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Sometimes its the simple things that make you the happiest.  The girls and I had a day out together, along with some of our friends.  We put away technology and simply had fun playing.  I made a daisy chain for my eldest and showed her how to make them.  She was so pleased Mummy had made something for her and wore her daisy chain with a huge smile on her face.

Eldest with Daisy chain

My youngest had gone for an explore and loved her freedom to run around and my eldest loved when I started rolling down hills with her

Youngest exploringEldest rolling down hill

The girls were giggling and having lots of fun running and playing.  My youngest then made a rather important discovery and came running over rather pleased

Youngest find a pine cone

Look Mummy, Look Mummy she was shouting very pleased with herself.  Then stops and asks what it is.  She had found a pine cone!

I hid our Joules rabbit which was from Britmums live in the grass and my youngest found him.  She thought it was funny that the rabbit was eating grass for his lunch.

Joules rabbit hiding in the grass

After all the running around and exploring it was time to visit the playground.  The girls have wanted to play on the see saw for some time, but my youngest has never been able to steady herself before.  It was so great to finally be able to see them do this.


girls on the see saw

This day I love Daisy chains and pine cones



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With my eldest daughter very much into pirates and pirate treasure she loved the idea of hunting for treasure. Off we went to Wentworth Castle.  The girls and I had been before at Christmas and we had such a fantastic time that I could not wait to take them back again, we were not disappointed.

My eldest was given a map which we had to follow to find the missing egg people.  Off we went 

Easter Bunny house

Our first clue was at Easter bunny house.  My eldest drew the answer and we continued on our way

egg person

We looked high and low for all the egg people

Searchlooking

Some hid in bushes

bush

 Each time we drew the answer

check

We saw some sheep and a lovely tree

old treesheep

My eldest and I even climbed up a tree

tree

There were plenty of puddles to splash in and even a castle to explore

castlepuddle


We completed our treasure hunt and handed in our answers.  My eldest was given a chocolate Easter egg and my youngest was given a flashing chicken

flashing duck

As we had just experienced hail, snow, blizzard snow, high winds, and rain we decided to stay in doors to warm up and do some of the craft activities

 Easter craft

 My eldest not so long ago had a balloon dog, sadly balloon dog came to an end due to the sharp teeth of a now 10 month old.  Today at the Easter activities a lady was making balloon animals.  I have to say I have never met a lady so talented at balloon modelling.  She made my eldest a balloon bee.  Balloon bee then came every where

balloon beebee snowbee 2bee 1

After all the craft, exploring and treasure hunt there was only one thing left to do, play at the park

way uphorse


slidebridge



down slide

hoperbucket



eldest swingsand


youngest swing

 I have had such a lovely day with the girls and it was really lovely for the sun to come out in the afternoon.

Of course it would not be Easter without a glimpse of the Easter bunny

Easter bunny

This day I love Easter egg  hunt and the balloon bee
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After a very strange night which started with my eldest walking into my room and declaring the following statement ' Mummy, I have had a nice nap, lets go downstairs now' and taking me until 1.30 to get her to go back to sleep.  This then followed with my youngest waking at 2.50 am and was awake until 1pm where she had a 30 min nap given me time to get dressed.  Needless to say today I have been a bit tired.

I had planned to take the girls to a Welly Wander at Wentworth Castle today, however this started at 10.30 am and at that time I was not dressed nor functioning enough to drive a car or organise the children.  So the morning was a little slow.  

The weather had cleared up a little so this afternoon I took the girls for a walk around the streets where we live, more to get some fresh air and just to get out of the house for a bit.  I am hoping that the fresh air will do the girls some good, maybe even help them sleep a little better tonight, we shall wait and see.

I enjoyed walking with them, it certainly gave me a little more energy after a horrible night and a slow start to the day.  Its amazing what a bit of fresh air can do.

read to go


This day I love Fresh air.
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I always try to fulfil the wishes of my children, although sometimes it can be very difficult.  When my eldest is asked what she wants for Christmas her current response is Reindeer and an Aeroplane please.  Now I'm not sure how I can make this happen for her but I am trying.

Today I took the girls to Wentworth Castle.  Wentworth Castle has a special event on at the moment, Christmas at the Castle.  They have a really lovely family themed trail around the gardens in which to find the 12 days of Christmas.  My eldest however was more interested in splashing in the puddles

Puddle wentworth

The main reason I had decided to take them to Wentworth Castle was for the Deer feeding.  I am so glad we did.  There were Deer in every direction.  My eldest just did not know where to look and was amazed at how close they came.  She loved watching them eat.  
Reindeer Feed

It really made me smile when she decided to sign Reindeer too:

Reindeer Sign

We ventured back inside the long barn where there was a selection of Christmas art to Colour and the chance to write a letter to Father Christmas.  Once we had written the letter we put it in the postbox.  After a short while we even got a reply back from him.  My daughter really loves that Father Christmas has written her a letter.

Santa letter

The girls and I ventured back outside and we found a house in the woods.  When we rang the bell we were greeted with a Ho Ho Ho, and an Elf opened the door, inside was Father Christmas.  I don't think my eldest could quite believe her luck that she had found Father Christmas again.  

She once again asked for a Reindeer and an Aeroplane, but then said she wanted to go see the Reindeer outside.  I felt slightly happier knowing I had at least achieved one thing she wants for Christmas.

outside grotto

This day I love Reindeer and an Aeroplane
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My name is Leyla, also known as Mum to my 3 humans and dog Mum to J. I have a passion for the outdoors and love to run. I can often be found off road exploring the trails and fells and covering distances all the way up to 50 miles. As a family we love travelling and discovering new adventures, as I try and run around the world!

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