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When I was a child my Dad was very poorly, so we didn’t have many family holidays. Since becoming a mum I have become more interested in travel and have such a strong desire to show Baby as much of the world as I can. I want her to experience different cultures and environments; so family holidays have become the main focus …
On Good Friday we headed a few miles down the road to Lambourn, to attend the Racing Open Day event. I love horses and although I have never been into Racing, we live right next to the Valley of the Racehorse and so we decided it would be a good event to experience. I knew Baby would enjoy seeing the …
On the Sunday before Baby turned two, we were invited to Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire. Mr Hubby and I have been to Longleat a couple of times before, but we were very excited to see what Baby thought. It was great to have Baby’s Aunty come with us too. Unfortunately, we were not blessed with good weather as you will see …
Last weekend we were invited, by ZSL London Zoo, to experience the Zoo as part of Baby’s 2nd birthday weekend celebrations. We are big animal and wildlife fans, but had never ventured to the Zoo before. ZSL London Zoo is situated in Regents Park, in the heart of London and first opened it’s doors in 1847. The first thing that struck …
Baby has form, when it comes the fear of giant sized versions of her favourite characters. We had an unfortunate Iggle Piggle incident, forever etched in our memories. However, when we were invited to a meet and greet with Peppa Pig, I thought she might enjoy it. Months have passed since we last tried to introduce her to a gargantuan character, …
Some blogging things need to be handled by the most important person…. that person being I recently heard Mummy talking about a place called Treworgey and it sounds awesome. So Mummy told me to write a list of all the reasons why I want to go. The first reason is the PONIES!!!!! Mummy used to be a Dressage rider/judge/trainer and I …
Last week we went on our first ever family holiday, eek! Having already dropped the dogs at their holiday home (bye bye Lily and Lou Lou), we set off for Wales. We were very excited and couldn’t wait to get going! We had a really straightforward journey, stopping en route for lunch and arriving at Bluestone Wales just after 3pm. WHAT …
Last week we experienced our first family holiday. I have a full review coming up this week, but I wanted to share part of the holiday here. I love to document the ordinary moments which we experience as a family. Often these moments are also magical to us in their low key way. We decided on recommendation from some blogging friends to …
Just before Christmas we were thrilled to be invited to spend a week at Bluestone National Park Resort in the wonderful Pembrokeshire countryside. We go at the end on this month and we are all super excited, as it will be our first family holiday. It means so much to us as a family to experience our first holiday together and we …
Last week, just as our Christmas time with Mr Hubby was drawing to a close we headed out for a family day. Although there was a nip in the air, we were blessed with a lovely bright day. As we have annual passes, we travelled the short distance to Marwell Zoological Park. We have been there countless times, but it is …
This week I told Baby about the Mark Warner Ambassador programme and that I wanted to write a post in order to enter the race. Baby decided that it was far too important to be left in Mummy’s hands and that she was taking over. So here she is….. I have just turned 20 months old, so you see I …
A couple of weeks ago Baby and I were invited to Hamleys in London for a Kids Stuff Crazy Lather Lab Play Date! How exciting! Baby LOVES water and so I knew it would be a fabulous event. The Lather Lab was a fun, interactive event organised by Kids Stuff in the amazing venue of Hamleys toy shop. I have …
On Sunday we decided to have a family outing to the Ufton Court Educational Trust open day. It was a glorious day and we were keen to explore the beautiful grounds of this manor house, that can be traced back to the Doomsday book. It was time for Baby’s lunch and so we wandered round, found a stunning grassy valley …
Recently we had our second visit to Cotswold Wildlife Park. This time Baby was MUCH more active and walked quite a lot of the way round. We loved our first trip, as you can get really close to the animals and the fencing allows you to photograph them better than most parks. My Hubby entrusted me with his camera, so I …
Last week Baby and I were invited by Days Out to a bloggers event at Paradise Wildlife Park. Days Out was formed in 1995 and is now one of the most comprehensive websites in Britain focusing on attractions throughout the UK. The website features over 8,000 venues and 1,000 offers each year. Paradise Wildlife Park is situated in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire …
