A couple of weeks ago we were invited to the premier of the new Thomas & Friends film ‘The Great Race‘ and to celebrate the launch Arlo was sent some Thomas clothes to put to the test!

Just a fun little outfit from Arlo for this ‘what the kids wore’ and a complete accident that both items happen to be from Zara and have faces on them!

I’ve said before that I am giving Athena a lot more choice in what she wears, from picking her clothes as we buy them to getting dressed in the mornings. I think children should be given independence from an early age within safe limits, and there is nothing quite like being given the independence to… Read More

After realising that poor Arlo didn’t have a pair of shorts to his name and being on the brink of a heatwave I headed to H&M to get him some. I came out £45 lighter than I went in but got both kids some lovely things. I didn’t even look at the adult clothes, such… Read More

Athena’s feet seem to grow at a rate of knots, so none of her sandals from last year fit her and I don’t want to keep enclosing her feet in shoes and trainers on really hot days because I know how restricting it can feel! Thankfully Brantano got in touch to see if she’d like… Read More

How do you really annoy someone in a supermarket checkout queue? Put your toddler in a jumper that squeaks. It works wonders! I’m not even remotely upset that I annoyed this guy either as he was unloading his stuff onto the conveyor belt before my trolley was even empty, I was going as fast as… Read More

I’ve spoken before about how much Athena loves to embrace Hygge. She’s definitely going through a home body phase at the moment and often asks to go home as soon as we’ve arrived somewhere which is not frustrating at all! Both she and Arlo have been chilling at home in their new Wolfie & Willow… Read More