family life, our adventures
Towards the end of the Christmas holidays I discovered my my car battery was flat, yes it was annoying at the time but actually it was also a blessing. Because if it hadn’t of died I would not have ended up driving around for over an hour to recharge the… Read more“A tranquil spot”
You may have noticed things have been a bit on the quiet side lately, so I wanted to explain why. I could give you a long list of what would seem like excuses but I won’t. Quite simply, life got in the way! We have literally had three full on… Read more“Taking stock”
Over the last month it has become obvious to us that it is time to buy a new home phone. Our current ones were a wedding present almost ten years ago and lately have started loosing their charge when in use. Which is rather annoying when you’re in the middle… Read more“Choosing the right home phone for you”
Last weekend I finally had the chance to try something I’ve wanted to for ages…. Geocaching. While Luc was spending some time with grandparents on Sunday I decided to cease the opportunity to spend some time with Trystan. With four children it can be so hard to find time to… Read more“Country Kids – Embarking on some Geocaching”
Blogging is a great way of reaching out to people and sharing your ideas, tips and photographes. I get asked alot about how I started blogging, I always explain that it takes a lot of hard work and dedication but it’s such a fun thing to do. So it’s 2015… Read more“Would you like to blog? Here’s some blogging tips to get you started”
Today see’s the NSPCC launch their Share Aware Campaign. The campaign aims to help parents of children aged eight to twelve years old keep their children safe online. Social networking sites can be daunting places at the best of times even for adults. As a mum of young children I… Read more“NSPCC’s Share Aware Campaign – Keeping your child safe online”
Sunday 30th November 2014 I can’t believe it’s the end of November all ready! the last fortnight has been so busy and I know the next few weeks are going to be the same if not worse. This afternoon while watching a film with the children I had a go… Read more“Project 365 – weeks 49 and 50”
As you’ve probably realised I’ve slipped behind slightly on my Project 365 posts. This is mainly due to being so busy lately. However I didn’t stop taking photographs. So now I am playing catch up over the last few weeks. So as not to bore you all with one huge… Read more“Project 365 – Weeks 47 and 48”
For the last few weeks we have been putting the Trunki PaddlePak through it’s paces. We were kindle sent two, one for Rowan and one for Erin. A couple of weeks ago I wrote about how Rowan got on with using his PaddlePak as a school bag. You can see… Read more“Review – Trunki PaddlePak as a swimming bag”
On Monday 1st December Disney’s Plane 2: Fire and Rescue is released on DVD and Blu-ray. I have very kindly been given a copy to giveaway to one lucky follower. “This heart-pumping, laugh-filled follow-up to last year’s smash hit “PLANES,” shows the journey of world famous racer Dusty Crophopper as… Read more“Giveaway – Planes 2 Fire and Rescue Blu-ray”