I started my blog a few years ago mainly to capture our memories, to have an online diary of all of our adventures. I started when Meme was five years old and about to start reception, Harri was two and starting to talk and well Alfie was not even a discussion yet. The Ordinary Moments…

We have been planning to get some blinds for our kitchen/family area for a while. It is such a bright room and, whilst we love to see the sun shining through, sometimes we needed blinds just to shade the room when working or watching television. Not only that but the windows always look a little…

Sometimes studying is not the top of children’s priority list and they may need a little encouragement to help them when exam season comes around. Dixie Grammar School, a private school based in Leicestershire, have pulled together the following three effective study habits that you can help your children with. Have a positive attitude! As…

The following product was sent to me in exchange for a honest review.  The finishing touches is something that I always struggle with for some reason. You know what I mean, the big mirror on the wall or a picture above your sofa. The special unique door knobs that will add that little bit of…

We live in a world where we want it all. The perfect family, the successful job, the beautiful home and the amazing adventures. We work longer than ever before and come the weekend we want to relax and enjoy our family time but, of course, there is the beautiful home that needs cleaning, it’s been…

Collaboration Post In the years that me and my husband have been together (we met in 2003) we have owned a total of 10 cars between us, which I think is a lot!!! Each car has a story and owns a special piece in our history. Here are some of our favourites: The First Car…

I try to write these ‘moments of mine’ post every week or so but in reality they have become more like monthly updates. Life is busy always, in fact you think that you don’t have any time and then your 2 year old drops his naps and you realise that now you actually have no…

We have driven past The Cheshire Cat many times, a huge beautiful looking pub with an amazing view. We were therefore pretty excited when we got the opportunity to try out their menu and see what we thought. The pub is situated in Christleton Cheshire so, for us (and no doubt many), it is the…

Baking with Num Noms, well it doesn’t quite get better than that for my girls. We are Num Nom obsessed in our house, especially Meme. She has collected so many and often disappears to her bedroom for hours to play with them in peace. When we got asked to join in with the Num Nom’s…

We love art and crafts in our house, especially Harri who could spend all day drawing and painting, sticking and gluing. I try to encourage this kind of play as much as possible because, whilst it can be messy and can leave me with a lot of tiding up to do, I do believe that…