This month has been so bizarre! I thought I would be here talking about days out, home projects, and family history as per normal but instead I’m going to be writing about how the Coronavirus has been affecting our family this month.
Family Life – February 2020
I don’t know if it’s because we live in Yorkshire, but the February weather has been unbearable! We have had high winds, rain, snow and a couple of storms. This means we haven’t been out much but that doesn’t mean we had a quiet month!
Family Life – January 2020
Happy New Year! We love starting the new year with a family walk. We decided to leave the older kids home in the warm while we took Max and Sam to a nearby village, Oxspring. Ben wanted to walk from the park to the top of the hill. It wasn’t far and the views were beautiful but it was extremely cold.
Family Life – December 2019
This year was our first Christmas in our new home, and for the first time ever in our whole lives we were able to hang our stockings by the fire. I enjoyed finding new places for our decorations, even though they didn’t stay put for long thanks to the 2 year old in the house.
Our Move to South Yorkshire
At the end of June we moved from Northamptonshire to South Yorkshire. The whole house-selling process was very much a rollercoaster of emotions, but that is now long forgotten. We have just unpacked the last of our boxes and can officially say that we live in Yorkshire now.
Samuel’s 2nd Birthday
I will never have another 1 year old again. Ever. Even though that seems sad to me, I also think it’s liberating to be moving on from him scribbling on the walls, throwing things down the toilet, and tipping hot chocolate powder all over the kitchen floor. To be approaching that age when there will be no more nappies, pushchairs, or daytime nap schedules.
Family Life – January 2019
January is a difficult month because (other than the fact it seems like the longest month of the year) we spend a lot of time indoors. Read about what we did in January, featuring some of our favourite moments.
Family Life – December 2018
December has been a brilliant month for us, one of the biggest changes is that Ben is now working from home permanently. We also enjoyed family time, Christmas, and we are looking forward to the New Year…
The Christmas Present we gave our Children
Over the last 14 years of being parents we have used different strategies of buying Christmas presents. As you can imagine, having 5 children makes Christmas a busy and expensive time of year. We usually follow the rule “something they want, something they need, something to wear, something to read”. This year even that seemed like we were buying our children too much.
Our Christmas in Pictures 2018
We realised that this might be our last Christmas in our home, so because of that I wanted to take as many pictures as I could to remember how it is. So here are my favourite pictures of Christmas Day and Boxing Day 2018.