The lovely people at Center Parcs have teamed up once again with Tots100 to set the monthly bloggers challenge. The wildcard winner will receive a break at a fabulous Center Parcs location. This month is all about capturing moments from your summer excitement. “Create a scrapbook by sticking in different mementos of your summer “ When I think back over …
A couple of weekends ago we were invited to a blogging event at CBeebies Land at Alton Towers. It was an early start for us, with over 200 miles to travel. We didn’t have the best start, as I picked up the wrong keys, shut the front door and realised that we didn’t have car keys or house keys. So …
We were so absorbed in other things last week, that we didn’t think about our plans for Saturday, until the day was upon us. A quick Google search reminded us that there was a Fairy and Pixie party at our local Country Park. These are words that the mother of a girl loves to hear! Baby has a few tutus …
Last weekend we visited our local children’s animal farm (Finkley Down Farm). Baby loves animals, so we knew she would enjoy herself. Although we have never been before, we have heard good reports from friends. So we were looking forward to seeing what it had to offer. We started by wandering round all the animal pens. Baby was very confident …
On Saturday we headed to the beach, we needed to get outside and soak up the sun. Mr Hubby had been away in France and needless to say, we had missed him a lot. We really enjoyed West Wittering the first time we took Baby there, so it got our vote again. I love the pretty beach huts and the …
Last Friday we were so lucky and woke up to glorious weather. Baby had Toddler Sense in her diary in the morning, but we had a free afternoon. We decided to make the most of the weather and eat our lunch outside. We don’t normally do this, but I took her playpen outside (so we could keep the dogs at …
Last week, when Baby and I were in Wales, we went to the Welsh Mountain Zoo. I know I should have guessed that things would be a little steep…. I mean the clue is in the name… but really, WOW! It was knackering pushing the buggy up those hills! Let’s just say we went up some of the hills VERY …
Sunday was a glorious day, in terms of the weather and the fact that I was reunited with my amazing family (after being away at BritMums Live). Baby and Mr Hubby had been to Wellington Country Park on Saturday and I thought the photos looked great. They had only got round a fraction of the park, so we decided to …
As we all know, yesterday was Father’s day. Baby and I had made Mr Hubby some lovely presents and we couldn’t wait to see his face when he opened them. Then, without any plans, we had the whole day to mooch about and see where the mood took us. Baby enjoyed helping Daddy open his presents. First up was the …
On Sunday, we woke to the sun streaming through the windows. What a contrast to the previous day! So we knew we needed to get out in the fresh air and enjoy the glorious weather. We decided to head down the road to Bucklebury Farm Park, which we had never visited before; despite it being only about fifteen miles away. …
There are lots of special things about being a Mummy. Watching your child experience things for the first time, observing their ‘first’s’, holding them while they sleep on you, hugging them when they cry. So many things that I adore. One of my main loves is watching Baby learn. She will do something and I know she is developing a …
Yesterday the sun was shining and we were adamant that we wanted to make the best of it. After rifling through our collection of ‘days out’ leaflets, we decided on the Cotswold Wildlife Park, which is about an hour north of where we live. The first animals we came across were these amazing giant Tortoises. They were fabulous and seemed …
It was such a beautiful day on Saturday, so we decided to head to the beach. Baby’s Aunty was still staying with us, so we all piled into the car and headed to Lepe beach. Baby had a snooze on the way, which was good, as she didn’t nap at all the previous day. We arrived at Baby’s snack time, …
Camp Bestival : Lulworth Castle Dorset – 31st July-3rd August In our ‘Life before Baby’ Mr Hubby and I loved going to Festivals. When Baby was born we knew that we wanted her to experience one of these fabulous weekends. We decided on Camp Bestival (2014), as it offers such a lot for children to do and there would be …
Last weekend we went to Marwell Zoo with Baby. We have taken her a couple of times before. However, the last time the weather wasn’t that great and all the animals were asleep. So we hoped to actually see some animals this time! We were quite lucky that the sun came out and so did the animals, hooray! We have …
