I always have a lot of questions about accommodati I always have a lot of questions about accommodation when we stay anywhere as a family so I thought I’d share this little tour of our room at @windjammerlanding which was a pretty perfect place to stay.

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A little photo dump from our holiday in St Lucia. A little photo dump from our holiday in St Lucia. We’ve been back a few days now but still miss the heat, the food, the pool, the constant sounds of wildlife and the lovely people. It was such a great holiday and I’m sure we’ll be back one day.
And just like that, Athena is 12! What a joy it is And just like that, Athena is 12! What a joy it is watching her grow and what a wonderful young woman she is becoming. We could not be more proud. Love you Pickle, have a great birthday.
We’ve just got back from two glorious weeks in S We’ve just got back from two glorious weeks in St Lucia staying at @windjammerlanding and it was just the holiday we needed. Two weeks of sunshine and relaxation in what must be one of the most beautiful islands in the world. 

We can’t wait to go back again in the future. Here’s just a little snippet of our trip.
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Beaulieu is always a great day out - whatever the weather. This summer they have a whole ‘Summer of Fun’ planned, with activities most days - parades, bird shows and hundreds of sculptures within the grounds too. If you’re looking for a day out this summer definitely think about heading to Beaulieu.
AD - Press Tickets | Tonight we took the kids to t AD - Press Tickets | Tonight we took the kids to their first concert - but it was so much more than just a concert! @abbavoyage is incredible. With CGI ABBA and a live band, it’s like being at an ABBA concert 40 years ago but with modern lighting, effects and sound. ABBA look and sound real, it’s a mind blowing experience.
The set includes all the songs you know and love as well as a few less familiar ones.
You can’t take photos during the show which actually made a refreshing change. A whole arena focused purely on the show and soaking up the moment. It’s definitely something the four of us will always remember.
Now, I’m off to sing Dancing Queen all the way home.
AD - Press Trip | We had such a great day at @phdo AD - Press Trip | We had such a great day at @phdockyard today. They have a fantastic Ultimate Explorer ticket that lets you visit all the attractions as many times as you like for 12 months - and after a day at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard we can see that you need more than one day to really do everything!

We explored HMS Warrior, HMS Victory and the Mary Rose Exhibition - which is incredible! We also saw where ships are built and restored and spent time in Action Stations where the kids climbed and did an assault course.

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is such a fun, educational day out with something for all ages - we can’t wait to go on their harbour tours next time we visit!
AD | WIN!! Would you love to win a holiday? To cel AD | WIN!! Would you love to win a holiday? To celebrate #100YearOfARoads National Highways have launched their #ARoadsToSummer competition! It's all about celebrating summer holiday moments, time together, fun in the sun, days out and more.

So why not be in it to win it? To enter, all you have to do is send @nationalhways a DM on here with a photo or video of your favourite holiday moments. You can also comment on their Facebook or Twitter #ARoadsToSummer posts with your holiday photos. I've shared a few of our favourite photos to give you some inspiration.

The best six entries will each win a £500 @nationaltrust holidays voucher! SO what are you waiting for? Dig out your favourite holiday photos or take some new ones to share!

The #ARoadsToSummer competition runs from 24 July to 10 September 2023. Winners will be announced in September 2023.

Good luck!
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Liked & Loved · May 27, 2020

Liked & Loved {May 2020} | AD

Some of the items featured in this post were provided for us to feature. I’ve added a * next to those items for reference and the post includes paid link placement.

It’s that time of the month where I share all the lovely things we’ve enjoyed and experienced over the last few weeks. As the weeks go by I’m more and more surprised by how content we are at home. I really appreciate our life together and so here are a few things we’ve been enjoying over the last month of being at home:

* How Our Garden Grows

Our garden is flourishing at the moment. I have never seen our strawberry plants looking so happy and our rhubarb is growing at quite a speed too. This year we’re also growing some tomatoes and we’re planning on sowing some runner beans again over the next week or so. I’ve been reading Wayfair’s guide on how to grow vegetables at home which has some fantastic tips too. I’ll let you know how the tomatoes and runner beans come along in my next update.

