Over the next few weeks I am hoping to give Mummy Matters a little overhaul, I want to try to get a little more organised and have regular features so that I can help to keep a track of what I am doing and so that regular readers might find something they like and to … Read more
They always say the time to be worried about your children is that moment when they go quiet. Nothing could be more true than with Jelly Bean, most of the time he makes lots of noise, singing, shouting and babbling or generally banging his toys on the floor/furniture or a siblings head. When he went … Read more
Nothing really beats getting outside in the fresh air during the summer months (well on the days that we get sunshine and it’s warm enough to play in just your t-shirt and shorts). Suddenly you feel that little bit more relaxed, a bit more free and a little bit more adventurous. I love after school … 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
Lollibop is a big festival for little people and we have been lucky enough to go every year since it began. This year we have been invited to be Lollibop Bloggers and we are very excited, especially as this means we will be able to check out Lollibops new venue at Hatfield House which promises … Read more
I’ve been a little busy of late with a separate project I am working on which is taking up a great deal of my time so I apologise for this post being about a week late! My Bank Holiday ‘weekend’ officially started on Thursday 1st May. I always look forward to the May Day Bank … Read more
I have no idea where the time has gone over the last couple of weeks, we have been so busy dashing here and there that although I have taken lots of pictures (it’s the law!!) I haven’t had time to commit them to the blog so it’s catch up time . . . A couple … Read more
Despite numerous walks recently in search of these beautiful blue flowers we finally found what we were looking for on the path between Whitwell and Barnsdale at Rutland Water thanks to my friend Karin. The Beans were amazed when they saw the blue/purple hue stretched out before them beneath the trees. As you can see … Read more
During the Easter break we received a special hamper from Mothercare packed with everything that my Beans would need to get outside and have fun. As a family we love being outdoors, our little people thrive on it and it’s definitely one of the ways that we interract best as a family which is why … Read more