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My Sunday Photo – Horseplay with Daddy
There are some lovely, yet fairly ordinary, moments that always make me wish my camera was to hand, and last Sunday I luckily had my camera within reach when one of them happened. James was visiting...
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Lydia’s 1st Birthday
A couple of weeks ago, our little girl turned one. I blogged about our plans before her birthday for a relaxed & low-key celebration, and that is exactly what we had. James came down the night...
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My Sunday Photo – Sitting in the grass
This week after playgroup we headed to the play area behind the hall and the girls had a fab time on the swings, slides and other play equipment. Lydia just had her soft leather shoes on but as it was...
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My Sunday Photo – Lydia
Last night we were in the girls bedroom sorting them out for bedtime, reading stories and generally settling them down for the night. We must remember to pick up some batteries today, Lydia was...
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My Sunday Photo – Happy Easter!
I just couldn’t resist doing this when I saw these sweet bunny ears in Paperchase on Monday. It is going to be chocolate overload for our girls today, and we are off to have some fun at a National...
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My Sunday Photo – Lydia Sleeping
I just love this photo of Lydia fast asleep after a busy morning at playgroup earlier in the week. She usually naps for around two and a half hours in the mornings so Tuesday mornings mean she has to...
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Lydia’s “Bed! Bed! Bed!”
About half a dozen or so times throughout the last few weeks, Lydia has climbed out of her cot. This would be after removing her sleeping bag – having worked out the only style we could find that she...
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Lydia Running – My Sunday Photo
I love this photo of Lydia running ahead of me in the park; I can just feel her movement, and her joy in being able to run ahead of me. We walk across this park several times a day going to & from...
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Georgie & Roo – My Sunday Photo
It’s been a bit of a slow week in our house; Georgie, Lydia & I all had a stomach bug at the start of the week, and Georgie’s lingering cough is keeping everyone awake more than normal at...
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Lydia is two!
My baby girl turns two today. After a somewhat troublesome entrance into the world, she has spent the last two years delighting us, frustrating us, amusing us, and helping to fill our lives with joy....
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Potty training – the second time around
To say we have a relaxed attitude to potty training Lydia is an understatement. With Georgie, we fretted slightly that she wasn’t trained early enough, we tried pull ups, choose your own potty outings,...
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Lydia & her “wonky eye”
For several months now we have noticed that Lydia’s left eye drifts outwards and I took her to the GP a few months ago to ask for a referral to get it checked. Although the GP was pretty dismissive...
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The first half term is nearly over!
I can’t believe that the first half term of Georgie’s school life (not to mention Lydia’s first half term of pre-school) is almost over! She has just 4 days left and then it is the half term holiday,...
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A Very Big Thank You Post!
A few weeks ago, I emailed some of the companies I have worked with over the last three years. Brands and PRs that I have reviewed for, and companies I have been proud to be an ambassador for. I was...
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Two Poorly Sisters
Both my little girls have been poorly the second half of this week, and so I haven’t been able to get much done the last few days – rightly so, my time has been spent looking after my girls instead of...
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Lydia’s 3rd birthday
Lydia turned three on Saturday. Doesn’t time fly?! It certainly doesn’t seem that long since I was announcing her arrival, looking all tiny & cute (although not too tiny – she came out looking...
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Lydia’s 3rd birthday party
On Saturday, a week after she turned three, Lydia had a few friends over to our house for a little birthday party. More like an overgrown play-date with pass the parcel & party snacks, really! At...
View ArticlePreparing for a Disney Princess Party
Lydia is going to be four on the 27th Feb… in just one week. It seems a bit unreal that our youngest girl is almost four! She is really looking forward to her birthday party, which we are doing for the...
View ArticlePatching a 4 year old with a divergent squint & lazy eye
We first noticed that Lydia’s left eye had a tendency to wander outwards when she was just a toddler, and her monitoring & treatment starting when I stubbornly sat in my GPs office insisting on a...
View ArticleLydia is 6!
Last week our baby girl turned six years old… I heard a quote recently about parenting; “The days are long but the years are short” and this feels so true right now as I look at my daughters and how...
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