Today I headed to the supermarket and drove clean past it. I blame pregnancy brain! So we made the best of the situation by driving just a little bit further and went to Jesmond Dene for a run around in the park and to see the animals. It is so beautiful in the Dene right now. The trees are ...
Travelling as a family #Flying100
If you've been following my Instagram for a while, you might have noticed that we haven’t really held back with our travelling since we had James. By the time James was 22 months old, he had taken 22 flights. Some of those are a bit of a cheat, because occasionally we've taken two flights to go to ...
Angel Delight
Angel Delight was a pudding I had as a kid. I can't remember if it was a treat or a regular visitor to our dining table, but I definitely remember enjoying it more than a few times! I remember going to a Christmas party at church and there being a HUGE bowl of butterscotch Angel Delight. I have ...
Drawing (quiet time)
Today James has not napped. So we've done quiet activities this afternoon. I spread out a section of the huge roll of paper (from Ikea) and to start with James enjoyed just walking up and down it. Then I passed him some colours (wax crayons) and he drew this fire engine: Can you see the ...
Cat love
James loves our cats. We are very lucky that they are so tolerant, because they really get pulled around and chased! James' first word was "cat". It's amazing, but they really do just stay and get pulled around. So far he is scratch free! ...
Potty training
We've been helping James use the toilet for a while now. He has been pretty reliable at using the toilet or potty since July when at home, but despite several stabs at it, wouldn't use the little toilet at nursery. I was finding that those two days at nursery each week had a negative impact on James ...
