Another week has passed and today is a very exciting day, Bella is SIX! It felt only right that this post should be dedicated to my girl as she turns another year older. I’ve never really told my birth or pregnancy stories on my blog. I started writing after Lottie was born so it seemed almost irrelevant to go back but when I think back now to six years ago, the day I met my blue eye’d girl it’s already turning into a blur. Of corse I’ll never forget the day, how could you but the details aren’t as fresh…

January is dull. There’s no denying that and whilst it is the easier option to stay in after school and draw the curtains at 4pm; the best answer is to actually get out there and enjoy the last little hour of sun after the school run. In the summer we make the most of the long bright evenings, we sit in the park, dine alfresco or go on walks because I love to be outside. I don’t know why I don’t make more of it in the winter. We’ve started after school beach walks at least once a week, it’s…

After spending a good few months pondering on whether or not I should join the National Trust nearly two years into our membership I am not sure why I ever debated it. Not only has it solved many a ‘what shall we do today?’ it has given us so many fantastic days out and allowed us to explore new places for a really great price. The put on such fab little activities for the children during half terms as well it makes it well worth it. This week we returned to one of our favourite local spots Corfe Castle. It was actually…

As 2017 draws to a close I can help but feel nostalgic and want to look back on the year that was. 2017 was an amazing year for us as a family I have made so many memories with the children I never want to forget. When I think back over some of the things we have done and the trips we have taken I can’t believe we fit it all into one year. I wouldn’t want to create an unrealistic perfect picture so with the good always comes some bad. Family strains really got down at points over this…