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Kiddies Travel Pack
We are travelling to Cornwall for an exciting weekend as a family. Where we will be staying in a caravan in Newquay. I’m hoping for some good weather as it is no fun to be stuck in the caravan with two hyper children and no wine! Just lately every time we go on any trips in the car for more than 30 minutes the children get really restless and bored. I thought I would be prepared this time and pack them a travel bag of bits and bobs to keep them entertained. They both love a goodie bag full of crafts, books, nibbles, crayons and other surprises. I took a…
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Halloween Crafts & Sleepy Bears
As we had such a busy half term I thought it would be nice for the children (and me) to have a slow paced day. I stocked up on a few new paints, brushes, paper plates and googly eyes etc all ready for a Halloween crafty afternoon. My two absolutely love arts and crafts, so I covered the table with newspaper and stuck it down with sellotape. I was a bit nervous about the cream carpet getting splattered with bright orange or black paint but, hey ho, it can be scrubbed! Luckily not a drop was spilt on the floor, Charlie did paint the wall a few times a lovely black/purple/green…
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Halloween Happiness
Halloween has always been one of the most exciting events of the year for me. Ever since I was little I have loved Halloween, the costumes, the treats, pumpkins – although we never carved pumpkins when I was small – the atmosphere, learning about it at school, the list goes on. I never had a fancy Halloween costume back in my day, it was always the same, black bin liner to use as a cape with foil moons and stars on that I had carefully cut out using my mum’s tin foil and stuck on with sellotape. Either a green or orange cardboard witches hat, sometimes if I was lucky I…
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Weekend Adventures
This weekend has been and gone so quickly, I cannot believe we are nearing the end of October already. I thought I would share some photos of our family time, we enjoyed the autumn sunshine as much as we could – I love this time of year! I hope you all had a super weekend. Nxx
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End of term thoughts…
Half term is approaching, the kiddies are all exhausted and have every single bug going, and mum is ready for a more slow paced morning. Well, that is the case in our household anyway. Amelie started in Reception in September, she was super excited and nervous all the same. I had done my sobbing into my tea towel whilst making dinner for 4 days straight, I was ready for her big journey. Dropping her off on her first day went well, we took the standard uniform pictures in every single possible location in the house, she had her new Lelli Kellys and her book bag ready to go. I won’t…
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Weekend Adventures
Here are a few photos of our weekend. We haven’t done a great deal – it has been one that was full of under the weather, tired children and exhausted parents! But it is still nice to look back on these sweet little faces that got me up so early. I hope you have all had a lovely weekend. Nxx
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Losing my children
I am the mother who worries about every single aspect of motherhood. I worry when my children are ill, have a rash, fall over and bump their heads, go to bed (I check on them every half an hour to check they are breathing), go to school – are they being taken care of, what if something happens to them and I am not there!? I get so anxious when it comes to the welfare of my kiddies, it is ridiculous! But, the main thing I worry about is losing one of them. We went to Butlins for Charlie’s 2nd birthday this year, it was the Just Tots week so was full…
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Gross hair don’t care!
I used to be so obsessed with my hair in my teens/20s, well, ever since before kids. I was always trying to grow it but I coloured it so the condition of it was shocking. I have naturally very curly hair, I used gel and a diffuser to style it. So when I discovered GHDs my life changed forever. The obsession with my hair being poker straight, now, looking back was so ridiculous and I cringe so much when I think about. If my hair wasn’t going right that impacted on my whole day, my mood revolved around if I was having a good hair day or not – more…
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Meet the monkeys….
As this is a parenting blog about my family and life, I best introduce the minis who create havoc in our house. I have two children, Amelie who is 4 going on 15 and Charlie who is 2 and a half (very important to mention the half). Amelie is a very girly girl who loves nothing more than dressing up in a pretty dress and fancy shoes. She has an array of Disney princess dresses, wigs, crowns and shoes, obviously the Elsa dress is her favourite! Amelie has always been an extremely independent and confident little girl. She has just started at “big” school and loves it. Charlie is a…
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Jumping On The Mummy Blog Bandwagon!
Where do I begin, I’ve wanted to start a parenting “mummy” blog for nearly 2 years. I first came across parenting blogs when I had my first child in 2012. I really wish I found these sources of honest information whilst I was pregnant as I cannot count how many times I have gone to these posts for advice, reassurance and general motherhood tips. There are so many bloggers and vloggers (yes, I love youtube mummies/families as well) that I follow on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. I find I can really relate to their daily lives and struggles of being a parent and find it a comfort that there are…
