family

The importance of child free time

This week has been a long one, but productive. After too much illness over the festive period it feels good to be back at my desk getting some decent hours in while the kids are at school. It’s definitely been a good week for child free time, which has done wonders for my stress level, …

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Losing two grandparents in 32 days

At the start of August, I had four grandparents. I know, it’s not that common for a 30-something to have a full set, but I did. Up until the spring of 2016, the girls had seven great-grandparents. The older generation in our family have done quite well, really. Now, I only have two grandparents. On …

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Our half term

This half term holiday has been a bit mixed. With me still recovering from being so ill we abandoned plans to possibly go camping, and decided on a quiet week at home. I think we needed it. Mostly we have had chilled out time, at home and at the park. My headaches have been pretty …

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Our Bluestone Break – the Video

I’ve already blogged about our trip to Bluestone in Wales absolutely loads, I know – I promise this is the last post! We really loved our holiday there, and especially enjoyed the chance to have a few days in such a fun and beautiful setting with my parents there – we don’t get to see them that often, so it was lovely for us all to get together on holiday.

We did so much during our stay that the video is a huge 25 minutes long, but I have to admit I love this video, so much. It will remind me of the fantastic memories we made at Bluestone, for years to come.

Quality Cousin Time

Georgie and Lydia really enjoyed our holiday and loved getting to spend a weekend with their older (and therefore cooler) cousin, Izzy. As well as attending her 4th birthday party, they played loads, inside… Outside… And at the soft play centre… As you can see from the photos these three get on like a house …

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New puppies & people!

Yesterday we had a lovely afternoon at my Mother-in-Law’s house…  new puppies to see and cuddle, and some relatives popping by that hadn’t met Lydia before. Our family is spread out all over the place so it takes quite a while for all our relatives to meet our babies. Georgie really loved the puppies – …

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A silver lining to every cloud

James’s grandparents have just made the huge move from the house they’ve lived in for decades, to a managed retirement apartment complex, so they can have the level of care they need. Although it’s incredibly sad they are leaving their family home, where they raised all their children, the silver lining to this cloud is …

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Photopost: Magic Moments with family

We’ve been incredibly busy the last few months, tearing off up and down and across the country to various events and to visit family.

Whilst now completely exhausted (are we INSANE moving house next month, or what?!), it has been incredibly moving to watch Georgie and Lydia get to see so many of their family, especially whilst Lydia is still so new!

Georgie (and Lydia!) met one of their great-grandparents for the first time, and her great-aunt was there too. My parents, who live 4 hours away in Cornwall, have been able to spend what feels like loads of time with us and the kids, which means a lot to me as I miss them loads!

The next time we’ll be seeing my family will probably be in September, when we’ll be having a meal for Dad’s 60th birthday followed by my brother’s wedding. Hopefully we’ll find time soon to pop over and visit my only (relatively) close family, Mum’s parents, soon – so they can meet their newest great-granddaughter!

Georgie is a social little creature once you get past her initial shyness, and she has been having a whale of a time with her grandparents, great-Norma, cousin, and aunts & uncles. Here are some of the magical moments I’ve been capturing over the last month or so…

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