Hola chicos, we have some exciting news to tell you! We have a new visitor in our house! We are all so excited but Bella is the one that is completely over the moon! We have adopted a new scout Elf who will be with us from now until Christmas! Bella has named him Felix. I'm so … [Read more...] about Welcoming Home our Elf on the Shelf®
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Orchard Toys – Slug in a Jug Review
Hola chicos, I am very happy to tell you that from now on my family and I will be reviewing games and toys from Orchard Toys. We have always been fans of Orchard Toys and now that we have been made Orchard Toys Official Testers, we are all very excited about it!! You might notice … [Read more...] about Orchard Toys – Slug in a Jug Review
My Sunday Photo – Lazy Sunday Morning!
Hola chicos, today I'm sharing for #MySundayPhoto a photo that we took this morning of my 2 girls having some bonding time with daddy on a Lazy Sunday Morning. They were watching a Peppa Pig marathon! Sometimes those ordinary moments are the best moments! Do you agree? :-) … [Read more...] about My Sunday Photo – Lazy Sunday Morning!
Fireworks Night!
Hola chicos, Nick took Bella to a local firework display in London. This is actually a great display organised by Brent Council. It is well known around this part of London and a lot of people travel here just to see the display which is pretty amazing. How lucky we are to have … [Read more...] about Fireworks Night!
A Lovely Sunday Afternoon in Golders Hill Park
Hola chicos, on a recent Sunday afternoon, we decided to go out of the house and have some fresh air. We had been at home all morning and were desperate to do something different and to get the girls out of the house. You are not going to believe how good it is sometimes to just … [Read more...] about A Lovely Sunday Afternoon in Golders Hill Park
My Sunday Photo – Happy Halloween!
Hola chicos, today I'm sharing for #MySundayPhoto a photo that we took today of Bella celebrating Halloween. She was posing next to these two pumpkins! The one from the left was carved by Nick which was a ghost. I was very impressed with his work. I though he did a fantastic job! … [Read more...] about My Sunday Photo – Happy Halloween!
Wicked Wednesday – Cheeky Monkeys!
Hola chicos, it's another Wednesday again which means its time for our favourite linky #WickedWednesdays! As you can see from today's photo, these 2 little monkeys were a little cheeky this time playing around the window frame! It felt like Bella was trying to save Sienna from … [Read more...] about Wicked Wednesday – Cheeky Monkeys!
Hans C Andersen’s Fairy Tales Book Review & Giveaway
Hola chicos, I was so fortunate recently to be approached by Katie from Miles Kelly who are an independent children's book publishers based in the village of Thaxted, Essex, UK. The company's ethos is to create "Children's books to inspire and share" with the aim of reaching as … [Read more...] about Hans C Andersen’s Fairy Tales Book Review & Giveaway
My Sunday Photo – Enjoying Autumn
Hola chicos, today I'm sharing for #MySundayPhoto a photo that we took last weekend at Golders Hill Park where Bella and I were having so much fun. I felt like a 5 year old again! This park is beautiful and the whole Autumn atmosphere was so amazing! The colours were bright and … [Read more...] about My Sunday Photo – Enjoying Autumn
Bella’s 5 favourite songs
Hola chicos, I was going to list the songs that I'm enjoying listening to at the moment but then I saw Bella jumping up and down with her iPad, so happy listening to her favourite tunes that I thought why not list her favourites songs instead? … [Read more...] about Bella’s 5 favourite songs
My Sunday Photo – Best Friends!
Hola chicos, for #MySundayPhoto I'm today sharing two photos of my girls that I took this week. I just can't believe that Sienna is already 14 months and she can start having more fun with Bella and it is lovely to see how a strong bond is blossoming already! My heart melts every … [Read more...] about My Sunday Photo – Best Friends!
