How can it be that Twycross Zoo has escaped my radar for so long? Set in 88 acres of Leicestershire countryside, just off the M42 between Birmingham and Nottingham, Twycross Zoo is very easily accessible and a gem of a family day out. This medium to large sized zoo is home to around 500 animals … Read more
It wasn’t long since we had last visited ZSL London Zoo but when we were told that Tigress Melati had welcomed the safe arrival of her twin cubs on 27th June 2016, the chance to see them proved too much for us not to visit again. We arrived just before lunch so we decided to have our … Read more
We hopped into “Mummy’s BMW” as Jelly Bean has now taken to calling the BMW 2 Series Gran Tourer 7-seat Gran Tourer and decided to try out the Sat Nav on the Connected iDrive.
Woohoo, I think I’m actually on time for once with one of my Project 366 posts – wonders will never cease! So I awoke on Sunday morning at my Mum’s house after a sleepover with Little Bean. We had a lazy morning catching up with Nanna before heading home to see what the boys had … Read more
The child within me just cannot get enough of visiting the zoo, I adore animals and the Beans are following in my footsteps. Now Hubby is very lucky in that he lived in South Africa when he was a child so he saw many amazing animals during his years there but I doubt very much that … Read more
As we rose from our beds on Easter Sunday the sun was shining was more with the promise of a bright (but chilly) day. Nanna came around at 11am and the Beans began their annual Easter Egg Hunt around the house with much excitement. We then enjoyed an early lunch before heading out for a … Read more
It was a cold but bright morning as the Beans arrived on the Island of Sodor at Thomas Land in Drayton Manor, they had been invited as special guests of Sir Topham Hat along with other blogger families. Naturally all of the engines were excited to meet their VIPs and show off their skills and … Read more
Little Bean has got a big heart when it comes to animals, perhaps it’s down to the fact that we have been taking her to Zoos since she was in her pram because of our love for animals or maybe it’s just built into her psyche who knows? The boys all love animals too but … Read more
Zoos aren’t for everyone I know that and to be honest I can see both sides of the argument but I visit Zoos with my children (and before I had children) because I know that a Zoo is pretty much the only opportunity that I (and they) will get to see some of these animals. … Read more