Our Family Adventures - walking, exploring and lots of fun

Playgroups & Prosecco by Jo Middleton – Book Review

**I was sent a copy of the book in exchange for this review. As always all opinions are honest and my own. This post contains affiliate links** I've written quite a few book reviews before and reading is something I love - so when Playgroups & Prosecco by Jo Middleton was up for review I couldn't say no - could....{Click Here to Read More!}

Canal Boating with GoBoat London – Our Family Adventures

I'll start this post with a confession - I love Great Canal Journeys with Pru and Tim so when we got asked to try out a 'self-drive' boat in London with GoBoat it was only ever going to be a whopping great YES from me. Few people know that London has a canal or two hiding away. The Regent's Canal....{Click Here to Read More!}

Mini Jen Bag from Mia Tui: Review

**I was sent a Mini Jen bag from Mia Tui in exchange for this review. As always all opinions are honest and my own** Since I was a little girl I've been obsessed with bags. My husband has joked for years that I have a handbag addiction - yet since having the boy nearly five years ago I've barely needed....{Click Here to Read More!}

The Effing Fours: the biggest challenge yet

The Effing Fours, wow. Every time I write a post like this I feel immense guilt - the little dude was our little miracle after a few years of fertility issues and I wanted nothing more to be a mum - but parenting this strong-willed and fiercely independent little guy is bloody hard work. We survived the Terrible Two's. The....{Click Here to Read More!}

Meeting Other Mums – scarier than your first post-partum poo

Today I'm throwing it back four years to those hazy newborn day of projectile vomiting, Korma-esque shits and distant memories of sleeping for more than an hour at a time. Once your beautiful new little person has been brought into the world and you have got used to(I use that term loosely) your new life as a mum, you start....{Click Here to Read More!}

The boy turns 4: chocolate nuggets and a rogue turd

Recently my little bundle of attitude celebrated his fourth birthday. After opening his presents in 0.02 seconds we visited family and decided to have a McDonalds lunch(#NotAnAd) and a nice long walk along the beach. We had planned to go to Brands Hatch but I didn't have much money and I hoped some fresh air and a Drive-Thru might be....{Click Here to Read More!}

Review: Christmas at Bedgebury

Yesterday was December 1st and all of a sudden the radio was blaring Christmas songs, lights appeared along every street and of course we put our Christmas decorations up - so we were feeling a little bit festive despite the damp and gloomy weather. We were invited to check out Christmas at Bedgebury - a magical illuminated trail through Bedgebury....{Click Here to Read More!}

Review: Dinotropolis – dinosaur adventure park at Bluewater, Kent

Dinosaurs and soft play - what more could a four year old want? We were invited to check out a new dinosaur adventure park recently in Bluewater shopping centre in Kent and we were intrigued - it sounded different. Dinotropolis is situated right next to the Showcase Cinema on the Upper Plaza, above Gravity. (more…)

Review: Stick Man

**We were gifted tickets for Stick Man in exchange for this review. As always all opinions are honest and my own** After a long weekend working it was back to normal this morning; Monday's are a no preschool day so we are free to do whatever we like - usually housework and boring stuff but today we were off to....{Click Here to Read More!}

Family fun at The Historic Dockyard, Chatham

I'm not ashamed to say I'm a complete history nerd and so when we were offered the opportunity to check out The Historic Dockyard in Chatham, Kent we had to go along - I've been a couple of times but not in recent years. We headed along at half term with our pals Whinge Whinge Wine plus Helen and our....{Click Here to Read More!}

Review: Childcare.co.uk – the easy way to find local childcare

**This is a collaborative post** With the boy's fourth birthday rapidly approaching of course I find myself reminiscing about how far we've come - from those early colic/PND days to now we've done a lot of learning and growing as a family; and my little baby is fast growing into a clever little person. I'm also at a sort-of career....{Click Here to Read More!}

Review: an Elf for Christmas

**We were gifted Pickles the Elf and goodies in exchange for this review. As always all opinions are honest and my own.** Okay so I appreciate it's October - but how many of us parental-types start thinking about Christmas around now? I mean, I know there are some that have more than likely bought and wrapped every present by March....{Click Here to Read More!}