The birds are just starting to appear in out garden again after the cold snap, so today we made a bird feeder. The children love sitting in the utility room and watching the birds in the garden. This bird feeder is SO simple – it is made using lolly sticks,…

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Max is a huge dribbler – there isn’t a day goes by that doesn’t necessitate a change of clothes by lunchtime – not because he is a messy eater (although he is that too) but purely because he dribbles so much it soaks through. Even with a bib on he…

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Week 3 of the 21014 already. It has been a quiet week for us, but we have still found plenty of everyday things to photograph! Day 12 – Row, row, row your boat. Gemma has been teaching Max some of her favourite nursery rhymes this week – I’m not sure what…

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Now here’s the thing. In the past, we have been able to put in requests for term-time holidays – and ours have always been approved. I think this is down to a combination of factors – my children have perfect attendance records, they have been progressing well at school, and…

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