5 Things to Know if You’re Pregnant with Twins
It’s all about the preparation. Get prepared. Make lists, go into nesting overdrive, do anything and everything you can to be ready. Everyone will laugh at your OCD, but don’t listen. I labelled every...
View Article17 Festive Feasts to Eat this Week
This is it, the big day is almost upon us. Kerry and I have loved hosting FestiveFoodFriday posts each week sharing foodie inspiration for the season. Here are the posts that were shared with us this...
View ArticleContact the Elderly Christmas Tea Party
As you may know if you follow me on Instagram, I volunteer once every 6 months for a charity called Contact the Elderly. Last weekend was my turn to host another tea party for them. Volunteers host...
View Article“We’re Going on a Bear Hunt” at Birmingham Town Hall
Today we braved the theatre with our pair of pre-schoolers to see We’re Going on a Bear Hunt at Birmingham Town Hall. We started they day with a train journey to town, which is guaranteed to cause a...
View ArticleChocolate Crunch Peanut Butter Bars
Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars Oh hai January. Where did you spring from? One minute I was making a festive Chocolate Orange Layer Cake and the next, here we are in this shiny new 2016. I’m not a great...
View ArticleFamily Ski Adventures with Esprit Ski
Earlier this month, we spent a magical week in Obergurgl, Austria with Esprit Ski. It was a week I’d been excited and fearful about in equal measure (more of that in a min). It turned out to be...
View ArticleCreme Egg Rocky Road Recipe
Every January I step onto the healthy eating band wagon and by the start of Spring, I fall spectacularly off with my many Easter bakes (Creme Egg Cheesecake or Caramel Egg Croissant anyone?). This...
View ArticleOur No Junk Journey with Organix
We started out so well. Three years ago, when I was weaning my two teeny babies, I was on the case, they were spoon fed homemade butternut squash puree and gnawed happily on carrot sticks. They only...
View ArticleFamily Skiing in Obergurgl, Austria – The Lowdown
If you read my last post about our family ski trip to Obergurgl with Esprit Ski, you’ll know that we fell in love with the place. Since we’ve returned, so many people have asked us how we found it and...
View ArticleHotel Transylvania 2 DVD Giveaway
On 15th February 2016 the DVD of Hotel Transylvania 2 (Includes Activity Set – Exclusive to Amazon.co.uk) [DVD] [2015] is released, this fun family adventure is a real winner and as Shrove Tuesday is...
View ArticleLumie Bodyclock Iris 500 Giveaway
If you saw my Christmas gift guide for busy Mums for 2015 you’ll know I’d been trying out the Lumie Body Clock Iris. I’ve always thought that I’m quite a morning person, but honestly, these grey...
View ArticleIn My Kitchen – Spring
Is it Spring yet? I’m not sure technically, but today the skies are blue and the sun is shining so I’m hanging on to the hope that it is. Here are some new products that I’ve discovered in the last...
View ArticleA Pizza A Day Keeps the winter blues away
You may have read before about our love of Pizza Express. Nope, it’s not fine dining, but it’s fresh and reliable, family food where you’re safe in the knowledge that your children are welcome. In a...
View Article12 Tips for Skiing with Kids
Last month, we took our tiny two skiing for the very first time. We traveled to Obergurgl in Austria with Esprit Ski and loved every minute. Skiing with children is certainly a very different...
View ArticleInstagram Gallery Wall Tutorial
I didn’t plan to write a tutorial for this when we put up our Instagram gallery wall, but every time a post a photo in our kitchen with it in on my Instagram account, so many people comment on how...
View ArticleThe Recipe for the Perfect Foodie Holiday
Last year we ventured off on our first holiday abroad with fully fledged toddlers, we traveled with Mark Warner and absolutely loved it. (You can read about our trip here: Our Week at Lakitira, Kos...
View ArticlePizza Whirls Easy Peasy Recipe
As you know, I love to getting my little ones into the kitchen. I think it can teach them so much; it helps to teach maths, science, being patient (we need that at the moment for sure…), creativity...
View ArticleInnocent Sow and Grow
Innocent Drinks have just launched a new initiative to encourage kids across the country to learn about where their food comes from and get growing. It’s called Sow and Grow and it’s providing free...
View ArticleAmsterdam with Kids – 6 Things You Must Do!
If you’re looking for a European destination to visit with the family, going to Amsterdam with kids probably isn’t the first option that springs to mind. It’s often associated with stag parties and...
View ArticleCreme Egg Pavlova Recipe
hen did life get this busy?! We are hurtling towards Easter and I feel like Christmas just passed. If you remember my previous Easter baking escapades like my Cadbury’s Creme Egg Cheesecake and my...
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