In the car on the way to the airport! On June 25th 2016 I managed to check off another of my 40 by 40 goals which was to take a family holiday back to Salou. I and DJ first visited Salou in 2002 for our honeymoon and …
Summer 2014 update
Hello out there! So sorry for the lack of recent posts, life has a funny way of getting in the way of blogging! The summer holidays are keeping us busy and we have been having so much fun and I have also been very busy organising my application to university and attending my social work …
Our day of shopping in Colchester
Last Saturday Chloe and myself went to Colchester for a day of shopping and some much needed one on one time as Chloe is a middle child that just gets on with things she can be easily forgotten in day to day life when I have a 6 year old that needs lots of attention …
Our camping adventure
We decided to take the kids for our first family camping trip and all in all, it was a lovely little trip away and great for not spending too much money as once you arrive there isn’t really anything that they can ask you to spend money on! We went to Tangham campsite which is …
Travelling with children
Having three children, two of which are now in their teens, I have managed to pick up quite a few tips over the years. We have been on holiday’s all over the UK which have involved long and short car journeys and train journeys. We have also holidayed in France and Spain which have involved …
Dreaming of fun in the sun!
Even though we are in December and most of our thoughts are busy thinking about Christmas I do at times, when I’m standing in the freezing cold rain, find myself dreaming of a nice hot sunny summer holiday. Before I fell ill with ME we would go on holiday every year and most of the time …
Do you ever surprise your children?
Yesterday we surprised the children when they got home from school with a trip to the seaside. It was so lovely to see their faces when they realised that instead of our usual routine of homework and chores that we were instead going out for some family fun and the whole surprising the kids is …