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Every time I take a picture of the back of my head I notice I have such an odd shaped head!

Just thought I'd put that out there before I start. But on a plus I'm loving the curls. 

I have always loved my hair curly since I was very young but since having children I don't have the time to be doing much with it. 

One of my lovely client/friends came to help me out for this and it didn't take long. She's even offered to do it for me again! Awesome! 

Must make more effort to do my hair!

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Well we had a horrible wonderful weekend.

I'll get the horrible out of the way first. Amelie, Martin and I were all ill in one way or another and spend a good few hours not being able to move very far from a bathroom :/

But we spent time with family and ate nice food (some of us didn't eat and with some of us the food decided to come right back out) but all in all it was nice to see everyone.

Oh yeah and we had a HUGE lie in! I also spent most of Sunday asleep more than awake!

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All is well today we are just about recovered although a little tender.

Daddy and Amelie are back to the grind whilst me and Arthur have the day together. We did a little drawing this morning. And spent a lot of time cuddling and chilling :)

Martin is always calling me monkey feet because I can pick stuff up with them and do a lot of other things. So when Arthur started wrapping his little toes around the bars on the chair I saw he has a little bit of me in him.

His temper, on the other hand, is all from a younger version of Daddy!

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Arthur's concentration face. With a little help from Daddy he's working well on his pokey skills!

They played for ages popping the animals up, Daddy making it jump and Arthur screaming with laughter.

Loving the cutie pout!

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Ha look what the little tinker has figured out today. He managed to pull the step over, get up on it and turn the tap on. I loved this picture the best because he'd just figured it out and looked fascinated. His cute little cackle soon followed by clapping and shouting. Every time he'd turn it on he would shout for me to turn it off so he could do it again!!

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Amelie's learnt ballet now for about 2 years. She's always enjoyed it. Mainly I think because she has a lovely teacher who she will listen to and they do 2 shows a year. She practises her good and bad toes :) She often dances around the house singing. 

Lately she's been saying she doesn't want to go and she doesn't like it. Which leaves me with the dilemma should I encourage her to stick at it or if she says she doesn't like it anymore stop taking her.

Its difficult because I think they need encouragement to carry on things they don't know yet will be good for them or they might do well in. But what if she really doesn't like it and we could stop these lessons and try something else?

Answers please?

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You may know, second to being a Mummy, I'm a hair dresser. 

As being a Mummy comes first I don't have time to do much with my hair. Easy styles work best and plaits are my best friend. I have a natural wave to my hair that really works in my favour. Pinning my fringe from my face is usually a must! I always suggest people work with their natural hair. We fight so much against what we naturally have. Our figures, eye colours, hair colour/texture. 

OK, OK I'm one of the worst for wanting all these things to be different but it doesn't mean I think we should be like that. So from now on I will try to like what I have and hope that Amelie will follow in my footsteps. 

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Arthurs really starting to use the teeth he has newly grown. 

He's been a great eater but always has to have things chopped up, now he's chomping away happily :)

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Whether you are broody, have children, without children it can not be denied these two loving each other is adorable. They were playing kisses for ages then giggling there little heads off. 

I love seeing them so happy together. 

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I love, love, love this image of Amelie, no edit!

I love the sun. Summer and the tiny bit of heat we get makes me feel much happier. But Autumn…well it's such a gorgeous time of year. My children really do look beautiful. Arthur will actually hold hands now without just wanting to run away! So walks with Auntie Megy and walks kicking leaves with Mummy. LOVE!

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Huge blog post. 

Arthur attacked one of my eyes which has left my other eye with a crazy twitch making it difficult for me to concentrate on a computer screen. I have a huge head ache today! But needs must!

I love wigs! They can totally change your appearance whether it be for fancy dress or just for a change (probably not a bright pink one though) 

Amelie shares my love for wigs and loves her new pink one ;)

Her eyes are the same colour as mine. Strange I wish mine were darker or green but Amelie's I adore!

What is it about us mothers that we have so many hangups on ourselves but our children who generally look like us, we think they are wonderful?! 

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Little selfie gave myself a little hair cut! And a blow-dry! Well I did the front bit that I could see. 

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So when I asked Amelie this year what she wanted to do for her birthday she said play pass the parcel. So rather than paying hundreds to take her somewhere to do this we braved having it in the house! And actually it went really well. Granted we have to do it all again next week because we couldn't fit everyone in. It was great fun and not nearly as stressful as I thought it might be. 

Most importantly Amelie loved it.

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Sleeping, pouting, beautiful baby anyone?

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 It's Amelie's birthday!!! She was so happy she got a 2 wheeled scooter.

It was hard choosing something for her because there wasn't nothing she wanted. But she rides her 3 wheeler ally he time so time for an upgrade we thought :)

Unfortunately Daddy's away this week so missed yet another birthday :( Amelie can't understand why he can't come home from work when it's her birthday. 

Luckily rescue was on hand from Auntie Megan and Auntie Kristy who came over and made her feel special. Thanks for coming over ladies. Helped to make her feel like it was her birthday!

