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Wicked Wednesdays – Peek a Boo!

amomentwithfranca · 17 February 2016 · 7 Comments

This weekend we went to Conkers in Leicestershire in the Midlands and we had a lot of fun. The girls were really happy and enjoyed it a lot. In the restaurant area there was a little tree house for the kids to play. Bella and Sienna were playing hide and seek there, having a … [Read more...] about Wicked Wednesdays – Peek a Boo!

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Wicked Wednesdays – Pancake Day!

amomentwithfranca · 10 February 2016 · 6 Comments

Yesterday Bella arrived from school and the first thing she said was: "Mum today is Pancake Day so I want my Pancake with Nutella please". So I agreed to give her one after dinner. She ate all her dinner very quickly (that was a miracle) and then she was ready for the pancake. I … [Read more...] about Wicked Wednesdays – Pancake Day!

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Wicked Wednesday – Siblings Having Fun!

amomentwithfranca · 6 January 2016 · 11 Comments

It's Wednesday again which means its time for #WickedWednesdays! This will be the first link up of 2016!! Yaay! I'm sharing a collage of 5 photos of my 2 cheeky monkeys that were in the mood for having some fun. Now that Sienna is growing by the day she is up for any cheekiness … [Read more...] about Wicked Wednesday – Siblings Having Fun!

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My Sunday Photo – Lazy Sunday Morning!

amomentwithfranca · 15 November 2015 · 17 Comments

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!

Filed Under: Bella, Family, My Sunday Photo, Nick, Photography Projects, Sienna Tagged With: Bella, family, My Sunday photo, Ordinary Moments, Photography Projects, Sienna

My Sunday Photo – Happy Halloween!

amomentwithfranca · 1 November 2015 · 6 Comments

Today I'm sharing 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! What do you think? ;-) … [Read more...] about My Sunday Photo – Happy Halloween!

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Wicked Wednesday – Cheeky Monkeys!

amomentwithfranca · 28 October 2015 · 4 Comments

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 not falling out … [Read more...] about Wicked Wednesday – Cheeky Monkeys!

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Hans C Andersen’s Fairy Tales Book Review

amomentwithfranca · 27 October 2015 · 84 Comments

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 many children … [Read more...] about Hans C Andersen’s Fairy Tales Book Review

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My Sunday Photo – Enjoying Autumn

amomentwithfranca · 25 October 2015 · 8 Comments

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 the leaves … [Read more...] about My Sunday Photo – Enjoying Autumn

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Bella’s 5 favourite songs

amomentwithfranca · 23 October 2015 · 7 Comments

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

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My Sunday Photo – No More Stabilisers

amomentwithfranca · 30 August 2015 · 12 Comments

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

Filed Under: Bella, My Sunday Photo, Photography Projects Tagged With: Bella, Hampstead Heath, My Sunday photo, sunny day

Wicked Wednesday: Sweet Dreams

amomentwithfranca · 26 August 2015 · 24 Comments

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

Filed Under: Bella, Photography Projects, Wicked Wednesday Tagged With: 5 years old, Bella, sleeping, Wicked Wednesday

My Sunday Photo – Face Painting

amomentwithfranca · 16 August 2015 · 12 Comments

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

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