Spending long summer days at the beach are part and parcel of life living the Dorset. With all that gorgeous coast on our doorstep it would be almost inhuman not to make the most of it. Unfortunately this is England and those ‘long summer days’ I mention are often few and far between. What do we do? We hit the beach anyway! It may be grey, a little wet and incredibly windy but it’s nothing a decent coat can’t see off! The girls were recently gifted these lovely little rain coats from Trespass; I love red on them and this little…

I love photographing my daughters, I mean if you have ever looked at my blog you will know that! I tend to be the one behind the camera rather than in front. I feel like I have come along way since I first found an interest in photography so I thought it would be fun to share some of the things I have learnt along the way about capturing photos of the kids. Snap in the moment – Not all gorgeous photo’s are taken on a big expensive camera, you can get some amazing shots on your everyday devices and…

I received a letter through the door last week informing me I need to apply for Lottie’s school place for next year. I almost choked when I read it. Although I knew it would come.. I am just not ready.  The thought of my youngest girl going off to school actually breaks my heart. I didn’t have this feeling with Maisy and Bella, they were the big sisters and more than ready for their big school adventure. Lottie is my baby; she’s so dinky still and despite telling me all the time she is a big girl I can’t bare…

Today my girls have returned to school! The first school run back is always interesting isn’t it. I felt as though I had completely forgotten the protocol and what times they were all meant to be arriving. However we got through it, everyone was on time with matching shoes so that’s a win in my book. That was until I got back to my car and saw a lovely flat tyre waiting for me. REALLY! A flat on the first day of school, as I sat waiting for the RAC to save the day and deliberating what I must have…