It's September! Which means it's time for the kids to get back to school (hooray I here you cry), time for us to get our big coats back out and time to turn the heating on! Well maybe not just yet, let's hope we have a few nice sunny weeks in September before October hits!Continue reading "Hello September!"

Over the weekend, me and my family reached a massive geocaching milestone. We found our 100th find! We started geocaching just over a year ago. Did you know there are millions of geocaches all over the world? But what is geocaching? Geocaching is an outdoor activity where players use a GPS device or mobile phoneContinue reading "Exploring Conder Green Country Park and Our 100th Geocache Find!"

A few months ago we visited Cockfields Farm in Ashton Under Lyne and had a fantastic family day out. Ever since my son has been asking to visit again so we decided to meet some of our friends there this summer holidays. My friends checked out the Cockfields Farm website the night before to pre-bookContinue reading "Summer Holiday Fun at Cockfields Farm"

You may have read my recent posts about the giant Bee sculptures that are buzzing around Manchester over the summer? Well over the past few weekends, we have also been buzzing here, there and everywhere to find them........... Daddy's Day Out. A couple of weekends ago whilst I was at Friends Fest, Daddy took theContinue reading "More Bees! Daddy’s Day Out, A Trip To DidsBEE and One Wet Sunday Afternoon"

We recently took a family trip to Center Parcs. We LOVE Center Parcs! Before my eldest Joshua started school, we would go twice maybe even three times a year. Unfortunately now he’s in school, we can’t go as much due to the cost. In the past we have gone for around £300 a trip, MondayContinue reading "Center Parcs With Toddlers and On A Budget"

Last weekend we had a lovely walk through Uppermill village for the Yanks Are Back event. We then went exploring and walked up hill and along the canal into Diggle. Joshua kept spotting blackberries. Many weren't ready for picking, I think we were a week or two early, but we managed to find enough goodContinue reading "Blackberry Crumble- From Picking to Eating"

Over the weekend we went into Uppermill and surrounding villages of Saddleworth for the annual military show and vehicle parade 'Yanks Are Back'. The event celebrates the filming of YANKS staring Richard Gere in 1979. It's a hugely popular event, one of which we had never been too before! The event takes place over theContinue reading "The Yanks Are Back In Saddleworth 2018"

This weekend, me and some friends went to Heaton Park in Manchester to attend Friends Fest! We were really excited (even through we went last year). Friends Fest celebrates everything FRIENDS in a fantastic tour all over the UK. It returned this year after the success of 2017 and I'm sure it will be backContinue reading "The One With The Friends Fest!"

It can be pretty hard to keep the kids entertained throughout the summer holidays! If your older ones are anything like my son, he needs to be doing something every minute of the day and it can be exhausting especially when you have little ones to look after too! Call us crazy, but me andContinue reading "Road Trip With Seven Kids and Two Mum-Mobiles!"

Last weekend we headed to Clifton Country Park in Salford for a few hours. Joshua was out with his Auntie so we decided to try out a place we have never been before, that I had heard was good for little ones. Clifton Country Parks lies beside the River Irwell and has acres of openContinue reading "Clifton Country Park – Fairytale Trail"