them lots of happy memories which hopefully they will retell to their families when they are older and perhaps … Read more
The Lion King is a particularly special story to me since it was the first Valentines Day trip for me and Hubby. He surprised me with a trip to London to see the Theatre Production in the West End and I fell in love with The Lion King (and Hubby – my then boyfriend) there … Read more
When I visited the Toy Fair at Olympia way back at the beginning of this year there was one toy which jumped right off the shelf at me, the Monchhichi!! With the whole ‘retro’ and ‘vintage’ vibe right now it’s great to see some old favourite toys making a comeback too. The three younger Beans … Read more
A few weeks ago I decided to do something a little different on the blog with regards to the Beans. I wanted something that we could look back on in year’s to come and hopefully raise a few smiles over or even stifle a few giggles. Such is the mind of children as they change … Read more
Last weekend we travelled over to Ludborough near Louth in Lincolnshire to take the Beans to see Santa on his Santa Special Steam Train.