Matter of fact children
It’s coming up for a year after my mum died. I can’t believe it’s been a year, and yet in some ways it feels like a lot longer. She’d been suffering for the best part of a year with an…
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Introducing films to children – Disney and more
Until we went on holiday in October, N had never watched a film all the way through. He could just about sit still for the 30 minutes of a Tractor Ted dvd, and had managed to watch 40 minutes or…
A month of firsts – September
People always think that it’s the first year that children really learn lots of interesting skills. Yes of course they do, but I realised last month, that N had gone through a massive number of firsts that month. I think…
A first family holiday
A first family holiday, a coastal stay in Swanage.
Present ideas by a 3 year old
N loves his youngest cousin. They’re probably best friends aside from having best friends at nursery and school, even though there’s a couple of years age difference. At the moment it’s the biggest gap as his cousin’s about to turn…
Firsts: a picture perfect portrait
N’s not really one for drawing. He’ll have a go at painting, and loves cutting with scissors (usually his drawers at nursery are full of cut up bits of paper), but he’s never really been that fussed about drawing or…
Happiness in a hug – from baby to little boy
*Ad – sponsored post I’ve said before that my family and friends were a little surprised when we announced we were having a baby. I’m not a baby person at all, and I stand by that even now (although at…
Haircut trip with Dad
Visiting the barbers with his dafd for the first time.
Project 365: Week 23 photo a day
It’s been a real up and down week this week. Some great outdoor activities with N, but some downers as well later in the week. Sunday we went to Stowe, a National Trust gardens. We have membership, so I’m trying…
Farm children play – working and water fun
We’re so lucky being on the farm, as it means that even if we can’t get further afield (no pun intended!), there’s still plenty of space for the children to play outside. Being farm children, there’s not really any excuse…
Family interaction – visiting (Great) Nanny
Families can be really hard work. You can have great relations, where all family interaction seems really easy. Or family members you rarely see, and some that are really hard work. My mum was great as she would religiously phone her…