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! 🎄
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.

#TheLexiconBracknell #Merry&Bright
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!
AD | Stuck for screen-free entertainment that your AD | Stuck for screen-free entertainment that your kids will love? Claim your FREE Banjo Robinson activity pack today!
 
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. 

#catsofinstagram #catstagram #catsofig #catsofinsta #catlovers #adoptdontshop #rspcarescuecat #kittensofinstagram #kittens_of_instagram
[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?
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Kitchen Products, Reviews, Technology · April 1, 2015

Beko American Style Fridge Freezer Review

Disclosure: We were sent the featured products for the purpose of this post however all opinions are my own.

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Last year we were sent a Beko American Style Fridge Freezer as part of the Beko Barbecue Blogger campaign. Previously we had an american style fridge freezer from another brand and thought it was amazing – it was huge compared to our previous ‘standard’ fridge freezer but we’d had it a few years and appreciated getting a new one although I wasn’t sure how Beko could improve on our previous fridge freezer.

Review: Beko ASD241 American Style Fridge Freezer
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What were our first impressions of the Beko American Style Fridge Freezer?

When the new American fridge freezer arrived it looked pretty similar to the last one – it occupied near enough the exact same space give or take a centimeter or two on each side. My first thoughts were that the sleek brushed stainless steel finish was beautiful and looked great in our kitchen. The next thing I realised, when moving food from our old freezer into the new one was the inside of the Beko fridge freezer is HUGE. We’d just had a food shop and it filled our old fridge freezer to bursting. The new fridge freezer looked nearly empty in comparison – it’s amazing how different the internal space of a fridge freezer can be given the similar external dimensions.

Review: Beko ASD241 American Style Fridge Freezer

What features does the Beko American Style Fridge Freezer have?

The ASD241 American Style Fridge Freezer has a non plumbed water dispenser with no plumbing required – you just fill up a reservoir in the fridge door and you can then use the dispenser on the outside of the door to have access to lovely cold water. We did have a few problems with the dispenser but Beko were great at doing all they could to resolve the issue – even offering a complete replacement. The dispenser is now working well and we love it.

The fridge freezer also has funky ice compartments in the freezer compartment which you fill with water, leave to freeze and then turn upside down to give you a tray of loose ice cubes – no more smacking an ice cube tray on the side or running it under the tap!

Review: Beko ASD241 American Style Fridge Freezer

The shelves in the Beko Fridge Freezer are easy to move around and there are three drawers, all with clear plastic fronts – two for fruit and veg and one for deli, dairy and meat to keep everything at the optimum temperatures.This extra drawer is something we’ve never had before and I love being able to keep my butter, cheese, ham etc all separate and easily accessible. All three drawers are spacious with plenty of room for family groceries.

Review: Beko ASD241 American Style Fridge Freezer

Our Beko side by side fridge freezer has two separate fans and evaporators to help maintain optimal humidity and freshness that ensures there isn’t any transfer of odours between the fridge and freezer as well as multiple air vents in the fridge and freezer that maintain an even temperature on every shelf level and rapidly restores the temperature after the door has been opened.

Review: Beko ASD241 American Style Fridge Freezer
Review: Beko ASD241 American Style Fridge Freezer

There are fast freeze and quick cool settings which help American fridge freezers to continuously meet your family’s needs as well as a chrome wine rack which is great for storing bottles of any kind. Overall I am incredibly impressed with this fridge freezer – the storage capacity is huge and the extra features are great to have – even adding an alarm in case you leave the door open and a holiday mode to save energy whilst you’re away. If you’re looking for a fridge freezer then Beko are definitely worth looking into.

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  1. Cat Culmer says

    April 1, 2015 at 11:17 pm

    Wow, that’s one bad boy fridge. I’d need an extension for something that size

    Cat x

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