The Dad & Son Road Trip
Anyone who follows us on twitter knows that last week was the Big Event. The Father Son Road Trip, from Dorset to Manchester. Well, Old Trafford, to be precise – the belated 10th birthday present for Boy, our footballing No.2 son. Excited? NOT the word… It’s a 216 mile journey. His first video blog was created… um…8 miles from home… (watch as he tries to figure out how far they’ve come in 15...
The British Military Tournament. Oh, what a night…
Last week we were offered seats for the Military tournament at Earls Court. Some of you may remember it as the Royal tournament – an annual TV staple of a winter evening, watching the bands and the PT formations and the excitement of the Gun Run? I’d never been, but the husband went as a child, and told me to snap fast at the tickets… and so we found ourselves with four excited children heading into London on Friday...
Remember the Royal Tournament? Did you know it’s Back as the “British Military Tournament”
Growing up I ALWAYS wanted to actually go to the Royal Tournament. We would bits on the television, and I always wanted to see the bits I missed – HEAR the horses and the cannons and see the full effect of the gymnastic displays. I never did get to go. But last year, it came back (as the British Military Tournament, but what’s in a name?)! And now – I have three boys who are equally as dazzled, and longing to go see...
Cheap Easy Garden Games – The Minute To Win It Garden Challenges (I mostly failed)
Looking for some Cheap Easy Garden Games? Last week we had one of the most fun afternoons we’ve had in a very long time. All it took? Some biscuits, some pencils, some ping pong balls and some cotton wool – plus various crockery and kitchen pots. I know, it sounds like a ghastly cooking experiment, but I promise, it was SO much fun. Take notes, because this is exactly what you need in your reserves when you’ve got...
FREE Food. Yes – we said FREE.
What are we going to DO with all those apples? Ah. Well… Obviously some will be for pies/crumble/ Worlds Best Apple Cakes EVER… But most of them will be meeting a far messier end…
Sigg Bottles. Just a Brilliant childs Flask.
We LOVE Sigg bottles. And when I say ‘we’, I don’t just mean the grown ups round here. No, the four smaller-but-in-charge-really people LOVE Sigg bottles. We started off with this uber-cute little 0.3l bottle for Pink to take to pre-school. She LOVED it, and all the mums were oooh-ing at it in the crate. But as she headed towards proper school we found it was just too small to last all day for her, so now she has the...