Fudge

We’ve been making slow cooker fudge every week for ages now and it never disappoints. This month we’ve made Kinder Style Fudge, Cherry Bakewell Fudge and Rocky Road Fudge with another couple of flavours still being experimented on!

Little Man’s Birthday

Little Man had such a lovely birthday despite being stuck at home. We stretched the celebrations out for the whole weekend. We had pancakes on the Friday, afternoon tea on the Saturday and takeaway pizza and birthday cake on his birthday. He got so many wonderful gifts and we watched movies together. It couldn’t have been better.

* Thomas Turned 75!

Little Man shares his birthday month with one of his favourite characters – Thomas the Tank Engine. To celebrate, Egmont sent him a bundle of books and goodies to enjoy and he was blown away by it.

Thomas has been a fixture in our lives for years. Dave used to love Thomas as a child and Little Man inherited his old Thomas books when he was just a toddler – and there began a really strong friendship.

Even now, at seven, Little Man sleeps with a Thomas cushion under his head. He has talking Thomas plush characters on his bed and he loves nothing more than a day out to Drayton Manor to explore Thomas Land. Thomas is such a lovely character, one that I know we’ll all still love for years to come – and I’m sure our grandchildren will love him too one day!

Garden Fun

The garden has been well used over the last few weeks with the paddling pool up, the water slide out and so many activities to keep the children entertained. The weather has been pretty lovely too which has really helped.

* Sleep Well Milk

Over the last few weeks Little Man has been having Sleep Well Milk before going to bed. He loves milk and would happily drink it all the time so I was interested to see how he’d find Sleep Well Milk.

Sleep Well is a nutritious bedtime drink made with whole Jersey milk which has 20% more protein in than other milk. It also has honey and valerian – a natural herb that’s proven to help you relax and sleep. Little Man has always tossed and turned before bed, finding it hard to switch off so we gave him Sleep Well half an hour before bed to see if it made any difference.

Sleep Well is suitable for adults and children over 12 months and comes in two different flavours – vanilla or chocolate. We only tried the vanilla version and it definitely tasted different to normal milk and something that took Little Man some getting used to but it did help him to settle in the evening. You can find out more on the Sleep Well website.

The cat

I’m sure I wrote about Leia last month but she really is a highlight at the moment. We’re all really appreciating her company as much as she’s appreciating us being around more too.

* The Adventures of Lillicorn in WooWoo Land – and giveaway

This month the children were sent the new Adventures of Lillicorn book from QuestFriendz which has been designed to promote STEM skills in young children. Lilli is a curious young girl with a passion for science who transforms into Lillicorn in her dreams at night. She’s a superhero who loves to find creative solutions in every quest she goes on.

The Adventures of Lillicorn in WooWoo Land is the first in a series of STEM children’s picture books from QuestFriendz which will inspire children to learn STEM topics in fun and creative new ways. LP really enjoyed this book as it was so different to other books that she’s been enjoying at the moment. It includes structured problem solving, pattern recognition, sequencing, spatial perception and coding.

The Adventures of Lillicorn is a really good quality, durable board book. It includes press-out playing pieces which can be securely stored in the back cover – something that we really loved as it’s so easy to lose pieces like this usually!

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Comments

  1. Iain maciver says

    May 27, 2020 at 11:58 am

    all of it its amazing

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  2. Solange says

    May 27, 2020 at 4:35 pm

    I like that it includes press-out playing pieces which can be securely stored in the back cover.

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  3. Andrea Fletcher says

    May 27, 2020 at 5:32 pm

    I like that it is educational and like the press out play pieces.

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  4. Vikki Bowker says

    May 27, 2020 at 10:02 pm

    I love that the book has press-out pieces! Kids are more likely to remember what they are taught if there is visual stimuli involved.

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  5. Rebecca Nisbet says

    May 27, 2020 at 11:05 pm

    I like that it is interactive

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  6. Susan Smith says

    May 27, 2020 at 11:14 pm

    Has to be the Press out play pieces, its a fabulous book

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  7. ashleigh allan says

    May 28, 2020 at 8:10 am

    The press out pieces !

