Documenting a week in our life. Day 3 - Wednesday 27th July 2011. Building a den with Grandma Boland. Getting ready to go out, or NOT as the case maybe with these two. Have you met Grandma Matthew? Callum on a space hopper found in the kids toy box at Kingston Lacy. Finding out the answers for the clues in... Read more →

Documenting a week in our life, Day 2 - Tuesday 26th July. Morning. Chloe finds a place to nap on Matthew's bed (she usually sleeps on the guest bed, but we have guests - Jeff's mum and dad). Matthew loves her very much and it makes him feel special to have her on his bed. He's also just finished reading... Read more →

Each year I take part in a photography / scrapbook project called Week in the Life, you can see 2010 and 2008 via these links. It is organised (for want of a better word) by Ali Edwards, an inspiring American scrapbooker. Many scrapbookers and photographers all over the world are inspired and invited to join in and document one week... Read more →

Yesterday Callum turned SIX. Can you guess the theme of the day? He dressed himself up as Harry Potter at about 7am and changed his outfits throughout the day between 'student' Harry Potter and 'Quidditch player' Harry Potter. We gave him the Lego Hogwarts Express (and some track) he had been asking for this and was really pleased to get... Read more →

After a photo shoot this week I decided to take the scenic route home. I did a little detour and went to visit Stourhead, a National Trust property (just happened to have our NT cards with me). The gardens were beautiful and the weather was glorious, so glad I made the effort to venture further afield before returning to pick... Read more →

Jobs it would appear are like buses to me at present, you wait for ages for one and then two come along at once. A week after I started working as a Barista for Costa Coffee I received a letter inviting me for an interview for another job which I had applied for. I really didn't know whether I should... Read more →

We all look at how much our children are growing up, particularly when they have a birthday. But aside from that obvious milestone I have been noticing and prompting some growing up in other areas. The bed guards are down from both boys beds, Callum has fallen out on a few occasions (we have a pillow on the floor to... Read more →

It seems that bank holidays are like buses at the moment. You wait for ages for one and then loads come along all at once! But it's all good as is the weather! Talking of holidays, the boys and I had a lovely holiday with Jeff's parents in Northern Ireland, while poor Jeff had to stay at home and work.... Read more →

The boys and I are getting ready to go on a trip to Northern Ireland to stay with Jeff's parents for a few days. Jeff has to stay home as he's working all week. It will be the first time I've taken the boys away on my own, on a plane. Keeping fingers crossed that the boys will be well... Read more →

While I was doing this... He was doing this... and they were doing this... (Sunday, April 10th 2011 - the last day of forecasted glorious weather) While she was doing this... They were doing this... (Friday 8th April 2011) Read more →