And just like that, Christmas is here! Our tree is And just like that, Christmas is here! Our tree is up, the Santa hats are out and the first doors on our advent calendars are open.

I love this time of year. It is my favourite. And it’s one of the few times still full of magic even as an adult. I’m going to be soaking up every minute of joy the next few weeks bring and I hope December is full of moments of joy for you too.

Happy December! 🎄
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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!

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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!
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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.
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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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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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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. 

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Ordinary Moments · February 19, 2017

Collecting Leaves {The Ordinary Moments}

If there’s one thing the children have loved since they were first able to walk it’s collecting leaves. Wherever we are and whatever we’re doing the children will find leaves to pick up, hold onto and ultimately take home with us, wanting to keep them safe forever.

Collecting Leaves {The Ordinary Moments}

Both Little Man and LP love to pick up leaves. They’re like homing pigeons where leaves are concerned and even if there are just one or two on the ground the children will find them, picking them up and saving them from their life on the floor.

Those leaves will get scrunched up into pockets or held tightly, waved like flags and then put somewhere for safe keeping – the bottom of a pushchair, the footwell of the car or the change bag. But, the one thing the leaves always have in common is that, as much as the children love them, they are inevitably forgotten about – found crispy and broken days, weeks or even months later.

But, the children don’t mind. Whatever time of year there’s always something to pick up and collect. When winter rolls into spring they’ll pick daisies to make a chain, shoots of grass and dandelions. Their leaf collecting will turn into flower collecting and they’ll be equally as happy – and the flowers will be discarded much like the leaves when something else attracts their attention.

I can’t imagine a day when LP and Little Man don’t notice every time detail of the world around them, picking things up and collecting them. They have done it since their first steps and I know they’ll keep doing it – looking, investigating, saving and collecting. Our two little magpies.

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Comments

  1. Jenni says

    February 19, 2017 at 7:46 am

    This is lovely and something Im sure my little man will get into x

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  2. Laura @ Little Ladies Big World says

    February 19, 2017 at 7:50 am

    My two are exactly the same, I often find pockets full of them….or washing machines!!

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  3. Laura @ Little Ladies Big World says

    February 19, 2017 at 7:50 am

    My two are exactly the same, I often find pockets full of them….or washing machines!!

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  4. natalie says

    February 19, 2017 at 8:36 am

    My girls are the same – they collect leaves, conkers, flowers, shells the list goes on. I often have pockets full of random bits they ask me to look after! #ordinarymoments

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  5. Tasha - mummy&moose says

    February 19, 2017 at 4:06 pm

    This is so lovely and a reminder that something so simple can make the small people so happy.

    We found a flowerpress on a car boot sale years ago and Bess (who was a daisy picker at the time) was absolutely overjoyed when we sat down and pressed some. I must dig it out for Moose.

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  6. Colette says

    February 19, 2017 at 7:33 pm

    Mine are all about sticks at the moment – Amy especially!

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  7. Sherry says

    February 19, 2017 at 7:43 pm

    It’s so funny what they hoard isn’t it? Ours won’t let me get rid of those awful leaflets that routinely get dropped through the letterbox. Sorry I missed last week x

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  8. Mary Smith says

    February 19, 2017 at 9:59 pm

    I love how kids see treasures in every part of life. I love how they cling to stones and leaves like they are so precious – You should have a competition for your kids to find the biggest leaf haha x #ordinarymoments

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  9. Beth @ Twinderelmo says

    February 19, 2017 at 10:09 pm

    It’s funny you have just written this as I found an old changing bag and it’s filled with crispy broken leaves!!

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  10. Nicole | thelittlestdarlings says

    February 20, 2017 at 10:44 pm

    I love finding kids treasures. Lucas is obsessed with sticks… although his pronunciation of “sticks” is a little off. haha

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  11. Katie @mummydaddyme says

    February 21, 2017 at 10:39 am

    It’s funny how they are all exactly the same isn’t it? They all love jumping in puddles and they all love collecting leaves! I remember being the same as a child. x

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