This time last year Aiden started forest school and my main concern became his footwear. We were advised that the kids should wear wellies all year round but after a few weeks with regular wellies I was at my wits end as he would always come home with freezing cold feet that were also either…
Last week I did something I’ve looked forward to doing since I first found out I was pregnant. We took both the kids to the Fringe! I had been before I had kids and Aiden had been taken to see one bubble show by his Nana when he was two years old but we hadn’t…
I discovered a while back that when people need to describe me physically to others there are two things that seem to be the go to decriptions they use 1. Insane wildling like hair 2. Most likely wearing boots. Even I, boot lady and all, have had to give the boots a little rest in…
Next week my littlest turns two. Although that means I no longer have any official babies in the house I’m trying to focus on the positives and one of those is the fact that presents get so much cooler once you get past the baby stage. The issue we have in this house however is…
My kid’s share the same birth date, albeit two years and a month apart. So with a month between their birthdays I decided this year to throw a joint party for them turning four and two. I figured I only have a few limited years were it will be deemed acceptable by my two to…
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…