Today is my Dad’s 50th birthday! The big 50!
Little Lamb would like to wish his Pop Pop a very happy birthday and hope he has a fantastic day!
My Birthday Wishlist
It’s 3 weeks until my 29th birthday and people are asking what I want. Don’t you find the older you get, the harder it is to give people present ideas? Having a child means all my focus is on him, and I totally forget about myself and the fact I have a birthday too!
I don’t want much. I’m sure other mums will agree time is the perfect gift! Afternoon tea somewhere, a shopping trip, a day of pampering. Anything like that would be appreciated by any mum.
But some people like to buy gifts, so here’s a wishlist of things I would love for my birthday, and it might give you ideas if you need to buy a gift for someone special soon.
1. I reeeeeeeeally want these amazing Vans in Liberty Wonderland
2. Perfume. My fave is Lancome La Vie Est Belle 
3. I really need some new straighteners so these would be a useful birthday present from someone. You never know, I might be lucky enough to get these gorgeous rose gold GHD’s… A girl can wish.
4. I always ask for MAC make up. I can never have enough. No girl can. If you aren’t sure what to buy, take a sneaky look at your girlfriend/wife/friend/mums make up bag to see what she uses, or pop into your local make up counter and see what they suggest.
Admit it, you want to see it too 😉
6. The life house Spa is really close to where I love, so it’s the perfect place to go for a mummy day off. They do some great mid-week packages including the Love Life Spa Day which would be an amazing birthday present.
cts, so something like the 8 hour skin cream would be perfect.
8. OMG I stumbled across this amazing blogger planner on social media from thebloggersplanner.com. I. NEED. THIS. For 2016 obviously.
10. Last but not least, buy me vouchers. I’m skint so can’t afford to shop (which kills me), so vouchers will give me the opportunity to fill up my wardrobe with some desperately needed items. Topshop. H&M. Zara. ASOS. Debenhams. Any of those will do 😉
Ax
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Today you would be 90.
Innocently looking at your photo, smiling at seeing your face, telling everyone you are his Great Nanny.
Today would be your 90th birthday, but unfortunately you didn’t quite make it.
Your funeral was last week, but I couldn’t attend. It’s not a place for a baby.
Even though you were my husbands Nan, I loved you like my own.
You loved me the same.
We all raised a glass for you today, in honour of this birthday milestone.
I’m sure you’re up there doing the same.
Playing the piano, making friends with everyone.
Happy birthday Nan/Great Nanny.
You will be forever in our thoughts.
x
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Little Lambs 2nd Birthday Tea Party
As you already know my beautiful boy turned 2 last month. With money being a little tight we decided against a full on party like we did for his 1st birthday, which you can read about here.
Instead I invited Lambs closest friends over for a Gruffalo inspired tea party. Nothing huge, just some lunch and cake, party bags and lots and lots of toys (and mess!!)
To help with our Gruffalo party we were sent a fab party pack from Party Bags & Supplies. Included in the pack is a table cloth, 8 paper plates and cups, 20 napkins and 8 pre-filled party bags. Seriously, this made the tea party so much easier than if I had to go out and get the bits myself, especially for the party bags!
The party pack retails at £28.40, which I think is amazing value. If you were to go out and buy the bits individually it would definitely cost the same if not more.
As any parent knows, children’s birthday party’s are pretty manic. I was constantly filling up juice cups, making sandwiches and wiping grubby hands, so photographing the party wasn’t a simple task. But at least I got this one of Lamb dressed as Woody!
The kids absolutely loved the Gruffalo themed party stuff. I got them all to choose what animal plate they wanted (each plate was a different colour and animal from the book) They also loved their party bags. I had messages from all of the parents telling me how excited their were when they saw what was inside.
Overall the tea party was a huge success. Ok, so I was completely exhausted at the end off it, my house was turned upside down and I was finding crumbs for days, but Lamb had so much fun and so did his besties.
If you’re looking for some party supplies for an upcoming event I definitely recommend Party Bags & Supplies. They have a huge range of products, are great value and delivered my order very quickly.
Alex x
* I was sent this product free of charge in exchange for my honest opinion and review.
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An Easter Break (from blogging)
After the stress of my blog being transferred to a new host (and being unavailable for at least 36 hours) I decided to put down my laptop and take a breather from blogging over Easter. I’m not one to give myself a ‘break’ from blogging; I’m way too much of a perfectionist for this. If I’m not blogging at least every other day I tell myself I’m failing. This may sound a tad extreme, but it’s perfectly normal for me to be this way, I’m like it in all aspects of life. Impatiently passionate.
I absolutely love blogging. Not just writing posts, spreading my thoughts and feelings all over the page, or reviewing a product I’ve recently been sent, I also love the social side. Social media, linkys, commenting, emails. But last weekend I actually stayed away from posting on my social media pages, didn’t read or comment on any blogs and skipped some of my favourite linkys (I hate doing this!)
Normally this would not sit well with me. I hate missing out. The pressure I put on myself means I feel like I’m damaging my blog if I don’t link up or send out the odd tweet. But we all deserve a holiday, right?
I’m hugely unorganised, a bit messy and generally a spontaneous blogger. So taking a break wasn’t easy. I have a list of posts as long as my arm that need to be completed asap, however due to the host transfer and my blog being unavailable for a few days I grabbed the opportunity to take a break with both hands, and it’s done me wonders.
Easter was spent with lots of family, more than usual. My older brother and his partner came to stay with us which meant I got to spend some quality time with my beautiful niece Payton. What a lovely little lady she’s growing into! After attending my wedding as my flower girl she now calls me “my Princess Alex” (what does she want? 😉 )
I grew up in South Yorkshire and moved to Essex when I was 10. I’m now 28 and over the years half of my family have moved back ‘up north’. My mum and my older brother. My dad and my younger brother are still in Essex. It’s a shame the family has, well, been split in 2, but this Easter I had the opportunity to see them all, and it was wonderful.
That’s why it was important that I put down my MacBook, switched off my iPad and avoided social media. This Easter I had the opportunity to watch the Lamb with his 3 cousins, his 2 uncles and aunties, his ‘bambar’ and his ‘pop pop’. As well as his grandma, grandpop, auntie and his beautiful great nanny.
You won’t find me posting about Easter this year, it’s not something I celebrate much anyway. I have a few photos of the kids on their easter egg hunts which I might share, but other than that I think I’ll keep these memories to myself.
For once these memories were created with my eyes and not my iPhone.
Ax
