Love it or hate it, elf on the shelf is huge … and I don’t think it’s going away anytime soon. We’ve been doing it for the past couple of years, but a bit half-heartedly as our boys have been too young to really get it. This year, our eldest son has been asking for
Category: Parenting
A mother’s thoughts on the last day of the first year of school
This is another one of those eye roll if you don’t have children statements, but how on earth is it the end of term already? I’m sure it was only a few days ago that I dressed our biggest boy in an oversized polo shirt and trousers, hugged him as tightly as I could and
10 things you should never say to a new parent
When you become a parent there’s so much to get used to … no sleep, figuring out what your baby wants when they cry, why the poppers on a babygro never do up quite right, the onslaught of visitors. And often, visitors who just don’t say the right thing. How many of these have you
To my first born son on your third birthday
To my darling biggest boy, How can you be three already? I know it’s a cliché, but I can’t believe how quickly the years have gone. How quickly you’re growing up, and how quickly you’ve changed from a baby to a toddler and now a young boy. Three means starting school, buying a uniform and
Siblings in April: Little mischief makers
April’s Siblings post has crept up so quickly, in fact I missed the 15th which is when I aim to write it. I blame all the holiday shopping and packing! I think this month has seen the biggest change so far in our two boys’ relationship. I’ve said most months that they’re starting to interact
Siblings photography project {March 2017}
TAKING part in a monthly photo project really makes time fly by. It felt like I’d only just posted February’s Siblings photos when I realised I needed to take my pics for March! I’m so glad I’ve decided to join in with Siblings this year as it’ll be lovely to look back at photos of
All change: The end of shared parental leave and back to work full time
THREE months ago I wrote about our family dynamic changing as I ended my maternity leave early to start a new job and Stew took on the role as temporary stay-at-home dad on shared parental leave. It’s hard to believe that those three months are now coming to and end and it’s all change again
Living Arrows 9/52 {2017} busy little bees at home
IT feels like we haven’t actually been anywhere for weeks now, and for three Mondays I haven’t had any outdoors photos to choose from for my Living Arrows post.. We seem to have had a lot of weekend plans – meeting friends, birthday parties, nights out – which is quite rare for us, and means
Be in the picture {February 2017}
I can’t believe quite how disorganised I’ve been this month. Even though I’m co-hosting the Be in the Picture link-up, I didn’t actually manage to get a photo with me in until this morning. Ok, I tell a lie, there was a photo of me with the boys at the swimming pool in Bluestone, but
Siblings Photography Project: February 2017
I’m mega late writing my siblings post for February, even though I had my photos taken on time … I’m just not organised enough to sit down and get things done! Anyway, these photos were taken at the Blue Lagoon during our recent stay at Bluestone. We first went two years ago, when S was