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  8. Natalie Burgess says

    May 28, 2020 at 5:53 pm

    That is very interactive xx

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  9. Mandy Doherty says

    May 28, 2020 at 7:33 pm

    The press out pieces and the fact that there’s somewhere to store them

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  10. Sally Collingwood says

    May 30, 2020 at 10:44 am

    The press-out playing pieces look like good fun!

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  11. Julie Ward says

    June 6, 2020 at 12:01 am

    The press out pieces that can be stored in the back cover

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  12. lynn neal says

    June 6, 2020 at 8:16 pm

    My granddaughter would love this book!

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  13. Rachel Butterworth says

    June 7, 2020 at 10:26 pm

    The interactive element is great.

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  14. fiona waterworth says

    June 9, 2020 at 7:41 pm

    Its the fact that my children would have to problem solve to get the most out of the book

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  15. Katie says

    June 10, 2020 at 7:41 am

    I love how interactive it is

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  16. Martina Pichova says

    June 10, 2020 at 1:57 pm

    The press out playing pieces make it a bit more interesting than the usual books.

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  17. claire woods says

    June 13, 2020 at 1:28 pm

    The press out pieces it comes with, which would make the book more interesting.

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  18. Susan B says

    June 13, 2020 at 4:47 pm

    The press out pieces and the storage! Children so often lose small things.

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  19. Ruth Harwood says

    June 14, 2020 at 6:11 am

    This looks like something we could read together helping with my daughter’s reading xx

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  20. angela Treadway says

    June 14, 2020 at 2:11 pm

    i love that its educational and interactive x

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  21. John Taggart says

    June 18, 2020 at 9:15 am

    The press out play pieces

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  22. Rich Tyler says

    June 18, 2020 at 2:59 pm

    How much it’ll make my little ones smile

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  23. troy easton says

    June 18, 2020 at 5:07 pm

    How to be Press Out Playing Pieces.

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  24. Susan Willshee says

    June 18, 2020 at 8:40 pm

    I agree with you, it’s good to have a storage space for the press out pieces, they usually get lost which spoils the book.

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  25. michelle o'neill says

    June 19, 2020 at 7:53 am

    its educational and fun

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  26. Michelle Smith says

    June 19, 2020 at 10:17 am

    I love that the book is so educational

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  27. Jodie Green says

    June 19, 2020 at 3:23 pm

    I love the additional educational activities, cute book!

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  28. Patricia Barrett says

    June 20, 2020 at 1:37 am

    The press out play pieces are great and adds a fun element to it.

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  29. Sheri Darby says

    June 20, 2020 at 7:27 pm

    The press out pieces look great fun

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  30. Ellen Stafford says

    June 20, 2020 at 8:25 pm

    I love that it’s interactive

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  31. Rachel b says

    June 20, 2020 at 8:29 pm

    I like the fact it’s honing problem solving skills in the reader

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  32. Gemma Hendry says

    June 20, 2020 at 9:21 pm

    i love the press out pieces, very educational

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  33. Kirsten Barthy says

    June 20, 2020 at 10:01 pm

    That it introduces children to STEM without being boyish

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  34. Emma England says

    June 21, 2020 at 10:36 am

    I love that it is so much more than book! Learning STEM topics is really important and I think it would be well loved on our house!

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  35. Michelle Smith says

    June 21, 2020 at 11:36 am

    I love books that are educational

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  36. LORNA WILS says

    June 21, 2020 at 12:44 pm

    Colourful, interactive and eye catching.

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  37. Adrian Bold says

    June 21, 2020 at 2:13 pm

    The press out pieces look fun and something my nephew would love.

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  38. Jeanette Leighton says

    June 21, 2020 at 2:55 pm

    The press out pieces sound like a great feature of the book

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  39. Ellie Spider says

    June 21, 2020 at 8:13 pm

    I like that its educational and fun and practical too 🙂

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  40. Lisa Wilkinson says

    June 21, 2020 at 9:28 pm

    I like the interactive pieces

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  41. Darren Bourne says

    June 21, 2020 at 11:14 pm

    I love that the book is educational and fun.

    Reply

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