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10 Toys to Entertain a One Year Old

amomentwithfranca · 19 October 2015 · 28 Comments

A couple of months ago I did a post about 9 Things to keep an 11-month-old busy and now that Sienna is one year old (14 months) I thought that I should do an update of this and do a list of the toys that she is enjoying a lot at the moment. … [Read more...] about 10 Toys to Entertain a One Year Old

Filed Under: Development, List, Parenting, Sienna, Toys & Games Tagged With: 1 year old, List of toys, One Year Old, toys

H&M Haul

amomentwithfranca · 1 October 2015 · 14 Comments

If you follow me and have read my "About Me" page, you will know that I love H&M. I always buy there and every time that I go there is something great to buy. This time was no different. I bought clothes for the whole family! Watch my video to find out the clothes that I have … [Read more...] about H&M Haul

Filed Under: Fashion, Hauls, Sienna Tagged With: 1 year old, clothing, Family Haul, fashion, H&M, kids fashion, men fashion, women fashion

Wicked Wednesday – Playing Make Up

amomentwithfranca · 30 September 2015 · 21 Comments

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

Filed Under: Bella, Photography Projects, Sienna, Wicked Wednesday Tagged With: 1 year old, 5 years old, having fun, Playing Make Up, siblings, Wicked Wednesday

Wicked Wednesday – Toilet Paper Party Time

amomentwithfranca · 23 September 2015 · 20 Comments

Today is Wednesday again which means that is the time for #WickedWednesday! Today I'm sharing a collage of Sienna who is having an interesting Party in my bathroom and of course I wasn't invited!! … [Read more...] about Wicked Wednesday – Toilet Paper Party Time

Filed Under: Photography Projects, Sienna, Wicked Wednesday Tagged With: 1 year old, naughty, naughty baby girl, Sienna, Toilet Paper, Toilet Paper Party Time, Wicked Wednesday

Sienna’s #OOTD – 2nd Week of September

amomentwithfranca · 21 September 2015 · 8 Comments

I'm sharing Sienna's #OOTD (Outfit Of The Day) for the 2nd week of September. We are in Autumn now and so we now need to wrap up Sienna a little bit more. I like this season as you can use more accessories with different colours which can brighten up your kids outfit. Although … [Read more...] about Sienna’s #OOTD – 2nd Week of September

Filed Under: #OOTD, Fashion, List, Sienna Tagged With: #ootd, 1 year old, baby clothes, baby fashion, baby girl, baby style, fashion

Wicked Wednesday – Meltdown

amomentwithfranca · 16 September 2015 · 20 Comments

The photo for #WickedWednesday today is about my little one Sienna having a meltdown literally with no reason whatsoever, something that happens very often in our house! … [Read more...] about Wicked Wednesday – Meltdown

Filed Under: Photography Projects, Sienna, Wicked Wednesday Tagged With: 1 year old, crying, meltdown, Sienna, tantrum, Wicked Wednesday

Sleeping Arrangements – First Year After A Newborn

amomentwithfranca · 8 September 2015 · 63 Comments

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 have added an … [Read more...] about Sleeping Arrangements – First Year After A Newborn

Filed Under: Bella, Family, Nick, Parenting, Sienna Tagged With: 1 year old, 12 months old, 5 year old, baby sleep, family, husband, sleeping, sleeping arrangements, sleeping routine

Sienna’s 11 & 12 Months Update

amomentwithfranca · 27 August 2015 · 14 Comments

Sienna is already 12 months old now! Yes, the whole year has passed so quick! I can't believe it! It feels like yesterday when I met her for the first time at the hospital! This post will be a joint update of Sienna at 11 and 12 months old. … [Read more...] about Sienna’s 11 & 12 Months Update

Filed Under: Baby Updates, Development, List, Sienna Tagged With: 1 year old, 11 months update, 12 months old, 12 months update, baby food, breastfeeding, climbing furniture, developmental changes, milestones, naps, sleeping routine, walking

My Sunday Photo – Sienna’s 1st Birthday

amomentwithfranca · 23 August 2015 · 10 Comments

Today I'm sharing a photo of my little baby Sienna who turned one last week! What has happened during the last year? I can't even recall the last year at all!! It is amazing! Anyway, I hope you like it :-) … [Read more...] about My Sunday Photo – Sienna’s 1st Birthday

Filed Under: My Sunday Photo, Photography Projects, Sienna Tagged With: 1 year old, 12 months old, 1rst Birthday, Beacon Park, Lichfield, My Sunday photo, park, Sienna

Wicked Wednesday: Miss Climber!

amomentwithfranca · 19 August 2015 · 16 Comments

I can't believe its Wednesday again, so its now time for our Wicked Wednesday yeee :-)  Today I'm sharing another photo of my little Sienna as she is in a stage that she does so many crazy and funny things at the same time. … [Read more...] about Wicked Wednesday: Miss Climber!

