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To my Daughter on her 5th Birthday

Dearest Aria, Happy 5th Birthday!  I think this year has been a real year of growing up for you, transitioning from pre-school to big school, becoming a big sister and you just generally seem to have really grown up. You have embraced all of the challenges this year has given you, making lots of lovely…

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Kids Love To Read #42 & Giveaway

Kids Love To Read #42 Welcome to the 42nd monthly linky of Kids Love to Read, which if you didn’t make it last month you may not have seen that we now have two new co-hosts for the linky Acorn Books and Book Bairn. Thanks so much for stopping by and linking up! I am…

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BEN’S ZONE: Renovating a Squier Telecaster (Part 1)

Welcome to a weekly feature on my blog – Ben’s Zone. Written by husband… Ben. A foodie, coffee obsessed, ex-smoking, ex-drinking and Ridgeback loving Dad. Who is also seriously into his fitness.  You can find him on the blog (most) Sundays. Enjoy 🙂 Renovating a Squier Telecaster (Part 1) Bringing Back Butterscotch It’s probably more than…

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A Day at Carter’s Steam Fair

*AD – We were gifted tickets to Carter’s Fair in exchange for an honest review* Last weekend we were invited to attend Carter’s Steam Fair when it was visiting Pinkney’s Green in Maidenhead. After a week of rain, we were really lucky to arrive on a glorious sunny day, perfect for the fair. The history…

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To my Daughter on her 5th Birthday

Dearest Aria, Happy 5th Birthday!  I think this year has been a real year of growing up for you, transitioning…

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Kids Love To Read #42 & Giveaway

Kids Love To Read #42 Welcome to the 42nd monthly linky of Kids Love to Read, which if you didn’t…

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Renovating a Squier Telecaster (Part 1)

BEN’S ZONE: Renovating a Squier Telecaster (Part 1)

Welcome to a weekly feature on my blog – Ben’s Zone. Written by husband… Ben. A foodie, coffee obsessed, ex-smoking, ex-drinking…

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A Day at Carter’s Steam Fair

*AD – We were gifted tickets to Carter’s Fair in exchange for an honest review* Last weekend we were invited…

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When You Suspect Your Child Might be Gifted

When You Suspect Your Child Might be Gifted I’ve been debating writing this post for a little while now. But…

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REVIEW: Lemoni in Reading

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Raising a Daughter - Am I Doing it Right?

BEN’S ZONE: Raising a Daughter – Am I Doing it Right?

