For the past three years I’ve put together a Christmas Eve box for the boys. It’s an increasingly popular trend and contents vary greatly from household to household, but this is what we put in ours: Fleece blanket Christmas DVD New baubles for the tree (one for each of the boys) Snacks Cookies for Santa …
Winter Wonderland Manchester
Christmas doesn’t really start for us until we’ve been to Winter Wonderland at Event City in Manchester. Now in its third year, it has quickly become part of our Christmas traditions and it gets better and better each year. This year there was the addition of the ice show, a magic show and circus skills …
Santa’s Grotto at The Trafford Centre
The only Grotto we’ve been to this year was the one at Barton Square, which is part of intu Trafford Centre. Last year’s grotto there was beautiful and I wasn’t sure how they were going to better it. Instead of trying to improve a wonderful exhibition, they changed tack completely and created not just a …
Formby Point
Which do you prefer, the forest or the beach? Well, it doesn’t actually matter when you visit Formby Point, as we discovered when we visited earlier in the year. As you leave your car in the car park and head into the woods, keep an eye out for red squirrels! These beautiful little creatures are far …
Our 2015 adventures: part two
I looked back recently at the first three months of this year and the adventures we’ve had during that time. Today I’m covering April, May and June of this year and looking back on the incredibly precious time we spent together as a family. April The Great British Food Festival This was a really wonderful day …
Memories of Morocco
As the warm, comforting flavours of my Glorious! Moroccan Spiced Chicken soup envelop my taste buds on this grey, wet Manchester day, I close my eyes and imagine myself back under the warmth of the beautiful Moroccan sunshine… I’ve never experienced a place quite like Morocco. The unique mix of culture, hospitality and oh so …
Tuesday Treats
After my post last week about my new jumper, dressing gown and slippers, I decided to share some other things I’ve treated myself to! I’m a little bit in love with a website called everything5pounds.com at the moment. It suits me perfectly because I don’t like spending too much on anything for myself, but I …
Admiral Young Driver Experience
I won some BIG auntie points this weekend when I took my 12 year old nephew Kieran for a driving lesson. Admiral Young Driver lessons are suitable for children aged 11 and over, and kids learn to drive in regular dual control cars just like they will when they turn 17. Kieran’s lesson was in …
Tuesday Treats
I’ve never really been at the forefront of fashion. I wear clothes I’m comfortable in and I never spend a lot of money on clothes for myself. One of the items on my list of things to do before I’m 40 is to spend £500 in one clothes shop on clothes for myself. Coupled with …
Review: Interplay Electric Dragster
Something different from all the Interplay products we’ve reviewed so far, the Make an Electric Dragster kit was a new challenge for us. Aimed at children aged eight and over, this was something I thought maybe Louis and his dad could spend time putting together and trying out. What actually happened was that I ended …