This Valentines Day, like most years, Asa and I will not be having a quiet, romantic evening in by ourselves with candlelight, soft music and a romantic meal, the last time this happened was 1998 when I was 7 months pregnant with Xene!! In reality, our Valentines evening will be spent with seven children all … Read more
I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper amplification for #CollectiveBias and its advertiser. As you can see from the photos above I had some very rare, but very welcome Me Time. With seven children the closest I get … Read more
Valentines Day isn’t quite the same as it used to be, before we had the children I can remember Asa cooking me a romantic meal with candlelight. these days I am lucky if we even sit and eat a meal together!! We always get each other a card and Asa always buys me chocolates and … Read more
Today we took a trip out to Southwold to meet up with the Chelmsford/Colchester team to collect the Team Honk Baton. We put ribbons and bows and lots of posters on our minibus, then gently persuaded Tyrus to put on his Dash costume, Baby Jack Jack (Viggo) was a little more accomodating! It was a … Read more
What Do You Get If You Cross TWO BLOGS Space Hoppers and Micro Scooters A Parrot and A Tiger … Read more
I cannot believe where the time has gone, already Viggo is four months old, although he is in 9-12 month clothes! Last week he learnt his latest trick, along with blowing the most impressive bubbles whilst blowing raspberry, he has learnt the first step on the road to freedom, rolling over. He thinks it is hilarious, … Read more
These seven are enough to give me wrinkles! In our household we have an age range from four months up to 42 years old, so at any one time there is likely to be ‘issues’ or `problems ‘. Currently we have two teens and a tween, which means hormones and puberty ! And the good … Read more
I love being outside with the children IF I am warm enough, I always find that I ensure all of the children are all wrapped up warm, but I forget about myself. Most mornings on the school run each child is packed off with coats, hats and gloves and I will probably get in the … Read more
About this time last year Lochlan was raving about a new game that was coming out in August based around Disney, which immediately got the interest of the girls! So, we waited until it had been out a short time before making the decision to purchase the starter pack for the X Box, it was … Read more