August seems to have flown by in a flash, with some great highs and quite difficult lows. I haven’t got as much as I hoped done over the Summer holidays, although that’s partly because we’ve been busier than expected, and also because we’ve had some unexpected financial outlays to make that have helped put furniture/houseware purchases and decorating on hold.
Both of the family portraits for August were taken at LolliBop Festival which we visited a few weeks ago (blog post coming soon). It was a really fun family day out and all four of us enjoyed ourselves. It’s lovely that Lydia is old enough now to participate in & enjoy things more, along with her big sister.
The quality of these photos aren’t amazing, as they were taken for us by someone unfamiliar with my camera – and on a windy day at that. But despite their slight fuzziness, and everyone looking in different directions, I love them, as they are photos of all four of us, on a day out together that we all enjoyed.
Besides, it’s not every day that you get to sit on a giant deckchair (even if the resulting photo isn’t actually all that flattering!)…
August started with a day at Alton Towers, and we spent just over a week in Cornwall staying with my parents, followed by the weekend at my Brother’s, with the day at LolliBop. Coming back from our busybusy holidays we were all tired and promptly got a bug for a few days which was pretty annoying. Things got back to normal a bit and I managed to do a bit of blogging and some work, signing off on a few projects and making clients happy. We also spent a day at Chessington as part of the Samsung Galaxy K Zoon campaign I have been taking part in.
The worst thing about August was coming out of a year+ long remission period for the cluster headache disorder that I suffer from. Basically, a week full of awful periods of debilitating pain, unpleasant medication side effects, broken sleep and having to deal with the difficulties of looking after the kids whilst being so unwell. Happily, I was back in remission again in time for the Goodman photography workshop in Birmingham city centre yesterday, which was great fun. I am still feeling the effects of my horrible week with low energy levels and a nasty cold courtesy of my eldest. Anyway, self-pity part over.
The kids really enjoyed August. We had some great days out and saw every member of my immediate family which is no small feat given that we’re all hours away from each other. Georgie and Lydia definitely enjoyed spending time with their Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles & Cousins, and Georgie cried every time we had to go away from them.
I have plenty I want to blog about in more detail and reviews to catch up on, after such a difficult few months for blogging and working I am determined to crack on in September, and work hard to reduce my to-do list and lower my stress levels – but hopefully without overdoing it!
Your photos are fantastic, such a happy family! x