It's finally Spring and we have been making the most of the beautiful weather we have been blessed with the last few days. We decided to go for a lovely walk and to the park after school one evening. The weather was mild and sunny, perfect for a trip to the park.




We got to the park and the boys noticed there friends were all playing football and scooting on the skate ramp with there scooters! So no photos of the boys unfortunately, I didn't want embarrass them infront of there pals.  The boys are 11 and 13 but I still stayed within a distance I could still keep my eye on them! Ellie and I had a little walk around the edge of the field (and I got a quick jog in because I am determind to loose more weight!) and played frisbee whilst the boys had a kick about with there friends.



We finished up on the play park, Ellie loves the swings, she could seriously spend hours on the swings, bless her. There were quite a few people at the park which was lovely to see so many people out enjoying the gorgeous weather.

The kids break up for Easter this week and we're hoping to have more sunny days so we can get outside more!
We hope you've been able to enjoy the lovely weather, too!

Sarah xXx

The kids have been stuck in all over Christmas so when we woke up one morning to beautiful blue skies without a cloud in sight, we decided we'd go to the park! The weather was very mild, I didn't even need to wear my coat. The kids also took there coats off as they were running around playing football and playing with remote control cars. Shame the weather didn't stay like that for long though. I am so glad I told them to wear old clothes as they did get a little muddy, I don't mind that I just didn't want there good clothes ruined.


I decided to take some photos on my new camera that I got for Christmas.I am still figuring out all the settings, for a digital camera, it's quite confusing but I love it so much. I know the focus and colouring is out on some of these pics but for my first attempt at using the camera, I don't think they came out too bad at all.

Charlie took his remote control car out that he got for Christmas! There's a skate ramp over the park we went to and he couldn't wait to test his remote control car out there.



Charlie told me "This is epic and the car even flips over on it's own". He really enjoyed testing his car out on the ramp. 

 Harry had already arranged to meet a couple of his friends over the park while we were there. He wanted to play football and use his new goalie gloves, you see. Harry is all about football, he can not get enough of it! It's also really hard to get a photo of Harry but I did manage to snap these couple of pics!



Ellie just wanted to ride her bike, which she got for her Birthday back in September but hasn't been out on it that much because the weather hasn't been great. She is so good at riding it now! She does have a crash helmet but the clip thing "broke" when we were half way to the park, I managed to fix it at the park (after I took these snaps, so please don't worry, she DOES wear a crash helmet)




We had a lovely afternoon at the park and I am hoping the weather picks up again soon! I don't mind winter but we are all outdoorsy people in this household and we miss being able to go to the park and for walks in the woodland but with this wind and rain, it's just visible.

Sarah xXx

ON Sunday evening, after we had our roast dinner, we decided to go for a little walk! The weather was beautiful, it wasn't cold and the sky was ever so pretty. With it being October, these beautiful days are going to be few and far between. So we thought we would make the most of it!


 Harry received an early Birthday present from my mums, A remote control helicopter and Charlie wanted to take his remote control car (which he got for his Birthday back in July) and Sunday afternoon was the perfect opportunity! Ellie didn't want to take anything with her because "I like chasing Harry's helicopter". So that's what she did!


We headed towards the park and woodland which isn't too far from where we live and off we went!
We couldn't believe how high helicopter flew! "This is EPIC" Harry yelled in delight! And it really is epic, for such a small toy, it goes quite fast and very, very high!


Harry let everyone have a little go with his new toy! Which is very sweet of him. Sharing is caring after all. Ellie loved flying it and now she wants one, haha.


Charlie enjoyed playing with his remote control car on the skating ramp as there was no one else on the ramp. It's really nice to see the kids actually playing with there toys. It's quite challenging to get a photo of Charlie because seriously, he does not stay still for a second, haha. Typical boy. Full of energy :-)


We also took a stroll through the woods and pointed out all things Autumnal. We weren't in the woods very long as it was getting dark! I didn't quite realise just how fast it DOES get dark now!


Charlie also tested out his remote control car in the woods because the lights are quite bright on it! "Wow this is great" Charlie told us.


We had a really fun evening! Hopefully we'll have a few more nice evenings before the winter kicks in.

How have you been enjoying Autumn so far?

