The Ordinary Moments | Holding Hands

This week i have decided to join in with the lovely Katie @ MummyDaddyMe's link for The Ordinary Moments. I realised I post a lot of pictures from my camera from throughout the week but when it comes to the 'ordinary' moments I keep those for Instagram and my camera roll! I loved the idea of sharing an unplanned, completely natural photo from the week and sharing it with everyone too! Ben didn't start work till 12.30pm on Friday so we woke up and randomly decided to go for a little family walk, we knew the rain was due around 11ish so wanted to miss that preferably! So we popped off to Heavens Gate, a gorgeous open area of fields with views of Longleat, no matter what time of the year you go here, it always looks amazing! Abbie is a big fan of walking, if she can run around and wear herself out then i'm a happy bunny too, so we walked along the pretty little gravelled path towards the open area, along the way Abbie looked at me, looked at Ben and said 'Gimme your hands', with that, she reached up, grabbed one hand from the each of us and held it, for the entire walk, not just a few steps, but for a good half a mile, it was possibly one of THE cutest moments ever. It's so easy to get caught up on getting used to the little things they do, but when they do something out of the blue, completely on their own accord, it makes you realize just how much they learn every single day, one minute they're these tiny babies who smile in their sleep, the next they're telling you what they want, stomping their feet and giving you the biggest cuddles in the entire world..I used to laugh when people would say 'oh enjoy the newborn stage, they grow up so fast', to me, I wanted sleep, i wanted to feel normal again, so I kinda wished the newborn days away..now I understand just how quickly they grow and change, and in just a few short weeks, my tiny baby will be a beautiful 2 year old, and there is no way on this earth I am going to wish away anymore single days.