When a new client at work invited me to join them in a meeting at their Paris HQ, I was excited. Yes! I have a reason to go to Paris, I can spend some time visiting the beautiful city, exploring, absorbing the charms.

Yesterday was one of THOSE day's.

Here there and everywhere, a bit of bad, but mostly good.

My baby celebrated his 16th birthday last week....eekk

Christmas so much fun this year! In tradition I leave the bulk of shopping until the last week, thus, I did have a last minute panic - I don't know why I do it to myself, every year I say I am not going to leave it to the last minute, but hey ho without fail I do.

It's become an annual tradition.  Just before the start of the countdown to Christmas, we visit

I remember the day finding out I was pregnant, it only seems like yesterday, yet here we are years later, celebrating Jacob's 6th Birthday - my baby boy is not a baby anymore, he is not even a toddler, he is now 6. 

Bullying is one of the most horrible things to go through, it can be devastating and it can cause real damage. It is a real problem everywhere.

Due to recent events, and due to my son's braveness and kindness, I am the proudest mum in the world. My son stood against the bullies.

Every year we host a Halloween party in our house.  Family and friends all come around and we party.

ow and then there is one book you come across that is special. A touching story that is sweet.

Friendship is important, it is rewarding, it is special and there is a special someone out there for everyone, no matter what your background is.

5 days to Halloween!  

We love Halloween, we get full into the spirit and every year we throw a big Halloween party at home. We decorate the house and make it as spooky as possible (our newest item this year is a smoke machine!) and we put lots of food on - something to warm everyone up after we've been out and about trick and treating around the area. 

I've wanted to visit Longleat for as long as I can remember. Most of my family and friends have visited (more than once) and over the years I've heard amazing things about it, and watched all the Longleat TV programmes - I've always been very jealous.

Finally this year we got to go. We decided after our Tunisia holiday was cancelled to just do it - let's go to Longleat - we will stay at the Center Parcs in Longleat and visit the safari park. 

Last week we headed to London to the latest Talk to Mums bloggers event. Super excited to meet other bloggers and to network with exciting brands. The kids were especially excited as they were going to meet Lloyd Warby from Disney's Art Attack, who was hosting the day.