Life with a family of nine is fun, hectic, chaotic and THE best thing in the world, find out all about our Big family Life
As I am sure you will know by now I am not a person who is big on crowds and lots of people, so many of our holidays and days out are taken during the cold weather!! I am quite lucky because all of the children love dressing up warm and going out in the … Read more
Don’t panic, I am NOT pregnant again… Did anyone enter this competition on facebook ? I was absolutely amazed to receive an email informing me that I have been chosen as one of the ten lucky winners, with nine mouths to feed and Christmas looming, it has to be THE most fantastic news ever!! And … Read more
When I first met my husband he was a little surprised that I didn’t comment about his slightly unusual name, well the truth is, I had been at school with a boy called Asa so it didn’t seem uncommon to me! I can remember having the conversation about children and naming them very early on … Read more
During the Summer holidays we were given the opportunity to test drive the new Citroen C4 Picasso, not only did it look like a super duper car with lots of fab extras, but we were invited to the Harry Potter Studios to do so, which as you can imagine for my Harry Potter crazy kids … Read more
As a large family, going out for an evening is quite an expense, just as finding a babysitter so that Asa and I can go out is also expensive, before we start!! So when MoneySupermarket challenged Bloggers to have a big night in with £50 to spend, we all sat down to discuss what … Read more
Since we moved to our Farm Cottage six years ago, the children spend many hours outdoors. One of their hobbies is gardening, they love helping daddy and mummy (when she isn’t heavily pregnant) grow fruit, vegetables and herbs and plant various flowers and shrubs throughout the garden. This year we have planted six hanging baskets, … Read more
Having such a large family, I have been met with some negative comments about over populating the planet, which is very frustrating and annoying. We do not go on long haul flights and faraway holiday destinations, most of our trips are in the UK and we certainly try not to destroy the planet! The children … Read more
So, It is now the first week of April, on the lovely East Coast we have experienced a little bit of sunshine, some very cold and blustery winds, with some snow flurries thrown in for good measure. Wellies I am guessing we will not be seeing the heatwave of 1976, as this was the year … Read more
With the evenings slowly starting to get lighter and hopefully warmer, the chickens are going to bed later, which means it won’t be long until we can start thinking about Garden Parties, a thing we love in the warm summer months. We are very fortunate to have a rather large garden, which does mean that … Read more