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I really can't believe I now have a 5 year old. I can remember so well the day she was born. Thinking how horribly painful childbirth is and still in the back of your mind knowing it won't be long until you meet that little person you created inside of you. We weren't sure whether she was a boy or girl and I wasn't in the slightest bit bothered by the end as long as she was OK. I remember her flying out on to the bed screaming her head off with arms out wide. Me, desperately trying to get the silly hospital gown off my front so I could have skin to skin. Then trying to get her out of the towel they had just wrapped her in. This all lasted seconds then she was there on me warm and so soft. I whispered that she was OK now Mummy here, she looked up at me with little dark eyes and stopped instantly. She was mesmerised by me and I with her. 

The feeling after having a baby, that euphoria, it is unique and nothing you can ever get back. For days your in a world of just you and your baby and nothing else matters. Martin was so fantastic I needn't worry about anything else, I just enjoyed my baby. 

She was awake most of her first night as was I just watching her and talking to her. Then the  next day it hits you. You have to take this little bundle of wonderfulness home and they will depend on you everyday for the rest of your life. She was all ours.

Our perfect little Amelie.

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303, 304, 305/365 - Halloween

The Halloween spirit has raised out of me. So the little lady and I have been doing some crafting.

It feels like ages since I've had my own idea and made something unique. OK so it's just a trick and treat bag that ended up looking more tiger than Halloweenish. But we still had fun and it felt good :)

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So proud of Amelie! As we know she has been at her sports camp this week learning and playing sports. She has loved it everyday and for her achievements she got a trophy for 'most improved player of the week'!! SO chuffed! So now I have to find a foot ball club for her to join :) 

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YEY. Halloween is here and we've gone all out decorating our front window! By we I mean me and Amelie of course! Amelie wanted a happy smiley pumpkin and I was going for some cheeky fear can you tell which is which? All this effort made and no one has come a calling :( Our house isn't on the main bit of road so I think people just skip us out :(

We had such a good time trick and treating Arthur thought it was fantastic knocking on everyones doors! I imagine he will carry on the same tomorrow :/ It was lovely to see so many kids out this year as the last was wet and cold. There was pretty much our gang and another trailing around. 

Seeing all these children dressed up in bought costumes makes me think of when I was younger. Seriously EVERYONE had a bin bag or toilet roll wrapped round them? We don't seem to have the time or even think to do that. I'm just as guilty for this. I don't think Amelie would even allow me to take her out in a bin bag! Maybe next year we'll go a bit crazy and see what we can create. But then again I'll of forgotten all about this by then so probably not :/ 

Happy Halloween Everyone!!

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The coolest guy in town? Yeah that's right!

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Don't try buy me! Stick 'em up!

Cutest teddy going, but of course his heart belongs to his mummy so sorry everyone else you LOSE!!

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Woah, 300 guys! Only 65 more days to go until it's finished :( Little bit sad, a little bit happy :) 

I'm going to carry on blogging but maybe only when I have time.

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This was so cute because Arthur has always been throwing out the kisses, apart from lately he's decided he doesn't want to be that kinda chap. So no one can get one! 

Unless of course you have your nose and lips pressed up against a window. Irresistible! 

At least he got loads of kisses and great giggles. Wish I could put videos on sometimes.

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Their at such different stages right now. Amelie is all precise and painting an actual flower that actually turns out to look like a flower. Arthur is just damn cute how he bends down on his little, tiny, squishy legs! He was as precise as he could and was actually really good at understanding poke the pot and more paint comes on and then go to the paper and dab it on there. I was impressed I thought he would just try and climb in the bowl…usual Arthur shenanigans! 

(he did end up painting himself with a little help off Amelie and tried to paint the fridge)

Any hoot…

Amelie went to a sports half term camp today. She was going knowing she wouldn't know anyone and not knowing what she was really doing. She was a little scared yesterday and this morning. Not really showing it but saying she didn't want to go. When we got there I felt a bit panicky too. But the teacher was lovely and she went right in with 3 older boys that had already arrived. They were kicking balls all over the place and she just grabbed a ball and joined in. I was so proud I could have just cried there and then (don't worry I didn't). I would never have been so bold or brave to even want to go to something like that. She's so confident, yes slightly over confident sometimes, but I want her to try everything and stand up for herself. She's a great example to Arthur (most of the time!!) I hope he learns you should be brave and throw yourself at everything. 

I suppose she's an example to us all.

Be brave!!

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Firstly thank you to everyone who has viewed, liked and shared Lisa's story. We are both totally overwhelmed with it all. We hoped to reach a few hundred so now we've hit the 2000 mark it really has made an impact. 

Now back to usual life stuff :/ Namely me boring you about my kids, sorry about that!

Yum! I love these 2! I could just eat them all up.

They're so good with each other. Arthur climbed up first and then shouted for Amelie to come sit next to him which she happily obliged to.

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What a face?! He's a nutter. He cried because he wanted to get back in. The picture I was going to take of him was him tipped over trying to get back in but by the time I got my camera he was just stood shouting at me.

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He is a stubborn little man, just like his not so little Daddy.

He had a Halloween party at Nursery and they had to dress up. He loves his pumpkin costume and once it's on he does not want it to be coming off!! They got to stroke centipedes and snakes. Arthur loved it and even had a snake wrapped round both his little arms at one point loving it. He is a natural animal lover :) So he might be the type of child to constantly ask for another pet but also, let's hope, will look after them. 

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