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We had been invited a few weeks ago to a Num Noms event with Bella Italia.  The date for the event was moved and fell on my daughters birthday.  I asked her what she wanted to do, if she wanted to stay with our original plans of having her friends to play for the day, or to go to the Num Noms event.  She chose to go to the event.




My eldest daughter was incredibly excited as I gathered her, her sister and three of their friends into the car.  I on the other hand was a little apprehensive of the prospect of looking after 6 children all day.  As it was her birthday I put all this to one side and braved the day. 

The event was a perfect day for my eldest daughter, with face painting Num Noms style


Creating your own pizza and of course eating it for lunch.  Followed by a pink princess cake complete with crown!


Everyone joined in the celebrations and sang happy birthday to my daughter.  It really made her day and this was the first thing she told her Dad when he came home from work.  After cake there could only be one option, ice cream!  The huge selection seemed to have everyone mesmerised 


Two hours seemed to simply fly past and it was not long before it was time to go home.  Unfortunately my youngest daughter was not too keen on this idea as she was having too much fun!


This day I love Double celebrations. 
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We had planned to go for a run this morning but the rain set in and we called the run off.  The rain stopped mid morning and we headed over to Yummy Yorkshire for tractor fest.  Tractor fest was a lot bigger than we were expecting and had it been a warm sunny day it would have been perfect.  As it was it was incredibly windy and cold.  This did not stop the girls enjoying some Yummy Yorkshire ice cream.

The girls were in awe of all the tractors and we had several round of 'bobbing up and down on a big red tractor' sang as we walked around.  There were plenty of rides and a bouncy castle to keep the girls entertained, along with the cows to visit and the craft fair.  

tractors and ice cream

Despite the windy weather the girls really enjoyed looking at all the tractors and of course eating their ice cream

This day I love tractors and ice cream
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We have recently returned for an amazing holiday in the Algarve.  Whilst there we stayed in a James Villa and although we could have spent the entire week by the poolside in the villa we opted to explore and make the most of our time in Portugal.  I have to admit that Portugal has stolen a little bit of my heart and I would love to go back there. 

I wanted to capture a few of the activities we did whilst we were there that the kids enjoyed.

1. Visit the Marina at Lagos

It may not seem an obvious place to take children but there was so much to see and do.  The girls would have happily watched the boats in the marina.  We had a walk around the marina and opposite the marina is a lovely shopping area with plenty of restaurants and shops to visit.  

Lagos Marina

2. Zoomarine

We spent one day at Zoomarine but it was not enough.  The park has two very distinct areas the first is animals.  Here there are dolphin shows, seal shows, parrot shows and a 3D animated movie.  We didn't have time for the movie.  There is also an aquarium and mini funfair.  There were plenty of rides for the girls to go on at 3 and 4, and they thoroughly enjoyed the shows.  

The second part of Zoomarine is the beach and water park.  If we had known we would have taken swimming things.  The beach area was fantastic and the girls spent a good hour playing in the sand.  There were only a few slides but more than enough to keep the girls entertained and a few for older children too.  If we had had more time we would have certainly gone back and it was worth the visit. 

Beach at ZoomarineDolphin at Zoomarine


rides at ZoomarineZoomarine Portugal







3. Slide and Splash

When we visited in May/June the water was a little chilly.  It was also very quiet.  There is a large grassed area that we could put our towels on to sit, however we could imagine during peak season it could get busy.  The park was easily laid out with plenty to keep any age occupied.  The children's area had lots of slides and adventure equipment to play on and although they were too small to go on most of the slides they could go on the odd one or two.  We spent a full day and could have easily gone back for a second visit. 

Slide and splashexploring the pool

4. Ice cream at Praia da Luz

The ice cream factory is in a little shop on your right as you walk down the road towards the beach.  The staff were so friendly and welcoming and spoke to us in English.  We went past later and heard them speaking French, German and Spanish.  The staff clearly make their customers feel welcome.  Serving a wide variety of home made ice creams, we could not believe the choice.  Delicious and refreshing.  Perfect for sitting on the beach with.

The ice cream factory

5. Beach

Portugal has lots of amazing beaches and we spent a whole day there.  Our favourite was the one at Praia da Luz as it appeared to be very family friendly.  Toilets near by and lots of places to eat.  The girls loved it and there were plenty of rock pools to explore too

girls running in the sea

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We were invited to attend the opening of the Dennis the Menace play area at the old brickworks Brewers Fayre. The girls were very excited, we love going out for lunch and to try new places. The old brickworks is about half hour from our house and round the corner from the ikea at Leeds. We arrived and were surprised at how big the play area was.


The whole play area is Dennis Menace themed and I think you can always tell how good the play area is by how often you see your children. All I caught of my two were blurs as they ran off. 


The girls aged 2 and 4 had no problems on any of the equipment there, with perhaps the exception of the hanging bars. There was a separate area for younger kids and hiding in there was Dennis the Menace himself, along with Gnasher.


We were told by staff that the area is cleaned every day, and you could see it was clean and that you could hold a birthday party there if you wanted. The prices seemed very reasonable for a party. There was a face painter who was incredibly talented and the girls could not pass up the opportunity.


Whilst we were there we decided to have lunch. You can sit at one of the many tables inside the play area room, or a table outside the room. We sat outside the room right next to the windows and could see the play area but the noise was minimal, this is great if you are sat in the main dining area.


Our food was lovely and the girls enjoyed their lunch too. They loved the desert of an ice cream cookie sandwich!


Overall we had a lovely afternoon and lunch and would love to go back and play again.


Thanks to Brewers Fayre for inviting us to the opening of the Dennis the Menace soft play and for providing us with lunch.  All words are my own opinion. 
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Yesterday my youngest and I had a really lovely day together.  We had lunch out together and afterwards had a cake which was more cream than anything else, my youngest loved it.


Today however has been a completely different story.  She has been really upset all day, won't let me anywhere near her and has refused to come out the pushchair.  She has been complaining that her neck and ears really hurt and has even said that she cannot walk.

I took her to the Dr, which showed all her vital stats are normal.  Temp, blood pressure etc and her chest is clear.  The Dr told me that he thought she was simply throwing a 2 year old tantrum and expressing her desire not to go to nursery by pretending to be ill.  He told me that there is medically nothing wrong with her.

As her Mum I disagree.  I do not think at the age of 2 she has the ability to do this for so long.  She has been off it all day and refused chocolate.  In fact the only thing she wants to eat is ice cream.  I wonder if she is getting a sore throat?


I hope she feels better tomorrow, I do not like to see her poorly

This day I love my little poorly monkey
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I had the last few things to pick up today before my eldest starts school next week.  I decided to treat the girls for lunch at Pizza Hut and after they had an unlimited ice cream from the ice cream factory.  My youngest was in heaven.  

She could not believe she could fill a bowl with ice cream, put on her own sauce and use as many flavours as she wanted followed by topping the ice cream with sweets.  She has a huge sweet tooth and just loved this idea.


She did manage to eat all the sweets and all the sauce, the ice cream however melted.  She thought it was so much fun and wanted to have another bowl.  My eldest is much more controlled when it comes to sweets and although given the same options as her system put in a lot less.


I think my youngest gets her sweet tooth from me, I probably would have had a bowl of sweets and sauce and left the ice cream!

This day I love a sweet tooth.
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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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