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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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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House and Home · December 27, 2016

Our Extension So Far

I wasn’t planning on writing a post about the extension during the work – it was going to be quite a straightforward process, taking ten weeks and being done ready for Christmas. But, we’ve had a bit of a hiccup and work has stopped for three weeks over Christmas. Because of this I thought it would be a good time to update on the progress so far.

The work has gone so smoothly, and quickly, up until this point. The builders dug the foundations, poured concrete and built the external walls of the extension before adding the roof. They had to change the pitch of an existing section of roof and said it was the hardest roof they’ve ever had to do! But, once it was on the extension started to feel so real.

Our Extension So Far

The velux windows were installed and we finally got to see how much light there would be in the new space. We knew five velux windows would be a lot but we wanted to maximise light as much as possible – and we’re so glad we didn’t cut back on the windows.

Our Extension So Far

The bifolds and backdoor were then installed and we were finally water tight! Both doors are so much bigger than I’d imagined but you can now get a real feel for the space.

Our Extension So Far

The builders then got to work pulling out the original doors and windows and getting rid of the original ceiling to expose the existing beams. This is where the hiccup came from as the existing beams need to be replaced as they don’t meet current building regulations – plus, the new full length joist is too big to physically get it into the house so the structural engineer’s plans needed to be redone with a workable solution.

Our Extension So Far

At this point work stopped and we have been left surrounded by dust for Christmas but at least it’s water tight – just incredibly cold in there at the moment. We’re basically only going in the kitchen to cook or make tea and keeping the door closed the rest of the time!

Our Extension So Far

We are so pleased with how the extension has gone so far and the set back can’t really be helped. The builders will be back on 3rd January and the work will carry on – and hopefully it will be nearly finished by the end of January.

Our Extension So Far

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Comments

  1. Tasha - mummy&moose says

    December 27, 2016 at 7:57 am

    Looking good so far! We had our extension built 18 months ago and it has made a massive difference to how we live. It more or less doubled our living space and its so lovely to have space to sit and eat together!

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  2. Laura's Lovely Blog says

    December 27, 2016 at 8:09 am

    A pain at this time of year, but it will be worth it in the end. I bet it’s going to be spectacular 🙂

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  3. Plutonium Sox says

    December 27, 2016 at 9:50 am

    Oh it’s so good that it will be finished by the end of January! The hiccup over Christmas will seem like a distant memory when it’s all done. It’s going to be amazing!
    Nat.x

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  4. A Cornish Mum says

    December 27, 2016 at 3:13 pm

    It looks brilliant so far. I know how mad the upheaval can drive you, but it’ll get there in the end and look amazing.

    Stevie xx

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  5. Nyomi says

    December 27, 2016 at 8:57 pm

    I’m sorry you’ve experienced a hiccup but I can totally see how worth it its going to be when its done. Such a lot of space and light. I bet you can’t wait for it to be finished.

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  6. CAT CULMER says

    December 29, 2016 at 1:05 am

    Oh wow, it’s looking amazing!

    Can’t wait to see it finished

    Cat x

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  7. Mim says

    January 10, 2017 at 4:53 am

    Ooh this is so exciting, it’s going to be awesome! Can’t wait to see another update 🙂 x

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