So it’s the first weekend in December, which means it’s officially time to start feeling festive! There are a huge number of family-friendly events in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire and slightly further afield this December. From feeding the ducks with Santa Claus and visiting his grotto, to meeting his reindeer and singing carols, there won’t be a dull Read More
WHEN you work full time, family time becomes precious. We only get two days together a week – and that’s not guaranteed as sometimes Stew works weekends – so we always try to work plan to do something nice or go somewhere different. Over half term we both took the Thursday off so we could Read More
IF you’re anything like me, when you get dressed in the morning you’ll automatically grab a pair of jeans and a t-shirt to throw on. It can get a bit boring, can’t it? Before having children I was so much more of a dress and tights kind of girl, but it just seems too much Read More
HAVING two boys two years apart means we can get the most out of toys and clothes by handing them down to the younger brother. This is fab for saving money, but not so great for the guilt that the littlest doesn’t get much of his own. When we were offered a set of Miffy Read More
HAVING taken on the end of my maternity leave, timing is going to be something Stew becomes really aware of over the next three months. It’s not just about getting to work on time these days, but getting Santi to nursery, picking him up, and timing Ezra’s feeds through the day. Since he started running Read More
WELL, we’ve survived Santi’s first birthday party! I can’t believe he’s one already, the year has flown, but I’m not going to get into the emotional where has my tiny baby gone monologue today (I’ll save that for his birthday on Wednesday), I just wanted to share some photos of our afternoon. We had six babies and their Read More
THERE’S one thing every new mother I know struggles with – fitting in some “me time” around all the baby duties. While absolutely loving my maternity leave, having some time to myself is something I’ve been longing for recently. So when Stew bought me and my mother a spa day with afternoon tea for Christmas Read More
WHAT do you do when your baby is bored of all their toys (even the Jumparoo), has enough energy to run 10 marathons and you can’t face leaving the house again? Oh I know, sensory play! It seemed like such an easy option for whiling away a couple of hours. How wrong I was. For Read More
SO we’re one month into 2015 already, and like everyone else I started the year with some aims in mind – and so did Santi. But how are we getting on? With a monthly progress report I thought we might be inspired to stick at our resolutions and make them last a bit longer than Read More
IT’S Christmas party season, and not counting Santi’s calendar of events I had two events to look forward to this year. The first was Stew’s work party, which I was actually invited along to. This might not sound like a big deal, but after three years of being told there were no plus ones I Read More