Dear Alex….Today You Are 3
Dear Alex, Today you are three. You’ve turned from a tiny baby to a little boy in the blink of an eye. Ever…
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Ben’s 11 month update
This is my penultimate monthly update – I always intended to do them until Benjamin turned one, and then do one every…
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Urban Massage Review
We regularly hear about how scheduling in some ‘me time’ is important, but let’s face it, when you’re juggling work, a house and…
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Shelving Units from Shelfstore | Review
Storage space is a huge issue for us. We live in a narrow terraced house, and just one big through lounge/dining room. We…
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What’s Your Wish?
If you had one wish for your children, what would it be? I was recently asked this question by Pampers and UNICEF to…
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Tissue Paper Pumpkins
I wanted a really simple Halloween themed activity that I could do at the playgroup that I run. Alex, at almost three, is…
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Chicco Mini Golf | Review
Chicco are a brand that we love in this house. I’m not usually a fan of plastic toys, but Chicco’s brightly coloured…
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Keeping kids safe at Halloween
As Halloween draws ever close, the kids will be getting more and more excited. Even if you don’t go out trick and treating,…
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Eat Sleep Doodle Washable Place Mat | Review
You know when you come across a product that is really simple but really clever? Well, these washable table mats with washable fabric…
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A Mexican Feast with Old El Paso
We absolutely love Mexican food – tacos, fajitas, burritos, enchiladas and of course nachos are among our favourite meals. Whenever I think…
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Benjamin’s 10 Month Update
Normally, it seems like next to no time in between updates, but this month has seemed really long, so it has seemed…
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Lands’ End Clothing Event
Through blogging, I have had the fantastic opportunity to work with many brands. Some of these I have been familiar with, others have…
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Then and Now
Earlier on this week, I came across a quiz I did on Facebook in 2009….SIX years ago!!!! I couldn’t help smiling and cringing…
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A day in the life of me!
I don’t know about you, but I’m really nosey, and I love reading about how people organise their days, and what they do….
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Marvel Mania
Marvel Mania has absolutely taken over our house! Up until the past year or so, I had never really had any interest in…
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First week at school
Harrison has now been in full time school for a week….and absolutely LOVES it. As I guessed in my post last week about…
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Dear Harrison…
Dear Harrison, Today you start your first day of reception. You are so incredibly excited to be going – all we have heard…
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Lovely Things: August
I can’t believe it is time to write up August’s lovely things already. If you haven’t read my previous Lovely Things posts, on…
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Twycross Zoo
With the end of the summer holidays looming, we decided to make the most of a decent sunny day and take the boys…
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Benjamin’s 9 Month Update
I’m a few days behind with this – he turned 9 months on the 28th but this month has just flown past in…
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8 Photos of Happiness
I was tagged by the lovely Rachel at Rachel in Real Life to find and write about 8 photos that make me happy. This was…
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6 Things I Do That Annoy My Other Half
I was tagged by Laura at Laura’s Lovely Blog to come up with a list of six things that annoy my other half, Graham….
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Through the eyes of a 4 year old…
Harrison has spent his life being photographed, and seeing me take photos. Whenever he had the chance, he would get our iPhones and…
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Our First Camping Trip
Three months ago if you had asked me if I wanted to go camping, my answer would have been a big fat NO!…
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Bye Bye Beaker
Earlier this week we said goodbye to something that has been a big part of our lives for three years – Harrison’s beaker You’re…
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