It’s easy to take what is right  on your doorstep for granted. We are lucky enough to live a stones throw away from one of the nicest beaches in the country and yet we can go weeks, even months without visiting. When the cold sets in I like to hibernate, unfortunately with three energy filled children hibernating is not in their nature. So I am learning to embrace the cold and get out there anyway. Thursday after school we bunged all the bikes in the boot and headed to Sandbanks so the girls could whip up and down. Lottie got…

Last week was more or less radio silence over here; sorry but we ended up having a ram packed half term so not a great deal of time for blogging! If you follow me over on Youtube as well you’ll know I am daily uploading in Feb, it’s been a great challenge but I am kinda ready for March to arrive so I can go back to 3 videos a week! I thought I would just quickly pop on and share our half term in my favourite form – PHOTO. February half term is probably the worst half term of…

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…