This day I love.......: fire

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When I attended the Family travel show last year I had no idea what to expect. I arrived and immediately wished I had brought the girls with me, as there was so much for them to see and do. This year I was offered a press ticket to attend, and knowing children go free I was excited to take them.

The girls were excited to be visiting London and on a special trip with Mummy. We travelled by train, which the girls always find very exciting and headed into London.

We arrived in the pouring rain and were very keen to get inside. The show itself was much smaller than last year, but it still had a great family atmosphere and was just as welcoming. There was plenty for the girls to do, and whilst I chatted to the team at Lonely Planet, the girls designed Landmarks.

They soon spotted the Go Jetters stand and ran over as fast as they could. There was plenty for them to do and their highlight was meeting Ubercorn. During the day they kept running back to the stand to give him a cuddle.

One of my highlights was watching the girls learn to make fire. They took to it with ease and is another skill they can tick off their list.

As we walked around the stands we came across lots of interactive games to play, and one which I think they could have stayed all day and played was learning about the world. They were both fascinated with all the facts.

Both girls took part in a mini photography course, and their eyes lit up when they got to play with a 'proper' camera. I loved watching them create scenes and then take photos, their imagination working overtime. They worked hard to frame the shot they wanted and to tell a story. My husband and I are looking at getting them a camera for Christmas as it is something they both really enjoyed.

We spent all day at the Family travel show, meeting and talking to some amazing companies and some fantastic passionate people. I left bursting with ideas and inspiration and the girls had a really wonderful day learning new skills. We are looking forward to the Family travel show next year and I wonder what skills the girls will learn then.

Thanks to the Family travel show for providing a press ticket for myself to enter the show. We had a wonderful day out and look forward to next year.

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My eldest was so excited when we told her yesterday that we would be going to a bonfire and fireworks display. She has told everyone we have met, be it the lady at the checkout in the supermarket to people walking their dogs in the street. She has asked all day if its 4 yet as that is the time we told her the fireworks started.

I don't think she could quite believe her luck when we arrived just after 4. The fire and light show took place at cannon hall farm, which is one of my daughters favourite places. We walked round the farm whilst we waited for the bonfire to be lit. After walking round for an hour we then found out the bonfire was not going to be lit until 7. This meant we had to keep the girls occupied in the cold and dark.

We spent a little more time walking round the farm. My youngest is trying to talk at the moment and is copying words. She pointed out the animals and then she spotted some sheep. She pointed and said sheep. I said to her sheep say 'baa' can you say 'baa'?. She looked at me smiled and said baa.

We had bought the girls some flashing light wands and swords to help them see in the dark and for some fun. They loved playing with them and waving them round

There was a small fair ground but neither girl wanted to go on the rides that were there. The girls had never had candy floss before so we decided to see what they thought, my eldest wasn't that keen but my youngest loved it

My eldest saw the hook a duck stand and wanted to have a go, she was so pleased that she hooked a duck

Unfortunately for us it was only half 6 which meant we had half hour to wait for the bonfire to be lit. In this time it started to get cold and my youngest had had enough of the dark, cold and wet. She promptly decided enough was enough and wanted to take her coat off. When I would not let her she went into complete tantrum and began throwing herself on the floor kicking and screaming. I tried to pick her up but nothing seemed to work, she wanted to be on the floor in the cold and wet muddy field.

By the time the bonfire was lit, I felt it was time to head back. I took her back to the car, took her coat off, which stopped the tantrum and gave her a big cuddle until she fell asleep. My eldest stayed with her dad to watch the bonfire. I felt really sorry for my eldest who wanted us to all watch the bonfire together and for everyone else who just wanted to watch the bonfire in quiet without a tantrum of an 18 month old.

Needless to say therefore that I did not get to see either the bonfire or the fireworks and my eldest who had been looking forward to it all day missed the fireworks too. I think she was a bit upset I wasn't there to see the bonfire with her. I think the bonfire should have been lit earlier as the ticket advertised a start of 4pm, it's rather a long time to wait with small children. I think if my youngest had seen the bonfire she may not have tantrum as bad as she did and it might have made things easier.

It was still nice however to spend some time with my girls and my eldest face when she hooked her duck more than made up for the rest of the night.

This day I love ducks, sheep, wands and flashing swords

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