Taking the girls swimming during the holiday – with help from Splash About
When I asked the girls what they wanted to do over the summer holiday, swimming was right up there near the top of the list. The girls have been swimming since they were a...
Author: stoppingattwo
National Sister Day
7th of August is National Sister Day. It’s a day to celebrate the special bond between sisters. I am lucky enough to have two wonderful sisters. We did have plenty of arguments when we...
Newbridge Farm Park
Last weekend we had a wonderful day out at Newbridge Farm Park. It is a family-run farm which is just outside of the Gloucestershire boundary, near Ledbury. As you would expect, there are lots...
Cotswold Lavender
Last year I took the girls to Cotswold Lavender farm and got some beautiful photos of them running through the lavender. I knew then that this would probably become an annual event. Thankfully, the...
The Start of the Summer Holidays
As a teacher, my favourite time of the year has to be the 6 week holiday. Why wouldn’t it? Lie-ins, meeting up with friends for lunch, indulging in daytime TV. But obviously since becoming...
Entertaining the Family at Belton Woods
As I have mentioned in my previous post, we started the summer holidays at Q Lodges Belton Woods. The lodges were stunning, but so were the grounds they were set in. The balcony on...
Belton Woods – A family break in a luxury lodge
We decided to start the school holidays with a relaxing family break at Q Lodges Belton Woods. It has been a long year, Freyja’s first at school, and we were all in need of...
A Year of School
It’s hard to believe that a year ago we were getting Freyja prepared for starting school – buying uniform, talking about what to expect – and now today is her last day. It is...
Teacher Thank You Gift Ideas
The end of the academic year is here at last, and for a lot of pupils and parents it is a time to say thank you to teachers and teaching assistants for their hard...
Interactive Baby Annabell and Comfort Seat
Emily can’t get enough of baby dolls. I watch her caring for her babies and think about what a great big sister she would be. She loves feeding them with a bottle, swaddling them...
