October is one of my favourite months. I love Autumn and the weather that comes with it. The kids are settling back into the school routine as am I. My eldest son's Birthday is in October as is Halloween and the build up to Christmas, too! It's a lovely time of year. I thought I'd do a blog post round up in photos.

We had fun afternoons and evenings at the park, before the clocks went forward. Harry enjoyed his new remote control helicopter which was a Birthday present (early) from the grandparents.


 We talked a lot about the leaves changing colour and the reasons why. My children are all so fascinated with nature and the seasons changing. It's a beautiful time of year.



We enjoyed a few really pretty sunsets and beautiful evening skies. I love Autumnal sunsets, they're the best kind of sunsets in my opinion.




Charlie was introduced to high school, we went and took a look around and Charlie got to join in with some activities and meet some teachers! He also won some prizes. He's super excited about starting high school next year, bless him.

Harry of course turned twelve years old and had a lovely Birthday with friends and family! I still can't believe he is TWELVE years old. Time has gone so, so fast and he's grown so quickly! Wow.


We've had parents evenings and I met Harry's tutor! Which was lovely. He was super proud to introduce me to his tutor. All the kids are getting along really well at school. I'm super proud of them.





We've been really blessed with such beautiful weather. It's been mild and mostly sunny. On those rainy days though, we played board games (dog bingo is a new favourite - I high recommend it, I bought it for my daughter for her Birthday back in September. It's a whole family kind of game!) and enjoyed some Autumnal arts and crafts.



Halloween was fun too! We went trick or treating. Which was fab.


I got a bargain on the ghost lights, only 49p for 10 from home bargain. I bought two sets. And the cat trick or treat decoration was only £1 in BM (reduced from £3.99 I think it was)

The kids had a wonderful tiem and enjoyed dressing up. Harry was a scary devil, Charlie was a spooky ghost and Ellie was a vampire witch. She couldn't decide between vampire or witch, so she went as both, haha.

How have you enjoyed October? What are your highlights? Let me know in the comments, I'd love to here about your Autumn and October. :)

Sarah xXx 

Its half term and we plan on spending as much time outdoors as possible! Winter is well on it's way and we're really wanting to make the most of Autumn as it's out absolute favourite time of year. The leaves are changing colour and the weather is becoming cooler.

We decided to go for an Autumnal walk and walk along the river bank to feed the (very) greedy swans! It's one of our favourite things to do. Another one of our favourite things to do is throw leaves up in the air. My children absolutely love this and it's of course free. Honestly, you do not need lots of money and expensive days out.. my children are happy with just a pile of leaves and lots of space to run around, hehe.






 After we'd finished playing in the leaves and chatting about how beautiful everything is this time of year, we headed down to the river to feed the swans! We were surprised there were no Canadian geese there! There are usually tonnes of geese but none this time.
We may have also been chased by the greedy swans wanting more bread!



 We finished our walk off with an Ice cream! Which the kids thoroughly enjoyed, goes without saying really, haha.

We are hoping to go for more lovely walks. Maybe we'll put on the wellie boots and go for a stroll in the woods sometime this week! I bet it looks amazing down by the pond this time of year!

How have you been enjoying Autumn and half term so far? I'd love to hear what you have been up to!

Sarah xXx

Yellowmoon sent us a leaf stained glass effect decoration kit to review. Ellie couldn't wait to get stuck into these. We really love arts and crafts a lot. Especially Autumnal arts and crafts because it's our favourite time of year.


First of all we took everything out of the packet to see what the kit contained. It contained cardboard shaped leaves, in three assorted designs, some ribbons, some sheets of coloured cellophane.

Ellie enjoyed cutting out the cellophane and sticking it onto the back to leaf! Ellie realised it didn't need to be neat because it was the back of the leaf. So she happily stuck her cellophane shapes onto the back of the leaf, making a pretty pattern.

"There's so many Autumn colours" Ellie told me! She was excited to use purple, purple is her favourite colour!
Ellie took her time making her leaf and creating a pretty effect. She really enjoyed making stained glass leafs.
 Priced at just £3.99 for a pack of 6, they are well worth the money. They kept Ellie entertained for quite some time and are perfect for a rainy day activity! I also feel these would make a lovely gift for any child who loves arts & crafts.

They look so pretty hanging up on the kitchen window. Perfect for our favourite time of year and a lovely Autumn decoration.

Sarah xXx