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Lovely Things April 2019

Lovely Things April 2019

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  • This gorgeous little Miss turns 5 today! Honestly it really does feel like every milestone goes by in the blink of an eye. She's had an amazing year and grown up so, so much. From starting to school, to becoming a big sister. She's so affectionate and caring and has embraced all of the challenges that life has thrown at her. She loves to sing and literally wakes up (and goes to the toilet) singing. Here's some pictures from her fabulous @little.muddyboots party at the weekend, where we all had such an awesome time. Today she had to go to school - does anyone else hate that their children have to go to school on their birthday and think that they should have it off? We've done some presents this morning and she had more when she came home from school as well as a @mcDonalds for dinner (her choice) followed by cake. I'm so proud of her! Happy Birthday Aria! 💕⠀⠀ #5thbirthday #birthdaygirl #littlemuddyboots #outdoorsandfree #wheremywelliestakeme #daughter #milestone #birthday #happybirthday #rememberthesedays #thismamaloves #mumswithcameras #magicofchildhood #standstillmychild #littlefierceones #lifeupclose #ukparentsbloggers #thisparentlife #coolmumsclub #dailyparenting⠀⠀
  • (AD - features previously gifted top from @shopMatalan )⠀ ⠀ Today, 20 days years ago something happened that will change my life forever. This time 20 years ago I went on my very first date with my husband. As far as dates go it actually should have been a bit of a disaster, but it wasn't. The rest as they say is history, a wedding, 3 homes and 3 children later I couldn't imagine my life without him in it. I tried to find an old photo of us from that time, but we hardly have any. It was a time before camera phones - in fact we both had pagers when we started and didn't have phones 😜 - wow that makes me feel old! So instead here's a picture of me in a blouse from @shopmatalan (which is a bargain at £12.50). And here's to another 20 years...⠀ ⠀ #20yearsanniversary #love #mylife #mystyle #plussizefashion #size18 #plussize #size18style #thismamaloves #coolmumsclub #mumsthatslay #matalanmoments #rememberingthesedays #whatimwearing #lifeupclose #ukparentblogger ⠀ #anniversary #celebration #style #instagood #fashion #marriage #documentyoursdays #happy
  • *AD | Gifted for review* We had a wonderful day out last weekend @carterssteamfair which is a steam fair that dates back to the 1890s. The carter family search out for heritage fairground rides and restore them. Aria's favourites ride was the carousel which we now know are actually called Gallopers in the UK. And at the time this ride was made in 1895 was probably the fastest most people had ever travelled. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ We've never been to Carter's Steam Fair before, but I can honestly say we had a wonderful family day out and we will be back again next year! If you have a vision of just how a day out at the fair should be then Carter's Fair delivers it perfectly. You can read my full review and see even more pictures on the blog. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ #carterssteamfair #daysoutwithkids #thismamaloves #myfamily #outsideandfree #thidparentlife #rememberthesedays #vintagefair #mumswithcameras #coolmumclub #lifeupclose #littlefierceones #ukparentbloggers #myfamilyadventures #themagicofchildhood ⠀⠀
  • *AD* | White clothes are my nemesis! Baby vests with poo explosions. Then who in the world decided that at school polo shirts should be white? And of course now that Aria is at school we have knee high white socks. They all get absolutely filthy! So this week I have been testing out a new product from @vanishuk.ireland ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ The Vanish Oxi Action Gold Gel. It claims to be able to remove stains first time and at 30 degrees. So I set it to work on this small poo explosion (trust me no one wants to see a big one on their feed, but I did try it on one of those too). And I was really surprised, because I have thrown a lot of grim looking vests away for this reasons! We pre-treated the vest before it went in the machine and then added some of the gel to the wash and it came up perfectly white afterwards. This may save me some money! #trustpinkforgetstains⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ #ukparentbloggers #instamum #mumlife #parenting #mumblog #mummyblog #documentyourlife #documentyourday #pbloggers #pbloggersuk #lifeupclose #posttheordinary #thismamaloves⠀⠀
  • AD | Review - We we were invited to @lemonireading at the weekend to see what we thought. If you're a fan of Greek food their food was delicious, very authentic and reminded me of holidays. The service could do with a little more organisation and there are a couple of tweaks the restaurant could do to make it a more child friendly venue, but overall we had a great meal and the feta wrapped in filo pastry with honey was so good.Full review is now live on the blog. ⠀⠀ #lemonireading #reading #berkshire #restaurantreview #berks #foodstagram #getrdg #readingtowncentre #theoracle #lovingrdg #readingtown #ukparentbloggers #lifeupclose #rememberthesedays #myfamily #mumswithcameras #instamums #thismamaloves #parentsinthepicture #doucmentyourlife #berkshireliving
  • We are about to go into party / birthday frenzy in this house. Aria, Bo and I's birthdays are exactly one week apart. Aria's birthday party is this weekend, my birthday is in half term and I think we're going to go out for lunch for it and Bo's is the first week in June. Can you believe he's going to be one - ONE?! I think I am nearly there with the organisation of Aria's party - although have just realised I need spoons for the jelly! I have absolutely no idea what to do for Bodhi's. I always think a party seems a bit crazy for one as they often find it quite overwhelming. Whereas at 5 it's the best thing in the world ever. At the moment I'm leaning towards a family barbecue. He doesn't really need much either as I've just got a big box of toys down from the loft that need cleaning from his siblings. Help me with some inspiration what did you do for your child's first birthdays? ⠀ #1stbirthday #familybirthdays #ukparentbloggers #standstillmychild #lifeupclose #instamum #mumlife #parenting #documentyourdays #rememberthesedays #mumswithcameras #colmumsclub #11monthsoldbaby #instababy #babiesofinstagram #babyboy

