Silent Sunday…

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Sometimes it’s disheartening as a boy momma. It seems sometimes as though the only choices in the high street stores are drab, blue, and covered in trains and the like – and new season’s fashion is considered a new Spiderman pose on a T-shirt. Now, I’m all for superheroes but after purchasing the same set…
It’s not often that I take “warts and all” photos of the boys when I know they’re heading for a blog post. Generally there’s a clearing of the planned photo site, and some care is taken over what they’re wearing. This isn’t one of those posts. This is a children-running-about-in-pants, bath towels on the washing…
When we arrived at Granny and Grandad’s house this December to drop off cousin Christmas presents and celebrate a little early with them, there was still a slight covering of snow on the floor. And even though I was in a dress, Gav was in shorts, I had to say it. Let’s have a family…
Pre-parenthood, Sunday mornings were textbook easy. Sure, we had to let the huskies out in the the garden and eventually take them for a walk, but they really didn’t care if we read newspapers in bed, drank cups of tea and took our good old time in getting up. Now, there’s no tea in bed…
And not just House of Fraser, but gorgeously soft, sumptuously snuggly, woollen jumpers by Polarn O. Pyret from House of Fraser, who very kindly asked us if we’d like to choose some clothes for Bonfire Night and show them off! Our family loves to celebrate on Bonfire Night; mostly because both the mister and I…
One of my most precious memories and favourite milestones with each of my boys has been the first time they smiled at me. I remember each one so vividly – the twinkle of light in their eyes, the wonder of what they’re now able to do – those little smiles that completely overwhelmed me with…