Filed Under: Photography Projects, Sienna, Wicked Wednesday Tagged With: 1 year old, 12 months old, baby, climber, climbing furniture, miss climber, naughty baby girl, Wicked Wednesday

Wicked Wednesday: Lightbulb Moment!

amomentwithfranca · 12 August 2015 · 12 Comments

Its Wednesday again which means it is time for one of my favourites linkies of the week, 'Wicked Wednesday' hosted by the lovely Emma from Brummy Mummy of 2. We really missed it last week but this week its back, yeeee.... :-) … [Read more...] about Wicked Wednesday: Lightbulb Moment!

Filed Under: Sienna, Wicked Wednesday Tagged With: 1 year old, 12 months old, baby, climbing furniture, naughty, swicthboard lights

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✨Happy Friday✨.Did you have a good week? Unf ✨Happy Friday✨.Did you have a good week? Unfortunately, it wasn’t that good for us because the girls have been under the weather. Bella started first with a sore throat and high fever for a few days and then when Bella got better, Sienna started! She got a horrible cough but no temperature. Her cough was that bad that she couldn’t sleep very well for a couple of nights. They are both much better now and back to school.. The weather hasn’t helped either. It has been so cold lately! I literally feel frozen all the time. Thankfully it is looking better atm as the temperatures are starting to rise. I decided to get my flu vaccine, so I hope it protects me from all these viruses that are going around! Have you had the flu vaccine too? .On another note, I went yesterday to a parents meeting about GCSE options for Bella. I can’t believe she needs to think about it already ahead of Year 9. The time really goes fast. Are your kids dealing with GCSEs too?.📸 Sharing this beautiful bouquet of flowers from @freddiesflowers to brighten up our day.#flowerarrangement #flowerdelivery #bouquetofflowers #flowersmakemehappy #loveflowers #flowersoftheday #flowersoftheweek #flowerlover #freshflowers #flowerobsession #bunchofflowers #foreverflowers #flowersofinstagram #homesweethome
Ad✨FUL London✨.I love going to the hairdress Ad✨FUL London✨.I love going to the hairdresser. It is one of my favourite things to do. There is nothing like the feeling you get when everything is done and your hair looks fantastic! I was so excited when @livetruelondon invited me again to visit one of their salons in London to try out a new treatment using their new hair care brand @ful_london Swipe left to see the final look ☺️.On the blog there is my review of this new hair treatment that has transformed my hair! Check the link in my bio ☺️.Do you invest in hair products? Do you like hair masks? .#livetruelondon #haircareproduct #haircareproducts #haircaretips #colouredhair #hairtreatment #blondehair #hairmask #balayagehair #over40 #over40blogger #overforty #overfortystyle #over40andfabulous #over40mom
✨Cadbury World✨.During the holidays we went ✨Cadbury World✨.During the holidays we went to @cadburyworlduk in Birmingham. The in-laws live close to the city so we decided to visit..I was surprised with the amount of activities they offer. I thought it was just a quick visit to the factory but how wrong I was. See below all the activities included with the price 👇🏻🍫 Aztec Jungle🍫 The Cadbury Story🍫 Journey to Europe🍫 4D Chocolate Adventure 🍫 Manufacturing 🍫 Gill Cocks Collection🍫 Making chocolate story🍫 Cadabra car ride🍫 Bull Street🍫 The Bournville Experience🍫 Chocolate Making🍫 Advertising Avenue🍫 Purple Planet🍫 Have a go discovering different chocolate making techniques and doodle your name with chocolate🍫 Cadbury World Chop with amazing prices🍫 Cadbury World Cafe🍫 African Adventure Play area (outside)🍫 Green Screen (you pay extra for photos)🍫 Character Meeting.You don’t have to do all the activities. You can go at your own pace and skip the activities you don’t fancy doing. Useful Information:📍 Cadbury World, 69 Linden Rd, Bournville, Birmingham B30 1JR💰 £18.95 Adults (16+), £13.95 Child (3-15), £59.85 Family of 4 (max 2 adults), Free for Under 3. 