I said at the start of the year that I wanted this blog to carry on being a journal of our lives, so for the first time here is a ‘Me & Mine’ post! All these photos are from our week at Bluestone, and we were lucky to have my friend Amy on hand to take them for us! Next…
As part of my role as a Medela Mum I was extremely lucky to be given both an electric and a manual pump to test out and to help with breastfeeding. With Athena I expressed rarely, partly because I didn’t really need to (Sam was working 5 nights a week then and I didn’t have an older child to spend time with!)…
I love getting my babies dressed in nice outfits (though some days we stay in our PJs!) so I’m going to start documenting my favourite outfits in a weekly post (until I run out of outfits anyway!) The only positive to a newborn baby growing so fast is needing to get bigger clothes so often! Athena wears: Giraffe…
Now I’m a mum I want more of two things, sleep and changing bags! The latest addition to my collection is this gorgeous Radley number in Cherry Blossom Print. Who doesn’t love a nosy into other peoples bags? These days the only bag I use is a changing bag, and this one has become my ‘Arlo Only’ bag, for when it’s…
Arlo has had two swimming lessons with Water Babies under his belt now, so I wanted to write about our first impressions. Before our course started we were sent an info pack that detailed absolutely everything we needed to know, from where to go (with detailed instructions) and even tips on getting everyone changed successfully! Hint: wrap baby in a…
You could quite happily spend your time at Bluestone exploring the outside areas, the nature walks and the lakes but there is a lot more to do experience on top of that! (Read the first part of our Bluestone experience here if you missed it!) The Adventure Centre: soft play, mini golf, bouncy castle, Lego area, arcade games, separate kids…
Arlo has been chilling in style since the day he arrived home in a Fisher Price Take Along Swing & Seat chair, which is great to use as a chair for daytime naps (if I can persuade him to nap on his own rather than on me!) and perfect as a swing to keep him happy when I am playing…
Before I had children I never really knew what to get as a gift for a new baby, and now I have children I don’t really have the luxury of time to browse for and buy nice gifts for new babies! Step up The Baby Box Company! They are a fairly new company who do the hard work for you,…
Festival fashion… okay so I’m not off to live it up in a field for four days, surviving off cider and hot dogs sadly. I am however off to Funk the Family festival which is happening of Saturday 30th at Hove Park (info is all here if you’re local!) So I’ve been thinking about what I would wear if I…
On Sunday we were up at the crack of dawn to go to the first car boot sale of the year! We arrived at 7am and spent a sunny three hours bargain hunting! We didn’t actually pick much up, I had Arlo in a sling so didn’t want to keep bending down to rifle through clothes, plus we don’t really…
I mentioned a few weeks back that my husband Sam is on somewhat of a health kick. He’s calorie counting, eating less meat and more veg and exercising fairly regularly. It makes me feel bad that I’m fairly frequently found sat on the sofa munching my way through a packet of dark chocolate digestives slurping on a hot chocolate (with…
Last week we spent five lovely days at Bluestone in Wales. If you’re not familiar with them then think mountains, peacefulness, family friendly and lovely lodges and you’ll be half way there! I’ll freely admit that I was a little sceptical about what to expect from our ‘free range’ holiday at Bluestone. I’d read a few other blog reviews and…