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I don't write as much here anymore about the boys individually. As they're growing up I've decided that the right thing to do is to give them a little more privacy, so rather than have posts that focus purely on them, they're included in my other sorts of posts such as family days out, travel and other every day sort of life posts. But I can't let Ethan's 10th birthday pass without a special mention to it. After all, 10 is a big number! Well, not really... he's still so little - but in to double digits now! 
Christmas 2022 has left me with very full heart! It's been SO lovely to spend time with family and create some festive memories over the...
One of the things that I really enjoy this time of year is our annual visit to see Santa and this year was extra special as we went with t...
At the end of June we celebrated Logan's 7th birthday! His birthday fell on a school day and so he spent the morning opening up his pre...
Ethan is 9! I can't quite believe it to be honest, on one hand I guess it does feel it's been nine years since he was born , but on ...
I'm a little bit late with writing this, but late is better than never and I really wanted to make sure I had a space on my blog to sha...
I can't believe it's the last day of January, although I am secretly a little bit happy about it too, as January isn't my favour...
So here we are - September already! Summer came and went in the blink of an eye, although we were very busy with days out and little trips...
Here we are mid July and the last day of the school term for the boys! Ethan has his last day of year 3 and Logan has his last day of year 1...
At the weekend we celebrated Ethan's 8th birthday! It was such a lovely sunny day - we got so fortunate with the weather especially con...
Today is the last ‘official’ day of homeschooling for us in the UK. And today the boys and I are choosing to just enjoy the day together.  ...
Yesterday I showed you the harder side of motherhood and today I’ll show you the amazing, magical, nothing beats this, other side.  I have n...
Gosh, I'm grateful that we can be home at the moment and that we're all safe and healthy, but there's no denying that living thr...
On Tuesday we celebrated the youngest member of our family turning 5! It's always a bittersweet time when your children have a ...
I always find the days before yours and your brothers birthdays to bring up all the feels. I start to feel somewhat nostalgic and I fi...
I've been meaning to document my recent feelings for a while now but it feels like there just hasn't been the time to. I guess...
It may not have been the birthday we'd expected to be throwing for Ethan this year as he turned 7, but despite being in lockdown ...
Having the children home from school and here with us 24/7 is lovely in that we're grateful for the extra family time which is allow...
I don't think anyone expected 2020 to look the way that it currently does. We're currently in lockdown here in the UK at the ...
“A cover is not the book” - We watched Mary Poppins at the weekend and this song from the film seems fitting for today’s post! ...