BANK HOLIDAYS: lazy days

The last bank holiday of the summer, spent lazing in the garden in the sunshine. The girls bought some of their guys out, we had a picnic lunch and Coralie searched for bugs. Happy, lazy days.

OUTSIDE...

... taken a few weeks ago in their happy place, the back garden. These are the days xx

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Josephine and Coralie: They'd happily water the plants all day, every day.

SPRING: fun in the garden

Saturday afternoons in spring are for being in the garden, playing football, catching bugs and planting seeds. It's so nice that Coralie has so much more freedom out there too now. Before the winter she struggled with the steps and was a bit of a liability, with plenty of trips and falls. But not any more, and it was lovely to see her mooch around doing what she wanted. Phiney spent ages mixing concoctions of sticks, leaves and mud before we kicked the ball up and down the garden. Ben was mending and painting some old tools he bought in an amazing vintage garden store down the road from us, and then we all headed in for tea.

As long as the hours can sometimes be; as tired and as broke as we are - these are the days :)

CORALIE IN THE SUN

I know I went on about the sunshine in my last post too, but I can't get enough of it. It has inspired me to get the camera out more this week than in the last month I think.

Coralie and I spent the afternoon in the garden on Wednesday and it was so lovely. Wearing the nanny-made cardigan Josephine wore here, it's crazy to see how much Coralie has grown and changed over the winter. I'm so looking forward to getting outside with her for some one on one time on our afternoons when Phiney is at nursery. Sitting and watching her explore the garden was magical.

HOLIDAY: st ives [part four]

Our holidays to St Ives aren't the same without a trip to my Grandparent's house about 40 minutes down the coast. This year the girls chased butterflies round the garden, jumped on the trampoline and we all enjoyed some delicious fish and chips (mmmmm) for lunch.

I adore being at my grandparent's house - seeing them and being surrounded by all the treasures I remember from when we were small. It's always a lovely day.