Camp Bestival what to pack?! This is what’s been on my mind ever since I woke up this morning and I’ve been making lists, lists, lists ever since. There’s just one week to go until the 2018 Camp B extravaganza and I realised, as I packed the glitter and the face paints all ready (I like to be practical…), that I probably do have some top tips to share with you all when it comes to knowing what to take! […]

We have a new Sports Power trampoline and the kids are beyond over the moon – they’re bouncing over it repeatedly! I can’t tell you how much they’ve wanted one or the amount of times I’ve been asked if we can get one soon but it’s a LOT on both counts! We lived in a tiny flat in London with no garden and short of pitching one up on the Wanstead Flats (can’t see Waltham Forest council having gone for that […]

Dearest Raffie, You are nine months old! There are babies being born today who hadn’t even been thought of when you arrived yet it still feels like I’ve only just had a baby! You are strong and fierce and you know exactly what you want as well as how to communicate that! You have even begun to actually start speaking and said yogurt! YOGURT! What a brilliant first word! I’ll concede it does sound more like ‘ogurt’ and you DO say […]

Shrek the Musical on tour hits Norwich Theatre Royal this week and next – Jimmy and I went to press night last night to confirm it’s blooming brilliant!  The last time I saw Shrek the Musical was in London’s West End so the tour had big shoulders to match up to – yet match up it did! I took Jimmy as my date, my little big boy has been crying out for some one on one attention and do you […]

Summer Saturdays at Newmarket racecourse are a winning day out in so many ways! I had no idea until recently that they provided such family entertainment throughout the summer but now that we’ve been and seen for ourselves, it’s very definitely something we want to do again before the summer is out! From June through to August on selected Saturdays the Garden Enclosure (which costs just £11 for adults and is free for children under the age of 18) is transformed […]

Dearest Raffie, You Are 8 Months Old! I am wowed every day that this time last year we didn’t even know it was you in that growing bump of mine. We speculated if you were a boy or a girl and tossed names around but we simply had no idea and here you are this time this year with so much personality we couldn’t actually imagine the not knowing! You have two teeth at the bottom which poked through after […]

Hello Fresh V Gousto V DIY! That’s the question right?! I really wasn’t going to write about this, had no intention in fact and certainly wasn’t asked or paid to by either company but I’ve been so bowled over by using these meal kits that I just had to write about them. They have changed the way we eat for the better and that’s not just because the food is good, it’s also been kind to our pocket believe it […]

Simply Swim is a company specialising in providing all the finest items you need for a family swim! If you follow me then you’ll know that we are big pool dwellers, HUGE in fact and as members of our local Holiday Inn Spirit Health Club we aim to go with the kids at least once a week while I tend to go at least another three times with my Mum. It’s the perfect exercise to have with a tiny baby […]

Heard Of Campingaz?! We camp a lot in the fairer weather (I’m no Bear Grylls) and this summer we’re looking forward to lots of sunny weekends away by the cost in our Coleman tent. We got it last year and it has black out bedrooms which are PERFECT with children. I’ve never known Jimmy sleep so well or for so long as when he’s in this tent and the only thing which doesn’t make it perfect for us now is that […]

Dearest Raffie, 7 months and you are such a little super star! I can see you will be determined and gentle like your sister and cheeky and happy like your brother. Your personality gets more interesting every day and you are just so much happier now that you’ve mastered the art of rolling from your back onto your front! You can also sit unaided (mostly) and you are trying lots of foods. You seem to really like a puree if […]