A beautiful Boat Trip with Lands’ End
Hola chicos, as part of the amazing event that Bella and I were recently part of with the lovely people at Lands' End (You can read all about it here), we were invited to go along to a boat trip on Rutland Water. … [Read more...] about A beautiful Boat Trip with Lands’ End
Wicked Wednesday – Playing Make Up
Hola chicos, today for the #WickedWednesday linky party I'm sharing a photo of both of my girls who were having a very interesting moment together! … [Read more...] about Wicked Wednesday – Playing Make Up
My Sunday Photo – Boat Trip
Hola chicos, yesterday we went to the best event ever. It was the Lands' End Style Studio event. After checking their latest collection of clothes we all went on a boat trip to Rutland Water Park. The day was beautiful. The sun was shining and it wasn't cold at all. Amazing for a … [Read more...] about My Sunday Photo – Boat Trip
Bella Plays “Pie Face”
Hola chicos, a few weeks ago Bella got a chance to try out the game "Pie Face" at the recent FunFest Blog Summit. As you will see it is really quite messy, but also a lot of fun at the same time! It made us smile watching it back... enjoy the video! ;-) … [Read more...] about Bella Plays “Pie Face”
Day Out at Hyde Park in London
Hola chicos, we went to one of my favourite places in London, Hyde Park! This park is so beautiful and incredibly big! There is a lot of space to walk around, have some fresh air, eat something, take the kids to one of the playgrounds and finally just sit down and enjoy the view … [Read more...] about Day Out at Hyde Park in London
Sleeping Arrangements – First year after a newborn
Hola chicos, sleeping arrangements can be quite challenging with the arrival of a newborn, particularly if you don't have a lot of space or you need to make sure an older sibling gets the sleep they need. This is a post I wrote just after Sienna turned 1 year old in August. I … [Read more...] about Sleeping Arrangements – First year after a newborn
My Sunday Photo – No More Stabilisers
Hola chicos, for this week's #MySundayPhoto I'm sharing a photo of my eldest Bella who is now riding her bike without stabilisers!! Yeeee...hurrah for Bella!! … [Read more...] about My Sunday Photo – No More Stabilisers
Wicked Wednesday: Sweet Dreams
Hola chicos, for todays Wicked Wednesday, I'm sharing a photo of my eldest daughter Bella. When I came back to the living room I found her completely asleep in a funny position. Bless her she must have been completely shattered! LOL … [Read more...] about Wicked Wednesday: Sweet Dreams
My Sunday Photo – Face Painting
Hola chicos, this is a photo I took of Bella at her Summer Camp. They were doing face painting that day. I thought she was a very cute tiger! I thought that face painters have improved since I was small!! It looks amazing!! … [Read more...] about My Sunday Photo – Face Painting
My Sunday Photo – Sisters bonding!
Hola chicos, this photo was taken at Beacon Park in Lichfield, Staffordshire. I love this photo a lot because both of my girls look incredibly happy. Every day that passes I'm noticing that they are getting closer and closer and that really melts my heart! It's really the most … [Read more...] about My Sunday Photo – Sisters bonding!
Reception Year: changes from 4 to 5 years old
Hola chicos, I can't believe it is the end of the school year! The time has gone so fast, Bella's first day at school seems only like yesterday, it was such an emotional day for all of us as it was the first step from Bella being a toddler to finally being a girl! … [Read more...] about Reception Year: changes from 4 to 5 years old
My Sunday Photo #4
Hola chicos, I took this photo a few days ago when Sienna and I went to pick up Bella from her school. At the entrance to the school there is a lovely wall painting which was made by the kids. I think it's so beautiful and colourful! … [Read more...] about My Sunday Photo #4
My Sunday Photo #2
Hola chicos, this photo is one of my favourites photos of this week. Seeing Bella so happy and enjoying so much our day out at Hampstead Heath made me incredibly happy! … [Read more...] about My Sunday Photo #2
Our weekend visiting parks
**sharing this oldie post again** Hola chicos, last weekend we didn't have great weather in London as it was cloudy and wet. I hate those days because it is always very difficult to choose what to do with the girls. Of course we always prefer sunny days but the reality is that … [Read more...] about Our weekend visiting parks
Planning Your Child’s Birthday Party
This was a special birthday for my little girl because it was the first party that she had with her friends from school. Yes, she is in Reception this year and she feels like a big girl although for me she will always be my little baby! … [Read more...] about Planning Your Child’s Birthday Party
Bella is ready for Spring
The weather is finally changing and I think it is time to start putting aside some Spring clothes. This week I was going through Bella's wardrobe and I realised that she has a fair amount of new nice Spring clothes. Some of them are new that were just given to her for her … [Read more...] about Bella is ready for Spring
