July has passed with a mix of heatwaves and rain storms and we have just returned from a brilliant week away with Eurocamp. I wanted to get a few family photos whilst we were there, but it wasn't as easy as I hoped and we ended up with two. The first was of us off to dinner one evening, standing by the lake in the rain. The second is a selfie on my mobile phone whilst we were in the swimming pool. It was a challenge to get the kids to stay still for long enough, but we just about squeezed the six of us into the shot to capture the moment.
July has been brilliant, and it leads into August which is probably our favourite month as a family, with lots of plans and hopefully a little more sunshine!
This month . . .
I have loved croissants for breakfast every morning on holiday, becoming a Godmother to my baby nephew, no more school runs and finding more time to read.
Ed loved seeing Greenday at the Hyde Park gigs, Finn's dancing, all the different French snacks (Milka biscuits) and browsing Rightmove for a new house.
Dylan loved learning to ride a bike with no stabilisers at kids club, feeding the ducks every morning when we were away, counting down to his birthday (which still hasn't happened) and candy floss ice cream
Archie loved the water slides in the pool on holiday, his settling in sessions at his new school, getting back on to his balance bike and zooming everywhere and collecting Minions stickers.
Finn loved riding his little bike everywhere whilst we were away, spending time with Aunty NatNat, watching Thomas on Netflix and helping Daddy make coffee.
Cora loved splashing about at the fake beach on our holiday, having her big brothers off school, playing hide and seek and going high on the swings
It has been a brilliant month but we are looking forward to August now!