Tomorrow Aiden turns four. Four! It seems like both a lifetime ago and just yesterday that he was a tiny newborn. He is now however most certainly a fully fledged (not so wee!) boy. We are extremely fortunate in the lives we live that both the children are surrounded by toys. As such then, it…
When you have kids you suddenly have more people to buy presents for each year. Not just the kid’s birthdays and at Christmas, but on Father’s Day you suddenly have two Dads to buy for; your own and your little one’s Daddy. Lucky for me I actually love buying presents but I do know for…
On the 19th of May there was a wedding, I very important wedding. Aiden was the Page Boy and Faye the Flower Girl for their Uncle Murrie’s wedding to Aunty Jenni. With them having these roles in the wedding came set outfits that the bride and groom had chosen so I had nothing to sort…
When we bought our first house last Winter one of the most important requirements for us was that is have a large garden. You might joke as we live in Scotland however with Aiden going to forest school and Faye just loving being outdoors in all weather, we do actually use it all year round.…
We have arrived at the final post of my “Head to Toes guide to keeping the family warm outdoors” series which means we are focusing on the all important feet. They take us everywhere we need to go so we really need to make sure they are well looked after, supported and warm. Today I’m…
It may be coming up on Spring but it is still technically Winter and in bonnie Scotland it seems Winter always lasts that little bit longer too. After Christmas and New Year though and many hours spent indoors stuffing our faces, I think everyone in our wee family is desperate to get outdoors whatever the…
Even though Aiden understood something exciting was happening last year, I feel like this is the first Christmas he truly is excited in the run up and it is making me extremely Christmassy (and possibly a tad annoying to be around!) I want him to have a truly wonderful Christmas so other than the presents…
Before we get started on the Christmas gifts themselves I just have to tell you about Faye’s advent calander this year. Last year she was only 5 months old so too young for one but this year she will understand that her big brother has something and will want one too. Although both kids are…
Now first off I want to get something out in the open, all these gifts can and would be great for women too! I am writing this gift guide specifically for the men in MY life who are tricky to buy for come Christmas but maybe in your life it is the Aunties and Mother…
You’ll all know one. That woman who says “oh me, I don’t need anything. I’m happy with a card” they also tend to be the ones who shower you and your family in beautifully thoughtful gifts all year round. They aren’t always Mums but they often are, and they absolutely deserve to be spoilt rotten…