Post contains gifted press tickets Photo Credit: Nicola Jackson Photography Another year goes by and it’s time for this year’s Christmas post! This year felt completely different to before as Violet really ‘got’ the idea of Christmas and was so excited! It made a big difference to everything we did as we were able to
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AD | Hosting the Perfect Dinner Party with Habitat
Post written in collaboration with Habitat | Photography Credit: Nicola Jackson As parents, finding time to socialise isn’t always easy. Gone are the carefree days where we could have nights out and date nights whenever we fancy. With two small children there is so much more to consider. Getting lost in a world of nursery
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Baby
Pearl’s 15 month update
Pearl’s 15 month update Photo credit: Nicola Jackson Photography Wow, it’s been a LONG time since I wrote an update for one of the girls. It’s such a shame as I love these kinds of posts but time has just escaped me and in the blink of an eye, Pearl is now 16 months old.
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Travel
Our weekend in Budapest with easyJet holidays
Psst! The secret is finally out! You might have been wondering why we had a very last minute weekend in Budapest last month and I’m finally able to tell you! Introducing…… easyJet holidays which is launching this week! We were honoured to be one of the very first families to try out easyJet holidays and
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Days Out
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Drusillas Park!
Tickets were gifted in return of this honest review post Ho ho ho! Things are looking mighty festive at Drusillas Park! This weekend we visited for a family day to get us feeling festive in the run up to Christmas. It might only be the end of November, but Violet is really starting to ‘get’
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Toys
Review: Count with Peppa Pig Toy
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Take a first peek at the new shopDisney Frozen II range!
Post contains PR samples – we were kindly sent these products from shopDisney, all words, thoughts and opinions are my own. Eeek! I am so excited to finally share this post with you – it’s one of the most exciting posts I’ve written in a LONG time with some of the cutest photos ever! I
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Beauty
L’Occitane Advent Calendar Unboxing + Giveaway (warning: contains spoilers!)
Post contains PR samples There is nothing more exciting in the run up to Christmas than a beautiful advent calendar! This year my advent calendar of choice is the L’Occitane Luxury Beauty Advent calendar – filled with 24 little treats to make every day in December a joy! I am a huge fan of L’Occitane
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Toys
Review: Hatchimals Pixies Royal Snowball
Post contains PR samples I’m always on the hunt for little toys as either Christmas stocking fillers or toys to keep the girls busy if we decide to eat out at a restaurant. There is nothing worse than your main course turning up just as the toddler flees from the table for another lap around
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Lifestyle
Review: Sodastream Spirit and a giveaway!
Post contains PR samples Hands up, who remembers having a Sodastream in the 90’s? We did and I have fond memories of making concoctions of fizzy drinks from the huge selection syrups and the best bit – adding the FIZZ! That sound still sticks in my memory all these years later and buying a regular
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Brighton
Review: Afternoon Tea on the Brighton Regency Routemaster
We were kindly gifted tickets from Fizzbox in return for an honest review of this experience A couple of weeks ago we had a very rare Saturday afternoon without the girls, so we went a well earned date day out. Since the girls were born, we’ve had approximately ZERO hours together without at least one
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Our First Home – the stuff I wish we knew! | AD
I’ve been a homeowner nearly 5 years now with two house sales under my belt, so it’s fair to say I’m quite experienced in the trials and tribulations of owning your own home, although I’ll be totally honest and tell you it was a STEEP learning curve at the start. We moved into our
