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

Ellie and I had a little bit of time on our own today! The boys were fishing with there dad - Again! They love fishing a lot. So it gave Ellie and I a chance to have some time together. Which is always welcome :) We took a look around the shops. Ellie picked a couple of Dr Suess books from the charity shop, she adores books, just like I do! After we'd finished looking around the shop. I asked Ellie is she fancied some sausage and chips from the fish & chip shop, for lunch. She of course loved that idea! So that's what we did, we grabbed some lunch and sat along the river and had a lovely lunch whilst watching the boats and swans go by.

It's just around the corner and up a little from where I pet my sister for lunch the other day!



After Ellie had finished lunch, she played on the sand for a bit. I think it's lovely that there's a little bit of sand next to the river! "I wish it was sunny and warm" Ellie said. Still though, it didn't stop her having fun! There was a swan quite close by that kept watching Ellie, it was quite cute. (The swan was a good distance away)





Ellie and I had a good half an hour or more on the 'beach' (that isn't really a beach because it's a river, not an ocean) playing and drawing in the sand. And then the rain clouds came over and it looked like the heavens were about to open up at any minute! We headed for the bust stop.




The view from the bus stop is so pretty! There's also a bench, Ellie decided she was gong to read her new book while we waited! Thankfully the bust was on time and we only had a five minute wait! Phew. We got back home just as the rain started. We had a fab time though! Can't wait to do it again and next time we'll take the boys... Maybe we'll try some crabbing when the weather is warmer.

May seemed to fly by in a flash. I actually can not believe we are in June already! This year is flying by. We're in the sixth month of the year already! How crazy is that?!
Here are the best bits of our May and our May bucket list update.


Ellie and I started our month off with a lovely adventure, exploring the countryside where we live! It was truly lovely. We found a couple of new footpaths which lead to lots of beautiful views. We saw some sheep and found some truly pretty places to have a lovely picnic (Hopefully we have some nice weather in June). We can not wait to show the boys the places we found. We can tick off 'Visit somewhere we've never been before' from our May bucket list.


I took so many photos of Spring, it's hard to decide which ones to share! this was another thing on our bucket list for May and I certainly achieved that!


I had a lovely catch up and some lunch along the river with my sister. I also got in my 10k steps! I've been aiming for 10k steps a day and for the most part, I have managed it. It helps when I have places with beautiful views to walk! I've also been working out more! Another goal to mark off my list for May.


Learn a new game was on my list for May. I personally didn't manage that. The kids did though. I bought a lovely bean bag game and garden snacks and ladders for the kids to play in the garden!

We were creative in May. We made some sand art teddy bear bottles which baker ross kindly sent us to review. We also made some animal skin patterns using the animal skin plates which we were also sent to review!

We went for a beautiful walk through our local woodland. charlie climbed trees! And we finished off with a visit to the park, which was my favourite park when I was a child. It was a fun morning/early afternoon. The 800 (give or take a few years) year old tree is SO fascinating and I enjoyed watching the kids climb it, I use to climb that same tree when I was little. I truly enjoy making memories with my children in the places I use to play when I was there age!

All the kids are doing great at school, they're all working hard and doing very well indeed. I am very proud of them! It's now half term and they're having a well deserved break. Harry is very much looking forward to the six weeks holiday, I think he's eager to start year 8! I can't believe it's less than two months until the summer holidays. Madness how fast this year is going. Charlie will be starting high school in September. I can not believe that! And also my youngest. Ellie. She'll be in year 4! That's shocking.


Health wise, I haven't felt too bad. I've had a headache on and off but I've still managed to workout here and there and even been for a jog/power walk a couple of times. I haven't weighed myself yet but I do feel fitter! I've also been eating healthy and tried a couple of new foods which are lower in carbs!

I also managed to read a few books, including The other child by Lucy Atkins (which was very, very good)

May was a pretty good month. Minus the headaches, crappy weather and anxiety. I'm sure June is going to be a fab month and I can't wait to get started on our June Bucket List.

What are your best moments in May? What are you most looking forward to in June?
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