Happy Easter!

IHi everyone, I hope you all had a lovely Easter and are up to you eyes in chocolate and eggs galore! Just like we are :)...

So yesterday I had the last minute idea to do Ava an Easter egg hunt, but being so late could not find any little Easter egg hunt eggs. I had to have a brainwave as I wanted Ava to have a fun Easter and with many children she knew doing them I didn't want her to feel left out when all the other children were talking about it. Not being able to find what I needed I had to pull everything together that me and Tom her auntie and grandparents had bought her and hide those around the house. This I did telling her that the Easter bunny had cheekily hid all her Easter eggs! Ava had such a great time finding all her chocolaty treats and those that weren't! Bella being only 3 months we got her teethers and an outfit, she could obviously not join in the hunt so Ava hunted for hers. I would now always do her Easter egg hunts with the normal different Easter things they get as it keeps the hunt different they ain't finding the same things over and over. The look on Avas face when she found things was heart melting along with her very greatful thank you's after she found each item. 

After the egg hunt we had a lovely Easter breakfast consisting of hot cross buns with butter and jam coffee and tea, all prepared by my mother.. It was a very yummy breakfast ...

Safe to say Avas had a proper Easter Day, after polishing off one of her eggs she moved on to Easter Bonnett making with nanny! Ava loved it, she also enjoyed  posing for pictures afterwards! 

Late afternoon me and Bella took too selfie taking ....

And so we did in the evening after her big sister was tucked up in bed after a busy chocolate eating Easter Day... 

I think the moral of this post is that you don't need to go out doing anything special to celebrate Easter you don't have to spend loads of money especially if you can't afford it with family around you and the right attitude you can have a relaxing happy fun filled day all from the comfort of your own home. 

LotsOfLove 

Beth...xxx

Lazy Family Sunday

Hi everyone :) Hope everyone had a lovely lazy Sunday like we did here in Windsor. We lazed around in bed until half 10 quarter to 11, even Ava! After a busy week I think we all deserved it! 

For us girls and I think you would all agree that Sundays are the one day where we wont put on our best outfits, fancy shoes, have big hair and most of all we give our faces from make up letting our skin breathe.. we have braved the camera for a no make up selfie getting away with it as today was a lazy Sunday!

Today would have been the perfect day for a big fry up with all the added extras including a giant cup of tea or coffee! But unfortunately not having the full ingredients for a fry up and no giant sized mug me Tommy settled for a toasted sausage sandwich and normal sized coffee while Ava enjoyed eggs and a cup of juice. Sadly Katie wasn't feeling too well at this point at was in bed so missed breakfast :(. Don't worry shes feeling better now :). Below we have a cheeky shot of Ava enjoying breakfast time!

With an active toddler you have to think of some good Sunday activities not only that we enjoy family time and doing things as a family creating memories to cherish. So with it being the 19th October its the perfect time of year to start getting into the Halloween spirit (we love this time of year) so Tommy came up with the great idea of carving a pumpkin! Being Tommy and Ava's first time at pumpkin carving i took a step back and let them take the lead. 

Steps to pumpkin carving (for those who have not tried it yet) 

1. Cut a round circle out of the top to gain access to the inside of your pumpkin this will also act as a lid :)

2. Scrape the insides out of your pumpkin ensuring nothing is left inside and throw the cut offs in the bin. 

3. Grab a marker pen and draw on any design that you want onto the front of your pumpkin.. Go as wild,creative and scary as you feel!!

4. Cut around your design and poke out the bits you have cut! you can now admire your handy work!

5. To get it at its full potential on Halloween night pop a tee tree light  in the  middle of your pumpkin and put it out side your front door!!

Below are some snaps of Ava and Daddy enjoying some quality time pumpkin carving!

Our pumpkin!

After our pumpkin carving we got into the classic lazy Sunday feel and lazed around! With Ava snuggling into bed with Katie for a nap Me and Tom where able to spend some quality time together, with Tom desperately needing a hair cut I got my clippers out and cut his hair while watching some Sunday football :). 

Katie and Ava both woke up and we all enjoyed a nice lunch of sandwiches and nachos in bed:) 

As you can guess we didn't quite have  time to make a big roast dinner so with Ava in bed after a dinner of homemade vegetable pasta we had the perfect end to a Sunday with a KFC dinner while watching X factor... Pure bliss :) 

Hope you all had a lovely lazy Sunday and enjoyed it us much as we did here :) 

Until next time Lots of Love 

Katie & Beth ... xxx