Sarah xXx

Now the nights are getting darker earlier and the weather is getting cooler faster, we thought we would make the most of the early evening! The kids really wanted to get there nerf guns out (which they have received as Xmas presents/Birthday presents over the last couple of years) and play with them. I think nerf guns are best played outdoors and with supervision. Last year, I almost got hit in the eye with a nerf bullet so I have told the kids to point them low and not aim at people! Which they do and it is SO much fun trying to dodge and run away from them.  A couple of the boys friends came around with there nerf guns too (they live next door and a few doors up from us). So they had a nice mix of toys to swap and use.  It's nice to see them actually play with there toys for once!





It's a great way for the kids to burn energy and after half an hour they were all ready to come in for a bath and get ready for bed! These Autumn evenings are exhausting apparently.
I love this time of year and I am so glad the kids are making the most of playing out doors while its still nice out! I enjoyed sitting out there watching (supervising!) them enjoy themselves, it was fun!
I was also soaking up this beautiful sky view!



Sarah xXx

We were sent a Monchhichi doll to review. Along with a Monchhichi keyring. Ellie was of course over excited to play with Monchhichi.

Monchhichi come from the french word "mom petit" which means very small and cute things. Plus a hint of 'Mon' from the English word Monkey plus the cound of sucking a pacifier/dummy like "chu chu" in Japanese. Add all of that together, gives us the word Monchhichi.

The original Monchhichi Character was created in Japan in 1974, resembling a human like monkey sucked his thumb.

Monchhichi has been around for decades and been played with by many generations ranging from all ages by both boys and girls to even young adults! More than 70 million toys and accessories have been sold in 40 different countries.


Ellie couldn't wait to get her Monchhichi out of the packaging, she was ever so excited. The first thing she said? "Mum, mum mummmmm, looks how cute she is!!!!" Whilst jumping up and down, haha. I actually remember I had something very similar to this when I was a child dating right back to the 1980's, unfortunately I haven't been able to locate mine (due to a house move) but this reminded me so much of my childhood. So I was also excited to receive this Monchhichi doll.


We were sent a fashion 20cm doll review. She wears a stylish little all in one outfit with a pink T.shirt and a bow belt. She also sucks her thumb and wears pink ribbon bows in her hair. "She's adorable" Ellie said. "I really love her little toes" Haha, so cute. She also loves the fact that her Monchhichi sucks her thumb, awww. Ellie told me she's just like a baby and that she was going to go everywhere with Ellie. She wasn't wrong, her Monchhichi doll does go everywhere with her, bless.


 Ellie couldn't wait to take her outside in the garden to play! "I think she'll like it outdoors" Ellie declared excitedly.  Ellie played in the garden for ages with her new toy. And the keyring, too. the keyring is 10cm in size. We were sent the blue Monchhichi keyring and Ellie fell in love with him immediately, she has attached hers to her school bag, hehe.



The doll and keyring are both very good quality in my opinion, they're fun to play with and Ellie really enjoys them, a lot. I personally think they are well worth the money and I just know that this is the start of a new collection for Ellie (and maybe or maybe not me too, haha!) I would really recommend Monchhichi, I think most boys and girls would really love these as much as Ellie does.


There is a lovely collection of Monchhichi dolls. Many come in different outfits, others are classic dolls (there are three classic dolls to collect!). They also have larger dolls in the collection, too. Ellie really likes the look of the sleeping one which has been added to her (ever growing) Birthday list.
The key-rings are 10cm in size priced at just £8.50. The 20cm Fashion Monchhichi's are £20. You can purchase Monchhichi from Argos, The Entertainer toy shop, Debenhams, Smyths and amazon along with a few other places.


For more information you can follow Monchhichi on Facebook.

Sarah xXx

I was sent this product for the purpose of the review. All opinions are my own, honest, personal opinions. I was not paid for this post.

Ellie wanted to play with her umbrella in the back garden. Sunday was the perfect day for this because it was raining lightly.

So Ellie put on her old clothes and was all "It's UMBRELLA weather, can I play outside?"
I of course had to snap a few pics!



 "I wonder if I can fly away like Mary poppins, that would be super duper cool" Ellie told me.


It started to rain a bit heavier so we folded the umbrella down and went back inside. Although, Ellie would have loved to played in the pouring down rain but it's back to school this week and really, we don't need any colds! Also, I might add the wind was picking up and Ellie hates the wind. So back inside we came to watch a Disney movie.


 "Maybe later we can find some puddles to splash in" Ellie said. So perhaps later, when the wind dies down, we'll venture out and find some puddles, hehe.

Do your little ones like playing out in the rain?

Sarah xXx