The kiddos have finished school for the summer! What a whirlwind of a year it has been. Plenty of ups and downs for all of them. Rubi is about to finish her first year of her Engineering apprenticeship, she’s faced some real hardships throughout but has persevered and got to the finish line. Ellia was […]

Our first ever WDW trip is only 99 days away! we booked it 478 days out and now we are down to double digits! We have been slowly filling our cases with all the essentials for our adventure. We recently booked our MNSSHP tickets as well. We can get to planning our two whole weeks

2026 has been a rollercoaster so far… We have had so much to do and we’re only in April. We reached out and met up with my beautiful niece, who we haven’t seen for a few years. Met her absolutely amazing baby boy, who we love so much already and met her wonderful partner and

Every new year we sit a reflect on what kind of year we have had. 2025 was our year of achievements. Rubi taking her GCSE’s and passing them and then getting an Apprenticeship placement in a great field. Joining a new football team and absolutely loving it! Getting to play for the women’s first team

Its finally here!! DISNEYLAND PARIS 2025. A highly anticipated trip. We have been in our group chat for WEEKS talking about all the exciting things we were going to be doing. Travel Day – 6th September Troy packed our cases into the car and off we went to get Kirst and Leni. We picked them

ARRGGHHHH! We’ll be in Disney in 1 more week! Lenibob now knows she is coming to Disney with Mommy (Kirst), Auntie Ab and big cousin Rubi! And she is super excited! We fly out on Saturday 6th September and will spend one night in the Val d’Europe area before going to stay at Hotel Santa

Rubi received her GCSE results recently. After the struggles she had with her exams and not receiving the help she needed, she managed to walk away with results better than she anticipated (she thought she had failed all of them). She opted to open them at home with me and Troy rather than at the

One whole year ago we made the decision to start our Blog! That year has gone fast! We have had so much go on in our lives over the last year! We introduced ourselves to the world, the kids went on holiday, I went to Disney with my bestie, The kids went back to school

Life…… Lately Well, it’s been a few weeks… We have so much gone on! Troy started his new role at a new company and is loving it. He’s already been on call to Edinburgh and London (at the time of writing this he’s in Blackpool). The working hours are so much better for all of

That’s it, she’s all done! Rubi has completed school. She took her final GCSE on 16th June and left school. What a milestone. Now we just have to think about next steps. I’ve always said that making this choice at 16 years old seems ridiculous. HOW is a 16-year old meant to know what career

We decided that 2026 was going to be the year we booked Walt Disney World and Universal! This trip has been in the making since 2018, but life always got in the way.

How am I planning my eldest child’s birthday presents already! Only seems like a minute ago she was born! Now she transformed into an independent, confident if not ever so slightly opinionated, resilient young lady! Enough of the nostalgia, lets talk birthday presents! She’s had her 16 for16, but I needed to get her a

This year Rubi turns 16, midway through her GCSE’s. I wanted to make her birthday extra special and give her something to look forward to while taking her exams. So, I looked and looked and researched on the internet and settled on creating her an advent calendar for her birthday. One present a day to

Rubi recently asked if there was any way she could have more space. We live in a 3-bedroom house and divided the biggest room into two smaller rooms by a dividing wall to give her and Ellia a little room each. It’s been up for about a year but wasn’t meant to be a long-term