Dirt, Diggers and Dinosaurs

Our visit to The Lanterns at Chester Zoo

This year, I feel like I’ve skipped a couple of months somehow. November came around far too quickly and suddenly we’re into December and up until now I haven’t felt at all ready for the Christmas period. So, in order to try and get into the festive spirit I started looking into activities we would…

Dinovember ’18: The Story So Far…

By: Dirt, Diggers and Dinosaurs 21st November 201817th March 2019

Everyday Moments, Family Activities, Things to Do, Uncategorised14 Comments

So, now that we are more than halfway through the month of Dinovember I thought I’d give you a round up of what our dinos have been getting up to. If you’re thinking what the Triceratops is Dinovember then click here to read more. This year we’ve learned that the dinosaurs can’t escape from our…

The Kindness Elves: An Introduction

#ad The last few weeks of my pregnancy marked a noticeable change in my eldest’s behaviour. Although excited about the new baby’s imminent arrival, I had noticed that Stanley was becoming short tempered, easily frustrated (when playing with James) and very argumentative, especially with me. There have been big changes in his life and routine…

Birth Story 3: The Return of the Rush

Eli arrived at 8.29am on Sunday 21st Oct, weighing a healthy 8lb. As promised here’s my third birth story… The Start I was rudely, but not at all surprisingly woken up at 4am Sunday morning by pained cries from James, who was either clearly being mauled by a tiger or possessed by a demon. I…

The October Blog Tag by Oh Luna: Learn More About Me

A big thank you to Lisa over at Oh Luna for creating The October blog tag, designed to help us learn a bit more about the blogger behind the blog. So, carry on reading to see how boring I really am! To play along just copy all my questions and answers and then rewrite them…

The Waiting Game

So today is D-day, the eviction notice has officially been served. I’m so heavy, uncomfortable and quite frankly bored out of my tiny brain. And, it seems the little wriggler couldn’t give a monkey’s. See my other post Pregnancy Ponderings for more detail but basically I’ve had extremes with my two so far. Stanley was…

I am 1 in 4: October is Baby Loss Awareness Month

October is one of my favourite months of the year, I love the subtle change in season that seems to creep in around about now, leaving the September sun behind and transitioning into misty mornings and earlier nights. The trees are desperately trying to protect and keep hold of their flame coloured leaves but, sadly…

5 Things I Swore I’d Never Do…

…and then did, practically the minute I became a Mum!! 1. The stain check and sniff test No, I was going to be completely organised, have drawers full of freshly washed and pressed clothing arranged by season and size. So if one of my darlings spilled some of their organic apple juice down their top,…

The Hullabaloo by Taffy Thomas: A Review

This week I was sent a free children’s book to download, no this wasn’t a perk of blogging…I actually came across a sponsored post on Facebook asking if I’d like a free copy. I messaged back and the book appeared in my inbox. You’re probably thinking where’s the catch? Well, there isn’t one. Taffy Thomas…

I’m Not From Hull: And Other Lessons

WOW, what an incredible week! At one point I thought my phone was going to self combust and I’d be left with nothing more than a blob of melted plastic. I was forced to turn all sound notifications off, as it clearly thought it was at the last night of the proms complete with symbol…