Family Photo shoots!

So we have had two fun-filled family photo shoots at the beginning of April.

I booked one with the company Bumpkins - I got the ticket back in October 2012 from The Baby Show for £10 for an hour photo shoot and a 10 x 8 photo in a black frame. I thought this was a good deal and booked our slot! It was a really fun experience. We got some beautiful photographs and I would definitely recommend the company to anyone looking for some fun family photographs but bear in mind to buy more photographs there is a hefty price tag - not as big as other companies but I think it was £325 for all photographs on a CD.

Photograph by Bumpkin Babies

Photograph by Bumpkin Babies

We had our second photo shoot with Bailey Photography (http://baileystudio.weebly.com/) Emma from My Pretty Mummy - http://www.myprettymummy.com/ is a fantastic photographer and took some amazing photographs for us. We got to choose where we had the photographs taken which is definitely a bonus. It was a lot cheaper then the Bumpkins photographs and therefore a lot more affordable and something that we could afford to do a few times a year to really capture our family growing together.

Here are some examples of the photographs Emma took for us. We have loads more but I am not completely comfortable having my daughters photographs on the internet so for now here are her cute little toes!

Photograph taken by Emma at Bailey Photography

Photograph taken by Emma at Bailey Photography

We had a lot of fun at both shoots and baby really enjoyed herself too!

Peter Rabbit

Look at these cute little Peter Rabbit nursery toys.

We have the Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle duck teddies. We also have the lullaby toy which plays the tune to 'go to sleeps little baby' - if anyone knows the official name to that lullaby leave it in he comments below please :)

Teaching Tip Tuesday - How many days in each month?

So since I am a teacher I have decided every Tuesaday will be 'Teaching Tip Tuesday' where I will share some useful hints and tips on ways you can help your children with their school work at home!

I specialised in age 7 - 14 years in my degree and then went on to study a postgraduate course focussing on brirth - 5 years so each week I will look at different activities/games that you can play with your children to help them with their development particulary their language, communication skills and numeracy skills.

Let me know if there are any areas which you would like advice on eg times tables, activities to do with young babies or maybe a quick tutorial on how to do some of that tricky maths like long division.

How many days in each month?

Here's a quick tip for teaching your children how many days are in each month. This is a really good interactive way of learning and retaining the information as you use your knuckles so the children can remember it wherever they are!

Basically going along your knuckles starting at the far left - each knuckle counts as 31 days and each part inbetween the knuckles is 30 days (bar February which you will have to explain to the children has 28 days apart from in a leap year where there are 29)

Remember you don't count your thumb knuckle - just follow the diagram above!

Let me know if this kind of post is something you would like to see each week!

BBQ

                                                  

How we spent our bank holiday.....

How did you spend yours?

Spring

My favourite flowers.....

What are yours?

House Hunt

So we went to view a house yesterday. It was in a semi-rural location and had three bedrooms and we LOVED it!

Could this be the one?

My dream house to bring my family up in has always been in a quiet area, with good schools and lots of families living nearby. It must have a garden (easy to maintain though as I hate gardening!) easy parking either on the street or off street, a decent size kitchen and bathroom and a dining area.

This house ticks all the boxes......

Primark Haul - May 2013

So the other day my sister and I went to Primark.

There are a lot of bright colours in this Spring which I love! I love wearing jeans with brightly coloured tops to bring my outfit to life! I also thought it would be quite funny to try on a maxi skirt...well let's just say I won't be ever trying on one of those again! I love maxi dresses and wear them throughout the summer but maxi skirts do not suit me at all! haha!

This is what I bought....

Black strap top - £2.50

Blue strap top - £2.50

Pink bandeau - £2.50

Shoes on the right - £8

Ballet shoes - £4

Tights - £3

Check out our YouTube video to see more of this haul!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1StnwyQqmE