My baby is going to be 7!

It doesn't seem possible that on Monday my eldest baby is going to be 7, Although with her teenager like attitude it's also hard to believe she is only 6 and not much older. 

Talking in the nail shop the other day I was telling them about her strops and a lady beside me asked how old she was and was shocked when I replied 7 she thought I was talking about a teenager! 

We hear the whole no body loves me in this house, I'm going to move out and my favourite one I'm not going to breathe anymore threat when she isn't getting her way, Ah kids!  
I've also been told that when she starts year 3 in September I don't need to walk her right up to her school doors anymore she can go in alone while I take her sister round to her door.
Where has my baby gone? I don't think I'm ready for her to be so grown up yet :(

Every year I feel the pressure of making sure each of my girls have a birthday party to remember, This year will be the first year that Issy hasn't had a party that all of her school friends get an invite to.

This year she will be having a little pamper sleep over with her cousins including lots of munchies, films and a pizza but what she doesn't know is that Elsa will be paying her a visit and delivering a gift for her and each of her friends in the afternoon.

We'll also be going shopping at some point with any birthday money she gets because just like her mum she loves a visit to LUSH, I was planning on her having a party there but she kept changing her mind with what she wanted to do for her birthday and with her birthday drawing closer gathering the money together for each of her many ideas became harder to do.

Another year down, Hello 23!

Today was/is my 23rd birthday!!

I started my day with strict orders of staying in bed until I wanted to get up, When I finally opened my eyes and decided I couldn't stay in my pit any longer the girls came up and gave me the cards they'd made along with my presents. When I eventually rolled out of bed I was again ordered to plonk myself on the sofa and do NOTHING everytime I tried I was marched back into the living room, with a lovely fry-up for breakfast with bacon that Andy had spent ages trying to make extra crispy just how I like it bless him (I hate crispy bacon I like mine dipped,flipped and out)

I woke up to a message from my wonderful mother in-law wishing me a happy birthday and letting me know she'd put some money into my bank account to treat myself and to make sure I treat myself. 

Just as I thought my day couldn't get any better my mum popped down with some pressies and a little package wrapped in tin fool that was still hot, mmm... mums home made fruit cake I thought BUT the cherry on the top of my day it wasn't cake it was a mini bacon pud just for me!!!

In my fave food #BEDA post a few asked what on earth bacon pudding was so I just had to grab a picture to add with my blog post. 

You'd usually have some spuds with it but I had none so extra veg it was! 

Then to top the day off my brother popped round for a little bit.

So with another year down and the girls tucked in bed it's X-factor and browsing for some bits to spend my birthday money on. 

Daisie's 3rd birthday plans

As ever I'm a super organized mumma that is planning Daisie's 3rd birthday party!

Her birthday isn't until July but every year I plan the girls birthday's months ahead and still end up a walking ball of stress because I've ran out of time to get things be it decorations,party food,presents or celotape.

Anyway to the point...

This year I planned to book a build a bear party for her but after our first visit there the other week I wasn't to impressed with the range of teddys you get on the budget I had set 

I don't know if it's just my local one but there's was 2 teddies to choose from they were the same just a different colour.

But that being the cheapest option was still going to cost me 1OO not including a trip for something to eat afterwards and tbh the girls visit lasted no more than 5 minutes, I was leaving it down to the parents to add extras like a voice,t-shirt and some accesories because at this moment in time and with her only being 3 1OO is a alot to pay out not to mention our train fares to get there, extras for my girls bears and then food afterwards for the party guests.

It would be crippling, I'm thinking once she's older may be a better idea :)

So... 

It's a crafty tea party 

being July the weather is usually pretty nice so I'm setting up a crafts table in the garden for the kids to go crazy with, the BBQ will be on for the adults and a little tea party will be set up inside with ice cream and a whole selection of toppings.

I also plan to take her to London aquarium or zoo for the day on her actual birthday

Issy's turning six

The 12th is fast approaching and my little lady isn't about to let me forget her birthday is in 4 weeks :') 

even the count down to Christmas it was always weeks never days, If only it was weeks I'd be a lot less stressed.

Being 5 going on 16 she's like a proper little lady we'll be going on a little shopping trip but not

until we've stopped off at the nail bar to have our nails done because no shopping trip

is worth doing without a set of killer nails.

On the saturday we'll be having a little party 

with party games and some nail painting for the girls, I did plan to stock up on some snazaroo face paints

that I could put away for each year but it soon shot round and I ran out of time :(

Another year down...

Another year down... Today I turned 22.
Despite me canceling my birthday this year the girls and Andy have spoilt me & I've had a huge amount of birthday messages on facebook + text's which made the day all that more special for me :) 
After spotting a cardigan at our local market I fell in love but no way was I paying £2O for it, Andy went to collect Issy and was taking her to get a surprise for me on Wednesday ready for my birthday Andy left it at my aunts so I couldn't peek. Issy came home and said she had something to tell me thinking it would be something about school I asked her what it was and she whispered I had two cards and a jumper in my ear :') she's always been told not to keep secrets love her. Even tho she told me what my surprise was I still wasn't expecting to be opening up that much loved cardigan I thought the market would have been closed and expected one from asda as I had touched/pointed a few out while we was in there. Soo although I canceled my birthday I was over the moon at getting my new cardi! To top my evening off I came home to my H&M order with my new handbag in and even tho I canceled it all together my mum and dad are taking us out for dinner as Andys birthday was on the 12th.

Late last night I was surprised with even more presents :D Andy came home with 2 large yankee candles, a cat onesie and a CAMERA!!!! I said ages ago I'd like a camera for when I do reviews for my blog & of course plenty of pictures of the girls :) 

Daisie turns 2

My smallest bubba turned two on Monday, so I'm now a mumma of a two and five year old!
We didn't get to do the zoo or aquarium plans that I wanted to do as absolutely everything that could go wrong, did on the run up to her birthday weekend :( so money was super tight (I'm so glad I shopped for her presents early) but we still managed to give her a great birthday party/BBQ and we spent all morning Monday opening presents & playing then we went for lunch and fed the ducks in the afternoon :) which she's now addicted to and asks for ducks ever since so it will be a regular thing to do from now on. I plan to do the zoo/aquarium plans on the first week of the school holidays but I might just change my mind when I see just how choker everywhere gets when its the holidays either way my girls are going some time this year!