AD | Christmas has arrived at @thelexiconbracknell AD | Christmas has arrived at @thelexiconbracknell and there’s so much to entertain the whole family whilst you do your Christmas shopping! 

Visit The Lexicon Glow Room for a magical light experience that will dazzle you with 20,000 LEDs. It feels like the room goes on forever! Then, take a dip in the Light Pool, a magical ball pool with golden balls to be found and prizes to be won!

If that wasn’t all, have a photo in the giant Christmas bauble ‘sparkling selfie station’ and follow the Twinkle Trail, spotting baubles in shop windows to collect the clues and enter to win fabulous prizes this Christmas. Plus, share your sparkling selfie station pictures, tagging #thelexiconbracknell or email them to marketing@thelexiconbracknell.com and you will automatically be entered in a competition for the chance to win a restaurant gift card too. 

There are also special performances from local choirs, bands and singers and even the chance to meet Bluey, Hey Duggee and Chase from Paw Patrol! You can be sure that a trip to The Lexicon will have something for everyone over the festive season this year. We loved our visit to The Lexicon last weekend and know we’ll be back again before Christmas!

Find out more on @thelexiconbracknell website.

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AD - Press Trip | What a lovely evening that was! AD - Press Trip | What a lovely evening that was! We had our first Glow Marwell experience tonight - and we loved it. It may even be the best light trail we have been to.

We spent well over two hours at @marwellzoo, enjoying the light installations, indulging in the food stalls and cafe, toasting marshmallows and even meeting Father Christmas! 

Glow Marwell was such a nice way to kick off the festive season - and it’s on all the way through December! If you’re looking for a really nice festive activity the whole family can enjoy, this could definitely be it!
AD | Are you looking for gifts for the grandparent AD | Are you looking for gifts for the grandparents this year? @famileo_uk is a wonderful gift, giving the recipient a personalised gazette of family news regularly throughout the year - and it costs from just £5.99 a month. 

Multiple family members can use the same subscription, all posting messages to be added to one gazette - and sharing the cost of the subscription too! It’s great for parents, siblings and children to all share their news with grandparents each week, fortnight or month. 

We’ve been sending my dad Family gazettes for a while now and he absolutely loves them. It means we tell him all the little things that are happening and not just the big news you remember to mention in phone calls. The children get to upload their own messages to their grandad and it’s definitely made them feel closer, building a stronger relationship despite living far apart.

Find out more about Family over on the blog - link in bio - and buy a subscription for your nearest and dearest this Christmas. It’s a gift they will definitely love to receive.
Two weeks of Fred & George! I won’t be doing the Two weeks of Fred & George! I won’t be doing these updates every week but I like having somewhere to put all these photos!

They’re now three months old, super loving and happy, making biscuits and purring constantly.

They stay in ‘their’ room overnight but explore the house during the day, getting more confident as time passes. They even got to the point of relaxing on the sofa with us last night.

Fred & George are now very much part of our family and I can’t imagine them not being there now - even at 7am when they’re miaowing at the door for breakfast!
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Reading for pleasure is a key indicator of a child’s future success, but if your child doesn’t love to read, what can you do? We know it’s not always easy keeping kids entertained and away from screens, so we’ve partnered with the award-winning @banjorobinson to gift you a FREE activity pack, worth £9.99.

Here’s a little look at the Banjo Robinson subscription - Troy loves it! Travelling to world with Banjo is so much fun! You can read our full review over on the blog and claim your free activity pack too - link in profile.
A whole week of Fred & George. We weren’t meant A whole week of Fred & George.

We weren’t meant to get more cats just yet but sometimes the universe sends you things when you don’t expect them.

These little guys needed a home and a family to love them. And we had a home and a lot of love to give. We still miss Leia but this pair are definitely helping make me feel whole again.

They are both used to us now, and love us. They’re less nervous, give us cuddles and let us pick them up. They’re still living in our spare room but starting to explore the rest of the house under supervision. 

They play fight constant. Love toys, especially a crinkly feather thing on a string attached to a stick, and love being up high. They are an awesome pair and we are so glad to have them.

Thank you @millbrook_rspca @rspca_official for trusting us with ‘Lonestar and Starfish’. We could not love them more. 

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[AD - Press Trip] I’ve just finished writing abo [AD - Press Trip] I’ve just finished writing about our half term break at @pottersresort and it’s over on the blog if you want to go have a read.

I wanted to put some of my favourite photos on the grid too as the kids did so many fun activities - they had THE best time. 

