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
“Join Thomas & Friends as they embark on a legendary movie adventure! The steam team’s quest begins when a special guest arrives on Sodor with a big surprise and important jobs for Thomas, Percy and James. The engines meet new friends and discover suits of armour, coats of arms and legends of long-ago heroes. Then … Read more
It’s hard to believe that the summer holidays only finished just over a week ago. The second the holidays were over, the sunshine crawled back into it’s hideaway and sent the cold wind and rain to take it’s place. This morning as I sat looking out of my windows with my heating back on (yes, … Read more
If you have children then you can pretty much guarantee your life will be far from mundane. Children have this way of livening things up, bringing joy to some of the most uneventful activities. Playing on a swing isn’t just playing on a swing, it’s a rope in the jungle getting them from branch to … 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
#weloveforests A Day of Family Fun at Fineshade Woods Sometimes you just can’t see something when it’s right under your nose. That’s what I discovered yesterday when I visited Fineshade Woods with the tiddlers. I must have driven past it a hundred times in the last few years. As a family we love to be … Read more
This weekend was ALLLLLL about Harry Potter!! On Saturday we set off early to visit the Warner Bros Studio Tour in Watford to see the Making of Harry Potter. Curly was seriously excited as he has been a Harry Potter fan for years, he has read every book and watched every film. Little Bean and … 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
Little Bean went to Playscheme and today’s theme was transport. She insisted that the car was for Beanie Boy to keep in his bedroom, the picture was for Hubby to take to work and the Rocket “I haven’t decided who can have that one yet!”. Back at home the tiddlers had lots of fun with … Read more