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• Happy Birthday, Isabelle!!

  

  My beautiful, crazy, funny, smart, non-stop talking, loving, caring, silly, sassy, bossy wild little girl turns 2 today!Finally she can sing her favourite song ... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2015 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• It's Not Always Easy Being a Mum

  

  my. You can have the greatest kid in the world - or close to it - but sometimes it just isn't easy.It's been tough here lately. Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2015 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Water Mixing - Tuff Spot Blog Hop

  

  We're back again today with our final offering in the Tuff Spot A-Z Challenge, a blog hop organised by Emma at Adventures of Adam, and today's letter is W for... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2015 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Happy Easter!

  

  Happy Easter everyone. Last year our whole family was away on holiday to Portugal, and the year before that I was past 40 weeks pregnant and wondering if the... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2015 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Our Garden Plans: Tyres and Wood

  

  How crazy has the weather been this last week? One minute you have sunglasses on, the next it's hail-stoning and you're getting whacked on the nose by a hail... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2015 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Shape Recognition Tuff Spot

  

  For a while now, Isabelle has known a star and a heart shape - neither of which she was taught, she just seemed to pick them up. Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2015 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Us // March

  

  Spring has sprung! The last month has seen some lovely weather which has meant we've been out and about lots and making the most of getting some fresh air, as n... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2015 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ripping out the Kitchen

  

  I posted last month about my kitchen inspiration for our new kitchen. It's still a few weeks away from getting put in, but we started to pull the old kitchen ou... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2015 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mummy & Me #1 // March

  

  Reading through my usual list of blogs I saw a few of them had linked up to the brand new linky "Mummy Me", and think that it is a great idea which is... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2015 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Isabelle's Spring Coat

  

  Now that it's getting warmer (or it will be soon, I hope!) I can see that Isabelle's winter coat is going to be too thick for her to be out running round in... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2015 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Small World Play: Farm

  

  As I may have mentioned once or twice before, I have a tuff spot for Isabelle which we love using in our sensory play. Generally, we use it to contain mess... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2015 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Kinetic Sand (Homemade) - Tuff Spot Blog Hop

  

  Today we are back with the Adventures of Adam blog hop celebrating the A - Z of tuff spots. Today we are on the letter K, and today K is for....KINETIC SAND! Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2015 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Isabelle is (almost) 2

  

  How can it be that it is two years since I was sitting at home on maternity leave, watching One Born Every Minute while bouncing on a birthing ball, waiting. An... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2015 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ice Painting - Tuff Spot Blog Hop

  

  Yet again today I am very excited to be joining up with Adventures of Adam as part of their current blog hop. This blog hop is based around the A - Z of tuff... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2015 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• First Spring Lunch Outside!

  

  Isabelle loves being outside, so much more so than being inside. It's great to get her out to the park or for a walk during winter when it's dry, but it's SO... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2015 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Current to Do List

  

  Does anyone else just have a constant 'to do' list, which never seems to get any shorter? And does anyone else procrastinate like I do? Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2015 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Our Mother's Day Picnic

  

  Yesterday was, of course, Mother's Day in the UK. I'm not a huge fan of Mother's Day - largely because it always falls right beside my own mum's birthday (this... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2015 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sensory Play: Light Box

  

  This was originally posted on Adventures of Adam as part of their 5 Senses Challenge for the sense of SIGHT - which gave me the push I needed to do an activity... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Hate "The Terrible Twos"!!

  

  I can't have it. I just cannot stand the phrase "the terrible twos".To be fair, it's one of many very common phrases I can't stand (potty training is another),... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2015 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Our Friend Filled Two Days

  

  I am so incredibly lucky to have a wonderful group of friends with kids the same age as Isabelle, all of whom I met through our local breastfeeding group. Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION