We are a family of ‘building block’ fans, so any product like this which will help extend the creativity & playability for the girls, and also give them a way to display their completed LEGO models, is an interesting one.… Continue Reading “Review: Strictly Briks Stackable Base Plates”
Last week our baby girl turned six years old… I heard a quote recently about parenting; “The days are long but the years are short” and this feels so true right now as I look at my daughters and how big they seem. With Georgie turning eight in a handful of weeks, it’s hard to comprehend entirely that I have been a parent for almost… Continue Reading “Lydia is 6!”
Things have been a bit quieter than normal for my online channels lately, because I’ve been feeling quite poorly since before Christmas. I ended up going to the GP and asking for some blood tests because I was feeling very drained and had a few other issues that were worrying me. … Continue Reading “Officially deficient: a health update”
This 1000 piece jigsaw from Ravensburger depicts a fairytale themed digital artwork by Aimee Stewart, and is a lovely puzzle to put together.… Continue Reading “Review: Fairytale Fantasia 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle”
We went to LEGOLAND Discovery Centre last week to attend the launch of their LEGO Movie Days event, in celebration of the LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part.… Continue Reading “LEGO Movie Days at LDC Birmingham”
Our January started off pretty quietly; James headed back to work while the girls and I had quite a relaxed end to the school holiday – baking (using a weird recipe in their Christmas book that came out tiny), building lots of LEGO, and generally chilling out and having fun.… Continue Reading “Life Lately: January 2019”
Lydia enjoys watching Dreamworks Spirit on Netflix, so she was really happy to get this jigsaw puzzle depicting her favourite characters from the show to review.… Continue Reading “Review: Dreamworks Spirit XXL 100 jigsaw puzzle”
The girls are both big fans of Fingerlings and have one of the playsets, several monkeys and their beloved Panda, as well as having some of the collectible Minis – suffice it to say, they are definitely fans of the whole brand. … Continue Reading “Review: DK Fingerlings books + giveaway!”
The girls have been really eager to go to the new LEGOLAND Discovery Centre in Birmingham, so when we told them we were going to be annual pass holders they were delighted. They really adore going to Sea Life Centre, as regular readers of my blog will know, so being able to go to LDC just across the canal is super exciting for them – we’ll be able to do both in one day quite often, especially with LDC having a nice little cafe inside with a decently priced kids meal deal.… Continue Reading “A day out at Legoland Discovery Centre, Birmingham”
When we were offered LEGO Movie 2 themed LEGO sets to review the girls just about exploded with excitement! We are a pretty LEGO obsessed family and I don’t think more than a day or two go by without some building happening in our house.… Continue Reading “Review: LEGO Movie 2 LEGO Sets”
Disclosure: these items were sent to me free of charge for the purpose of this post. Some links may be affiliate links to give me a few pennies if you purchase. It’s that time of year where the shops are filled with hearts, flowers and teddies, and other sentimental mushiness. I’m not saying I’m completely opposed to the odd lovey dovey thing, but when it… Continue Reading “Valentine’s gift ideas – for geeks”
Hello! I’m back after our Christmas break – back at work and back to blogging. I’d like to say I’m feeling refreshed and recharged but to be completely honest I’m exhausted. I’m not sleeping well, I’m feeling hormonal half the time and my bad knee has been playing up. Despite that I am determined to Get On With Things this year. I am sorting the… Continue Reading “Looking back on 2018”
December was a really busy month for us, and we had a lot going on with the usual end of term Christmas school events, weekend outings , our 10th wedding anniversary, and of course Christmas and everything that involved. We spent Christmas Day at home and had a very nice Christmas dinner – even if I do say so myself – and then had James’s… Continue Reading “Life Lately: December 2018”
