Family & Days Out

California Dreaming

As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, we are planning to take a fun family road trip next summer.  We want to go to California and our itinerary is starting to take shape. The Husband and I took a road trip around California the year before we started our family and absolutely loved it, …

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That Was Our Summer

And just like that, the kids are back to school and that was our summer. They’re both back now, my boy in Year 6 his last year at primary school, and my daughter into Year 9. We’ve got a meeting at her school this week covering GCSE options, no easing us in on this! To …

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That Word Of The Year

At the beginning of 2023 I decided to choose a word of the year.  I chose the word ‘entertaining’ to be my word for the year as I wanted it to be a fun one for all of us and to have a variety of events and trips to look forward to. My daughter and …

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Our Paris Highlights

We spent last week in Paris and we all absolutely loved it. We enjoyed 3 nights in the city and then 3 nights in Disneyland Paris and we felt it was the perfect amount of time to explore both places. The Husband and I have been to Paris a couple of times before and already …

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at the beach

Making Summer Plans

I feel like the weeks are running away with me lately. Somehow, it’s the start of July and mentally I think I’m still in March! So over the weekend I made a point of sitting down with my calendar and focusing on where we’re at and started making summer plans. The next few weeks at …

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Festive Family Plans

The season is well and truly here and there’s a lot going on this month! I thought it’d be fun to share a few of our festive family plans, as it might give you a few ideas. I love seeing what people are up to to enjoy and make the most of the holidays with …

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at the beach

At The Beach

I like where we live. Most of the time. It’s handy being central, we can get to most parts of the country in 2 or 3 hours. But sometimes, sometimes, I wish we weren’t quite so far from the coast. A coastal trip is something we have to plan, we can’t just pop to the …

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Our Summer Activities List

As we roll into July, my thoughts are turning to the summer holidays. They are nearly upon us, and I really want to make the most of them with the kids. I’ve had a little think and put together our summer activities list. The children have contributed their ideas, of course, so we’ll now take …

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