Living the Dream

Being a mother is my biggest dream.  Having lived the dream for almost two years now is a privilege.  To some it might sound strange, that this, motherhood, is living the dream.  But imagine getting to be, what you have dreamt about for as long as you remember, surely that is living the dream. I …

Thankful Thursday

I have just been swimming with JJ and now he is napping in the buggy whilst I am enjoying a Starbucks coffee.  The sunshine is beaming through the window but it is quite cold outside. You know that emotion when you all of a sudden get feel so thankful.  That is how I  am feeling …

Mid week adventure at Gordon Castle Walled Garden

I like having a routine  and to do set things on set days.  We have days when we go to toddler groups, swim lessons and 8 hours each week JJ is with his childminder (this is when I clean the house, do laundry, cook and blog) .  Wednesday is our midweek adventure day.  I love …

Tantrums are not bad

JJ is now 19 months old and he is forming an opinion which is not always the same as ours.  A few times we have had situations where someone has said, "ohh he is having a tantrum".  I can not explain how much I dislike that sentence.  He is not having a tantrum!  He is …

Living

I don't like the word busy.  So I am not gonna say that we have been so busy lately,  instead we have been living a lot recently.  We have been discovering new toddler groups,  gotten to know new amazing people,  caught up with friends, been at the beach, spent weekends at granny,  photographed weddings and I …