Giant swing, segways, climbing, archery, laser clays… there was so much to do that we couldn’t fit it all in - we need another trip!
And there ends our October half term - well, apart And there ends our October half term - well, apart from Troy who has a bonus week off!

This half term has been pretty lovely. Troy had his school residential the first weekend and then we had a really lovely few days in Norfolk before heading home and picking up two new members of our family - Fred and George. 11 week old rescue kittens who have pretty much stolen our hearts.

It’s been so nice to have a chunk of quality time with this pair and now I’m looking forward to the Christmas holidays. These two are the best company and I really do live for the school holidays. 

How has your half term been?
[AD - Press Trip] We’ve loved spending half term [AD - Press Trip] We’ve loved spending half term at @pottersresort in Norfolk. With great food, an action packed schedule of entertainment and activities plus everything included in the price of your break - even drinks - it’s a fantastic way to holiday as a family, giving quality time together in the nicest of surroundings. 
I’ll write a full review soon but for now here’s a little Reel  of our trip.
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Days Out · September 24, 2014

An Afternoon in Brighton

Last week we were meant to go to Legoland for the day. It had been pencilled in a few weeks previously as it was one of our rare family days where Dave and I were both working. Unfortunately, when we arrived at Legoland we found that it was closed and the week before they had decided to not open on Tuesday and Wednesdays for the rest of the season. Being out of the house and wanting a day out, plus not wanting to disappoint LP, we made an on the spot decision to drive to Brighton – we’d planned to go there in a few weeks anyway but thought we’d be able to get there in time for lunch and spend the afternoon there.

An Afternoon in Brighton
An Afternoon in Brighton

So we drove to Brighton and got there at 1pm. We parked on the seafront, wandered down to the pier and went at LP’s pace to the end of the pier, looking at the sea, the ‘Ferris Wheel’, telescopes and anything else that caught her eye. We got to the end of the pier and had noodles and chips for lunch.

An Afternoon in Brighton
An Afternoon in Brighton

After lunch we had to spend some time on our favourite pastime, 2p machines. We were too busy to take photos but we all loved feeding the 2ps into the machines trying to win plastic tat. In the end we spent about £5 but we were occupied for a good hour and managed to win LP three little superheroes and a character tennis ball! She had pockets bulging with plastic and was happier than a really happy thing!

An Afternoon in Brighton

After lots of playing we went down onto the beach. I haven’t actually set foot on Brighton beach since my own childhood although we go to Brighton every year. We’d taken towels with us and planned to paddle in the sea so LP and I took our shoes and socks off, rolled up our leggings and walked down to the water’s edge. I’d forgotten how sharp the stones were, how you had to take little steps to stop them digging into your feet and how cold the sea was.

An Afternoon in Brighton

LP loved it. She stood holding my hand and every so often putting her hands over her mouth in a ‘scary sea’ pose. She’d shriek when the water went over her toes and would laugh as the waves went back out. LP hasn’t paddled before but it’s something we’ll be doing again – and Little Man can join in next year too!

An Afternoon in Brighton
An Afternoon in Brighton

After our paddling session it was time to go home. We wandered back down the seafront to the car, changed LP’s soaked clothes and got comfy in the car. Both babies fell asleep on the way home and slept well that night. Oh we do love a day beside the sea!

An Afternoon in Brighton

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  1. Beth Twinderelmo says

    September 24, 2014 at 9:38 am

    Looks like you had great weather which set off a fabulous family day xx

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  2. brummymummyof2 says

    September 24, 2014 at 3:10 pm

    Lovely piccys bab! I love Brighton so so much. It is such a lovely place and I would love to live there. Sigh. One day! xxx

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  3. Katie @mummydaddyme says

    September 24, 2014 at 10:32 pm

    Aw yay to Brighton, loved seeing your pics especially as I was there just the other day. It’s such a brilliant place isn’t it? My girls were obsessed with the 2p machines, we spent a long time in the arcades and it was worth it to see Mads face when she won a plastic teddy keyring- so sweet! x

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  4. Mummy to boyz says

    September 25, 2014 at 10:01 pm

    Sounds like a lovely day to me 🙂 I love the beach!

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  5. Emma Shilton says

    September 26, 2014 at 4:33 pm

    I’ve never been to Brighton. I’d love to go but it’s a bit of a drive for us but it looks fantastic. Love your photographs, you can’t beat a bit of good old fashioned family time on the beach and the arcade xx

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  6. Sarah says

    September 26, 2014 at 9:20 pm

    What a lovely day! I’ve never been to Brighton – maybe that’s one that needs to go on my bucket list!

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