Whenever Luisa was born Matt and I were living in Edinburgh, hundreds of miles away from our families. As you’d expect they were all super supportive and only too happy to visit us, help out with Luisa and let us…
A Montessori inspired bedroom offers children of all ages the opportunity to be independent and creative within a safe environment. It’s a great way to help them develop skills and have the freedom to direct their own play and learning….
This Summer the Youth Hostel Association (YHA) invited us to explore the south coast of England and see for ourselves how their hostels can be a reliable and affordable option for families who like to explore. As we’re on a…
As you’ll know from my recent post Luisa had surgery under general anaesthetic last month, shortly after her fourth birthday. The actual day went much better that I expected – we did a lot of carefully considered preparation and it…
Did you realise that every year, 1 in 4 women lose a baby during pregnancy or birth? To me that’s such a shocking statistic – you only have to ride a bus, visit the supermarket or the park to be…
Last month my four year old had surgery under general anaesthetic. It was a quick procedure to remove a suspicious mole for investigation. The surgery itself was over in 45 minutes or so and we only spent about 7 hours…
My friend Lauren (ScrapbookBlog) publishes interviews with her children in the run up to their birthdays – I always enjoy reading them and so I thought i’d do the same with Luisa, as she’s just not long turned four and…
Last weekend we took ourselves off on a bit of a spur of the moment camping trip. Matt had a nosy on a site called Pitch Up and found a really affordable campsite called Hillfoot near Dungiven – Thanks to…