Wow. What a busy month we have had. The youngest finished nursery and the other two finished Year One and Year five. September is going to be here before I know it and the craziness will begin again except I’ll have to remember PE kits for three rather than two. We started off the summer…
I’m a bit late with this month’s Siblings post because I have struggled knowing what day it is. I keep thinking it is the beginning of July not that we are half way through. It’s been another month of sunny days and farm picnics. Hay has been made and we have moved around the various…
If last month’s siblings was about Christmas, this month was all about birthdays. We have had two. The eldest turned nine and we had a lovely time celebrating with family and friends. She loves a buffet (I don’t know who she gets that off) and the evening of her birthday, we took her to a…
This month’s siblings post sees the end of the summer holidays and the beginning of the school year. We still made use of our National Trust Membership by visiting Dunham Massey for a lovely day and we were joined there by my parents which was lovely. A lot of the remaining summer saw the farmer…
Finding activities for your children during the school holidays is never easy. For some reason, bowling has never really entered my mind. I suppose I thought they were a bit young. When Tenpin got in touch to attend the launch of their new bowling alley in Warrington though, I thought why not. It is not…
It’s finally arrived, the last day of term. We have six weeks of school holidays stretching out before us. Last year, I did a summer bucket list and it failed miserably. I suppose G wasn’t very old-that is my excuse anyway. This year, I have decided to think smaller. That way we may have…
As the end of term approaches, I have been thinking about summer holiday activities and come up with a bucket list. I feel this year is special because it is Boo’s last summer before starting school. Go to the beach Have a picnic Go swimming once a week Go to Chester for the day…
The Mercury may have been tipping 30 in the past week but one day last week, the children and I went to cool down in dramatic style. In doing so, it saw us dress in snowsuits, hats and gloves in the middle of summer. Have I given it away now? We went to try out…