Well folks it’s that time of the year. The festive period is upon us and we are all facing the dark nights along with starting to think about making change for the coming year. For me this year its going to be about building a better work life balance, not only for me but for the kids ...
Making Memories
The Gruffalo Discovery Land Reopening At Twycross Zoo #Ad
This weekend we finally broke free the of the school/work routine and started the school half term with a visit to somewhere that has been on our radar for a while but we had yet to visit as a family. Twycross Zoo & The Gruffalo Discovery Land Based in Nottinghamshire we have an abundance ...
Our Family Bucket List 2023
It's been a while since we last made any kind of bucket list but with COVID hopefully, in the rearview mirror and with my work-home life balance out of whack this year, I am trying to make more plans to ensure we do more things as a family so family time is not wasted in front of the TV or ...
Dear Son, On Your Last Day Of Primary School
Dearest Joshua. Wow, what a journey. During your first few days of primary school, I had expected tears from you .. All your classmates seemed to be upset on and off at being at school. You on the other hand practically skipped to school every day. For a whole term ...
Visiting Santa This Christmas At Lakeside Nottingham
For the last 9 years I have been sharing our Christmas Santa adventures and this year is a first. It is a first visit to a local venue which only actually opened recently and is providing festive events for the very first time. Lakeside Nottingham was originally built in 1873 and was ...
Pumpkin Picking In Nottinghamshire
We have for many years been regulars at the pumpkin patch. Although we aren't massive Halloween fans we religiously visit one of the 3 local pumpkin patches in Nottinghamshire through the October as we love an afternoon carving pumpkins and then the boys and their Dad make some homemade ...
The End Of School Term & The Start Of Summer Holidays
This last year it come as no surprise that my blog had taken a back seat and my mojo generally took a tumble. I have avoided social media and I have lived in a closely guarded bubble. Over the last couple of weeks I have felt that life is slowly and steadily getting a little more ...
My 40th Birthday
I am not going to lie. I hate birthdays. Birthdays have always made me feel super uncomfortable. I have never really been someone that has lots of things on a list that I want so when my loved ones ask. I have always felt uncomfortable offering up things for others to buy. Add to that ...
Completing The First Kids Football Season
For the last few years Joshua has been going to a mini football training evening once a week and this year he had his debut for an actual team. This first football season is now securely under Joshua's belt and it's one that has made so many memories. The changes that have happened since ...
The Developing Relationship As Brothers
Siblings building relationships is a beautiful sight to see. Fiercely loyal to each other Joshua and Jacob are like 2 peas in a pod. Brotherly Love Joshua laps up the adoration from his younger brother. And Jacob idolises Joshua. As much as its a magical sight to behold it can ...
A & E – Joshua’s First Visit
Kids will be kids and I knew that the moment Joshua started playing football he would follow in my hockey footsteps. The one that if anything would happen injury wise it would be me. And I was certainly right about this for Joshua. Wrist Pain On arriving home recently I was greeted with grimaces ...
Things We Completed On Our 2018 Family Adventure Bucket List
A few years back I started making lists of the adventures I would love to take in the coming year. For this years list I stuck to the top 20 things we wanted to do and obviously that were achievable for us, so nothing too majorly expensive and this year was all about trying to save money for ...
The First Kid Free Weekend In York That Didn’t Quite Happen
Having 2 beautiful boys its fair to say that Ollie and I think time is precious and family life with two crazy boys and 4 manic schedules to balance does tend to get in the way of being a couple and in the midst of the stresses we have realised recently we need to spend more time as a couple and not ...
Our Family Bonfire Night 2018
A couple of weeks ago I shared with you our possible plans for a family friendly Bonfire night at home that didn't involve paying hundreds for fireworks (HERE) Thankfully we kind of stuck to the plan but did pay for a couple of packs of sparklers for the boys. The hardest part ...