{Living Arrows 2017} #23

“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth” Kahlil Gilbran One of my favourite songs is a song by Taylor Swift called ‘Never Grow Up’. Your little hands wrapped around my finger And it’s so quiet in the world tonight Your little eyelids flutter cause you’re dreaming So I tuck you in and turn on your favorite nightlight To you, everything’s funny You got nothing to regret I’d give all I have honey If you could stay like that Oh darling don’t you ever grow up, don’t you ever grow up Just stay this…

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Fun on the Beach with The Happy Nappy from Splash About | Review

Mason, like his big sister is a total water baby – Ollie not so much, he doesn’t like getting his hair wet. Izzie and Mason cannot be kept away from water, they love baths and swimming, and anywhere where they can paddle. I was really excited when we were sent the Happy Nappy by Splash About to try. Over 7 and a half years of having little ones, I must spent a fortune on both disposable nappies and swim nappies. I wish I had been brave enough as a first time mum to try cloth nappies, but by the time…

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The Siblings Project – August 2017

August – how are we halfway through already? I swear each month it comes around quicker than the last. August has been a lovely relaxed month for us. After the madness of the end of school and the sheer exhaustion from everything that went on, laid back August has definitely been very welcome. I’ve loved having all three kids at home – and loved the reduction in shouting from not having to get out the door in the mornings. We’ve spent our time playing at home in the garden when the weather has been ok (August, dude what’s the weather?),…

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Feeding On The Go | Oxo Tot Review

Weaning kids is not always easy. Between Izzie, Ollie and Mason I’ve had a few years of experience, and as with walking, talking and general development, every child is different. Izzie refused to eat any home made food at all, and survived on organic pouches – and she would only eat puree. She also struggled to transition from a bottle to a sippy cup. We must’ve tried over 20 different types – we came across them all one day when clearing out the loft – we probably spent a small fortune! Ollie and Mason were a little easier to wean…

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The Ultimate Labour Hospital Bag List

It’s a bit of a random one from me today. I’m definitely not pregnant, or preparing a hospital bag before we start. I do however have a few friends that are currently pregnant. In the past I have passed this list on to pregnant friends when they were packing their hospital bags – and so I thought I would pop the list down in a blog post – with some links to my favourite products – so that when I need to pass it on again I have it all ready. After three labours I think by the time I had…

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5 Tips for Preparing for Back To School | Ft. Labels4Kids

Writing this title almost seemed a bit crazy, as we still have over three weeks left of the summer holidays and no one wants to wish it away. The reality however is I do not want to be stressing about uniform and shoes on the weekend before they go back to school. Therefore I thought I would get organised and also share my 5 top tips for getting ready for back to school. Buy enough uniform so that you only need to wash it once a week – I make sure all the kids have five sets of everything just…

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