It may be cold but we are still going out!

 I never thought I would be that crazy family that are out in all weathers. But this family NEED to get out of the house more often than not. Being around each other 24/7 can be draining at the best of times but add into that a hyper pre-schooler and a baby and is a recipe for disaster. So these are some of our outings so far in January :)

 Our first outing was to Capstone Country Park on New Years Day, it certainly blew out the cobwebs!!

Next up was a trip to Riverside Country Park to let Tsuki have another go on her bike (it didnt go well and we carried all the way round). But, the play area is now open after being shut for MONTHS and it was really good.

 An impromptu visit to KFC was needed also...

Then Kidzone, soft play, also known as the 7th circle of hell. Im sorry, but I cannot stand these places even at half price. Ick.

2015

Well, its a new year and another chance for me to be a better blogger!

The children are changing so much, and so quickly, I barely even know where to start.

I`ll start with Kaison, who is now TEN months old. Which means in just 2 short months he will be a year old. I am so not ready!

 He is AMAZING! He can say mum, dad, ta, yeah! He rubs his belly when food is tasty, plays chase, claps his hands when you sing 'if your happy and you know it'. He can crawl at a million miles an hour and is just starting to take steps unassisted. He will devour a plate of spaghetti hoops on toast and LOVES my breakfast cereal. I thought it wouldnt be as much of a shock the 2nd time around, but I am still dumbfounded at how quickly he is growing up!

Now for Tsuki, who is now 3. She is brilliant and hilarious :) We think there is a possibility she has ADHD as David has it and she is showing signs but obviously nothing is getting done until she is older so that ones on the shelf. She has some difficult behave but she is a wonderful kid. She will happiliy introduce herself to strangers and makes friends super easily. She especially likes helping younger children :)

 She got a bike for christmas which she was super pleased with, I cant wait for the better weather to come so she can get to go on it more often.

As for me, Ive been busy trying to organise my life! Ive bought myself a day planner (which Im waiting for to arrive), its a Collins Salisbury Personal, similar to a Filofax. Ive also re-started my health regime and vowed to get the junk under control in this house! We are drowing under old clothes and unloved toys!!

I hope your all having a wonderful start to 2015
Talli xx

6 months already

Well, half a year has passed since this little guy entered the world, in his own unique fashion. Im constantly amazed by him, how different he is from his sister and how alike. How carefully he moves things in his hands to examine them. How sweetly he laughs with Tsuki on car journeys. How loudly he can scream at 3am. But I guess I wouldnt really have it any other way.
So, my little one, I hope you continue to be the happy little chap you are at the moment :)
(Im sorry Ive been a bit afk recently, busy busy! But Im going to try and be a better blogger! I promise xx)

5 months already!

Im so not ok with this.

Family day out at Howletts Zoo

On Saturday my parents and my brother came to visit, we had been discussing where to visit for the day and had agreed on Howletts zoo. Tsuki loves animals (as do I) and mum got the tickets via Tesco vouchers so we saved a fortune! It was a beautiful day (to most people, I found it sweaty) but nevertheless we had a brilliant time. Davids back was hurting too much to join us which was a shame as he`s never seen an elephant but Im sure we'll go again at some point!
Now for a photo spam!

Because I just love this photo!

Riverside Country Park

Riverside isnt a park we go to often, in fact we have only been there once before at New Years and I started having contractions and had to come home!
Im not really sure why, Its absolutely beautiful scenery, always very well manicured and no rubbish about. Theres a brilliant adventure playground and a cafe with toilets (although the food is EXPENSIVE - we took a picnic!). It just sort of gets overshadowed by our preferred parks around here. Anyway, Im rambling, we went to Riverside today in an attempt to not spend any money (we failed, almost £6 on ice creams and then I just HAD to go shopping -_-).
We had a lovely walk, which was cut short as Kaison needed a feed (it was so nice feeding him in the lovely breeze with such a nice view) and then my back was hurting so I said we`d walk back and find some shade to sit in to eat lunch.

As you can see by the last photo Kaison is really enjoying trying foods, we're sort of doing what we did with Tsuki which was let her try our foods. Little bits here and there, and we are just starting to sit him at the dining table with us with some food of his own to play with (Although he did demolish 2 skips crisps today which wasnt entirely planned).
Hope you've had a lovely day too xx

Stating the obvious - Its really warm!

We've been staying at home as much as possible this week really, for one thing its been super hot, but also because Tsuki is potty training. She is doing amazingly well! We started on Monday, since then shes only had a few accidents, she did her first poo on the potty today without it ending up on the floor which was amazing! Tonight she has gone to bed without a nappy on, on the one hand Im over the moon but on the other it point a big light on the fact that she isnt a baby any more. Shes getting so big!
Today we went to a fundraising event which our friend organised, it was to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign. I have to admit, I was a little nervous to go, especially in this heat as I get really easily flustered, but it was lovely in the end. Very family/pet friendly pub, everyone LOVED the kids and Tsuki got totally spoilt. I donated a bunny for the raffle and I think a couple of people took my details to order one if they didnt win it! lol
But yeah, I dont like hot weather!