It was a lovely day so we decided to walk down to the duck pond. It’s only a five minute walk and it’s a lovely place to visit. Once the bread is finished and we’ve walked around the pond we like to go to the playground. If it’s a really nice day we venture a…
The Castle At the End of the Road
Where we live there is a castle at the end of the road. It was never actually a castle but a fortified manor house, it was quite impressive in it’s time. The area was named after it. Here is how it looked before: We go and visit quite often, they have special events there throughout…
Throwing A Baby Shower- Is It Still an American thing?
When my older children were born baby showers where unheard of in this country, along with finding out whether you are having a boy or girl by scan and pregnancy tests that give results in a minute. I had to wait four hours for the results of my first pregnancy test! Now we find more…
Exploring Social Skills with Flummox and Friends
From the very beginning of our lives we are learning how to interact with other people, how to respond to a smile, how to talk to each other, how to ask for things and many more skills that help us to get on with other people. For some the learning is not as natural as…
Picnic With Hedgehogs
I was really excited about this months Center Parcs Family Blogger Challenge, it was to have a picnic and if there is one thing me and my children love it’s picnics! However, having one proved more difficult than I anticipated because of the wonderful British weather. Sunny one minute, pouring with rain the next. So…