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Wicked Wednesdays – Comfortable Car Journey

amomentwithfranca · 27 April 2016 · 10 Comments

We were on a long car journey driving to the Cotswolds and the girls were very tired. I thought everybody was quiet and assumed they had fallen asleep. I decided to have a look and that is when I saw little Sienna in the most interesting sleeping position! She has never done this … [Read more...] about Wicked Wednesdays – Comfortable Car Journey

Filed Under: Photography Projects, Sienna, Wicked Wednesday Tagged With: Falling asleep, Photography project, Sienna, Sleeping Beauty, Too tired, Wicked Wednesdays

Wicked Wednesdays – When you forget to hide the Sudocrem!

amomentwithfranca · 6 April 2016 · 16 Comments

Last week after I changed Sienna's nappy I forgot to put away the Sudocream and ended up leaving the pot out. I went to bring something from the other room and when I came back I found Sienna playing with the pot!! Thankfully I arrived on time as I don't think she did too much … [Read more...] about Wicked Wednesdays – When you forget to hide the Sudocrem!

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Wicked Wednesdays – Sleeping Beauty!

amomentwithfranca · 2 March 2016 · 9 Comments

Last week Sienna was having her lunch and after she had finished her meal she was ready for pudding. I gave her a pot of yogurt and left her for a couple of minutes to go and fetch something from the bedroom. When I came back she was completely gone with the spoon still in her … [Read more...] about Wicked Wednesdays – Sleeping Beauty!

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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 – Crazy Hair!

amomentwithfranca · 3 February 2016 · 12 Comments

Bath-time for the girls is something Nick usually does. He likes to arrive home from work and then have some fun with the girls during bath-time. After the bath they are then dressed ready for bed but the thing is that when he does it, he never bothers with their hair. If I don't … [Read more...] about Wicked Wednesday – Crazy Hair!

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Wicked Wednesday – Sienna in Disguise!

amomentwithfranca · 20 January 2016 · 8 Comments

Yesterday I was having a little bit of a giggle with Sienna and she was trying different costumes that belong to Bella and then she found these funny glasses which she tried on to have some fun. She made me laugh when I saw her like this. It was funny!! ...so here we have Sienna … [Read more...] about Wicked Wednesday – Sienna in Disguise!

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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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Wicked Wednesday – Crazy Afternoon

amomentwithfranca · 23 December 2015 · 10 Comments

It's Wednesday again which means its time for #WickedWednesdays! I took this photo last week on the first day of Bella's school holidays. This is what I have to be dealing with when these 2 are together! Just chaos!! I was just trying to do some work and left them playing in … [Read more...] about Wicked Wednesday – Crazy Afternoon

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Wicked Wednesday – My Mini Stockbroker!

amomentwithfranca · 2 December 2015 · 12 Comments

It's Wednesday again which means its time for #WickedWednesdays! I'm showing a series of photos in a collage instead of just one because I found it too funny when Sienna grabbed my iphone and the house phone. She ran around the house like she was on a very important call and had … [Read more...] about Wicked Wednesday – My Mini Stockbroker!

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My Sunday Photo – Boat Trip

amomentwithfranca · 27 September 2015 · 17 Comments

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 day in … [Read more...] about My Sunday Photo – Boat Trip

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Childhood Memories – Posing for Mummy!

amomentwithfranca · 24 September 2015 · 8 Comments

This is another photo of my childhood that I would like to share with you. You can read the introduction for this section here in my Childhood Memories Page. If you haven't seen my previous photo you can have a look here … [Read more...] about Childhood Memories – Posing for Mummy!

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