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  • This gorgeous little Miss turns 5 today! Honestly it really does feel like every milestone goes by in the blink of an eye. She's had an amazing year and grown up so, so much. From starting to school, to becoming a big sister. She's so affectionate and caring and has embraced all of the challenges that life has thrown at her. She loves to sing and literally wakes up (and goes to the toilet) singing. Here's some pictures from her fabulous @little.muddyboots party at the weekend, where we all had such an awesome time. Today she had to go to school - does anyone else hate that their children have to go to school on their birthday and think that they should have it off? We've done some presents this morning and she had more when she came home from school as well as a @mcDonalds for dinner (her choice) followed by cake. I'm so proud of her! Happy Birthday Aria! 💕⠀⠀ #5thbirthday #birthdaygirl #littlemuddyboots #outdoorsandfree #wheremywelliestakeme #daughter #milestone #birthday #happybirthday #rememberthesedays #thismamaloves #mumswithcameras #magicofchildhood #standstillmychild #littlefierceones #lifeupclose #ukparentsbloggers #thisparentlife #coolmumsclub #dailyparenting⠀⠀
  • (AD - features previously gifted top from @shopMatalan )⠀ ⠀ Today, 20 days years ago something happened that will change my life forever. This time 20 years ago I went on my very first date with my husband. As far as dates go it actually should have been a bit of a disaster, but it wasn't. The rest as they say is history, a wedding, 3 homes and 3 children later I couldn't imagine my life without him in it. I tried to find an old photo of us from that time, but we hardly have any. It was a time before camera phones - in fact we both had pagers when we started and didn't have phones 😜 - wow that makes me feel old! So instead here's a picture of me in a blouse from @shopmatalan (which is a bargain at £12.50). And here's to another 20 years...⠀ ⠀ #20yearsanniversary #love #mylife #mystyle #plussizefashion #size18 #plussize #size18style #thismamaloves #coolmumsclub #mumsthatslay #matalanmoments #rememberingthesedays #whatimwearing #lifeupclose #ukparentblogger ⠀ #anniversary #celebration #style #instagood #fashion #marriage #documentyoursdays #happy
  • *AD | Gifted for review* We had a wonderful day out last weekend @carterssteamfair which is a steam fair that dates back to the 1890s. The carter family search out for heritage fairground rides and restore them. Aria's favourites ride was the carousel which we now know are actually called Gallopers in the UK. And at the time this ride was made in 1895 was probably the fastest most people had ever travelled. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ We've never been to Carter's Steam Fair before, but I can honestly say we had a wonderful family day out and we will be back again next year! If you have a vision of just how a day out at the fair should be then Carter's Fair delivers it perfectly. You can read my full review and see even more pictures on the blog. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ #carterssteamfair #daysoutwithkids #thismamaloves #myfamily #outsideandfree #thidparentlife #rememberthesedays #vintagefair #mumswithcameras #coolmumclub #lifeupclose #littlefierceones #ukparentbloggers #myfamilyadventures #themagicofchildhood ⠀⠀
  • *AD* | White clothes are my nemesis! Baby vests with poo explosions. Then who in the world decided that at school polo shirts should be white? And of course now that Aria is at school we have knee high white socks. They all get absolutely filthy! So this week I have been testing out a new product from @vanishuk.ireland ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ The Vanish Oxi Action Gold Gel. It claims to be able to remove stains first time and at 30 degrees. So I set it to work on this small poo explosion (trust me no one wants to see a big one on their feed, but I did try it on one of those too). And I was really surprised, because I have thrown a lot of grim looking vests away for this reasons! We pre-treated the vest before it went in the machine and then added some of the gel to the wash and it came up perfectly white afterwards. This may save me some money! #trustpinkforgetstains⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ #ukparentbloggers #instamum #mumlife #parenting #mumblog #mummyblog #documentyourlife #documentyourday #pbloggers #pbloggersuk #lifeupclose #posttheordinary #thismamaloves⠀⠀
