This day I love.......: warm

Last Wednesday we awoke to a snow day. School was cancelled and I had three children at home to entertain, something I had not planned for. I am slowly introducing the concept of potty training to Little Man and a snow day could not have come at a worse time. I put potty training on hold for the day and when Grandad made a surprise visit we went out to play in the snow.

We got the sledges out and made the most of a quite street. Something we have never managed to do before due to cars speeding up our street and the extra space plus the fact we lived on a hill made for some great fun. J wanted to get in on the action, he loves snow. He still cannot figure out where the snowball goes when you throw it and spends ages digging in the snow looking for it.

Once we had lost feeling in our fingers and toes we came inside to warm up. Little Mans birthday was on the Friday and the girls wanted to bake him a cake, or find an excuse to eat icing.

The girls, baked and decorated their cake for their brother. A true master piece of sugar and featuring every colour known to man. Still they were proud of their creation and I am pretty sure Little Man was just happy he could eat it.

That evening we got all cosy and decided to play a board game. The girls wanted to play Enchanted Forest. Enchanted Forest is a board game aimed at ages 4+, and tests a persons memory skills.

The girls began to move their pieces around the board according to the dice. Their aim to see what each tree was hiding.

Underneath each tree, there are 13, is a picture from a fairy tale. The aim of the game is to find the tree which matches that of the card in the castle. It is then a race to the castle to uncover the tree and show to all the other players.

There was lots of sneaky tree peaking. My eldest worked out if she went to the castle we assumed she knew where the matching tree was and kept tricking us. My youngest kept the picture on the tree a secret and would use her whole body to shield us as she took a look. There was then a race to the castle as soon as one of the girls found the right treasure under the tree.

Once you have identified the right tree you turn the card over and the hunt begins again, unless of course you can remember which tree holds this treasure.

The Enchanted Forest game continued into the evening. Snow was falling again outside and we had a feeling a second snow day would be on the cards.

Enchanted Forest was sent to us for review, all words are my own opinion

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I love spending time outdoors and of course running. I love it even more when my children are with me and enjoying themselves. Both girls enjoy running, my eldest more so, and our Sunday mornings are running mornings at Junior parkrun. I strongly feel that running has to be fun and something you enjoy, otherwise there really is no point and I carry this through with the girls. I ask them on a Saturday night if they want to get up in the morning for running, should they say no I don't wake them. My youngest decided not to go as she was too tired and so it was just my eldest.

Spending one on one time is really lovely and I was looking forward to our morning together. It was a rather lovely wintry morning. Not too cold, but cold enough to still feel fresh outside. We wrapped up warm, my daughter in her 'running' hoody and running t-shirt and myself wrapped in my Saltrock microfleece.

My eldest sometimes gets a little nervous before parkrun starts. I think it is because she runs without me running with her, but once she gets going she is fine. Hand in Hand we walked over to the start line, both of us keeping warm as we went.

I took up my spot at the furthest point of one end of the course. The weather slowly getting colder and with the wintry wind picking up I pulled the hood over my hat to protect the back of my neck and my hands inside my zipped pockets to keep them warm.

The best part of the spot I was volunteering in is that the kids all run past at the start and then I am no longer needed to stand there after the last runner has gone past. I can therefore walk to the finish line in order to see my daughter finish.

I am always very proud of her for running, regardless of her time or where she finishes. The fact she wants to get up and run is more than enough for me. We normally stay for a drink in the cafe but the weather was beginning to turn so we headed back for the car.

I was really surprised at how warm we both were, given the weather. I had been stood still for 20 minutes in a place very open to the elements yet I had kept incredibly warm. My fleece jacket is incredibly light weight and incredibly soft to the touch. I was surprised at how warm it had kept me. The sleeves were the perfect length to tuck my hands in to to keep them warm, and the pockets deep enough to carry my phone and camera, plus all the other requirements you need when out and about. Not to mention the hood which kept the wind from the back of my neck.

The weekend is almost upon us again and provided we don't get snowed in we will be running! If we do get snowed in at least we can keep warm playing in the snow!

This day I love keeping warm and helping out

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I often travel to London and am happy to do so with my children. Upon a recent journey I was travelling with just little man and given how close the venue was to the station opted to not take the pushchair and just the sling.

This in itself is a challenge. The weather outside is rather cold at the moment and because I like to carry Little Man in his sling, I like to wear clothing that I can layer. It has to be comfortable in order to take the weight of Little Man and his sling, and be soft enough for Little Man to be against.

A favourite clothing brand of mine is Saltrock. The online ordering process is quick and simple, and delivery is quick, which is perfect for someone like me who has very little spare time. There are often lots of offers to be had to, and in the Black Friday sales there were hoodies for £5! I signed up for the newsletter and it is worth doing because you get notified of special offers.

Saltrock offer clothing for Men, Women and Children, although nothing for Little Man just yet. I ordered 3 items for £35, a short sleeve top, a long sleeve top and a hoodie. I had the short sleeve underneath the long sleeve to keep me warm, and then used the hoodie to wrap around Little Man and myself to keep us warm. It worked perfectly. Little man had a warm place to rest his head when he got tired and we both kept nice a warm. The hoodie was light weight enough to fold and place in the rucksack when I was not wearing it, but comfortable enough that it would wrap around us both for an extra layer.

As I wear the sling over the top of the clothes, the Saltrock clothing has to be good quality so as to not wear quickly. The extra weight of Little Man and the sling adds strain onto the clothing that would not normally occur. Saltrock clothing, so far, seems to be able to withstand this extra weight and strain. It has also been able to withstand the pulling and chewing from Little Man.

You can probably imagine that having a baby in a sling means I also get covered in mushed food quite a lot. Luckily the Saltrock clothing washes really well and retains shape and colour, so it is easy to remove the lovely stains Little Man leaves from his sticky food! I have been so impressed with my clothing from Saltrock that I have even ordered the girls a few pieces for Christmas, as I know they will withstand the mud and outdoor play from the girls.

Thank you to Saltrock for providing a gift voucher to purchase the items for myself. All words are my own opinion.

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