It wasn’t so long ago I was writing monthly updates for Lottie, I mentioned in the last that I wanted to start doing a monthly updated on all the girls to share what they’ve been loving and new things they have learnt and probably a ton of photo’s! I think it will be lovely for them to look back on in years to come so here it is. My girls in May! Maisy (4 years, 5 months) Maisy has been loving letters this month from sounding them out (phonics – crazy new world I’m trying to get my head around),…
Friday bought me and my family some terrible news. My grandad who had been fighting kidney problems for years had lost his battle, I knew he was poorly but I just never thought someone who’d once been so strong would ever leave us. It hit me hard a lot harder than I ever thought it would, we spoke by email almost weekly but I only saw them about once a year as they live a good few hours away and in recent years with his health problems and me having the girls it’s not always been the easy. I wish I’d…
Did you know this week from 18-25th May is walk to school week? Walk to school week aims to encourage children to get on their feet and discover the health, social and environmental benefits of walking to school. Not only for the children it’s also great for the parents to ditch the car and walk the little ones to school. Why? A few reasons; One it gets you up ready and feeling good about the day, Two no more fighting the school run traffic getting your self in a flap trying to find a parking space (I admit I get in…
This morning I took Lottie to the doctors for her next lot of immunisations. It was horrible, she was sat in the waiting room being cute as a button, getting coo’s and smiles from everyone as she toddled over to me to throw her podgy little arms around my neck and give me a big old smooch. I felt horrendous as I knew she was going to be a very cross little baby in a few minutes as soon as the nurse gives her not one but three injections! She was as you can imagine very upset but it only lasted a couple…
Me and the kiddos have caught the baking bug this week and have been getting very busy in the kitchen yesterday we made some healthy banana and berry muffins, really quick and easy and after sharing a quick snap on my Instagram & Facebook I had lots of requests to share the recipe so thats whats I am doing today. I did my measurements in cups – no I haven’t turned American my scales are broken so I kinda made it up. Ingredients 2 & 1/2 Cups wholemeal flour 1 Tablespoon baking powder 1 Teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 bananas that…
