I'm always thinking have myself and Iain done things the right way, in life I mean.

You know the whole have a house together, get married and then have babies.


We definitely haven't done things that way, we have lived together almost as long as we have been together (8 years) have two children and were not even close to being engaged!




Maybe I just think about it more now that its all in place as we never had a set plan for the way we wanted our lives to go. 



We really like the fact we had our boys whilst we were still young, we can enjoy them and the things they do and when the time comes for them to be independent we can go off and have our own fun. Don't get me wrong we do things for ourselves occasionally, normally a cinema date night but we'd like to do some travelling, actually see some different places as we've never been abroad together!  


I suppose its horses for courses and not one situation will suit all.

Don't you just love it when your out & about and your darling child decides he doesn't want to move any further....... Freddie's really good at it now!

In a weeks time my baby boy turns 5.

This year he requested a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle and Bumblebee from Transformers cake!!

I love making the boys birthday cakes, or any cake for an occasion..... who am I kidding cake anytime is fine by me! The look on their face when they see the finished product is the best bit for me especially when they recognise who I've created in cake or fondant form!

With the warmer weather here to stay hopefully for more than a few days running the whole family will be venturing into the garden more; including the four legged members of the family.

Did you know that many plants found in our gardens are toxic to both cats and dogs.

More Th>n have teamed up with gardener Charlie Dimmock to launch a new pet safe campaign highlighting which plants are toxic to your pets.



Whilst researching they found out;

78% of British gardens contain plants that are toxic to cats and dogs.

One in three pet owners (31%) admit they have no idea if the plants and flowers in their gardens are toxic to pets.

Most dangerous gardens are found in London and the South East (83%), followed by Wales (80%), the South West (79%), East Anglia (78%) and the West Midlands (77%).




For more information on the campaign petition visit www.morethan.com/pet-insurance/news/most-poisonous-garden.

Pet owners can also win free pet friendly flower seeds via MORE TH>N’s social channels; www.facebook.com/morethan and www.twitter.com/morethan.




 

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So Freddie had his 2 year check last week (although he's 2 years and 6 months), our health visitor team like to carry out he checks a little nearer to them being 3!





She could see I was obviously concerned about it & when I explained about Harry's slow started speech and language therapy journey I was assured Freddie would not be left behind ~ so we have decided to touch base again at the start of September to see if we'd like for him to be referred for some form of help.

It felt so nice for our concerns to be listened to and not brushed aside as quite frequently can happen as a parent but myself and Iain know our boys and our voices should be heard.

Who wants more than one pan to wash up after dinner??
Not me!


Recently I've been using less pots to cook with! I'm loving one pot meals, I mean why cook your pasta separately from your sauce?