A bit belated but I’m only just getting back into the swing of things after the Christmas mayhem and New Year chaos (for us it’s the daughter’s birthday as well!). Here’s us celebrating on Christmas day (me a bit run off my feet due to husband at work and cooking for my parents as well as me and the kids!. …
Our Family at Halloween
Since the children were born, Halloween has always been a fun event that the children really look forward to. Once the boy’s birthday is over mid October we start visiting local Halloween attractions. We particularly love the National Trust trails, with one of our favourite being at Saltram House, our nearest, although others nearby that we would recommend are at …
Easter Fun at Saltram House National Trust
For us as a family, Easter wouldn’t be the same without a visit to one of our favourite national trust properties to follow an Easter trail. The children love them, it’s great to be out in the fresh air and there is always a pleasant atmosphere at the national trust properties. We visited Saltram House in Plymouth last weekend for …
Our Family Halloween Weekend 2014
This year the children were very excited about Halloween and couldn’t wait to celebrate. Miss M was keen to dress up although Mister B just wanted to wear his scary hat. Miss M wanted a new outfit so we set off to Tesco and she picked a sparkly black and silver dress and mask. She also added some coloured hair …
Easter Egg Hunt at Anthony House Cornwall
Easter Egg hunts are something my children love and adore so I was determined to take them a few over the weekend. Today we ventured out to Anthony House, a National Trust property in Cornwall to go on a trail. I hadn’t mentioned anything to the children so after Miss M’s diving lesson this morning, instead of heading home, we …
Saltram House and Garden – a fun day with the children!!
With the husband on a ten hour shift at work today and the sun shining, I knew the children would be itching to get outside but I didn’t really fancy venturing down to the local park on a busy Saturday. So whilst having a quick peek at my twitter feed over breakfast I noticed that the National Trust were offering …