  • AD | Review - We we were invited to @lemonireading at the weekend to see what we thought. If you're a fan of Greek food their food was delicious, very authentic and reminded me of holidays. The service could do with a little more organisation and there are a couple of tweaks the restaurant could do to make it a more child friendly venue, but overall we had a great meal and the feta wrapped in filo pastry with honey was so good.Full review is now live on the blog. ⠀⠀ #lemonireading #reading #berkshire #restaurantreview #berks #foodstagram #getrdg #readingtowncentre #theoracle #lovingrdg #readingtown #ukparentbloggers #lifeupclose #rememberthesedays #myfamily #mumswithcameras #instamums #thismamaloves #parentsinthepicture #doucmentyourlife #berkshireliving
  • We are about to go into party / birthday frenzy in this house. Aria, Bo and I's birthdays are exactly one week apart. Aria's birthday party is this weekend, my birthday is in half term and I think we're going to go out for lunch for it and Bo's is the first week in June. Can you believe he's going to be one - ONE?! I think I am nearly there with the organisation of Aria's party - although have just realised I need spoons for the jelly! I have absolutely no idea what to do for Bodhi's. I always think a party seems a bit crazy for one as they often find it quite overwhelming. Whereas at 5 it's the best thing in the world ever. At the moment I'm leaning towards a family barbecue. He doesn't really need much either as I've just got a big box of toys down from the loft that need cleaning from his siblings. Help me with some inspiration what did you do for your child's first birthdays? ⠀ #1stbirthday #familybirthdays #ukparentbloggers #standstillmychild #lifeupclose #instamum #mumlife #parenting #documentyourdays #rememberthesedays #mumswithcameras #colmumsclub #11monthsoldbaby #instababy #babiesofinstagram #babyboy
  • *AD | Gifted * There's something rather irresistible about collectibles for children isn't there? They love to collect them and save up for their pocket money and create little homes for their new friends. Aria has been sent a lovely collection of @officialmojmoj and she has been delighted with them. Opening the packets and seeing what surprises await for her inside, all cute little squishy animals. Some sparkly, some big, some small (or babies as she calls them) all in different colours. There are literally hundreds to collect and Aria has actually spent ages playing with them and made them all a little home out of a shoe box. Her brother got involved too, building them a Lego fortress. If I had one small criticism I would like to see a bit less plastic in the packaging as we're really trying to reduce our single use plastic in our house, but this seems to be a problem with most toys in fairness. But other than that, they've been a real hit and we've seen lots of smiles as you can see!⠀⠀ #Mojmoj #childrenstoys #ukparentbloggers #littlefierceones #lifeupclose #mumswithcameras #thisparentlife #mumlife #themagicofchildhood #documentyourlife #pbloggers #pbloggersuk #instamum ⠀⠀
  • *AD* Oh look it’s me in the Daily Mail 🙈talking about the PICO dressing I had after my c-section with Bodhi. Which is a battery operated dressing connected to a vacuum pump that aids healing and made a massive difference to how my c-section after Bodhi compared to the multiple infections I have after Aria. If you’re due to have I wrote all about it on my blog after Bo was born and the article is also live on the Daily Mail’s website. The dressings have shown to reduce infection risk by 30%. Isn’t technology amazing? #smithandnephew #csection #csectionrecovery #caesarean #caesareansection #caesareanbirth #ukparentblogger #ukparentbloggers #lifeupclose #mumlife #coolmumsclub #mummyblog #documentyourlife #documentyourday #pbloggers #pbloggersuk
  • Hands up who is glad it's the weekend?! I am finally starting to feel like myself again (very grateful for antibiotics), but just so, so tired. I went to bed at 9 last night and could still just sleep and sleep and sleep! We have some exciting plans for the weekend though. We're off to try out the new Greek restaurant in reading @lemonireading tomorrow and then to @carterssteamfair on Sunday - lots of fun to look forward to! So I am going to rest up tonight so that I can enjoy it after a week of being unwell. What are you up to?⠀ #ukparentbloggers #fridayfeeling #mumlife #thismamaloves #coolmumsclub #lifeupclose #documentyourlife #littlefierceones #outsideandfree #dailyparenting #parenting #rememberthesedays #mumswithcameras #outsideandfree #thisparentlife ⠀

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