🍫 You get free chocolate! ⏰ THE MAIN ATTRACTION LASTS 1.5 - 2 HOURS. On average, visitors spend around 3-4 hours visiting Cadbury World. ℹ️ AGE RECOMMENDATION suitable for all ages.As you can see, there was plenty to do which entertained us for hours! The Cadabra car ride was cool! Watch the video until the end to see the activities we did ☺️.It was such a fun day out. We definitely recommend you to visit if you are in the area. And…..who doesn’t want some free chocolate, right? 🍫We sure did! 😂😋🙌🏻.Have you visited Cadbury World before?.#cadburyworldbirmingham #cadburyworld #cadbury #cadburydairymilk #cadburychocolate #chocolate #chocolatefactory #familydaysout #familydayout #familyfuntime #familyfunday #ukattractions #thingstodoinbirmingham #thingstodowithkids #familytime💕
Ad PR Invite✨Matilda The Musical✨.I was so e Ad PR Invite✨Matilda The Musical✨.I was so excited to take Sienna to watch @matildathemusical at Cambridge Theatre in Covent Garden thanks to @londontheatre (swipe left until the end to see a short video of the stage beautifully decorated) 🎭.I have already seen this musical twice with Bella but it was finally the time to take Sienna now she is older. She is the No 1 fan of Matilda. She knows all the songs and dances so she was over the moon to watch it in person. Apparently, she would love one day to be in that stage too! Bless her! 🥰.Even though I have seen it before, each time has brought a different experience for me as they change/rotate the cast often so it feels like a new show watching a new Matilda each time. This is the type of show that you wouldn’t mind watch it many times! 😀.Useful Information:📍Cambridge Theatre, Earlham St, London WC2H 9HU (near Tube is Covent Garden)💰 From £20.00 – No fees⏰ RUNNING TIME 2 hours, 35 minutes (including 20 min interval)ℹ️ AGE RECOMMENDATION 6+.It is such a fantastic show. This cast is amazing! We were so impressed! We can definitely recommend you to go and watch it too! Check @londontheatre for fabulous deals for this show and many others. .Have you seen Matilda?.#MatildatheMusical #londontheatre #theatrelife #westend #musicaltheatre #theatrekid #whatsonstage #8yearsold #thingstodoinlondon #londonwithkids #whatsonlondon #timeoutlondon #letsdolondon #musicaltheatrelife #theatreforkids
✨Twist Museum✨.Nick took Sienna to @twist_mu ✨Twist Museum✨.Nick took Sienna to @twist_museum during the holidays and they had such a fun time!.Twist is an immersive, interactive museum. The exhibits are illusions that challenge your senses. You will learn about how you experience colour, perspective, shape, sound, heat and more. It is a surreal experience. .See below some details:📍 248 Oxford St, Oxford Circus, London, W1C 1DH🎟️ Adult ticket £23.50 | Aged 17 and under £18.50 | £74 Family ticket (up to 2 adults and 2 children | Children 3 and under go free🕰️ Monday to Thursday 11.00am - 8.00pm | Friday & Saturday 11.00am - 9.00pm (last entry 8.00pm) | Sunday 10.00am - 7.30pm.They enjoyed the experience so definitely recommend to visit if you are in Central London and want to try something different.Do you like inmersive activities?.#twistmuseum #londonmuseum #artmuseums #artgallerylondon #funactivities #artinstallation #mysecretlondon #londonist #museumofillusions #immersiveexperiences #immersiveart #thingstodoinlondon #artandtechnology #artandculture #illusionart
Ad PR Invite✨Bubble Waffle✨.We visited @hans Ad PR Invite✨Bubble Waffle✨.We visited @hansandgretel.uk store inside @hamleys on the 1st floor @westfieldlondon for the best dessert experience ever! 😀.All their desserts look amazing! Very pretty and of course instagramable! 😉 They have yummy ice creams, sweets, waffles, chimney cakes, etc 🍭🍦🍬.We tried their bubble waffle with ice cream which was out of this world! 😋 Watch the video until the end to see it! .If you have a sweet tooth like us, then this is the place for you! 🙌🏻.Have you tried bubble waffles before?.PS: Happy New Year! Hope we all have a wonderful 2023! 🎉 #hansandgretel #bubblewaffle #bubblewaffles #desserttime #dessertlover #dessertgram #dessertoftheday #dessertlondon #londonfoodie #londonfood #londoneats #eatlondon #dessertsofinstagram #icecreamlover #thingstodoinlondon
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